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Spotlights on companies we work with and how they are owned. Explainers on the kinds of companies we list. Guides for finding the right one and getting the job. Updates on the app itself.
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Why the US has so few worker cooperatives, and what it would take to have more
About a thousand worker co-ops in the US, 2,700 in France. What the countries with more of them built, what the US hasn't, what it would take, and the century-old reason the machinery doesn't build itself.
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Why public companies prioritize stock price
It's a legal duty, a pay structure and a habit. Where the obligation to shareholders comes from, and what it means when a company says it serves everyone.
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Why this structure is still how most jobs work
About 15 million Americans are in ESOPs and around 10,000 work at cooperatives, out of 160 million jobs. Why the shareholder model is the default, and what it's good at.
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Who sets executive pay, and how
A committee of the board, a consultant's benchmark and a shareholder vote that almost never fails. How CEO pay gets decided and why it keeps going up.
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Where the app is right now
A status update. The platform is built, no companies are on it yet, and what happens next depends on outreach. If the idea appeals to you, we'd like to hear from you.
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What stock actually is, and how employees get it
Options, RSUs, vesting cliffs and the 90-day window. What an equity offer means, what it's worth and the questions to ask before you sign.
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What is a shareholder-owned company?
Most companies are owned by people who don't work there. What a share is, who holds them and what that ownership actually buys.
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What happens to employees when a company goes public or gets acquired
Lockups, acceleration clauses, redundant roles and the debt that comes with a buyout. What changes for the people who work there, and what to ask before it does.
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How a board of directors works, and who it answers to
The board hires the CEO, sets the CEO's pay and can sell the company. Who sits on it, how they get there and why employees have no vote.
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Every owner Staples has ever had
Two founders, a venture firm, the public and a private equity firm. One office supply chain followed through each set of owners, what each one wanted from it and where the employees were when it changed hands.