"“Exit to Community” is the idea that we need a better option — one in which communities become the eventual owners of the startups that serve them."

"E2C emphasizes shared ownership as a destination, recognizing that it might not always make sense for shared ownership to be the starting point."

"The dominant venture capital model in tech was unleashed, after experimentation and pressure, by Congress in 1979, when it allowed pension funds to invest."

"The law is not a flat playing field. It is a cluster of possibilities for some things and not others."

"For E2C to become a fully available option, I think we will need policies that better support financing business ownership by communities, not just wealthy investors."

"Those seeking to create mission-led businesses today have a lot to learn from the power of trusting in those who do day-to-day work."

"I really enjoy community-created, community-governed technology, and that enjoyment continually motivates me to work toward making such experiences available to more people. It takes a lot of time and effort to go against the grain, but community-based technology should really be the default option."