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How Credits Flow: Before & After Collection Every Credit is backed by real value. Here’s how it works. Keep It Super Simple 3-Tier Quick Tier (30 seconds) Real money in → Credits issued → Credits circulate → Credits return with margin → Cycle repeats. Standard Tier (5 minutes) [Full flowchart below] Deep Tier (Academic) See Three-Gear Currency Paper PART 1: Before Collection (The Bootstrap) The Question “How does the platform pay Credits when it hasn’t collected any yet?” ...

Opening Gambit: Interactive Flowchart Click any node to see details and contingencies. ASCII Flowchart (Static Version) ┌─────────────────────┐ │ PHASE 0: SETUP │ │ ─────────────── │ │ • Configure systems │ │ • Select First 10 │ │ • Test automation │ └──────────┬──────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────┐ │ Alpha Test Posts │ │ alpha0001-0003 │ └──────────┬──────────┘ │ ┌────────────────────┼────────────────────┐ │ │ │ ▼ ▼ ▼ ┌───────────┐ ┌───────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ Ignored │ │ Engagement│ │ Problems │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Continue │ │ Amplify │ │ Fix/Delay │ └─────┬─────┘ └─────┬─────┘ └─────┬─────┘ │ │ │ └────────────┬──────┴───────────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ PHASE 1: OPENING │ │ ───────────────── │ │ Move 1: Scott Letter │ └────────────┬───────────────┘ │ ┌─────────────────┼─────────────────┐ │ │ │ ▼ ▼ ▼ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │Ignored │ │Connection │ │Negative │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Proceed │ │Follow up │ │Address │ │to Move 2│ │immediately │ │publicly │ └────┬────┘ └──────┬──────┘ └────┬────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ▼ ▼ │ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ Move 2: Wait for 100 │◄────────┘ │ members (Buffett trigger) │ └────────────┬────────────────┘ │ ┌────────┴────────┐ │ │ ▼ ▼ ┌───────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ <100 in │ │ 100+ │ │ 60 days │ │ reached │ │ │ │ │ │ Adjust │ │ Send │ │ trigger │ │ Buffett │ └─────┬─────┘ └─────┬─────┘ │ │ │ ┌───────┴───────┐ │ │ │ │ ▼ ▼ │ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │ │Response │ │Ignored │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Prioritize │Proceed │ │ │follow-up│ │to 300 │ │ └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ │ │ │ └───────┼──────────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────┐ │ Move 3: The 300 │ │ Crown Letters │ │ (batch at 300 │ │ identified) │ └──────────┬──────────┘ │ ┌────────┴────────┐ │ │ ▼ ▼ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │<10% │ │>10% │ │response │ │response │ │ │ │ │ │Personalize │Continue │ │follow-up│ │outreach │ └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ │ │ └────────┬───────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────┐ │ PHASE 2: MIDDLE │ │ ───────────────── │ │ • First Node │ │ • First Harper │ │ • First Initiative │ └──────────┬──────────┘ │ ┌──────────┼──────────┐ │ │ │ ▼ ▼ ▼ ┌───────┐ ┌───────┐ ┌───────┐ │Node │ │Harper │ │Init │ │Launch │ │Certify│ │Fund │ └───┬───┘ └───┬───┘ └───┬───┘ │ │ │ └─────────┼─────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────┐ │ PHASE 3: ENDGAME │ │ ───────────────── │ │ • Break-even (500) │ │ • Profitable (1000) │ │ • Asteroid-Proof │ └──────────┬──────────┘ │ ▼ ┌─────────────────────┐ │ SELF-SUSTAINING │ │ ─────────────── │ │ Founder optional │ │ Platform continues │ └─────────────────────┘ Interactive Version (Hugo Shortcode) {< flowchart id="opening-gambit" >} {< node id="setup" title="Phase 0: Setup" link="/contingencies#setup" >} {< node id="alpha" title="Alpha Test Posts" link="/contingencies#alpha" parent="setup" >} {< node id="scott" title="Move 1: Scott Letter" link="/contingencies#scott" parent="alpha" >} {< decision id="scott-response" parent="scott" option_a="Ignored → Proceed" link_a="/contingencies#scott-ignored" option_b="Connection → Follow up" link_b="/contingencies#scott-connection" option_c="Negative → Address" link_c="/contingencies#scott-negative" >} {< node id="buffett" title="Move 2: Buffett (at 100)" link="/contingencies#buffett" parent="scott-response" >} ... {< /flowchart >} Decision Point Quick Links Node Trigger Contingencies Setup Manual 2 options Alpha Posts Systems ready 3 options Scott Letter Manual 4 outcomes Buffett Letter 100 members 4 outcomes The 300 300 identified 4 outcomes First Node Application 4 outcomes First Harper Qualification 4 outcomes First Initiative Funding 4 outcomes Break-Even 500 local 4 outcomes Profitable 1000 local 3 outcomes Asteroid-Proof Checklist 3 outcomes Press Junket Use This flowchart is designed for press coverage: ...