Yes I think a co op model could be good.
I think because we are software engineers, we think some novel technology will fix this issue. But the real problem is that companies take on too much money and are then distorted by it.
There has to be a change in software away from VC funding outside of where it’s actually necessary. You don’t need 30 million dollars to build this idea. You could take out a small business loan instead.
We need to stop thinking of small businesses that create and sell software as “startups” and placing them into a special category in our heads.