Devon Zuegel

But I think I want to take that and build on it and also create more of a sense of action and people building businesses, creating pieces of art, doing research, that kind of thing. So that's one difference. And then related to that is having it be a sense of more like peer to peer. So in Chautauqua, there's more of this sense that Jane Goodall will come and she'll talk

But I think I want to take that and build on it and also create more of a sense of action and people building businesses, creating pieces of art, doing research, that kind of thing. So that's one difference. And then related to that is having it be a sense of more like peer to peer. So in Chautauqua, there's more of this sense that Jane Goodall will come and she'll talk

to you about chimpanzees and she presents on her experiences and people talk about it for a little while, but then it moves on versus Jane Goodall herself being part of the community and then hosting an expedition with the kids in the community to go meet some chimpanzees.

to you about chimpanzees and she presents on her experiences and people talk about it for a little while, but then it moves on versus Jane Goodall herself being part of the community and then hosting an expedition with the kids in the community to go meet some chimpanzees.

And having it be more of a peer to peer where it's not sage on the stage, but rather the people around you are experts in their field. But you are also an expert in your field and creating that network. So I think those are the key values and experiences that I would love for people to have in this community.

And having it be more of a peer to peer where it's not sage on the stage, but rather the people around you are experts in their field. But you are also an expert in your field and creating that network. So I think those are the key values and experiences that I would love for people to have in this community.

You alluded to the hardware and software before. And so while we're currently building the hardware, which is functionally real estate development, I mean, at the end of the day, we're putting in infrastructure and we're building buildings. And that is what real estate development is. That's the hardware side.

You alluded to the hardware and software before. And so while we're currently building the hardware, which is functionally real estate development, I mean, at the end of the day, we're putting in infrastructure and we're building buildings. And that is what real estate development is. That's the hardware side.

And that has a very important role to play in this, where, as we were talking about before, environments really shape the behavior that we do. And so on that side, we are building infrastructure and public spaces and event spaces where people can have these types of events.

And that has a very important role to play in this, where, as we were talking about before, environments really shape the behavior that we do. And so on that side, we are building infrastructure and public spaces and event spaces where people can have these types of events.

Really, you can think of it like a college campus where we're going to have lecture halls and pavilions and things like that throughout the community that will support this type of activity. On the software side, we've actually gotten things started because it's going to take a while to build all that hardware.

Really, you can think of it like a college campus where we're going to have lecture halls and pavilions and things like that throughout the community that will support this type of activity. On the software side, we've actually gotten things started because it's going to take a while to build all that hardware.

And so we've gotten started with this pop-up village that we organized called Edge Esmeralda. And you can think of a pop-up village kind of like a temporary college campus. We host it in Healdsburg, California, which is 15 minutes south of the property where we're building the hardware. And for this pop-up village, it runs for 30 days each summer.

And so we've gotten started with this pop-up village that we organized called Edge Esmeralda. And you can think of a pop-up village kind of like a temporary college campus. We host it in Healdsburg, California, which is 15 minutes south of the property where we're building the hardware. And for this pop-up village, it runs for 30 days each summer.

And many people attend for the whole month, but also a lot of people come for just a week or just a weekend. Last year, we had 1,300 people attend Edge Esmeralda. And this year, we think it might be even a little bit more than that. And with Edge Esmeralda, we're experimenting with a lot of these ideas.

And many people attend for the whole month, but also a lot of people come for just a week or just a weekend. Last year, we had 1,300 people attend Edge Esmeralda. And this year, we think it might be even a little bit more than that. And with Edge Esmeralda, we're experimenting with a lot of these ideas.

I think last year, one of the key things that we did was we hosted nightly community dinners and they're not required to come. Many people will not come to every single night, but there's always one time and place during the day where you can come together and talk to the other people in the community.

I think last year, one of the key things that we did was we hosted nightly community dinners and they're not required to come. Many people will not come to every single night, but there's always one time and place during the day where you can come together and talk to the other people in the community.

Honestly, we're taking a lot of lessons from how colleges work, like a dining hall where people come and you always know that you're going to bump into some friends and there's going to be a table with someone interesting to talk to. If you don't want to go to the dining hall, that's fine, but it's an option that's available.

Honestly, we're taking a lot of lessons from how colleges work, like a dining hall where people come and you always know that you're going to bump into some friends and there's going to be a table with someone interesting to talk to. If you don't want to go to the dining hall, that's fine, but it's an option that's available.