***Archival video of this session is available here.***
Concurrent Town Halls in Various Locations
Parallel sessions open up spaces where you can learn about the projects of your fellow participants from around the world. They amplify the unique potential of all of us being together at The New School. Think of the format of this session as a topically-focused town hall; it is not a traditional panel. Each speaker has 5 minutes to introduce their work. The second hour of the session is dedicated to discussion that promptly engages the people who are not on the stage. Find the presentations in the File Swap folder linked below.
About This Town Hall
Many in the movement are starting a business for the first time. They urgently need to know how and where to incorporate, write bylaws, how to become investor-ready, create a financial model, test with users, and establish a sales funnel. They want to learn how to hire, set up a bonus plan, and establish fair performance reviews of members-owners. Founders need to determine how to attract people will provide and use their service. While the United States has somewhat accommodating co-op laws, the laws in other countries such as Canada, Brazil, and Japan are still just developing. How do we help national cooperative associations develop the legal frameworks and language to accomodate platform co-ops in their co-op law? Come and learn about these legal strategies and hands-on practices.
The hashtag for this track is #CoopBestPractices
File Swap
Would you like to dig deeper, learn more about the discussed topics, or have documents to share? Download PDFs of the presentations, background readings, and/or upload your own materials to this folder
Speakers
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Jonny Gordon-Farleigh Co-founder, Stir to Action
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James de le Vingne Instigator at Unfound, Head of Development Co-operatives UK
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Riccardo Carboni President, Cotabo
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Greg Brodsky Founder, Start.coop
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Lisa Pointner Legal Advisor, Smart (Austria)
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Howard Brodsky Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CCA Global Partners
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Micky Metts Worker/Owner, Agaric
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Mario De Conto Director, ESCOOP
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Antti Virolainen Co-founder and COO at Sharetribe
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Osamu Nakano Director of International Relations at Japan Workers’ Co-operative Union and Staff Member of Japan Co-operative Alliance