hooverlunch

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by hooverlunch 7y ago
First at Gaiahost, which has since gone out of business. Now at gandi.net.
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by hooverlunch 7y ago
As of now we're only U.S. based, unfortunately. Adding international members adds a lot of complications that we don't have the scale to deal with.
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by hooverlunch 7y ago
No, it deliberately stays fixed to reduce barriers to entry for new member-owners.
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by hooverlunch 7y ago
We are about to roll out a blog! Check https://sassafras.coop in a month or two...
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by hooverlunch 7y ago
SamBam nailed it. For us, any large expenses must be approved by consensus of the whole group. For larger coops, they would need approval of a democratically elected and recallable board of directors.
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by hooverlunch 7y ago
We are developing a "thrivable" payscale that rewards each of the following: - relevant prior experience (before joining the coop) - longevity (aka seniority) - dependent care responsibilities - membership (a small raise once you
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by hooverlunch 7y ago
Heh, you can't sell a worker coop. One of the key defining features is a "de-mutualization" provision in the founding documents. You can only sell your own share, which has, in our coop, a fixed value of $1,000. And you can o
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by hooverlunch 7y ago
There are lots of small tech worker coops in the U.S. and Canada. See https://techworker.coop . I co-founded one, Sassafras Tech Collective, in Ann Arbor. It's been an amazing journey. I don't think I could ever go back
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by hooverlunch 9y ago
Worker co-ops usually have provisions in their bylaws to ensure they stay co-oops. This is to guard against the issue you allude to here.
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by hooverlunch 9y ago
Join or start a tech worker co-op! First, one of the best ways to do social good is to fight capitalism. Just by working at a worker co-op, you're doing this. Many tech co-ops are also built around resisting other oppressions like raci
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How to build a business around an open source project?
16 points by hooverlunch 10y ago|6 comments
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by hooverlunch 12y ago
Yet another reason to start or join a worker cooperative. http://techworker.coop