Salt of the Earth

My Request for a Startup: Experian for Work

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 to mid-level and 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 opporutnity

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

Good intentions don’t create good jobs

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

Apr 17 • Ray Pryor, IV

March 2026

American Dynamism for the American Dream

If banks are "too big to fail," then tech is too big to abstain

Mar 4 • Ray Pryor, IV

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November 2025

The Case for Open Work

A new approach to economic opportunity

Nov 24, 2025 • Ray Pryor, IV

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