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