Who owns the world? Who owns land and companies?The work shop will cover both how to rethink ownership of start-ups and ownership of our land.
First part:
How to build and finance a for-purpose company that is not up for sale.What the Start-Ups can learn from Zeiss, Alnatura, Bosch, Voelkel and hundreds of „steward-owned“ companies.
You don’t want to sell your company as soon as it functions economically to absentee owners? You prefer to make change to make a lot of money? Learn from Zeiss, Alnatura, Bosch and start-ups like Sharetribe or
Buffer.com how to structure your company in a way that it can stay mission driven and independent in the long term. With the help of „steward-ownership“ a revolutionary but time-tested concept of „self-owned“ companies, it is possible to start and finance start-ups that „owns itself“ i.e. is „owned by its purpose“. It changes the legal DNA of the company to make sure it is „self-determined“ and purpose-oriented in the long-term. The keynote will furthermore explore alternative Investment structures for no-exit start-ups. Will a VC invest in me if I wont offer an exit? What types of alternative deal structures can I offer that allow me to not sell, to stay independent and at the same time access enough capital? Armin has raised double digit millions on non-exit terms and will share his knowledge.
Second part:
Land cannot be produced, land is given - should it be a commodity that we can speculate with? Land speculation drives prices up in our cities and accelerates inequality. But are there grassroots approaches to change land ownership from below? There are! Steward-ownership for land and houses -
