Various thoughts that popped into my head last night as I vainly tried to sleep.
I worry greatly about raising the money to last through
uncertain times but I think in some ways there is a stronger case for
the Lumenous platform (and others like those we discuss here in the VRM community).
We build this
community of small businesses in spite of partisanship. Banks with the
capacity to engage will do so but I have always wanted it to be possible
for and business owners have told me they can see how self-managing
credit circles and peer-to-peer lending communities could emerge to fill
in the gap.
That's the vision I have for how we get
through the next 12-24 months. More of us who can will introduce
technology-enabled platforms that allow good people to connect around
getting real work done, without and in spite of government.
We will inspire self-determination and self-sovereignty, increasingly in the context of communities. Utilitarian in day-to-day value but fully connected to the egalitarian ideals of The Cluetrain Manifesto, Intention Economy, and more.
Best to all,
LaVonne
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LaVonne Reimer, Founder
Lumenous
503-720-0690 (cell)
lavonnereimer (skype)
www.lumenous.net