Скачать или смотреть Building the USER-OWNED Internet Browser | Matt Martensen | TAO Talks Episode 003

Matt Martensen isn’t just talking about making tech more user-owned…he’s actually building it.

User Cooperative is creating a browser (Surge) that looks and feels like Chrome (because most people like Chrome), but instead of your clicks and data enriching a bunch of VCs and ad networks, you get the rewards.

The structure is wild in the best way:

1. It’s a true tech cooperative, meaning the users own it.

2. Revenue from search engine royalties and unobtrusive ads gets kicked back to members based on actual usage (clicks, not some sketchy points system).

3. Eventually, full governance gets handed off to the community once they hit 1.5 million users and $15 million in revenue.

Basically, it’s like if REI and Chrome had a baby... and it decided tech is coolest when it belongs to the People.