Chapter 9: The Enterprise EXIT
Read the full chapter in the Unscarcity book.
Chapter 9 addresses what happens to organizations when money dies. Corporations metamorphose into Mission Guilds (for physical production) and Ascent Guilds (for knowledge work)—voluntary associations coordinated around purpose rather than profit.
Questions Addressed
- What becomes of Tesla when shareholders take their EXIT deals?
- Why did Soviet central planning fail, and how do we avoid repeating it?
- What can medieval guilds teach us about reputation-based coordination?
- How does Linux coordinate millions without salaries or bosses?
- How do Mission Guilds avoid becoming cartels?
Related Topics
- Enterprise EXIT Protocol — Corporate transformation mechanism
- Wikipedia Governance Model — Consensus-based coordination
- EXIT Protocol — Individual version
- Guild Coordination Mechanism — Resource allocation without prices
- Transition Trust — Financial vehicle for shareholder EXIT
- Infrastructure Libertarianism — Why Foundation increases freedom
- Civic Service — The path to standing
Key Concepts
- Mission Guild — For physical production (factories, hospitals)
- Ascent Guild — For knowledge production (software, research)
- Hard Budget Constraint — Organizations can fail (unlike Soviet enterprises)
- Fork-ability — Exit right that disciplines power
- Solidarity Fund — Mutual aid between Guilds
- 90/10 Framework — Baseline production vs. Frontier innovation
Characters Featured
- Sarah — Manufacturing engineer at the Sustainable Transport Guild
- Darius — Apprentice finding purpose after automation displacement
