Launch Trigger Sheet

Time doesn’t matter. Events do.

Philosophy

Traditional launch plans use calendar dates: “Send letter on March 15th.”

We use event triggers: “Send letter when 100 people sign up.”

Why? Because a letter sent to Warren Buffett when we have 3 members is wasted. A letter sent when we have 1,000 members carries weight. The calendar is arbitrary; the milestone is meaningful.


Trigger Types

Membership Triggers

IDTriggerCountStatus
M-001First signup1⏳ Pending
M-010Ten members10⏳ Pending
M-050Fifty members50⏳ Pending
M-100Hundred members100⏳ Pending
M-300The 300300⏳ Pending
M-500Five hundred500⏳ Pending
M-1KThousand members1,000⏳ Pending
M-5KFive thousand5,000⏳ Pending
M-10KTen thousand10,000⏳ Pending

System Triggers

IDTriggerConditionStatus
S-001First Harper CertifiedAuditor passes selection⏳ Pending
S-002First Node LiveNode passes Harper Review⏳ Pending
S-003First Production Run5-Sigma product complete⏳ Pending
S-004First Medallion Split100 dollars → 10×10 dollars⏳ Pending
S-005First Initiative FundedAny Sweet 16 hits goal⏳ Pending
S-006First Business RegisteredBusiness portal used⏳ Pending
S-007First MARKS TransactionEconomy activated⏳ Pending

Economic Triggers

IDTriggerThresholdStatus
E-0011K MARKS Circulation1,000 MARKS⏳ Pending
E-00210K MARKS Circulation10,000 MARKS⏳ Pending
E-003100K MARKS Circulation100,000 MARKS⏳ Pending
E-004First Break-Even Node500 local members⏳ Pending
E-005First Profitable Node1,000 local members⏳ Pending

Manual Triggers

IDTriggerConditionStatus
X-001Founder DiscretionManual activation⏳ Available
X-002Emergency BroadcastCrisis response⏳ Available
X-003Good News OverrideUnexpected opportunity⏳ Available

Letter → Trigger Mapping

LetterTriggerCue CardPriority
MacKenzie ScottX-001 (Manual)CC-0011
Warren BuffettM-100CC-0022
The 300 Pledged (batch)M-300CC-0033
Anand GiridharadasM-500CC-0084
Bill GatesM-1KCC-0115
Reid HoffmanS-006CC-0126

Cue Card → Trigger Mapping

Cue CardTriggerContent Template
CC-001X-001“We’ve reached out to @MacKenzieScott. Read our open letter: [link]”
CC-002M-100“100 members strong! Time to invite @WarrenBuffett to see what we’re building.”
CC-003M-300“THE 300 ARE IDENTIFIED. Our leadership council is taking shape.”
CC-004S-001“Our first Harper Auditor is certified! Decentralized quality assurance is LIVE.”
CC-005S-002“First node passes inspection! The network grows.”

Preemptive Activation

Any trigger can be activated early by:

  1. Founder override — Manual activation
  2. Opportunity response — Someone shares before we’re ready
  3. Media inquiry — Press asks about something we haven’t announced

Rule: If the cue card exists, it can be used. The trigger date is a plan, not a gate.


SENTINEL Integration

{
  "letterTriggers": [
    {
      "letterId": "mackenzie-scott-cardboard-boots",
      "triggerId": "X-001",
      "cueCardId": "CC-001",
      "condition": "manual",
      "status": "ready"
    },
    {
      "letterId": "warren-buffett",
      "triggerId": "M-100",
      "cueCardId": "CC-002",
      "condition": "member_count >= 100",
      "status": "pending"
    }
  ]
}

Monitoring

Fly on the Wall View

Public can see:

  • Current member count
  • Next trigger threshold
  • Progress bar to each milestone

Upekrithen View (Founder Only)

  • All trigger statuses
  • Override controls
  • Preemptive activation buttons
  • Analytics on each trigger

Asteroid-Proof Note

All triggers are designed to fire automatically when conditions are met.

If Founder is unavailable:

  1. SENTINEL monitors conditions
  2. Trigger fires when threshold reached
  3. Cue card posts to social media
  4. Letter marked as “ready to send” (or auto-sends if configured)

Human intervention required only for:

  • Manual triggers (X-series)
  • Letters requiring signature
  • Emergency overrides

“We don’t wait for the right time. We define what ‘right’ means, then let the system watch for it.”