Cooptimize

Cofounding a New Company

I cofounded Cooptimize (https://cooptimize.org/) in April 2022 along with my friend and longtime colleague, Eric Frisk.

You can read more about my experience in this blog:
Starting a Worker Cooperative from Scratch • One Year Later

First Principles of Cooptimize

I have tried hard to not do things “because it was done like this in the past”. I want to work in a way that is logically consistent.

Cooptimize is a worker cooperative. It is the most logical structure for a consulting firm. In consulting, the expertise of individuals is what’s for sale. Therefore, a consulting firm should be organized around those exports.

You can read more about some of our ideas here:
https://cooptimize.org/values/

Transparency

I know this is a buzzword for a lot of companies which sucks when someone actually means it.

I actually mean it. There is no information about Cooptimize that is kept secret from employees. LLC filings, Operating Agreements, financials, customer lists, decision making, etc. are all open.

The easiest way to say it – transparency is the default position. We have to have a compelling legal or ethical reason to make something secret, like protecting personal information.

We put our pricing and salaries right on the website!
Customer Pricing: https://cooptimize.org/pricing/
Employee Salary and Benefits: https://cooptimize.org/careers/