Welcome to the Timeline0!
Timeline0 is a launchpad for a new type of rocket: the Smartup. It's a new socio-technical organization —designed to build public-good technology (like emergency communication networks) without governments, founders, investors, or traditional equity. Tech FOR the people BY the people.
We are currently in the Pre-Validation Phase of our very first experiment. We are building the lab and mapping the ledger.
Three Things You Need to Understand¶
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Timeline0
The launchpad
This website. The framework where new collaborative technology projects are designed, tested, and launched following the Smartup method.
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Smartup Zero
ONLIFE
Our first live experiment. Testing the Smartup Method with ONLIFE: A mesh network for smartphones that works without internet or telecoms. A lifeline when everything else fails.
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SmartupOS
The Laboratory
How we actually work. Smartup OS is our institutional operating system—a transparent, forensic, and scalable framework for collective creation and systemic trust.
The Smartup Hypothesis¶
Traditional startups fail global goals because they tie wealth directly to power. Money buys equity, and equity buys authority.
A Smartup completely separates the two. Everyone who contributes becomes an equal owner (one person, one vote), but your economic rewards are entirely separate from your governance power.
Tracking Craftsmanship
SC is earned by completing tasks and contributing tangible work. It represents a future 1:1 EUR claim on the project's treasury. SC grants absolutely no governing power.
Tracking Trust & Reputation
SK is earned through peer kudos, captain awards, and active governance participation. It dictates your leadership eligibility and decays by 10% every month. SK cannot be bought.
Explore the Experiment¶
We have structured this documentation to guide you through the "Why", the "What", and the "How". Use the top navigation tabs to explore, or jump right in below:
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1. The Thesis
Understand the systemic failures of the current startup model and the scientific hypothesis driving our solution.
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2. The Smartup Zero experiment
Radical transparency in action. View the live objectives, tasks, teams, and active roles directly synced from our Forgejo ledger.
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3. Participate
Ready to step into the arena? Start your own Smartup or Join Smartup Zero. Learn about the 5 License Types (Watch, Work, Campaign, Group, Founder) and claim your Smartup Passport.
Active Smartup Registry¶
Pre-Validation
Smartup Zero
Project: ONLIFE
Blueprint: OSBP
Status: Active (Building Lab)
Join: Via Open Collective
Validation
(Awaiting Smartup Zero successful MVP)
Design
(Empty)
Production
(Empty)
Organisation
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Why Now?
2030 is the UN SDG deadline. We have a rapidly shrinking window to build the tools humanity needs to survive and thrive.
The next big thing will not be a monolith. It will be a mosaic of small, collective actions. This is one of them.
Enter the Arena¶
Join the Project
Become a Smartup Zero owner by selecting your License path.
Reach Out
Have questions about the experiment? Contact the Leadership Team.