Thank you @balajis for hosting the Network State Conference. Lots of progress since '23 and so much more to build. Excited for the year ahead.
Janine Leger
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Janine Leger
@JanineLeger
Founder @joinedgecity and Zuzalu, Emergent Ventures grantee, previously @gitcoin PGF, Social innovation #1 hobby, grounded in fun & adventure
Austin, TX
Born September 1
Joined July 2012
- We kicked off Edge Esmeralda today with 200 folks coming in from all over. It felt like the first day of college for a multigenerational group. This month is going to be magic. @JoinEdgeCity is officially no longer just an idea.
- Zuzalu kick-off was a year ago! What a crazy, beautiful journey the past year has been. It was built to be an experiment and a public good. A year later we've already seen so many pop-up villages built. Here is to a future of network cities and reimagining how we live.
- I've been so immersed in the world of @EdgeEsmeralda this month. @JoinEdgeCity started with a dream of building spaces and gathering people in a way that felt like they were living a better future. I'm leaving this month with more confidence that we're on the right path and the
- It's happening. Zuconnect in Istanbul with an incredible group for 2 weeks✨#zuconnect kickoff ceremony
- Join us in Istanbul Oct 29-Nov 11 for the next Zuzalu experiment. We're creating a pop-up village within a city. Learn more about why it's worth joining at Zuzalu.city
- We've dreamed about bringing Edge to Mountain Towns for a long time. This town couldn't be more perfect. Cannot wait to see what unfolds. Come join us!🏔️ Today, we're announcing our next flagship event: Edge Patagonia 📍 San Martín de los Andes, Oct 18 – Nov 15, 2025 A month-long popup village in the heart of the Andes, leading up to @EFDevcon Buenos Aires 🇦🇷🧵
- Final celebration for Edge Esmeralda last night was such a wonderful culmination of a weird, wonderful, mind expanding, relationship building, and fun month. Thank you to everyone who made it so memorable. @JoinEdgeCity first pop-up village in the books.
- I've resisted having an online presence & focused on IRL connections. I've reached a point where I sense there is value in sharing thoughts online. I'm committing to tweeting about community building for 60 days. IF it benefits my IRL life, I'll continue. If not, back to IRL only
- We watched an eclipse this weekend and hosted a 200 person festival around it. If you're trying to build new cities. Don't just practice throwing dinner parties, practice hosting continually more complex gatherings.
- We ran 21km and still smiles at the end. Next race in Chiang Mai!
- Simone Wilson, a local reporter in Healdsburg, shared her feedback about her Edge Esmeralda experience. We're just a bunch of "“techno optimists” with a shared goal of leveraging modern technology and ancient wisdom to save the world, or at least make it a better place to
- Chiang Mai in October feels like a good idea for everyone. Come join
