The Future is Collective
summary
Open Collective builds a bridge between legacy finance and decentralized communities by pairing an open-source transparent finance platform with a global network of legal fiscal hosts that provide bank accounts, invoices, pay stubs and tax-deductible receipts. The platform hosts ~3,300 projects, supports ~15,000 communities, runs experiments like a quadratic funding experiment, and has moved roughly $65 million transferred (including $30M project-directed) while paying $23M to contributors in a year.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00The vision for bridging
- 1:02Three horizons framework
- 5:31Open Collective as a bridge
- 7:28Funding open source
- 13:44Bridging systemic gaps
- 15:38Co-creation and governance
- 20:09The human side of governance
- 24:44Recap and final thoughts
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