In reply to Andrew Palmer.

In my research into guilds I came across some of the same challenges that you're alluding to (the risks of cartel-like behavior and other exclusionary practices). My interest, though, in the "guild" framing are the benefits of social trust and collective action. If you're curious for the expanded thinking behind it, check out link #2 in the show notes.

To address one of your points, acquisition isn't a goal of Guildenberg, except for utility oriented acquisitions that make sense to acquire and maintain on behalf of members.

Ultimately, our focus is on one primary problem: distribution. Our work is to align the interests of product companies with hosting providers (the source of distribution) to solve problems and create value for end users. That work will be manual for awhile and then become automated as we build out infrastructure.

Thank you for your interest and comments Andrew! Looking forward to seeing you at WCUS next week.