First published 2024.11.12
The Software Cooperative Accelerator Program
We’re looking for our first set of Launch Partners for the Cooperative Accelerator. Okay heres the pitch: You want to be in the launch lineup with a weird app? Inside chance make something dope and cool, outside chance its a thing.
Sell access to the app for a fixed or monthly cost, or set up a donation model if its open source. Stucco takes care of everything else, and when we launch you by setting you up with our business lawyers and pass everything you need to your new co-op.
Working with Stucco as a Partner in the Accelerator Program you get:
- A brand book outlining your projects visual language and identity.
- Integration with the Data Cooperative for authentication and data persistence for your app.
- Access to Stucco’s technical infrastruction, including:
- domains
- servers
- CI/CD pipelines
- serverless edge network
- hosting
- product analytics
- Access to Stucco’s business infrastructure, including:
- Open Collective Fiscal Hosting
- Stripe Product and Payment management
- Business organization and legal entity
- Bookeeping and tax documents
- Business planning and forcasting
- Access to Stucco’s community and marketing efforts, including:
- The Data Cooperative’s Mastodon server
- Stucco’s Octothorpes Ring
- Group advertising and marketing efforts
- Governance and community guidelines
- Technical and Product suport from Stucco Software directly, letting you focus on building the app you want to build.
The goal of the accelerator program is to create a new ecosystem of applications and services that are equitible, ethical, and self-supporting. We’ll take you through our Software Co-Op Framework to help you establish yourself with everything you need to create and maintain your project.