Can software startups that need $$$ avoid venture capital?

Today's episode is a chat with Benjamin Shestakofsky, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania with a focus on the ways in which digital technologies are affecting work and employment, organizations, and economic exchange. We discuss research from his new book which dives into the venture capital business and explores the cooperative model that some software startups are taking instead. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/05/31/can-software-startups-that-need-cash-avoid-venture-capital/

Created 7mo | Jun 3, 2024, 4:40:02 PM


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