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Doriot Execution Artifacts

Illustrative examples of observable execution prior to equity formation.

Founder execution is the new signal. As product build costs collapse, durable advantage increasingly shows up in what founders can execute—openly, repeatedly, and under real constraints.

  • Market: Is it real and accessible?
  • Authority: Does the founder demonstrate earned expertise through action?
  • Moat*: Is defensibility beginning to form?

Execution Artifacts surface these answers before equity formation—through evidence, not promises.

This site is informational only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities.

Section A

Execution Experiments (Human Behavioral Discovery)

Experiment 01 — Retail Decision-Making Data

Uncertainty Tested How participants behave when making simulated venture allocation decisions.
Execution FantasyStartup® launched on iOS/web to observe live allocation behavior across thousands of participants.
Signal Produced 14,000+ downloads; 1.5 million decision data points; ~$100K lifetime revenue.

Experiment 02 — RegCF Allocation Behavior

Uncertainty Tested How participants allocate in real Regulation Crowdfunding contexts when analysis is structured.
Execution VentureClub operated as a RegCF investing club; companies analyzed and allocation decisions recorded.
Signal Produced 75 companies analyzed; ~$25,000 lifetime revenue; sunset after a fixed experimental period.

Experiment 03 — Private Market Readiness Measurement

Uncertainty Tested Whether private-market financial acumen can be measured and credentialed.
Execution QAI® launched as a FINRA-level exam concept to assess private capital markets literacy.
Signal Produced ~$50,000 lifetime revenue; demonstrated demand for structured venture education.

Experiment 04 — Non-Equity Discovery Capital (VentureStaking® Grant)

Uncertainty Tested Whether communities can allocate non-dilutive discovery capital without equity.
Execution First VentureStaking® Grant executed with live governance participation.
Signal Produced $43,000 allocated; Community of 327 created to support R&D efforts.

These artifacts illustrate the type of execution signal VentureStaking® is designed to surface.

Section B

Three Operating Insights

01
Pre-Seed Is Discovery, Not Underwriting
Most pre-seed efforts do not become venture-scale outcomes. Doriot treats this phase as discovery and supports it with non-dilutive, impact-style capital and governance.
02
Better Information Comes Before Better Decisions
When execution is observable, uncertainty compresses. Participation in discovery can reduce information asymmetry before any separate capital decision occurs.
03
Communities Are the New Moat*
As product build costs fall, durable advantage shifts toward distribution and trust. Doriot helps founders begin their journey inside communities built to observe and support execution.

This section describes a discovery framework and does not constitute investment advice.

*Erica Wenger — "The next generation of great tech companies won't look like the last" (July 14, 2023): thesis that community-led, purpose-driven, build-in-public companies will define the next era. Read Thesis

Section C

Independent Market Signals

  • #1 Fintech Product of the Week on Product Hunt (July 20, 2025)
  • Invited keynote on education — Wefunder VIP Conference (Fall 2024)
  • Invited discussion on capital formation — Cato Institute (alongside SEC participation)
  • Multiple podcast invitations to discuss VentureStaking®
  • University engagement discussions: Notre Dame, Washington University, Indiana University, Clemson, Colorado School of Mines, University at Buffalo, Penn State, Furman
Section D

Early Commercialization Signals (Non-Binding)

Two letters of intent from Communities to launch VentureStaking® Arenas: (Names Withheld)

$200,000–$400,000
Projected ARR potential (if executed)

Non-binding and subject to execution.

Section E

Intellectual Property (Filed / Claimed)

Patent Filed

U.S. Patent Application Serial No.: 19/370,362
Title: A GAMIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A VENTURE STAKING AND PREDICTION MARKET
Filing Date: October 27, 2025
Reference: Doriot-1-US-1406-17766
Inventor: Gerry Hays

Trademark

VentureStaking® is a claimed trademark of Doriot for use in connection with:
Educational, informational, and research services relating to venture discovery and capital formation;
Governance-based discovery systems for early-stage ventures;
Gamified systems for evaluating and observing startup milestones;
Online platforms providing non-investment information related to venture activity and execution.
Published: May 20, 2025
US Serial Number: 987921151

IP statements are provided for informational purposes.

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