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Re:This venture-backed startup has quietly bought more than ... by Narkov on Saturday August 26, 2023 @08:19PM (#37278156)
They don't own a business...they own a job.
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Re:This venture-backed startup has quietly bought more than ... by Humboldtsnee on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:22PM (#37278533)
No, they own a business they work at. Just like workers co-ops. In many ways that's the ideal.
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Re:This venture-backed startup has quietly bought more than ... by imperfectcats on Sunday August 27, 2023 @12:51AM (#37279513)
Until they ant to retire. Then what do you do?

If you are happy to walk away and hand the "business they work at" for free to someone, flame on. Thing is, unless that is family, who would you give it to and why?

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