Technology VC's, Military Builders, Retirees and Hippies
From a broad brushstroke perspective, the thought of such a diverse group adding value to society collectively seems like a fairy tale. Tie the threads together and a new story emerges.
Starting with technology venture capitalists; I know that the idea of community as a sustainable business incubator may seem out of their investment portfolio range, but I beg to differ. Tech VC's have intuition on how to a) develop new businesses that others had no idea were possible, b) mentor business owners and c) aggregate lots of data and make use of it. Arc 44 plans to collect data on personality types, spiral dynamics consciousness levels, and the interactions of individuals within our community network. All data will be accessible by participants (and it will help color the interactions between team members on camera.) Tech VCs know how to create systems and to mentor others to do the same. The return on investment we offer our investors comes mostly from our entertainment asset; a docudrama or documentary. Not exactly an asset in the portfolio of most VCs, but one that does come with a large upside. Add to it cross pollination possibilities for 'new economy' micro enterprise entrepreneurs selling their goods on Etsy, using Kickstarter to raise capital for a few of our autonomous projects, offering some of our educational classes on Skillshare, and having Arc Meetup groups throughout the world; a whole new picture arises.
We will also be using the Institute of HeartMath's Inner Balance app, which monitors heart and mind connection via an iPhone app (and helps to create social coherence in groups.) If community living reaches critical mass, there may be many apps/ technology solutions that help facilitate voting procedures, administrative duties, communication, and things we have yet to think about; having a team of skilled venture backers to connect with about our 'pain points' adds depth to this investment.
Military builders are a stabilizing agent for any community. We aren't taking anyone with military building experience, instead only those who share our values. The types of men and women who look around and say, hey, my expertise can build a better world. The types that know all about living in community, that may be interested in adding nonviolent communication to their diverse skill set they acquired serving our nation. Since many of our projects come with hands on building needs, these members will quickly become important nodes in our network.
Retirees offer unutilized labor and wisdom yield. Many of our 'jobs' in the community will be something that an elder subset of the population could do without feeling overwhelmed. They are a part of the social equation of our nation that is many times ignored, and at Arc 44, we feel that adding elders adds wisdom, depth and diversity to our population. We are striving to make our cost of living low, so many older Americans, who feel overwhelmed by their retirement possibilities, may gravitate toward the Arc 44 model, giving us the chance to scale quickly.
Lastly there are hippies; living in community typically comes with a heavy bias of green consciousness (in Spiral Dynamics), earth loving, yogic, farming types. We love this subset of the population, though we want more diversity than just this group. These individuals are the early adopters of a way of life connected with their biosphere. I really love my crunchy brethren.
With such a diverse subset of the population invested in our community, Arc 44 as a docudrama asset hits many key demographic targets to return our investors their money. Using the same mathematics of ecologies used in venture capital, let's broaden our scope to include the whole economy, the Earth as a metasystem, and be the leaders in developing decentralized businesses and communities across our nation.
Technology VC's, Military Builders, Retirees and Hippies; Let's Build the Future.
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