Spoiler alert: I vote yes. I sat down and started to write: Our system values companies and systems over individual people. And then stared at it. Because that’s not entirely accurate. Our system does value individual people, but only a select few.

As a co-op, we are owned by our members, which in our case, are the patients and loved ones who use Savvy. We know this is not the normal model — patient ownership?! So let’s break down what we do, and why we do it as a co-op.

While some people may be familiar with some forms of co-ops, we’ve had a lot of questions. So this post will break down co-ops, and specifically platform co-ops.

If you’ve ever had to come up with a name for a group, a company, a project, it can be one of the most daunting tasks. It’s important to get it right! And when it comes to a company, not only does it have to be right…but also not already taken. Lucky for us, Savvy Cooperative was available.

I had the pleasure of attending a patient advocacy workshop for the past two days, hosted by the National Center for Health Research.

As someone who suffers from intense Imposter Syndrome, the launch day was very scary. I had been running on adrenaline (and an extreme lack of sleep) up until the moment we went public to the world. I didn’t stress much in the moment. But on Monday, it all came rushing in — Will people embrace ...