EP75: Nathan Schneider of the Media Enterprise Design Lab

Nathan Schneider is the director of the Media Enterprise Design Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder.  He is also a journalist and author who is currently exploring models for democratic ownership and governance for online platforms and protocols. Nathan has a deep knowledge of cooperative business models, an age old, but oft overlooked concept that continues with great relevance in the modern world. In this virtual sit-down, Nathan and Matt will explore the principles, definitions and history of Co-ops and how they just may unlock superpowers the vacation rental industry needs to survive.   Other links and people mentioned in this episode: Media Enterprise Design Lab: https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/ Ours to Hack and to Own: https://nathanschneider.info/books/ours-to-hack/ Other Books by Nathan: https://nathanschneider.info/books/ Filene Research Institute: https://filene.org VRMB: www.vrmb.com