Exit to Your Community
summary
Argues for converting startups into community-owned entities using existing cooperative law plus crypto tools, with concrete examples: Opolis forms a Opolis Colorado cooperative to put a platform above ground; Fairmint implements a bonding curve for continuous exits; Roll and Variant build infrastructure and funding to transfer ownership. Cites a 70-page primer and a cohort that tested governance templates, notes ESOPs already cover 14 million Americans as a legal precedent for broad ownership.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:22Shared ownership traditions
- 3:52Exit to Community concept
- 6:43Projects embracing Exit to Community
- 10:14Cooperative values and crypto innovation
- 13:23Resources and next steps
- 14:47Q&A
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