Tech coop how-to

One of my hypotheses about this moment in the tech industry is that, as more and more people burnout on layoffs and AI-sparkle-driven product plans, a great number of talented people will be ready to start their own ventures—and will be looking for alternatives to the VC model. Enter worker coops: worker-owned organizations with an emphasis on solidarity, equity, and democracy. John Luther has written a three-part series about how he and his teammates founded Limeleaf, a software development company and worker-owned collective, including a callout to the very first step of building alignment about what you want the coop to achieve. And if you need a hand thinking through what it is that you want? Let’s talk.