August – October 2025 · Eight meetings establishing purpose, identity, and economic philosophy
| # | Meeting | Date | Key Thread |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Why and the What | Aug 8, 2025 | Formation initiated; REA framework; multi-capital recognition |
| 2 | Visioning the Scenius | Sep 5, 2025 | Scenius named; 30/60/90 plan; expense → equity sharing |
| 3 | Synthesis and Soil | Sep 12, 2025 | LCA as soil, not enterprise; purpose statement drafts |
| 4 | Community Reinvestment | Sep 19, 2025 | Reinvestment over profit sharing; affordability realities |
| 5 | Post-Capitalist Protocols | Sep 26, 2025 AM | Mutual staking; distributed credit; multi-capital currencies |
| 6 | Implementation Afternoon | Sep 26, 2025 PM | Three-tier membership; Claude GitHub integration |
| 7 | Revnets and Revenue Sharing | Oct 3, 2025 | Revnets infrastructure; 1% venture commitment |
| 8 | Projects and Place | Oct 10, 2025 | NVP; place-based community; local compute infrastructure |
November 2025 – February 2026 · Seven meetings navigating legal structure, taxation, and the sprint to incorporation
| # | Meeting | Date | Key Thread |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Legal Consultation & Co-op Formation Strategy | Nov 21, 2025 | Attorney engagement; Subchapter T vs K tension |
| 10 | Dual Entity Strategy | Nov 28, 2025 | Partnership + Corporation split; volunteer vs employee |
| 11 | LCA Formation & Strategic Planning | Dec 12, 2025 | MVD sprint; January deadline; complexity decoupled |
| 12 | Strategic Expansion, Grants, & Education | Jan 16, 2026 | Dual legibility; third floor; Ethereum Everywhere grant |
| 13 | LCA Finalization & EthBoulder Identity | Jan 23, 2026 | Final agreement cycle; identity deferred pragmatically |
| 14 | LCA Status, Data Infrastructure & Third Floor | Jan 30, 2026 | Infrastructure sovereignty; local compute; trademark |
| 15 | The Birth of the Vessel & Techne Institute | Feb 6, 2026 | Articles filed; Techne vision; Learn by Build |
Source documents are maintained in the co-op.us formation record. Phase 1 meeting insights are available as markdown files. Phase 2 meeting notes and the Phase 2 Essential Threads synthesis are available as PDFs in the repository.