Aug 26, 2020
Nathan Schneider is the director of the Media Enterprise Design Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is also a journalist and author who is currently exploring models for democratic ownership and governance for online platforms and protocols.
Nathan has a deep knowledge of cooperative business models, an age old, but oft overlooked concept that continues with great relevance in the modern world.
In this virtual sit-down, Nathan and Matt will explore the principles, definitions and history of Co-ops and how they just may unlock superpowers the vacation rental industry needs to survive.
Other links and people mentioned in this episode:
Media Enterprise Design Lab: https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/
Ours to Hack and to Own: https://nathanschneider.info/books/ours-to-hack/
Other Books by Nathan: https://nathanschneider.info/books/
Filene Research Institute: https://filene.org
VRMB: www.vrmb.com