Patent Buckets: Questions and Answers A plain-language guide to how patent funding works on Liana Banyan. Q1: What is a Patent Bucket? A Patent Bucket is a group of patents that share a single economic pool. When any patent in the bucket earns license revenue, 10% of that revenue flows into the bucket and is shared by everyone who funded that bucket (via Credits or Marks). You’re not betting on just one patent. You’re buying a share in a curated group. ...
Anticipated Criticism Index We’ve thought about what you might say. Here are our answers. Philosophy We anticipate criticism before it arrives. Not to deflect, but to demonstrate: We’ve thought about it — Serious objections deserve serious consideration We have answers — Not dismissals, but explanations Transparency — Hide nothing, address everything Good faith — Assume critics want to understand, not just attack Master Criticism Categories Economic Critiques Criticism Short Response Full Response “This is a pyramid scheme” No — value flows from production, not recruitment Full Response “Cost+20% isn’t sustainable” It is — see break-even math at 500 members Full Response “Credits are fake money” Credits are reward points, not currency — legally distinct Full Response “You can’t compete with Amazon” We’re not competing — different model, different market Full Response Governance Critiques Criticism Short Response Full Response “Founder has too much control” Veto is temporary, board is elected, succession planned Full Response “Democracy doesn’t scale” Delegated representation + quadratic voting + subsidiarity Full Response “This is just another co-op” Co-op structure + technology platform + IP licensing = new Full Response Technical Critiques Criticism Short Response Full Response “Blockchain is unnecessary” Testnet default, mainnet optional, immutability for IP Full Response “This won’t scale” Architecture designed for scale, Shell progression Full Response “Privacy claims are marketing” Zero PII is structural, not policy — fields don’t exist Full Response Ideological Critiques Criticism Short Response Full Response “This is socialist/communist” No — private ownership, voluntary participation, market pricing Full Response “This is libertarian fantasy” No — community governance, mutual obligation, shared resources Full Response “Religion/politics will take over” Switzerland Rule + separate arenas + no platform positions Full Response Personal Critiques Criticism Short Response Full Response “Founder is unqualified” 47 years thinking, 9 years building, seeking replacement Full Response “This is ego project” Giving away 80% of IP, seeking CEO replacement, transparent compensation Full Response “Why should we trust you?” Don’t trust me — verify everything, built in public Full Response Document Locations Primary Document Document Location Status Anticipated Critiques (Main) /articles/anticipated-critiques/ Canonical Supporting Documents Document Location Addresses Structural Bylaws Governance concerns How Founder Gets Paid Compensation concerns No Religion No Politics Ideology concerns Zero PII Architecture Privacy concerns Cost+20% Model Economic concerns Cross-References In Crown Letters Every Crown Letter should reference: ...