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Not just the founders and executives and already rich, but everyone.\u0026nbsp;Over the past few decades, wealth has consolidated into the hands of a few. Those rich enough from businesses, real estate, and investments bought more businesses, real estate, and investments, until they own most of the capital.\u0026nbsp;Today, the wealthiest 10% of Americans own 92% of the stock market. The bottom half owns 1%. That means when the economy does well, it benefits an increasingly few.\u0026nbsp;Our wealth imbalance has created a power imbalance. The world's wealthiest individuals have steadily bought up our companies, our homes, our banks, our media, our satellites, our technology, our governments. Wealth is cementing at these levels, with the already rich and powerful becoming even more so, and those not already wealthy unable to catch up or ever have a say again.\u0026nbsp;If we don’t do something about it we could lose democracy. We already are.\u0026nbsp;We need to create an elevated vision for capitalism in which everyone gets richer from capital, not just the few who got in decades ago. If we can shift our wealth imbalance, we can shift our power imbalance—creating an economy owned and operated by us, and a democracy that better represents our interests.That’s why I’m devoting the next couple of years to studying capital and how we can create more owners of it. I’m writing a book about how we can own equity in the companies we work for, build wealth in an economy that supports all of us, and democratize power in the governments meant to serve us. But I’m also building a coalition of builders who can make these solutions mainstream. Who can build better businesses, evolve government policies, and make broad-based ownership a default function of the economy. I’m writing a vision for an economy that creates a better future for all of us, not just a bunch of shareholders.\u0026nbsp;I hope you'll join us. Become part-owner in a book project about creating more ownersI once wrote that I’d rather have an investor than a publishing contract, that’s still true. Instead of pitching this idea to publishing houses, securing a book advance, writing it in secret over the next several years, then hoping people read it when it comes out; I’m pitching it to you. You can listen in on my interviews as I have them, read chapter drafts as I write them, contribute comments and help me crowdsource my research as I go, and even earn a share of the profits when it sells. In other words: I’m giving you ownership in a book project about creating more owners. I'll be researching and writing this book live over the next couple years, gathering pre-sales as I go. Once I've finished the book, 40% of sales will be distributed among investors as an annual distribution. I will donate the remaining 10% as an annual donation to GiveDirectly. If the project goes on to sell to a traditional publisher or becomes an audiobook, podcast, or documentary, we will retain that same profit-sharing split.\u0026nbsp;I'm raising a book advance to fund a book about systemic changeI'm crowdfunding my book advance using WeFunder, a platform that allows businesses to crowdfund investment from supporters and share profits with them. We have reached 50,000+ in pledges and are now in the process of opening a community round. This book advance will allow me to:Market and pre-sell 10,000 book copies by book launch Design, print, and ship physical books Get on the podcast circuit and sell an additional 10,000 copies in the six weeks after publication Research my book, including traveling and learning from the world's largest and most successful case studiesBuild a coalition of supporters who can build this future as we write about itMy goal is to pre-sell 10,000 copies before launch (10% of my projected subscriber base in January of 2028), and sell an additional 10,000 in the six weeks after publication through a coordinated marketing campaign and podcast circuit. Split between $20 ebooks and $30 print books, sales of 20,000 books would net $500,000 in revenue, with $200,000 going back to investors and $50,000 donated to GiveDirectly. The minimum amount I am raising is $50,000 and the maximum I’m raising is $124,000. The more investment we have, the more support we have to sell more copies and to expand this project into future mediums. It would be a condition of any future medium that our revenue sharing would remain shared in that split. An investment in this project is an invitation to participate in itThis isn't just about selling books, it's about creating change. As stakeholders in this project, I'd love to invite you to participate in it:Reserve your signed, collector's edition copy of the book + comment and participate in the project live ($100 investment)Receive my monthly “build in public” newsletter + provide feedback and get polling rights on the direction of the book ($200 investment)Join quarterly advisory board calls \u0026amp; help me brainstorm early content ideas ($500 investment)Write a \"brief\" on your company to share in roundup emails of supporters' projects ($1,000 investment)Speak on one of my \"Guest Lecture\" calls for subscribers ($3,000 investment, subject to author approval, limited availability)Reserve 50 copies of the book for your organization + get a custom webinar with me ($5,000 investment)Write an online article for my subscribers ($7,000 investment, subject to author approval, limited availability)Reserve 100 copies of the book for your organization + get a custom webinar with me ($10,000 investment)Write a two-page