# \#business-model **URL:** https://community.humanetech.com/tag/business-model/19.md [Latest](https://community.humanetech.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.humanetech.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.humanetech.com/tags.md) --- ## [Aral Balkan: The antidote to Big Tech is Small Tech](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aral-balkan-the-antidote-to-big-tech-is-small-tech/3516)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/aral-balkan-the-antidote-to-big-tech-is-small-tech/3516 "2021-03-05T07:24:12Z")
I posted earlier about zebrasunite.com and this fits in the same category. Aral Balkan (of IndieWeb and Ethical Design Manifesto) just posted: From the article: We need an antidote to surveillance capitalism that is… --- ## [Startup Idea to Measure Mindfulness](https://community.humanetech.com/t/startup-idea-to-measure-mindfulness/4658)
**Author:** [@paulchenuva](https://community.humanetech.com/u/paulchenuva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/startup-idea-to-measure-mindfulness/4658 "2020-01-30T18:41:29Z")
Hi everyone, I am an investor, writer and podcaster about comparative innovations between East and West. I have worked at Goldman Sachs and Alibaba, giving me a bird’s eye view on how technologies are affecting humanity… --- ## [Is shareholder model the root problem? Are platform cooperatives one of the key solutions?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-shareholder-model-the-root-problem-are-platform-cooperatives-one-of-the-key-solutions/3283)
**Author:** [@LeoSammallahti](https://community.humanetech.com/u/LeoSammallahti)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-shareholder-model-the-root-problem-are-platform-cooperatives-one-of-the-key-solutions/3283 "2019-09-29T20:46:35Z")
I’ve followed what The Humane Tech has been doing for some time, and it seems to me that lot of the problems come down to the shareholder model. Few quotes from @tristanh that seem to make this case: "Their (tech compa… --- ## [Suggestions on how to build products that support privacy](https://community.humanetech.com/t/suggestions-on-how-to-build-products-that-support-privacy/3711)
**Author:** [@Hydrogenglow](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Hydrogenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/suggestions-on-how-to-build-products-that-support-privacy/3711 "2019-03-31T21:02:01Z")
Recently heard this podcast which discusses ways to build products in a way that protect privacy. What I especially liked about it was the realistic insight that businesses need analytics to perform well. They discuss th… --- ## [A universal, decentralized paywall instead of advertising](https://community.humanetech.com/t/a-universal-decentralized-paywall-instead-of-advertising/3445)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/a-universal-decentralized-paywall-instead-of-advertising/3445 "2019-02-13T22:41:58Z")
On Hacker News in a discussion about the article The Free and Open Internet I found a very interesting idea posed by user codetrotter that I’d like to mention here: “… paywalls should federate, like the early ATMs did… --- ## [The Digital Product Ethics Canvas](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-digital-product-ethics-canvas/3306)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-digital-product-ethics-canvas/3306 "2019-01-29T22:19:55Z")
Hello everyone, firstly, congratulations on moving this issue forward, it’s fantastic to see so many people have come together to make a positive difference. Inspired by your work, I have developed a tool for Product D… --- ## [Privacy is fundamental to Humane Tech (and Democracy)!](https://community.humanetech.com/t/privacy-is-fundamental-to-humane-tech-and-democracy/1669)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/privacy-is-fundamental-to-humane-tech-and-democracy/1669 "2018-12-06T12:34:26Z")
I’ve been working in tech for over 20 years, and have always been aware (and worried) of privacy issues. The last couple of months I have read many, many articles and discussions about the subject, and it is WAY, WAY WOR… --- ## [Humane Technology Is an Underappreciated Market Opportunity](https://community.humanetech.com/t/humane-technology-is-an-underappreciated-market-opportunity/2802)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/humane-technology-is-an-underappreciated-market-opportunity/2802 "2018-10-15T13:58:38Z")
I have been arguing in a number of threads, and elsewhere, that applying Humane Technology leads to Unique Selling Points (USP’s) for a company, like increased trust, customer satisfaction and loyalty, etc. Just now I b… --- ## [Can companies have an economic incentive to adopt humane tech principles?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/can-companies-have-an-economic-incentive-to-adopt-humane-tech-principles/2637)
**Author:** [@jaesmail](https://community.humanetech.com/u/jaesmail)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 10:58am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/can-companies-have-an-economic-incentive-to-adopt-humane-tech-principles/2637 "2018-09-05T10:58:00Z")
In the status quo, what short-term and long-term incentives do companies have to adopt humane design principles? Specifically, is there any economic incentive for companies to adopt these principles and to make their pro…