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Entrepreneurship and ideology: Accelerationism, degrowth, and the emerging political economy of venture creationEntrepreneurship research has long privileged economic motivations - profit, market opportunities, and innovation - often sidelining the constitutiv role of ideology. This article challenges that dominant paradigm by proposing a conceptual framework that foregrounds the ideological entrepreneur: an actor who strategically employs venture creation as a tool for political world-building. Drawing on Deleuze and Guattari's notions of deterritorialization, Hirschman's theory of exit, voice, and loyalty, and Slobodian's analyses of neoliberal zone-making, we delineate how ideologically motivated entrepreneurs construct alternative socio-technical systems to realize distinct, often competing, visions of the future. We examine three primary archetypes: right-accelerationist entrepreneurs leveraging technology to build enclaves facilitating exit from democratic oversight; left-accelerationists mobilizing automation for systemic post-capitalist transformation; and degrowth/decelerationist actors constructing alternative, ecologically-grounded, and human-centric economies. These ventures aim not only to disrupt markets but also reshape societal norms, ethical principles, and systems of governance.
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![This image is a screenshot of a webpage titled "brewing collectives" with a light pink background. At the top, "brewing" appears in a pink box with white text, next to "collectives" in a white box with pink text; to the <br />right, navigation options "inside" (selected), "morning", "day", and "night" are displayed in yellow buttons. Below, the heading "how to start a permacomputing collective" introduces a paragraph: <br />"This is a guide brewed from conversations with initiatives in London (UK), Berlin (DE), Prague (CZ), Philadelphia (USA), Rotterdam (NL), Vienna (AT), L'arouva (Tai/AT), County Mayo (IE) and a community from Middle America gathering on servers. This <br />text can support you when starting a permacomputing collective. We use fermenting as a metaphor: it isn’t a strict recipe but more of a loose framework that can be freely modified to suit local tastes and conditions. Many actions are cyclical and can be <br />seen as opportunities to revisit or re-purpose later. Fermenting as a model for collective action" (the last phrase is in a grayed-out button). Under that, four yellow cards with headings: "brew the base" (stories about how groups started), <br />"add the starter" (early organizing & infrastructure), "let it ferment" (governance, challenges, and ongoing culture), "pour and share" (reflections, advice, and spreading practices). At the bottom, a <br />"permacomputing.net Brewing Collectives" logo is on the left, and a "colophon" button is centered.](https://tldr.nettime.org/system_nettime/media_attachments/files/115/905/087/456/021/242/original/66a74db718601d75.png "This image is a screenshot of a webpage titled "brewing collectives" with a light pink background. At the top, "brewing" appears in a pink box with white text, next to "collectives" in a white box with pink text; to the <br />right, navigation options "inside" (selected), "morning", "day", and "night" are displayed in yellow buttons. Below, the heading "how to start a permacomputing collective" introduces a paragraph: <br />"This is a guide brewed from conversations with initiatives in London (UK), Berlin (DE), Prague (CZ), Philadelphia (USA), Rotterdam (NL), Vienna (AT), L'arouva (Tai/AT), County Mayo (IE) and a community from Middle America gathering on servers. This <br />text can support you when starting a permacomputing collective. We use fermenting as a metaphor: it isn’t a strict recipe but more of a loose framework that can be freely modified to suit local tastes and conditions. Many actions are cyclical and can be <br />seen as opportunities to revisit or re-purpose later. Fermenting as a model for collective action" (the last phrase is in a grayed-out button). Under that, four yellow cards with headings: "brew the base" (stories about how groups started), <br />"add the starter" (early organizing & infrastructure), "let it ferment" (governance, challenges, and ongoing culture), "pour and share" (reflections, advice, and spreading practices). At the bottom, a <br />"permacomputing.net Brewing Collectives" logo is on the left, and a "colophon" button is centered.")