Hmm lets talk about the executive compensation first, since I can understand how that might be a point of contention.

First off, it’s not meant to imply that the President and CEO are the only officers to get a bonus, it’s just that those bonuses are key to keeping the company in balance.

There’s not really any point to giving everyone at the company a bonus because they get dividends from the surplus, so they would get that same money anyhow.

Also, the Board of Directors may have an incentive bonus based on health and safety metrics. The CEO can share a portion of their bonus with the management in their organization. Same thing with the President’s office (basicaly HR). It will all be configurable with payroll rules, so you can set up bonuses in your co-op however you like (or not).

The two main leadership roles, the President and the CEO, are actually likely to be extremely stressful in my opinion. The President is basically HR and the software will have a system where members can submit “Issues” and tag a person for resolution. It then becomes the President’s problem to mediate the issue and find a solution.

For the CEO, the success of the entire organization hinges on their decision-making ability and their project management skills. They also have to do things like negotiate contracts with other businesses. None of those things are easy when there dozens or perhaps hundreds of people’s livelihoods on the line.

I guess my goal in sculpting the model the way I did was to make the leadership roles into a “prize” so that there would be a significant incentive for talented people to try out for the role.

A lot of people just want to work on the assembly line, get a paycheck, and go home to their families at night. Others are ambitious and want to lead. There is room for both types of people in this setup (and everyone in between).

Anyway we are definitely in agreement that startup funding is a huge issue. I do think it is solvable with the staffing agreements, even if people have to be patient an put in the work.