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    Post-capitalist entrepreneurship : startups for the 99% / Boyd Cohen, PhD, EADA Business School, Universitat de Vic.

    • Title:Post-capitalist entrepreneurship : startups for the 99% / Boyd Cohen, PhD, EADA Business School, Universitat de Vic.
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    • Author/Creator:Cohen, Boyd, author.
    • Published/Created:Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2018]
      ©2018
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Social entrepreneurship.
    • Description:xxviii, 136 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781138713390 hardcover alkaline paper
      1138713392 hardcover alkaline paper
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Commons Entrepreneurship
      City as a Commons
      Community Land Trusts
      Farmers' Markets
      Commons-Based Peer Production
      Open Software
      Open Standards
      Creative Commons
      General Public License
      Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
      Open Access (Education)
      Open Hardware
      Fab Labs and Maker Spaces
      From Extractive to Generative
      What Is the "Business Model" for a Commons Entrepreneur?
      Conclusion
      References
      ch. 2 Benefit Corporations and Associations
      Benefit Corporations and Certified B Corps
      B Corp Case Studies
      Ben & Jerry's
      Peerby
      B Corps for Startups
      Research on 14 B Corp
      Certified Companies
      For-Benefit Associations
      Conclusion
      References
      ch. 3 From the Platform Deathstars to Technology-Enabled Platform Cooperativism
      Introduction to Cooperatives
      Mondragon
      Platform Cooperatives
      Business Models of Platform Cooperatives
      Sharing Business Model Compass
      Technology
      Transaction
      Business Approach
      Shared Resources
      Governance Model
      Platform Type
      From Platform Coop Business Dimensions to a Sharing Business Model Canvas
      Sources of Platform Coop Opportunities
      Platform Coops as a Response to Platform Capitalism
      Platform Coop from the Ground Up
      Fairmondo
      Add a Platform to a Functioning Cooperative
      AnyShare: The First FairShares Enterprise
      Loomio, from Enspiral
      Platforms of Platforms
      Freedom Coop
      Future of Platform Coops
      References
      ch. 4 Alternative Currencies and Place-Based PCE
      Alternative Currencies as a Grassroots Response to Capitalism
      Local Paper Currencies and Hybrid Paper-Cryptocurrencies
      Entrepreneurship and Small Business Associated with Local Currencies
      Borderless Cryptocurrencies
      Cryptocurrency Startups
      Cryptocurrencies and PCE
      Initial Coin Offerings
      FairCoin
      SolarCoin
      HealthCoin
      Bitcoin for the Unbanked
      Timebanking
      Gift Economy
      Repair Cafes
      Peerby
      TOMS Shoes: A Great Story and a Note of Caution!
      Online Giving
      Conclusion
      References
      ch. 5 Distributed Autonomous Organization
      Distributed Ledger Technology
      Some Early Examples of DAOs
      D.A.O.
      Open Bazaar
      DAO for Uber or Airbnb?
      Platforms for DAOs
      Slock.it
      Divvy DAO
      From Distributed Organizations to Distributed Nations?
      Future for DAOs
      References
      ch. 6 Venture Capital is Dead in a PCE World
      Background on the Venture Capital Industry
      Is Venture Capital Really Dead in a PCE World?
      Financing Alternatives for PCEs
      Crowdfunding
      Civic Crowdfunding
      Kickstarter
      Goteo
      Local Investment Clubs
      ICOs As Disruptive Force for Financing Startups
      Conclusion
      References
      ch. 7 Back to the Future
      What is the Right Unit of Analysis for This Future Economy?
      Post-Capitalist Economy
      Local Governments and Post-Capitalism
      Local Currency
      Basic Income
      Blockchain Cities
      Fab Cities
      Local Living Economies
      Local Food Production
      Local Energy Production
      Conclusion
      References.
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