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Startups Need a New Option: Exit to Community | HackerNoon
Ownership, via employee stock option plans, has been a powerful tool for incentivizing talented people to dedicate their skills to building startups in Silicon Valley. While this model has been extremely successful, it hasn’t been accessible to all, constrained by geography and legacy financial infrastructure, among other factors. One result is tha... See more
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Exit To Community: Strategies for Multi-Stakeholder Ownership in the Platform Economy
Nathan Schneidergeorgetownlawtechreview.org
The fundamental idea is revolutionary: communities have always created the best stuff; now, they can finally capture the value, which will crowd in more creation.
Rex Woodbury • Digital Economies, Gaming, and IP Legos
What if there were another way? What if a startup that successfully builds a community could opt for an exit to ownership by that community?