{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61ec0657abff86001279e739/693f741c2bda36b353188adf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#7: The Future of Tech Worker Cooperatives: Institutions, Not Startups","description":"<p>What happens when tech workers take ownership of their future? In this episode of <em>Lifestyle Democracy</em>, host <strong>Stefan Ivanovski</strong> speaks with <strong>Steven Deobald</strong>, co-founder of <strong>Nilenso</strong>, India’s first tech worker cooperative.</p><p>Steven shares:</p><ul><li>How Nilenso started as an experiment in 2012 and became a thriving worker-owned and worker-managed tech firm</li><li>Why worker cooperatives offer resilience against founder exits and buyouts in the startup world</li><li>The challenges and benefits of <strong>horizontal governance</strong> in tech startups</li><li>How cooperatives approach <strong>AI adoption</strong> and ethical decision-making</li></ul><p>If you’re a tech or knowledge worker curious about alternatives to Big Tech, this conversation is packed with insights on <strong>ownership, autonomy, and meaning at work</strong>.</p>","author_name":"Stefan Ivanovski"}