What happens when tech workers take ownership of their future? In this episode of Lifestyle Democracy, host Stefan Ivanovski speaks with Steven Deobald, co-founder of Nilenso, India’s first tech worker cooperative.

Steven shares:

• How Nilenso started as an experiment in 2012 and became a thriving worker-owned and worker-managed tech firm
• Why worker cooperatives offer resilience against founder exits and buyouts in the startup world
• The challenges and benefits of horizontal governance in tech startups
• How cooperatives approach AI adoption and ethical decision-making

If you’re a tech or knowledge worker curious about alternatives to Big Tech, this conversation is packed with insights on ownership, autonomy, and meaning at work.

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