Description
The Promises of Web3:
Web3 aims to create a fairer, more secure internet where you control your own data and identity. This is accomplished by directly owning your online presence, easily moving between platforms, and creators getting paid fairly without centralized gatekeepers taking the value and holding your reputation hostage. Web3 promises a more transparent and trustworthy online experience, giving individuals more power and choice.
Few would argue with this noble intention. But intentions don’t always dictate results!
Mission
Who are We?
We are Nearchos!
We are **collaborators **who recognized early on that we work better together. Each of us have unique skills and passions that lend well to accomplishing our collective goals. We were drawn together by our shared goals, and we are bound together by our unwavering commitment to our values.
Diverging from the mainstream narrative of a tech-heavy ecosystem, we believe that people are the center of Web3, not protocols. Just as the heliocentric model revolutionized our understanding of the solar system, we believe that placing people at the center of the web3 ecosystem is the key to unlocking the full potential of our shared values. This won’t happen by accident, however. It requires an intentional design!
To set that intention, our mission is rooted in six core pillars of technological innovation we feel are necessary for this journey:
- Self-Sovereign Identities – Empowering individuals to control their own data and identity.
- Secure Communication – Utilizing communication frameworks that are both open as well as accessible, and cannot be manipulated by outside forces.
- Social Engagement – Embracing the online & async nature of the modern global society.
- Collaborative Tools – Focusing on tools that foster collaborative work, breaking individuals out of their silos.
- Knowledge Management – Promoting autonomous access to insights and expertise instead of creating walled gardens and black boxes.
- Decentralized Consensus – Encouraging reputation driven governance and redefining the role of trust in a trustless execution environment.
Each of these pillars is interconnected with the others. None can stand alone, and together they make up the foundation upon which a truly decentralized society can be built. Any of them on their own, however, are at risk of capture and corruption. This is the holistic approach that will build robust systems of organization that will outlive their individual creators.
Problem
Where are We At?
When examining the main narratives that drive the most adoption, it is not a stretch to say the mainstream isn’t seeing the value propositions described in the promise above. Adoption is rather being driven by speculative hope in making life changing wealth. Investors and influencers control the capital flow in this narrative, while the value driven creators are pressured to sell out or capitulate. It may not be surprising that this mindset drives the popular narrative, given the nature of human behavior, but the question remains:
What is still missing to push forward the value driven narrative that gave birth to this technology?
This is the question we aim to answer.
Solution
What are we doing?
Community Mood Maps is our seminal research project that is dedicated to uncovering the use-cases that will drive technological development towards these foundational pillars of innovation. We want to infiltrate the projects and communities of not only the web3 & web2 world, but also out into the trenches of real life where some of the strongest communities have existed without reliance on the internet or technology. This is where we will find the people who stand to benefit the most from the progression of web3 values through technical innovation.
This work includes, but is not limited to:
- Community Research, including web2&web3 and also IRL
- Collaboration with other projects doing similar work
- Use Case development of tangible needs of real users
- Business Development work connecting public goods providing pieces of the puzzle
- Content Creation and Educational resources for onboarding more individuals and communities into the value-driven ethos of web3
Everything will be built and executed with an emphasis on dogfooding the exploration into open data and transparent operations. If you’re interested in supporting us, we’re likely interested in supporting other projects you already know and contribute to. Everything we do will drive open collaboration and transparent execution, bringing along the entire community that this value-driven mission attracts.
Business Model
Produce Public Goods
Path to Success
Want to grow through just grant funding
Total Funds Raised
400USD