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The Startup Society Founders’ Awards

5 awards to the top societal models.

Win $2,000 USD + 1,000 $JUR

Startup Society Founders, we are looking for you. Whether you already have a community or are just starting, all you need to participate is a desire to create something extraordinary.

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What People Are Saying About Startup Societies

“If a startup begins by identifying an economic problem in today’s market and presenting a technologically-informed solution to that problem in the form of a new company, a startup society begins by identifying a moral issue in today’s culture and presenting a historically-informed solution to that issue in the form of a new society.”

Balaji Srinivasan

The Network State: How To Start a New Country

“A key point is that we can apply all the techniques of startup companies to startup societies. Financing, attracting subscribers, calculating churn, doing customer support — there’s a playbook for all of that. It’s just Society-as-a-Service, the new SaaS."

Balaji Srinivasan

The Network State: How To Start a New Country

"The concept of state and nation were born in an era when territory informed culture and birthplace determined cultural identity. It was not until after the printing press, during 1600-1800, that a sense of belonging and a conscience "collective" dimension developed. This basis created the conditions for the emergence of modern states."

Dr. Alessandro Palombo

The Network State Revolution: Commentary on Balaji Srinivasan's Network State

Founders

Existing founder of an online (Web3 or other) community ready to level up on the blockchain.

DAOs

Organization looking for a sandbox experiment in a new societal model.

Companies

A B-Corp, brand, or company with a broader societal vision that aims to generate an impact.

Influencers

An online influencer ready to take their community to the next level.

The Judges & Advisors

Jur is honored to announce the following esteemed colleagues.

Tim Draper

Founder,

Draper & Associates

Trent McConaghy

Founder,

Ocean Protocol

Ed Hesse

Founder,

Energy Web

Jur Community

More than 2,500 citizens
 and counting

Zane Austen

thenetworkstate.com

Rolf Hoefer

Founder, Cultur3 Capital

Meg Pagani

megpagani.com

Christoph Kampitsch

CEO, Scytale Ventures

Andrea della Balda

Founder, Infinito Fund

Sergio Mottola

Founder, Public Pressure

Matthew Arrow

Founder, Dark Forest

Rish

Growth Lead, APAC , KILT PROTOCOL
Lead, Polkadot Now India

Rutger van Zuidam

Founder, Odyssey

Donnie

Founder, Moonsama

What the Judges And Advisors Are Tweeting About Societies

This is so cool. @jurproject is the first true experiment in liquid democracy. #trust #freedom.

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Tim Draper

@timdraper

Blockchain has no borders. Let’s build a better WORLD together.

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Trent McConaghy

@trentmc0

Excited to see the pitches. I’ll be helping in the iteration phase. Thanks to @JurProject for putting this together!

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Zane Austen

@zane1729

“Builders… inaugurators… defenders… pioneers.”

The first settlers believed they could “remake man and therein put an end to history.”

It’s been a few hundred years; it’s about time. Who are the inaugurators in the world today? Who are the pioneers carrying the torch forward?

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Zane Austen

@zane1729

Countries’ fates are decided by geography.

But new countries can decide *on* their geography.

Partition and rank parcels of land by cost, resources, defensibility, its neighbors, and climate. Land becomes legible.

Cloud first, land last. But use the cloud to find your land.

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Zane Austen

@zane1729

This is so cool. @jurproject is the first true experiment in liquid democracy. #trust #freedom.

View Tweet

Tim Draper

@timdraper

Blockchain has no borders. Let’s build a better WORLD together.

View Tweet

Trent McConaghy

@trentmc0

Excited to see the pitches. I’ll be helping in the iteration phase. Thanks to @JurProject for putting this together!

View Tweet

Zane Austen

@zane1729

“Builders… inaugurators… defenders… pioneers.”

The first settlers believed they could “remake man and therein put an end to history.”

It’s been a few hundred years; it’s about time. Who are the inaugurators in the world today? Who are the pioneers carrying the torch forward?

View Tweet

Zane Austen

@zane1729

Countries’ fates are decided by geography.

But new countries can decide *on* their geography.

Partition and rank parcels of land by cost, resources, defensibility, its neighbors, and climate. Land becomes legible.

Cloud first, land last. But use the cloud to find your land.

View Tweet

Zane Austen

@zane1729

This is so cool. @jurproject is the first true experiment in liquid democracy. #trust #freedom.

View Tweet

Tim Draper

@timdraper

Blockchain has no borders. Let’s build a better WORLD together.

View Tweet

Trent McConaghy

@trentmc0

Excited to see the pitches. I’ll be helping in the iteration phase. Thanks to @JurProject for putting this together!