breakout for the book in your area of thought leadership ($15,000 investment, subject to author approval, limited availability)Collaborate on a deep-dive case study that will be printed as a separate booklet and included with the print book ($20,000 investment, subject to author approval, limited availability)Spend a week traveling on-location with me to study a pro-social organization ($30,000, limited availability)Write the foreword for the book + co-host, introduce, and speak at the book launch party ($50,000 investment, limit one)All content produced by funding partners will be noted online and in print. Partner content online will be limited to once a month. Partner content in the book will appear on pink-tinted pages. A roadmap of what I'm researching:Worker Ownership: We should own the companies we work forWorkers should own a share of the value they help create, just like founders and executives do. I want to study how we can massively incentivize and expand worker ownership structures, including:Employee equity structures (ESPPs and RSUs)Employee stock ownership programs (Publix, Black \u0026amp; Veatch, Burns \u0026amp; McDonnell, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, BDO)Employee ownership trusts and profit-sharing (John Lewis Partnership, ARUP, Mott MacDonald, Kearney)Cooperatives (Unimed in Brazil, Mondragon and Fundación Espriu in Spain, SACMI and Manutencoop in Italy; and S Group, 20 regional cooperatives in Finland)Profit-sharing (Metalabel, Gumroad, Valve Software)Sources include: Carta, Rutgers, The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX), International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA), Co-op UK, Social Capital Partners, Transform FinanceStakeholder Ownership: Our economies should benefit everyoneIt's not just the companies we work for, we also have a stake in the land we live on, the energy we consume, the technology we use, and the governments we are part of—we should participate as owners and ensure they act in our best interests. Including through:Purpose trusts (Bosch, Patagonia, Organically Grown, Ecosia)Community equity (WeFunder, StartEngine, Republic, Flexile)Fractional investment (Fundrise, AcreTrader, Masterworks, Rally Rd.)Collective ownership of technology (Personal ownership of data, collective ownership of AI/ technology, collective ownership of the internet \u0026amp; media platforms)Partial common ownership (RadicalxChange)Collective housing (Community land trusts, co-ops)Collective land \u0026amp; natural resources (Cooperatives, commons-based models, municipalities)Blockchain and tokenized ownership (RealT, ARTFI, Propchain, Frac)Sources include: Audrey Tang and Plurality, The UN’s Social \u0026amp; Solidarity Economy, Conscious Capitalism, The Purpose Economy, Nathan Schneider, MEDLab, New_Public, Social Media Governance Initiative, Who Owns the Future?Participatory Democracy: We should democratize economic powerBroad-based wealth ownership isn’t just about who holds financial assets—it’s about who has the power to shape the future. We can reinvent democracy to distribute influence more equitably. A few ways I want to study:Governance innovation (Decentralized, stakeholder-driven decision-making like RadicalxChange)Participatory democracy (Open governance platforms enabling collective decision-making like OpenGov, Decidim, Consul Democracy, vTaiwan \u0026amp; GovZero)Participatory budgeting (Allowing communities to direct public and corporate resources as in New York, Brazil)Quadratic voting/funding (Democratic funding mechanisms for economic initiatives\u0026nbsp;like RadicalxChange, Gitcoin)Citizen's assemblies (Belgium, France, Germany)Sources include: Audrey Tang and Plurality, Democracy Collaborative, Participatory Budgeting Project, MIT CoLab, The GovLab, Nesta, World Bank's Citizen Engagement, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Radical MarketsFunding the Future: Capital should fund a better economyOur economy is the way it is because of how it's funded. Investors want short-term gains, not long-term share value. If we want companies that serve humanity, we need to change how they’re funded and who benefits from their success. A few things I want to study:How we fund stakeholder-owned companies (Loans, grants, crowdfunding, mission-aligned venture capital, impact investing, PE)Better exit strategies (Employee-ownership buyouts, ESOP holding companies, perpetual purpose trusts, community IPOs, restructuring IPOs)Policy shifts that facilitate funding (Pension \u0026amp; 401(k)s investment, downside protection for PE-backed ESOPs) Sources include: KKR, Ownership Works, Expanding ESOPs, Purpose Ventures, Social Capital Partners, Exit to Community, Transform FinancePublic Policy: We need to make these models systemicGovernment policy can structure markets to create long-term shared prosperity. I particularly want to study how we can incentivize the above ownership structures so they become our default economic policy. Including through:Incentivizing employee ownership (401(k)s as model, ESOP reform, Succession incentives) Incentivizing stakeholder ownership (OpenAI, Anthropic, tech ownership)IPO and board restructuring (SAIC, UPS, Ginkgo Bioworks)Sovereign wealth and public investment funds (Norway’s Oil Fund, Alaska PFD, Baby Bonds)Tax \u0026amp; regulatory structures for shared wealth (Rutger Bregman's Fair Tax Fellowship)Social policy and economic redistributionSources: SAIC, Mariana Mazzucato, International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, Future Investment Initiative Institute, Rutger Bregman, Thomas PikettyWe