Chapter 06

VentureOS

The operating system is introduced only after the philosophy is in place. VentureOS is what makes the philosophy operable.

Layer 07
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Governance
Constitutional and board discipline for the venture.
Layer 06
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Strategy
Positioning, sequencing, and boundaries.
Layer 05
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Capital
Bootstrap, community, revenue and equity, in the right order.
Layer 04
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Operations
Rituals, cadence, and the operating rhythm.
Layer 03
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Product
The offer and the discipline of delivery.
Layer 02
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Culture
Autonomy, energy, trust - Violet.
Layer 01
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Memory
The venture's chronicle. Decisions inherit from decisions.

Ventures do not choose layers. They inhabit them. Every venture inside a COACT Studio runs on the same seven so its progress is legible across the institution.