There are cooperatives (coops), were workers are also owners. But there you are not working for several companies building equity on all. But most US I knew of are no longer active. Only https://www.gcoop.coop/ in Argentina.
My prediction is that we will start to see more over the coming years though. Whether that means finding creative ways to share equity/upside, or using more contractors and part-time folks.
For US contractors, I wonder if the pay is sufficient to cover health insurance (which I'm guessing the contractor has to arrange for themselves). Are there flexible contractor groups (that aren't agencies) that are able to negotiate for lower insurance prices?
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 38.7 ms ] threadOh, and found this articles: http://www.vintagedigital.net/content/setting-software-co-op and https://www.scribd.com/document/26587085/Tech-Coop-How-To
And also the Hacking Business Model proposed by Monty from MySQL fame was similar to the coop model: https://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/07/25/the-hack...
My prediction is that we will start to see more over the coming years though. Whether that means finding creative ways to share equity/upside, or using more contractors and part-time folks.