Early Fall Newsletter | Contact Don't argue, build! LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque et justo nulla. Nunc finibus ante eget hendrerit efficitur. Praesent id nisi sit amet orci facilisis tincidunt eu sit amet neque. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque et justo nulla. Nunc finibus ante eget hendrerit efficitur. Praesent id nisi sit amet orci facilisis tincidunt eu sit amet neque. Dear builder, 2019 has been the Startup Societies Foundation’s most impactful year yet! We’ve unveiled four large scale initiatives. Each is crucial for building an ecosystem of Startup Societies. They include the Startup Societies Dashboard, The Ulex Open Source Community, The Journal of Special Jurisdictions, and the Startup Societies Wiki. Now we are announcing the creation of the Startup Societies Handbook, Founding a Startup Society: A Practical Guide. We've also created partnerships with two of the largest international SEZ associations, FEMOZA and WFZO. Our goal is to leverage their established connections to help source talent, best practices, and capital for innovative Startup Society projects. We've also continued to grow and improve in content creation. Our Governance Gauge is getting more positive feedback than ever. Our podcasts also continually bring the most interesting actors in the space, including Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, Don Walsh, Vinay Gupta, and Patri Friedman. While the last 12 month have seen our greatest growth, this is only the beginning. We will be expanding on each of these ground breaking initiatives in the next year, scaling them to new heights. We will be giving updates on this newsletter every two months, as well as trends in the blooming Startup Society field. I want to thank everyone for their continual support and interest. I invite our readers to support out work by following our work and donating to the Startup Societies Foundation, to continue the work of building a brighter future. I'm pleased to share below our biggest initiatives. Best, Joseph McKinney, President of the Startup Societies Foundation Check out our latest podcasts! ENGAGE WITH OUR 2019 INITIATIVES Announcing the Startup Societies Handbook! Since August 2018, we have been writing our first book! Founding a Startup Society: A Practical Guide is a step by step-handbook for bootstrapping entrepreneurs to create Startup Societies not backed solely by large corporations or government projects. The book is based on established best practices and the experience of the authors’ 50 years in the Startup Societies Field. It is the most comprehensive book of its kind, offering nitty gritty details in site selection, drafting legal frameworks, and urban management. We believe this book fulfils the express purpose of the Startup Societies Foundation, to create tools to make Startup Society creation more widely available. Expect your bookshelves around Christmas 2019! Pre-order Startup Societies Dashboard The Startup Societies Foundation collected the largest database of Special Economic Zones and other Startup Societies in the world. Users can access it through our interactive map to intuitively look at Startup Society profiles. Use the map to research Startup Society legal frameworks, browse their investment materials, and contact their founders. SSF Dashboard Journal of Special Jurisdictions The Journal of Special Jurisdictions is the only active, peer-reviewed journal for SEZ and special jurisdictions. We are proud to have world class reviewers such as Michael Batty, Parag Khanna, Robin Hanson, and Alex Tabbarok.Behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia. Submit a paper Startup Societies Wiki The Startup Societies Foundation created the only Wiki specifically for special jurisdictions. It gives entrepreneurs online resources and best practices to build new startup societies. Populate the Wiki ULEX Open Source Community We launched a digital application to facilitate collaboration in the Ulex Open Source Community. The forum app is connected to a Github developer community which created a unique governing system to fundraise and manage technology bounties. The community hosts weekly development meetings to create the first Ulex technology prototype. Join the community The Startup Societies Foundation is Growth by Numbers! Hackathons : Led to the creation of 5 working eGovernance applications

Conferences : Our total conferences total 10, with 112 sponsors and 101 speakers.

Content : Created 265 pieces of original content (blogs, podcasts, and videos)

Research : Founded a research institution with 6 peer reviewed works and a working paper.

Media : Covered in 41 news stories (including the Guardian, Gizmodo, and Business Insider)

Prizes : Won $6,000 grand prize for the European Resource Bank Competition

Crowdfunding: Raised $22.5k to start an Open Source Legal community Startup Societies Foundation Timeline SUPPORT US Startup Societies Foundation

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