SYSTEMATIC
COMMUNITY
DEFENSE
Predictably build technologies that strengthen American communities better than solo entrepreneurs, faster than VCs, more sustainably than consultancies.
Protecting $4T vulnerable GDP.
FRAGILE SEAMS
STRATEGY
We target $4 trillion of vulnerable US GDP across six critical sectors where automation and globalization threaten middle-class livelihoods.
Our unifying logic: fragile seams of society. We look where fragility is highest because that's where we have the greatest moral duty.
Local-services SMBs (legal, real-estate, medical)
Lower-middle-market manufacturing
Climate-smart AgTech
On-shore micro-fabs
Maritime and defense sensors
Critical institution resilience
FIVE-STAGE
COMMUNITY DEFENSE
PIPELINE
Each stage validates community benefit and prevents value extraction, systematically retiring risk at every step.
Discovery Line
Community needs scanning
Federated research identifies cross-disciplinary opportunities. Community listening sessions validate real pain points. Competitive analysis reveals extraction vs. empowerment. Early concept testing with affected communities.
Does this strengthen local economic engines? Can communities own and control this?
Design Line
Community-centered development
Digital twins model community-scale impacts. Open-source-first architecture ensures technology sovereignty. Local partnership integration from day one. Anti-extraction licensing and governance structures.
Community representatives approve design. Technology can be maintained locally long-term.
Pilot Line
90-day community MVP
Real community deployment, not just demos. Local champion training and capacity building. Community feedback integration cycles. Economic impact measurement from day one.
Community adoption without external pressure. Measurable local economic benefit.
Scale-Out Line
Community ownership transition
Standardized community deployment playbooks. Local technical training and certification programs. Cooperative ownership structures and governance. Regional network effects.
Community can operate independently. Network effects benefit participants, not platform owners.
Feedback Loop
Continuous community benefit
Real-time impact measurement on local economics. Community-driven feature development priorities. Network learning benefits all deployments. Anti-extraction monitoring and enforcement.
Long-term community benefit verified. Anti-extraction safeguards active.
SEVEN-PILLAR
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
FRAMEWORK
Every venture is evaluated against seven community-benefit pillars to ensure technologies strengthen rather than displace local economic engines.
Community Pain
Does this address a threat to local economic engines?
Local Control
Can the community own and control this technology?
Job Creation
Does this create meaningful work, not just efficiency?
Value Retention
Do profits and benefits stay in the community?
Network Effects
Do network effects benefit participants, not platforms?
Community Champions
Are local leaders driving adoption organically?
Long-term Sustainability
Can this thrive without external dependence?
ANTI-EXTRACTION
SAFEGUARDS
COMMUNITY-CENTERED
PARTNERSHIP
ECOSYSTEM
APPLY TO
COMMUNITY FOUNDRY
Ready to systematically strengthen your community against technological displacement? Join the founding community building tools for local economic resilience.
Tell us about the threats your community faces
Community-benefit assessment of your idea
Begin community-owned technology development