[locopati]

I've thought about something similar along the lines of a developer cooperative with incubator leanings. People could work on their own projects or together on joint-projects or on consulting projects. Non-technical abilities like branding, marketing, SEO, etc etc could be handled by folks willing to work with anyone in the co-op (in the same way that a large media company will share common skills across brands). Risk is reduced by providing an environment where people can share knowledge and skills. The big questions is how you share revenue and handle management.