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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral Apr 2

    Aral Balkan Retweeted Ruben Izmailyan

    There are plenty of new and small businesses (especially in Europe) that don’t have the startup business model, yes. They’re better than startups. We should not call them startups as that’s a Silicon Valley brand. And we must fund/support them as the Silicon Valley machine won’t.https://twitter.com/rubendinho/status/980458874619691008 …

    Aral Balkan added,

    Ruben Izmailyan @rubendinho
    Replying to @aral
    Plenty of startups reject this business model and try to make stuff people will pay for directly.
    12:01 AM - 2 Apr 2018
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    2 replies 22 retweets 46 likes
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      2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Apr 2

        Aral Balkan Retweeted Aral Balkan

        If a new business doesn’t have venture capital (and won’t be seeking venture capital) and sells products, not people, it doesn’t have the startup business model (surveillance capitalism). It could still violate your privacy but it has a competitive advantage in not doing so.https://twitter.com/aral/status/980701709709250561 …

        Aral Balkan added,

        Aral Balkan @aral
        There are plenty of new and small businesses (especially in Europe) that don’t have the startup business model, yes. They’re better than startups. We should not call them startups as that’s a Silicon Valley brand. And we must fund/support them as the Silicon Valley machine won’t. https://twitter.com/rubendinho/status/980458874619691008 …
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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Apr 2

        Aral Balkan Retweeted Aral Balkan

        We must differentiate between startups & stayups. Startups are temporary businesses funded to either fail fast or grow rapidly/get sold (exit) to larger a surveillance capitalists like Google or to the public via an IPO. Stayups are sustainable businesses that don’t need an exit.https://twitter.com/aral/status/980702246588567552 …

        Aral Balkan added,

        Aral Balkan @aral
        If a new business doesn’t have venture capital (and won’t be seeking venture capital) and sells products, not people, it doesn’t have the startup business model (surveillance capitalism). It could still violate your privacy but it has a competitive advantage in not doing so. https://twitter.com/aral/status/980701709709250561 …
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      4. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Apr 2

        Aral Balkan Retweeted Aral Balkan

        We must stop funding startups and start funding stayups instead – because venture capitalists aren’t going to (their model is mired in the exit; they created surveillance capitalism) – especially in the EU and with EU and national taxpayer money.https://twitter.com/aral/status/980704430055182336 …

        Aral Balkan added,

        Aral Balkan @aral
        We must differentiate between startups & stayups. Startups are temporary businesses funded to either fail fast or grow rapidly/get sold (exit) to larger a surveillance capitalists like Google or to the public via an IPO. Stayups are sustainable businesses that don’t need an exit. https://twitter.com/aral/status/980702246588567552 …
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      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Apr 2

        Aral Balkan Retweeted Aral Balkan

        And we must have stipulations on EU funding for ethical and sustainable technology companies so we don’t end up as a free research and development department for Silicon Valley surveillance capitalists: …https://twitter.com/aral/status/980705355436044288 …

        Aral Balkan added,

        Aral Balkan @aral
        We must stop funding startups and start funding stayups instead – because venture capitalists aren’t going to (their model is mired in the exit; they created surveillance capitalism) – especially in the EU and with EU and national taxpayer money. https://twitter.com/aral/status/980704430055182336 …
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      6. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Apr 2

        Aral Balkan Retweeted Aral Balkan

        1 No equity capital; cannot sell to Google, FB, etc. 2 Free (as in freedom): trust not required; has full algorithmic transparency, can be forked 3 Decentralised: no incentive for vertical scale 4 Interoperable: no lock in See Ethical Design Manifesto: https://ind.ie/ethical-design https://twitter.com/aral/status/980706622954790913 …

        Aral Balkan added,

        Aral Balkan @aral
        And we must have stipulations on EU funding for ethical and sustainable technology companies so we don’t end up as a free research and development department for Silicon Valley surveillance capitalists: … https://twitter.com/aral/status/980705355436044288 …
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      2. Schluss‏ @Schluss1 Apr 12
        Replying to @aral

        Thank you @aral. That's exactly why we're building a cooperative: for and from the people. Schluss is turning the data stream on the internet around! So that all internet users are back in control of their own information again. A cooperative is much harder to fund. Help wanted!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Apr 12
        Replying to @Schluss1

        Will look into it; thanks.

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      4. Schluss‏ @Schluss1 Apr 12
        Replying to @aral

        Our website is currently being redeveloped because running a little behind. And on our GitLab only our vision document can be found. For now. More to come soon! I can update you by mail / tel?

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      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral Apr 12
        Replying to @Schluss1

        Sure, just DM me or aral@ind.ie

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