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WikiDeal is designed as an '''Exit to Community''' programme. [https://e2c.how/ Exit to Community] (E2C) is an approach developed by the [https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/exit-to-community Media Economies Design Lab] (University of Colorado Boulder) in partnership with the [https://zebrasunite.coop/ Zebras Unite] cooperative movement, describing a transition path for organisations that want to move from founder or contributor control to community ownership. The concept was developed in response to the dominant "exit to acquisition" model of startups, where the goal is always eventual sale or IPO.

In WikiDeal's case, the transition is built into the founding architecture. Ynternet.org Foundation ~~(illustrative example) holds~~ governance authority over the platform. This authority is meant to be transferred progressively to the user community as the platform grows, as governance tools mature, and as the community demonstrates the capacity to manage complex decisions. The foundation is meant to ensure the public-interest mandate is respected, while operational governance moves to users.

In WikiDeal's case, the transition is built into the founding architecture. Ynternet.org Foundation is intended to hold governance authority over the platform. This authority is meant to be transferred progressively to the user community as the platform grows, as governance tools mature, and as the community demonstrates the capacity to manage complex decisions. The foundation is meant to ensure the public-interest mandate is respected, while operational governance moves to users.

The founder ([[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Credits|see credits]]) has committed in writing to surrendering all intellectual property rights to the foundation, receiving in return 50 million memberships (under the same Personal/Community mechanism as all funders). His formal influence over retained prototypes is limited to a minority share, ensuring that no single person (including the founder) can override community decisions on the model's direction.