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+title="Handmade's Mandate"
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+description="Read the full mandate and join the cause"
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+[Prev](/founders-vision/intro/exemplary-software) | [Contents](/founders-vision) | [Next](/founders-vision/intro/introduction)
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+Handmade Cities (HMC) is on a mission to reshape the software industry for systems programmers. Our **mandate** is to clear a path for anyone—from juniors to seniors—to go on and become well-connected, well-paid practitioners embodying the Handmade ethos.  
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+We're the gateway for newcomers to emerge ready to succeed, skipping the corporate grind or venture capital. Whether they choose careers as indie developers, small business owners, or by joining lean software shops (with good pay and high levels of autonomy), our website is the official portal to achieve that dream.
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+Call us crazy if you must—we're making this vision reality by 2030.
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+**Follow The Founder's Vision's Progress**
+- Subscribe to the [newsletter](https://handmadecities.com/news)
+- Visit a local [meetup](https://handmadecities.com/meetups) near you
+- Attend a conference: [Boston](https://handmadecities.com/boston) and/or [Seattle](https://handmadecities.com/seattle)
+- Optional: Join our [Discord](https://handmadecities.com/discord)
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+**About the Author**
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+The founder of Handmade Cities ([Abner Coimbre](https://abner.page)) is the original author and maintainer of this document, who's channeling the sentiments of his audience. This does not mean every community member agrees with The Founder's Vision. Indeed, even Abner's own team may not fully endorse the entirety of the document. (We are not a monolith.)
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+What matters is that we're aligned on *most things*. And that's good enough to be getting on with.