Roadmap

The Roadmap provides a clear view of Subvert’s targeted milestones and goals. It outlines the steps to building both the platform and the co-op, from initial phases to future developments, and tracks our progress along the way.

Phase I: The First Brick

Laying the foundation for constructing an alternative future. Our first brick: the start of a new structure. Subvert debuts with a website featuring the essay “A Collectively Owned Bandcamp Successor” and a countdown.

July 2024

Begin Development of Subvert Platform

Completed

Form Cooperative Entity

Completed

Form Initial Board of Directors

Completed

First Transparency Report Released

Completed

Release “Plan for the Artist-Owned Internet” physical zine

Completed

Phase II: The Foundation

With our growing base of Founding Members, we solidify the rules and structures underlying the Subvert Co-op. A codification of care to support our collective vision.

October 2024

Launch of Subvert’s Members-only Forum

Completed

Continue Platform Development

In Process

Refinement of Cooperative Bylaws

In Process

User Research Campaign & Codesign with Founding Members

In Process

Fundraising Strategy Co-development with Members

Upcoming

Phase III: Soft Infrastructure

Beginning to introduce the Subvert Platform as a cultural, social, and economic vehicle for the Co-op. Post-fundraising phase, marked by the first Subvert Quarterly Town Hall and distribution of patronage via "Platform Shares."

January 2025