... I think the main thing is what are we going to *do* about it? I always make sure to tell family and people that I talk to at social events about it. ...
From: "Doug" <doug07031863@...> ... Why? Just think of an idea, write the software and start a business. This group can be used as a sounding board for...
There has not been much activity in this group. The membership is up to 13, but most people have never posted any messages. The purpose of the group is to...
Hi. My name is Patrick Wright, and I'm the co-founder of Open Guild, LLC (http://www.openguild.net) a new programming/systems cooperative, located in Oakland,...
Neat. I've posted some here but have been busy. I set up a modular structure to help expand my firm and now it's easy for consultants to have their own ...
Robert I don't know if you were replying to my posting, but... ... In California there is an explicit type of corporation known informally as a cooperative...
Nice approach. In TX a co-op is organized somewhat like a nonprofit corp. except that it's allowed to make a profit and distribute it to its members, and...
On 18 Aug 2002 13:07:23 -0000 ... I've been programming for over 20 years, both as a contractor and an employee. From 1995 I was telecommuting from a home...
I'm a co-founder of DIG (http://www.digdb.com/) which has 2.5 members and will be structured on cooperative principles. We won't set up the formal structure...
... The new group is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/workercoop/ ... Patrick, if you don't mind me asking, how did you take the first step? Were the first...
As a new member of this group, I should say first how pleased I was to learn of its existence. Tim Huet, a San Francisco lawyer professionally active in...
Interesting - I checked out the book you mentioned below and have almost finished it, and I'm amazed at how much more like a co-op RMPCP is than I thought. I...
Thanks for the encouraging post. It's good to hear from someone who is doing something in this field. One thing that I always think about in our field is ...
Thanks for the reinforcement. We can all use some of that these days! :) Anyway, I had some more thoughts about this - I don't remember whether I posted here a...
Robert About LLCs, here's what we've found out so far. LLCs have a very open structure internally. Basically, the law in CA requires that an Operating...
Ah, I see. Sounds pretty much like the normal LLC setup. I thought from your earlier post that the actual co-op laws had a co-op setup for LLC's as well as one...
I don't know of any formal bylaws in CA that deal with co-op LLCs. I attended a NOBAWC ( Network of Bay Area Worker Co-operatives ) a few months ago, and when...
Interesting, thanks. I looked at the TX act again and it says that just about anything run in a "cooperative manner", whose definition looks general enough to...
I am looking for a programmer to write an Excel add-in for DIG (http://www.digdb.com/). The company is being structured like a worker cooperative. If anyone...
I might be able to help. I took a look at the DIG site and its demos and think I understand what it is doing. If you can give me more information, I could...
I'm thinking of writing an article for The Independent (the ICCA's bimonthly magazine) on various ways consultants can join forces, such as small group ...
... When you say "join forces", I think that people are reluctant to link up with anybody they don't know or trust. For example, if you have worked with...
Good points. I think of RMPCP as a way to do that but apparently even that's too much trust for some people to extend at first. I'm working on ways to ...
Is anyone planning to attend the conference at Breitenbush, Oct. 20-23? It sounds like a good chance to meet like-minded people and to learn from their...
I plan to attend this conference, Oct. 20-22 to see what I can learn from people with experience in that form of business. I imagine it will be similar to...
... Paul, the conference is Maryland was interesting, but unfortunately nobody seemed to know anything about programmer co-ops. Printer co-ops were well ...
... from people ... to what ... wants to know ... seemed ... Software ... Canadian I ... exactly ... renovation ... time ... I'm sorry to say that no one from...
Where is it? Robert M. Pritchett - RMP Consulting Partners LLC - member ICCA Quality means doing it right the first time - http://rmpcp.com Tired of hearing...
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