Salt of the Earth

The future is not just a more efficient version of the past

It's a completely different thing altogether

Aug 9 • Ray Pryor, IV

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Governance for Open Work

Reflections after reading Incorruptible by Eric Ries

Aug 2 • Ray Pryor, IV

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July 2026

Why parts of Main Street reject Silicon Valley

When cash beats Apple Pay, and group chats beat SaaS

Jul 23 • Ray Pryor, IV

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The Bill of Rights for Open Work

How Open Work should protect and empower employees

Jul 18 • Ray Pryor, IV

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The next unlock of the American Dream

What comes after home ownership, entrepreneurship, and the college degree?

Jul 14 • Ray Pryor, IV

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June 2026

Performance Is All You Need

Outlining the "transformer paper" for Open Work

Jun 12 • Ray Pryor, IV

My Request for a Startup: Experian for Labor

How credit bureaus, fintech, AI, and more provide the blueprint for how a VC-backed company can bring Open Work to the world

Jun 1 • Ray Pryor, IV

May 2026

Where employee ownership falls short, Open Work can help fill the gap

How EO and OW combined together can align everyone from the frontline and the mid-level up to the C-suite

May 28 • Ray Pryor, IV

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The portable future is (not quite) here

What Anthropic, OpenAI, the Trump Administration, and the Gates Foundation are missing about unlocking economic opportunity

May 27 • Ray Pryor, IV

April 2026

Trust is about transparency, not perfection

How well-intended policies to hide information (ex. test optional, banning the box) might hurt more than they help

Apr 23 • Ray Pryor, IV

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Building the Nasdaq for Labor

Bringing the liquidity of the stock market to the job market

Apr 18 • Ray Pryor, IV

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Good intentions don’t create good jobs

Thoughts on marriage, parenting, good jobs, small businesses, employee ownership, and more

Apr 17 • Ray Pryor, IV

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