Core objects

Everything an Origin needs, in one calm workspace

Origin is built around eight core objects: profiles, ideas, Origins, communication, feed, projects, companies, and opportunities. Start an Origin for anything you want to happen — a startup, a small business, a project — and find the co-founders, partners, clients, and supporters who'll move it forward with you.

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Why Origin instead of ten tools

Most platforms solve only one part of collaboration. Origin combines them around the social graph — the relationships between members — so nothing gets lost between tools.

Network Guides Locations

Tool	Great at	What JoinOrigin adds
Slack	connects teams in channels	but is built for a single workspace — it does not carry profiles, Origins, projects, and opportunities across the people you already know.
Discord	communicates	but is not organized around profiles, Origins, projects, and opportunities on a shared social graph.
WhatsApp	messages	but is a private chat app — it does not give Origins durable profiles, projects, and discovery on a shared social graph.
LinkedIn	finds professionals	but does not power the Origins, chat, and projects that turn connections into collaboration.
Meetup	finds events	but is built around one-time RSVPs — it does not carry the Origin, projects, and relationships that grow after the event.
Eventbrite	sells tickets	but manages events, not Origins — it does not give your group a lasting home with profiles, projects, and opportunities.
Notion	organizes work	but is a document tool — it does not connect the people behind the pages into an Origin that works together.
Asana	tracks projects	but is built for tasks, not relationships — it does not surface the people and Origins that make projects happen.
Patreon	funds creators	but is built around subscriptions — it does not give your members profiles, projects, and Origins on a shared social graph.
Facebook	connects groups	but is built around an advertising feed — it does not give Origins a calm workspace with profiles, projects, and opportunities.

Core objects

Ideas

Every Origin starts with an idea. Post an idea page for anything — a small business, an AI startup, a book club, a 10k run — and the people who want to build it find you.

Projects

Collaborative efforts where the people in your Origin work together and turn conversations into outcomes.

Feed

The feed shows posts, updates, and opportunities from the people and Origins you follow. It is a calm stream of what matters in your network, not an engagement machine.

Origins

The space you start around a goal — a startup, a small business, a book club, or any idea. Every Origin gathers the people who share it and comes with its own room where the work moves forward.

Communication

Every Origin comes with a Matrix room: real-time chat, direct messages, and group discussions over the open Matrix protocol, end-to-end encrypted by default.

Profiles

A profile works like a living resume: it carries your experience, skills, and ideas — plus your reputation and relationships — across every Origin and project you join.

Opportunities

Jobs, partnerships, clients, and investments discovered through the social graph — your Origin surfaces the right opportunities at the right time.

Companies

Ventures formed from Origins inside the network, with team management and opportunity sharing built in.

Roadmap

Phase 1 — Origin Foundation

Profiles, Origins, chat, and the social graph. Success metric: members forming durable Origins.

Phase 2 — Collaboration

Projects, shared workspaces, and tools that turn conversations into joint work. Success metric: Origins shipping outcomes together.

Phase 3 — Organization

Companies and ventures formed by members, with team management and governance. Success metric: companies founded inside the network.

Frequently asked questions

How is JoinOrigin different from Discord?

Discord is a chat app. Origin is a social collaboration network — profiles, ideas, Origins, chat, feed, projects, and companies all live on one social graph.

Is JoinOrigin open source?

The code is open under AGPL-3.0, and communication runs on the open Matrix protocol. Your data stays portable.

What is the social graph?

The social graph is the web of relationships between members. Origin is organized around it, so every profile, Origin, and project connects through people.

When will projects and companies launch?

They develop naturally. As people post ideas, visions, and work, they find the people who want to build with them — and projects and companies grow out of those connections instead of waiting for a launch date.

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