Gairik Sachdeva

Very interesting take, Elle!

For me, the idea really crystallized with the Mondragon example, and thinking about how we can expand the footprint of cooperatives and employee-owned companies.

Some of the earlier for-profit enterprise examples give me pause. Isn't one big difference between nations and companies that nations are _supposed_ to have the welfare of citizens as their primary goal? Investor-driven firms are meant to provide shareholder return, and employee benefits are just means to an end. You may ask: so what? Well, for one, they are fragile and fleeting (Ford) and second, they are always going to be limited in how much they provide (shuttles to work, not new roads).

But I am excited to think about "companies" that are designed with member/employee welfare in mind can sustain a revenue generating business model. And how they can expand their impact to more parts of society!