# Silver Door Handbook

## Silver Door Handbook

- [Welcome](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/welcome.md): SilverDoor is a fully democratic venture studio cooperative.
- [Who is Silver Door?](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/about-us/who-is-silver-door.md): Silver Door is a venture studio cooperative for top-tier product renegades.
- [Vision](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/about-us/who-is-silver-door/vision.md): A glimpse into the world's first "Alumni" ServiceDAO and the future of sovereign worker owned companies.
- [Problem Statement](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/about-us/who-is-silver-door/problem-statement.md): The tech startup industry is marked by immense potential for growth and innovation, but it is also riddled with challenges that can lead to the downfall of many ambitious ventures.
- [Mission](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/about-us/who-is-silver-door/mission.md): Silver Door builds great companies and products by nourishing it's members.
- [Focus](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/about-us/who-is-silver-door/focus.md): DAOs work best when they're purpose built.  We only do three things and we strive to be the best.
- [Values](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/about-us/values.md)
- [Foundry](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/the-spheres/foundry.md): The Foundry is the focus group for partnerships, strategy, entrepreneurship and business development.
- [Operators](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/the-spheres/operators.md): The "Operators" are the core of the Silver Door.  We operate equity ventures in collaboration with the Foundry and our partners.
- [Kazoku](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/the-spheres/kazoku.md): "Kazoku" is the Japanese word for family.  We are the people people of the Door.
- [Alumni DAO](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/background/alumni-dao.md): Silver Door was born from the greater ETHDenver ecosystem.
- [DAO Ecology](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/background/dao-ecology.md): A flywheel is just a business term for a virtuous ecological cycle.  We are closing the loop of value creation for the service DAO ecosystem.
- [Better DAO](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/background/better-dao.md): Silver Door was founded by world leading DAO experts.
- [Elections](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/governance/elections.md): Silver Door holds board of directors elections yearly.
- [Hats Organization](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/governance/hats-organization.md): Silver Door uses Hats Protocol to increase individual's agency, impact and autonomy.
- [Board of Directors](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/governance/board-of-directors.md): The Board of Directors is bestowed power and authority by the Silver Door Limited Cooperative Association.
- [Meetings](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/governance/meetings.md)
- [Public Legal](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/legal/public-legal.md)
- [Members Legal](https://gitbook.silverdoor.ai/legal/members-legal.md)