214 Alpha

Software and services that deliver a self-funded economic stimulus, using money that normally stays under the table, and relying upon locally-sourced leadership

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

Jacklyn is also part of our organization; Bene Esse is a collaboration of @GuRuth's consultancy (Future Story Lab) and 214 Alpha.

[Kent Dahlgren @kent_dahlgren]

One of Bene Esse's board members was featured in the media:

"..the Bene Esse model has been chosen by Terra Global Development, which provides high-volume low-cost 3D printed homes; they will use our model to provide self-governance and job creation..."

https://t.co/iygP5pIVOc

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

It’s not magic; it’s math 🤷‍♂️

https://t.co/Z3H8zCARPE

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

Bene Esse, (a joint collaboration of 214 Alpha and @GuRuth's Future Story Labs), is a recipe for cooperative living that begins where you are

The recipe works even if your community is virtual, even if you have little money, and even if you have no land

https://t.co/AI2eb1XnKu

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

Just got a good message; I'm sure they're wondering if "some tech bro just reinvented taxes"

Sort of 🤷‍♀️

Our customers: the majority of Americans (64%) who live in unincorporated communities; that's 216 million Americans who don't pay "local tax" (bc there's no local government)

[Kent Dahlgren @kent_dahlgren]

Cascadia is a separatist movement in the Pacific Northwest using the @214_alpha app.

It's simple:

Cascadia keeps fees that normally go to Amazon, eBay, Poshmark, Etsy, and the community votes on how those fees are re-invested back into their watershed.

https://t.co/uayV2AEVF8

[Mark Wojton @mwojton]

Just a casual reminder. If you don't want to keep funding these scumbags and want to live your life with prosperity and security, we have solutions that have been field tested. Check out https://t.co/BIX46H0TAb for more info.

[Kent Dahlgren @kent_dahlgren]

"Dahlgren is no stranger to social impact; his activism has been recognized by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He's served on the board of the Tony Hawk Foundation and participated in the creation of a world-renowned skatepark in Portland"

https://t.co/f4tN4BJ5E9

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

You know, now that you mention it, someone should create a light-weight hyper-local model for self-governance that pays for itself, using money that's currently going to big corporations.

If your loyalty to local is greater than your loyalty to big corporations, you'll be fine.

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

@TheJackForge Hey! That’s what our app does!

We provide a private-label marketplace with an explicit emphasis upon household-scale people who cook homemade meals.

We’re working with @GuRuth who used an old grocery store to incubate over 90 home-scale businesses

https://t.co/qqoJGHhbMo

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

by the way, this is what we do

https://t.co/SuN4vhLTLK

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

Excited to announce we'll be providing the technology necessary to launch and sustain a self-supporting and self-governing Cascadia, initially centered along the 395 corridor.

Drop us a line if you want to help, and we'll put you in touch with those managing this in the region.

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

A demo of the voting feature within the 214 Alpha self-governance app

https://t.co/SuN4vhLTLK

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

A demo of the arbitration (conflict resolution) feature within the 214 Alpha self-governance app

https://t.co/SKzHFdzbf4

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

A demo of the reputation feature within the 214 Alpha self-governance app

https://t.co/ofK5997TzC

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

We’ve created an app that helps community impact organizations “do well while doing good,” and it’s “private label,” so it looks like your organization built the app, allowing you to focus on your mission while we maintain the app from behind the scenes.

[Kent Dahlgren @kent_dahlgren]

>me: “I’ve designed a way for your org to curate a diversified revenue stream, which would reduce your dependency upon grants in the short term”

Orgs: “eiw. That’s capitalism. We don’t like capitalism. It’s bad”

“What we NEED, Kent, is more grant money … from corporations”

🙄

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

Seven things that make our app unique:

1) haggle b4 you buy
2) community keeps transaction fees
3) community votes on how fees are spent
4) no advertising allowed
5) only way to promote is through earned reputation
6) community keeps its data
7) we're a private-label app vendor

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

cool.

[Activate Media @Activate_Media]

Brand New Show: The Anti Fragile Playbook  - Debuts this weekend on Activate Radio! - Activate Media https://t.co/FlqOJ2PP5a
#boston #cambridge #worcester #lowell #nyc #manchester #providence #portland #occupyboston #occupywallstreet #bospoli #mapoli

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

In this episode, @GuRuth and @kent_dahlgren discuss how an investment in "anti-fragile operations" helped a pilot community navigate the unexpected absence of a core member, while processing feedback from Kent's approximately 50 in-person conversations.

https://t.co/jKH1QwdzGF

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

@ntnsndr @GuRuth @FuturestoryATX I’m happy to answer any questions you have.

[214 Alpha @214_alpha]

@AccidentalCISO What's sexy is re-calibrating the word "sustainable" to better incorporate the philosophies of antifragility

"An anti-fragile system thrives in the context of stress, moving beyond resilience or robustness"

Systems aren't static; proper solutions must flex and flow with change