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The cooperative launched with limited loans and later crowdfunding and grants.
Attributed contributors: Erik Forman. “The cooperative launched with limited loans and later crowdfunding and grants..” Lessons from The Drivers Cooperative: Can Technology Ventures Really Work with Democratic Governance?. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Session time 6:19–7:00. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-d8c8d7a6d637
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The cooperative launched with limited loans and later crowdfunding and grants.
Proposed mechanism: Combine non-VC finance with lean staffing and grassroots outreach.
Conditions: Sources willing to fund cooperative enterprise.
Limit: Funding history is the speaker’s account.
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