should own the economy—let's create that future together.","location":"Salt Lake City, UT","website":"https://elysian.press/","total_amount_raised":86255,"total_investors":254,"is_funded":true,"is_active":true,"related_urls":["https://wefunder.com/elysian.press","https://elysian.press/"]},"media":{"share_image_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/uploads/company/header_media_photo/172370/xxl_blob.jpg","logo_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/uploads/company/logo/172370/large_avatar.jpg","header_media_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/uploads/company/header_media_photo/172370/standard_blob.jpg","cover_photo_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/uploads/company/header_media_photo/172370/standard_blob.jpg"},"links":{"company_url":"https://elysian.press/"},"highlights":[{"id":75538,"name":"profitable","url":"profitable","presentable_name":"Profitable","description":"Profitable for prior 3 months and expect same in future","image_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/2021/profile-highlights-dollar-sign.svg"}],"quick_facts":[{"index":1,"claim_id":"claim-fact-1","value":"Reaching 150,000+ monthly views and 20,000+ newsletter subscribers"},{"index":2,"claim_id":"claim-fact-2","value":"Read by founders \u0026amp; execs at OpenAI, Stripe, Y Combinator, Disney, Substack, Spotify, Audible"},{"index":3,"claim_id":"claim-fact-3","value":"Featured by The New York Times, BBC, Business Insider, Fast Company, The Information, Morning Brew"},{"index":4,"claim_id":"claim-fact-4","value":"Top 5% of publications on Substack"},{"index":5,"claim_id":"claim-fact-5","value":"Gave a TEDx talk on the future of publishing"},{"index":6,"claim_id":"claim-fact-6","value":"Experimental publisher: Crowdfunded a novella using crypto, serialized a novel using Substack"}],"team":[{"id":5439325,"entity_id":"wefunder:company_role:5439325","user_entity_id":"wefunder:user:2870750","role":"founder","name":"Elle Griffin","title":"Founder","bio":"Founder of The Elysian, journalist for Esquire, Forbes, Every. 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I look forward to seeing how this book can increase awareness of all of the benefits of employee ownership, as well as offer solutions to issues that are holding it back from being more widespread.","endorsement_name":"","investment_total":5000,"investment_info":"Invested $5,000 this round","is_lead_investor":true,"related_urls":["https://wefunder.com/tim.rettig"]}],"investor_memos":[],"tab_counts":{"posts":5,"ask_questions":9,"featured_investors":1,"faq_entries":5},"active_fundraises":[{"id":132247,"entity_id":"wefunder:fundraise:132247","state":"successful","offering_type":"4(a)(6)","funding_type":"note","structure":"ttw","security_type":"","currency":"USD","testing_the_waters":true,"min_purchase":100,"max_purchase":9,"funding_target":124000.0,"minimum_target":"50000.0","maximum_target":"124000.0"},{"id":132246,"entity_id":"wefunder:fundraise:132246","state":"successful","offering_type":"4(a)(6)","funding_type":"note","structure":"custom","security_type":"custom","currency":"USD","testing_the_waters":false,"min_purchase":100,"max_purchase":9,"funding_target":50000.0,"minimum_target":"50000.0","maximum_target":"124000.0","funding_started_at":"2025-05-28T22:55:59Z","funding_closed_at":"2026-05-01T03:59:59Z","auto_close_at":"2026-05-01T03:59:59Z"}],"latest_fundraise":{"id":132247,"entity_id":"wefunder:fundraise:132247","state":"successful","offering_type":"4(a)(6)","structure":"ttw","testing_the_waters":true,"can_invest_now":false,"funding_started_at":null,"funding_closed_at":null,"terms":{"eb":null,"nb":null,"txt":null}},"recent_posts":[{"id":300829,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:300829","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Wow, we've raised $94,000","preview":"Can we make it to $100,000?My community round for We Should Own The Economy is officially closing this month. This is the last chance to raise your investment or create a new one. Let's see if we can't top $100,000!Since I launched this crowdfund one year ago, the scope has significantly expanded. My manuscript is now at 43,000 words and I am about halfway through writing the book. I’ve hired an editor to help me put together the final version—my old Esquire editor, Adrienne Westfeld—and I’ve...","published_at":"2026-04-15T15:42:04Z","author_name":"Elle Griffin","url":"/feed/300829","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/300829"},{"id":185718,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:185718","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"We're Halfway There—And Still Raising","preview":"Thank you all so much for contributing to this campaign. We are more than halfway to our reach goal of $124,000. I am still promoting the fund as I write the chapters, and I still hope someone will join me on my upcoming research trips: To the cooperative region of the world—Emilia Romagna, Italy—and the world's largest cooperative, Unimed in Brazil. I'll also be joining a Citizens' Assembly coming up, and studying how technology can shift ownership models through data collectives, open-sourc...","published_at":"2025-09-16T15:39:43Z","author_name":"Elle Griffin","url":"/feed/185718","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/185718"},{"id":182638,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:182638","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Our community round has opened—let's fund this book!","preview":"Quick version:We’ve raised nearly $60,000 in investment pledges for my book We Should Own The Economy. Learn