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2025-04-08-alpha-nano-team-meeting
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Alpha Nano Team Meeting - Summit Brainstorm & Platform Updates

Date: April 8, 2025 (approx) Location: Alpha School / Gauntlet AI Office, Austin, TX Attendees: Gary Sheng, Arpan Gupta, Danny Mota, Malekai Mischke

Summary​

A brainstorming and update session focused on Gary's movement-building projects and the team's work on the micro-school platform.

Key Discussion Points​

  1. America 2.0 Summit (Sept 2025)

    • Vision/Scope: Discussed the need for a grand, compelling vision (e.g., 50-year plan for America) to attract high-caliber attendees (billionaires, leaders).
    • Branding/Positioning: Explored how to frame the summit to avoid negative media interpretations (e.g., not a secret society, perhaps involving students). Considered names like "American Genius Invitational" (AGI).
    • Participant Selection: Brainstormed ideas for identifying high-agency participants, potentially through a nationwide competition or essay contest ("American Nerd Idol"). Idea of a decentralized PhD-like program (digital gauntlet) surfaced, where participants develop proposals with mentors and present at the summit.
    • Target Audience: Initial focus on leveraging Alpha School ecosystem (wealthy parents, genius kids) as the "Roadster" model for early adoption.

  2. Micro-School Platform ("Shopify for Teachers")

    • Discussed the team's work on the platform.
    • Need for robust demand generation tools identified.
    • Gary suggested creating a dedicated communication channel (Slack/Discord) for the team + Gary.
    • Discussed Joe Liemandt's feedback and the need to align with his vision (Shopify model, demand-gen first).

  3. Project Aloha (Onboarding)

    • Gary reiterated the need for this project to codify knowledge and efficiently onboard new people into the Alpha movement/ecosystem.

Follow-ups​

  • Alpha Nano team to continue developing the micro-school platform based on Joe's feedback.
  • Gary to continue refining the America 2.0 Summit concept (incl. selection process).
  • Establish dedicated communication channel (Slack/Discord) for Gary + Alpha Nano team.