3. We believe it is possible to build new
satellite cities (50-100k people).
4. Inspiration: Work is about to start on a high-density, car-free "satellite city"
for 80,000 people that will be built from scratch in a rural location close to
Chengdu and later replicated in other parts of China.
5.
6.
7. People are open to new options
Co-working is huge for a reason > cities can be lonely
People want to live next to their friends
Urban walkable cities are becoming too expensive for
people that work in creative industries
Millienials and retired baby boomers don’t want to live
in the suburbs
8. Satellite City
No ownership
No cars
Co-living
Co-working
Close enough to major metros, with people
commuting a maximum of 2 days/week
9.
10. Who will live there initially?
Startup people / Remote workers: 1-12 months
Writers/Painters: 1-12 months
Architects: 1-3 months
Software engineers: 1-6 months
Makers: 1-3 months
11. Who will live there initially?
Musicians: 1-3 months
Visual Artists: Weekend - 2 weeks
Performing Artists: Weekend - 2 weeks
Filmmakers: Weekend - 2 weeks
Graphic Artists: 1-3 months
17. Plan
1/ Build founding team.
2/ Build community beach head in SF/Oakland, and use an
established campground as testing ground.
3/ Start by renting the entire campground and hosting cash-flow
positive week-long retreats there.
4/ Once ready, master lease campground and move a large group
of people to campground (they sign 1yr lease).
5/ Once we've moved a large group of people there and validated
thesis, execute option to purchase campground and purchase
options on surrounding land.
18. Founding team
Together, we will have the potential to be the best in
the world at:
1/ Community
2/ Product
3/ Engineering
4/ Operations
5/ Finance
6/ Real Estate
7/ Marketing
8/ People Operations & HR
20. Appendix:
Alice laughed. “There's no use trying,” she said.
“One can't believe impossible things.”
“I daresay you haven't had much practice,” said
the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it
for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've
believed as many as six impossible things before
breakfast!"