more about the project here.Our community round is open—time to confirm your investment! Click the link in your email to confirm your investment or click here to check your confirmation status.Join our call tonight! We’ll be discussing the book, the crowdfund, and how we can build the future of capitalism. RSVP here.This morning, I received word that my Schedule C has finally been file...","published_at":"2025-05-29T16:34:02Z","author_name":"Elle Griffin","url":"/feed/182638","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/182638"},{"id":181613,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:181613","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Everything is done—just waiting for approval!","preview":"Hi all, just wanted to give you an update and let you know that, not only have we reached our goal, but we have completed all of our paperwork and contracts and are now just awaiting the final review from WeFunder before we can officially open the round. I'll reach out to you the second it opens!","published_at":"2025-04-19T22:21:08Z","author_name":"Elle Griffin","url":"/feed/181613","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/181613"},{"id":179792,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:179792","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Here we go...","preview":"Thank you all so much for your early investment and feedback! I publically announced the project to my newsletter subscribers this morning and now I'm reaching out to various stakeholders who might not be on my newsletter list to help this reach a wider audience. If there is anyone else you can share this work with or introduce me to at this stage it would be much appreciated. We have a good start, but we still have a ways to go!","published_at":"2025-02-25T21:16:17Z","author_name":"Elle Griffin","url":"/feed/179792","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/179792"}],"q_and_a":[{"id":310474,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:310474","question":"I thought this might be a good read, but the endorsement of the racist foreign invader Zohran of NY made me rethink the project. I've cancelled my investment and you should too.","author_name":"Jesse Thompson","votes":1,"created_at":"2025-06-28T01:32:37Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/elysian.press#question-310474","answers":[{"id":310944,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:310944","answer":"I do not endorse \"racist foreign invaders.\" I merely wrote an article about how, if Democrats want to win, they need a candidate who embraces both social and abundance principles, and is charismatic in a way that can win an election, like Zohran is.","author_name":"Elle Griffin","votes":1,"created_at":"2025-07-07T20:31:19Z"}]},{"id":332505,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:332505","question":"Hi Elle, would you be up for an interview with Axios? emily.peck@axios.com","author_name":"Emily Peck","votes":0,"created_at":"2026-04-30T14:13:33Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/elysian.press#question-332505","answers":[{"id":332510,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:332510","answer":"I'd love that! Just sent you an email.","author_name":"Elle Griffin","votes":0,"created_at":"2026-04-30T14:21:18Z"}]},{"id":331838,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:331838","question":"How will net revenue be tracked? Is the book inside it's own LLC or SPV? Really excited for this, but noting that any related expenses could wipe out any net revenue / net income. Have you considered doing it on gross revenue and publishing gross revenue quarterly? Great work!","author_name":"Adrian Reif","votes":0,"created_at":"2026-04-23T16:24:29Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/elysian.press#question-331838","answers":[{"id":331840,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:331840","answer":"Thanks for the questions!!! First, how net revenue is tracked. The book has its own project/class in our QuickBooks — all book revenue (direct sales, retail, rights, audio, etc.) is tagged to it, and only direct book expenses count against it: printing/production, book-specific editing, book-specific marketing spend, book-specific legal/accounting, shipping, and payment processing fees on book sales. General Elysian Press overhead — my salary, operations, office/software, general counsel — is not allocated to the book. When payouts are calculated, investors will receive a line-item report showing gross revenue and every expense category deducted. It's not an SPV / separate LLC, it's a revenue stream inside Elysian Press LLC. Gross vs. net. I thought about this carefully. The issue with paying 40% of gross is that it makes serious marketing economically irrational—if I spend $30K marketing a book that grosses $50K, paying out 40% of gross and covering marketing means I lose money on the book itself, which is bad for everyone. The net structure is there so we're aligned: I only make money if investors make money, and investors share the upside of marketing that actually works. The trade-off is trust in the accounting—but that's why I'm committing to full transparency on the expense line items. Our board will also review these items and help make these decisions!!","author_name":"Elle Griffin","votes":0,"created_at":"2026-04-23T16:39:21Z"}]},{"id":313521,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:313521","question":"I am Canadian and just tried to invest in the Elysian. A message popped saying my location is not supported. How can a Canadian citizen invest in this