No VC Strategy: Community-Funded Growth
No VC Strategy: Community-Funded Growth Choose Your Reading Level: 📚 Academic Version 🎓 College Freshman Version 🎒 6th Grader Version 📚 Academic Version Community-Funded Platform Cooperativism: A Non-Extractive Growth Model Liana Banyan Platform employs a no-venture-capital (No-VC) funding strategy aligned with platform cooperativism principles documented by Scholz (2016) and exemplified by organizations such as Stocksy United. Theoretical Framework The platform utilizes three primary funding mechanisms that avoid the extractive dynamics inherent in venture-backed platforms: ...