Utopic Flywheel

Posted byNeil ThanedarPosted inIdeas

Is it possible to mass-produce creative works?

Edison’s Lab, Disney’s Studio, and Warhol’s Factory are all proof it’s possible.

Utopic is my contribution to this field.

This is my flywheel for Utopic. I will update it as my ambitions expand:

This diagram is my publicly calling my shot on January 25, 2022: This whole Utopic flywheel will be working within five years.

Utopic LLC is my personal capital holding company:

  • Utopic Studio is my indie startup studio.
  • Utopic Ventures will be my fund to invest in other founders.
  • Utopic News is my newsletter exploring solutions to the World’s Biggest Problems.
  • Utopic Live will be a conference full of people solving the World’s Biggest Problems.
  • Utopic Club will be a community of people solving the World’s Biggest Problems.
  • Utopic Foundation will be a nonprofit funding solutions to the World’s Biggest Problems.

My flywheel is inspired by Walt Disney’s flywheel for his Studio, originally published in 1957:

This idea is a work-in-progress. If you’d like to riff on it, hit me up @neilthanedar on Twitter.

Published by Neil Thanedar

Neil Thanedar is an entrepreneur, investor, scientist, activist, and author. He is currently the founder & chairman of Labdoor (YC W15), a consumer watchdog with $7M+ in funding and 20M+ users, and Air to All, a 501(c)3 nonprofit medical device startup. He previously co-founded Avomeen Analytical Services, a product development and testing lab acquired for $30M+ in 2016. Neil has also served as Executive Director of The Detroit Partnership and Senior Advisor to his father Shri Thanedar in his campaigns for Governor, State Representative, and US Congress in Michigan.