The Greenfield Development Fund
A new blueprint for public good.
Sustainable. Transparent. Independent.
Our Principle: Radical Transparency
The traditional blueprint for public good projects is broken. It relies on two models: venture capital, which corrupts the mission, or builder burnout, which is unsustainable.
We are building a new, sustainable-cost model. Our evidence is radical transparency. We are not a black box. We are a public ledger. We are building our tools in the open, and we are funding them in the open.
"Public good cannot mean the builder works for free. That is the old, exploitative blueprint."
The Marathon
Monthly Sustainability Goals1. The Builder's Stipend
Goal: $9,800 / month
This funds my dedicated labor as lead architect. It is a sustainable, defensible salary set far below market average for a Principal Engineer. It prevents burnout and ensures the work continues.
2. Infrastructure & Tools
Goal: $600 / month
Pays for our "disciplined" infrastructure: green-powered Hetzner servers (Germany/Finland/US) that run our tools "at cost" and respect user privacy.
3. R&D Fund
Goal: $500 / month
Our "Future Build Fund." A modest budget to prototype new tools (like the Collective Strategist) and analyze emerging threats.
The Sprint
Current Active GoalThe Artisan's LLM Training Fund
FundraisingWhy Ko-fi? They actively block AI scrapers. We use Stripe/PayPal as a temporary bridge to build new infrastructure.
Fund the New Blueprint
Your contribution, one-time or monthly, is allocated to our ledger to sustain this work. All Marathon goals are funded first, in order of priority. Any surplus goes to Sprint projects.
A note on our tools: We know Ko-fi uses Stripe/PayPal, which are part of the old system. We are pragmatic, using these tools as a temporary bridge to build the new infrastructure (like DAON) that will one day make them obsolete.
Questions about our funding model? Get in touch