project?","author_name":"Michele Moore","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-08-22T16:12:16Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/elysian.press#question-313521","answers":[{"id":313567,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:313567","answer":"Ah, I know, this is an issue. Unfortunately, Canada has regulations against crowdfunding, so it's not possible to invest from there. You can still follow the project live though by subscribing to my newsletter! https://www.elysian.press/ Thanks for the interest!","author_name":"Elle Griffin","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-08-23T20:04:03Z"}]},{"id":310906,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:310906","question":"Hi, I invested but am not yet a paying subscriber to the Elysian -- is there a way for my subscription to be activated as a result of the investment here?","author_name":"Jennifer Hole","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-07-06T21:28:01Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/elysian.press#question-310906","answers":[{"id":310945,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:310945","answer":"Yes! As an investor you will be comped a subscription to my newsletter. I will email you shortly!","author_name":"Elle Griffin","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-07-07T20:34:38Z"}]},{"id":310712,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:310712","question":"When is the last day to invest?","author_name":"Corinthius C. Moffitt","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-07-01T23:47:09Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/elysian.press#question-310712","answers":[{"id":310943,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:310943","answer":"I am in no rush to close the fund, it will either be when I have maxed out my campaign at $124,000, or my campaign has ended in the spring.","author_name":"Elle Griffin","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-07-07T20:28:56Z"}]},{"id":309474,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:309474","question":"Would the revenue share be in perpetuity or would there be a cutoff date?","author_name":"Corinthius C. Moffitt","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-06-10T17:10:56Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/elysian.press#question-309474","answers":[{"id":309534,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:309534","answer":"In perpetuity!","author_name":"Elle Griffin","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-06-11T14:27:13Z"}]},{"id":307546,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:307546","question":"Hi, Are you not able to accept investors from Canada?","author_name":"Sandra Bell-Murray","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-05-05T23:29:54Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/elysian.press#question-307546","answers":[{"id":307549,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:307549","answer":"I just looked this up, oddly residents of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec are barred from investing. Apparently equity financing is regulated at the provincial level in Canada and those provinces have asked to opt out. Sorry about that, I appreciate the interest anyway!","author_name":"Elle Griffin","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-05-05T23:57:12Z"}]},{"id":307017,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:307017","question":"Regarding the $1000 reward tier, I am public employee and cannot represent my employer, could I instead pitch a book I am working on (once it is done)? It is based on findings from my passion research project (application of AI in the social sciences).","author_name":"Hara Palani Kumar","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-04-28T17:15:14Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/elysian.press#question-307017","answers":[{"id":307052,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:307052","answer":"Absolutely! I love that idea.","author_name":"Elle Griffin","votes":0,"created_at":"2025-04-28T23:29:50Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"Regarding the $1000 reward tier, I am public employee and cannot represent my employer, could I instead pitch a book I am working on (once it is done)? It is based on findings from my passion research project (application of AI in the social sciences).","answer":"Absolutely! I love that idea."},{"question":"Hi, Are you not able to accept investors from Canada?","answer":"I just looked this up, oddly residents of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec are barred from investing. Apparently equity financing is regulated at the provincial level in Canada and those provinces have asked to opt out. Sorry about that, I appreciate the interest anyway!"},{"question":"Would the revenue share be in perpetuity or would there be a cutoff date?","answer":"In perpetuity!"},{"question":"I thought this might be a good read, but the endorsement of the racist foreign invader Zohran of NY made me rethink the project. I've cancelled my investment and you should too.","answer":"I do not endorse \"racist foreign invaders.\" I merely wrote an article about how, if Democrats want to win, they need a candidate who embraces both social and abundance principles, and is charismatic in a way that can win an election, like Zohran is."},{"question":"When is the last day to invest?","answer":"I am in no rush to close the fund, it will either be when I have maxed out my campaign at $124,000, or my campaign has ended in the spring."}]}}}