# Quartus
-- Building Tools of Our Own

Quartus is building tooling and infrastructure for DAOs, on Urbit. Our tooling will empower DAOs to own their toolstack and thereby own their data and build true autonomy. Freed from the ill-fitting, ad hoc arrangement of Web3 skinned, centralized, Web2.0 tools they currently use, DAOs will realize their untapped potential.

Urbit's Web3-first operating environment is novel and its commercial applications are beginning to be explored by companies like Quartus. As we build tools that existing business models will use, we will also investigate emergent business models (e.g. patronage plus, knowledge markets, value networks).

Quartus will have exposure to other Urbit endeavors. We provide custom tooling for early adopters of Urbit who are building businesses and communities. In addition to direct compensation for development work, Quartus takes an ownership stake in the networks that are emerging. As these communities grow and mature, Quartus will grow with them.

These opportunities are made possible by the permissionless, open source, peer-to-peer, decentralized environment of Urbit. Quartus is well known for its development activites on Urbit and is thus well positioned to find and capture new value creation modalities in this space, however they're presented to us.

-

Quartus is building infrastructure and tooling for DAOs on Urbit. Our tools enable DAOs to own their data, communications, and build true autonomy. This will unlock a flood of untapped potential. (phone from mom)

Much of the adjacent possibilities of this space remain unexplored. Quartus will explore business models such as patronage plus, knowledge markets, and novel value networks.

As we discover what works and what does not Quartus will capture value by creating services and tools customers are willing to pay for.

Quartus is also vehicle for exposure to other Urbit endeavors. We provide custom tooling for early adopters of Urbit who are building businesses and communities. In addition to direct compensation for development work, Quartus takes an ownership stake in the networks that are emerging. As these communities grow and mature, Quartus will grow with them.

All of this is only possible in a permissionless, open source, peer-to-peer, decentralized environment like Urbit. Quartus is well positioned to take advantage of value that is being created.