StartupCities
ThoughtStorms Wiki
Context: OnCities
IntentionalCommunities for rich people. (ReadWith) CharterCities
A blog by https://twitter.com/zachcaceres : https://www.startupcities.com/
Prospera was one. See some discussion and criticism on that page.
Read this Twitter thread and compare GeekCities :
https://twitter.com/gregisenberg/status/1396096666525110273
New bold experimental cities/communities will boom over the next 10 years
These new "startup anti-cities" will unlock so much potential
Stop and think about this:
The state of cities:
- Cities are becoming more unequal
- Cities are becoming unbearably expensive
- Cities have seen a surge of crime
- Many people feel foreign in their own city
- Many people post-COVID are craving new lifeexperiences
- Many people work remote
Bottom line:
New experimental cities are inevitable
The playbook for prosperous startup anti-cities:
- Start with a compelling purpose
- Green & sustainable
- Focus on lifestage
- Affordable
- Inclusive
- Web3 friendly
- Verticalized
- Start as a digital community and move to physical
The startup city MVP:
- Create city manifesto
- Design digital community
- Acquire digital community residents
- Acquire land
- Establish laws
- Build one building. Host events. Host people
- Convert digital community to physical community
- Build self-sustaining town
City experiments are worthwhile
It creates new options for people
Competition makes existing cities better
It allows us to push boundaries
Win-win-win.
Startup founders can make for successful startup city founders
- Instead of attracting new customers. Attract new residents
- Instead of FB as your competition. Compete against SF
- Instead of designing an app. Design a community
- Instead of securing your code. Secure your city
Why start your anti-city as a digital community?
- Validate. Build community/market fit before city launch
- Funding. Pre-sell residences, office space etc
TLDR; reduce risk by gauging demand before becoming a full-fledged pioneer Most cities have failed us
Rearrange cities. They are stuck in the past
They can’t keep up with how fast society is changing
Don’t get me wrong. I love many of our cities
I’ve lived in:
- SF
- NYC
- LA
- Sainte Agathe Des Monts, QC
- Montreal
- Miami
I love them all. I just think the more experimentation the better
It's like learning languages. The more you know the better
Unhappy with you city?
- Help your city progress
- Start a new one (vote with your feet)
- Do both
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