View Tweet

Zane Austen

@zane1729

“Builders… inaugurators… defenders… pioneers.”

The first settlers believed they could “remake man and therein put an end to history.”

It’s been a few hundred years; it’s about time. Who are the inaugurators in the world today? Who are the pioneers carrying the torch forward?

View Tweet

Zane Austen

@zane1729

Countries’ fates are decided by geography.

But new countries can decide *on* their geography.

Partition and rank parcels of land by cost, resources, defensibility, its neighbors, and climate. Land becomes legible.

Cloud first, land last. But use the cloud to find your land.

View Tweet

Zane Austen

@zane1729

This is so cool. @jurproject is the first true experiment in liquid democracy. #trust #freedom.

View Tweet

Tim Draper

@timdraper

Blockchain has no borders. Let’s build a better WORLD together.

View Tweet

Trent McConaghy

@trentmc0

Excited to see the pitches. I’ll be helping in the iteration phase. Thanks to @JurProject for putting this together!

View Tweet

Zane Austen

@zane1729

“Builders… inaugurators… defenders… pioneers.”

The first settlers believed they could “remake man and therein put an end to history.”

It’s been a few hundred years; it’s about time. Who are the inaugurators in the world today? Who are the pioneers carrying the torch forward?

View Tweet

Zane Austen

@zane1729

Countries’ fates are decided by geography.

But new countries can decide *on* their geography.

Partition and rank parcels of land by cost, resources, defensibility, its neighbors, and climate. Land becomes legible.

Cloud first, land last. But use the cloud to find your land.

View Tweet

Zane Austen

@zane1729

Startup Society Founders' Awards

The catalyst for success begins with a thoughtful foundation.

A Society Lab in our Discord community will be available for founders to discuss and get answers about their society concepts, with select Advisors and the community participating in the discussion.

Once the submission date closes, pitches will be voted on by the Jur community to shortlist the top 10 startup societies. The best pitches have a shared purpose that is desirable, feasible, and viable.

The shortlisted ten society founders will be evaluated by the judges after a week of refining and fine-tuning their pitches. In the final event, the judges will announce the top five startup societies.

Founder’s Journey

The 10 best pitches will be shortlisted through a voting process coordinated by a decentralized committee selected from the Jur community. The Jur team and advisors will then work with the founders to refine their pitches and create 7 min minute videos. Finally, the judges will score the ten pitches based on the criteria in the Startup Society Scorecard. The five highest-scoring pitches win!
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Step 1

Submit Proposal

Even if 5 seconds ago you had no idea that you might actually be considering this, sign up in 2 minutes and instantly receive an email with all the details– then you can decide.

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Step 2

Join The Society Lab

Your startup society concept will be shared in the society lab in Discord where you can share ideas, ask questions, get inspiration, and meet like-minded founders (including the advisors).

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Step 3

Create The Pitch [ Deadline: March 30 ]

Use Google Slides, a video selfie, a one-pager, a business plan, or however you prefer to present your startup society.

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Step 4

The Community Shortlist

When the deadline is up, a Committee formed by the Jur community will shortlist the pitches to the top ten through a vote. We will make this process as decentralized as possible.

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Step 5

Iterate On The Pitch [ Deadline: April 7 ]

The community, advisors, and Jur core team members collaborate with the founder to help iterate on their startup society video pitch for this last stage before the judges' evaluation. A dedicated forum channel for each founder's society will be created in Jur's Discord community.

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Step 6

Award Ceremony [ TBD ]

The judges will use the criteria in the scorecard to evaluate the video pitches and award the cash prize.

Startup Society Scorecard

Each judge will view the ten shortlisted <10min pitch videos and score each according to selective criteria.

What’s Next

We’re just getting started.
Grant Program
Providing the financial means to bootstrap your society.
Accelerator
A cohort-based accelerator program designed to assist Startup An custom-designed program for Society founders to execute, build, and define their society’s infrastructure and economy.
Sustainability
Support resources to grow and sustain the society’s internal economy.

Founder's Kit

After sign up you will receive an email with Startup Society instructions and resources, including the Founder's Handbook and Lean Society Canvas that can be used to brainstorm, collaborate, or facilitate the ideation process. Also, founders need their Jur passports in order to receive their NFT passport “Founder” stamp.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who can participate?

Anyone is welcome and encouraged to join this initiative.

No. The winners will be selected by the judges based on the selection criteria of determining a feasible, desirable, and viable society.

The #hangout channel in the Jur Discord community is the best place to ask questions and meet fellow Jur community members.

Yes. Founders will receive several resources via email following their application submission: a Founder's Handbook which serves as a framework for how to create a startup society; a Lean Society Canvas that can be used to brainstorm, collaborate, or facilitate the ideation process.