Every year, a group of EO members convenes in northwest Nevada, USA, at dEOxidized, one of the hundreds of theme camps at Burning Man. For the uninitiated, Burning Man—a temporary, pop-up community of 70,000 people with a commitment to decommodification and gifting—may seem like the antithesis of typical entrepreneurial pursuits.
Look a little closer, though, and it makes perfect sense.
These EO “Burners,” as Burning Man attendees are called, run the dEOxidized camp as a lounge featuring talks and classes during the day and an open bar and DJ in the evening. Sound familiar? (more…)