CAPITAL ALLOCATION

STEP 2 Budget — $965 Provisionals

ΔSUM 4.0 — STEP 2 STAGING

Allocation Summary

CategoryAllocationPriorityMilestone Gate
Provisional patent #1 (PRAXIS-1)$175CRITICALFiled
Provisional patent #2 (EUDS/TraceLock)$175HIGHFiled
Trademark search (ETHRAEON)$125HIGHSearch complete
Domain acquisition (if available)$75MEDIUMAcquired or documented unavailable
VPS continuation (1984.is)$50/moONGOINGActive
Legal consultation reserve$150MEDIUMEngaged or reserved
Infrastructure reserve$215BUFFERAvailable

Total Budget: $965

Critical Path: Provisional patents protect PRAXIS-1 7-Gate Pipeline and EUDS/TraceLock evidence chain architectures.

Priority Sequencing

  1. CRITICAL: PRAXIS-1 provisional patent ($175) — protects core runtime IP
  2. HIGH: EUDS/TraceLock provisional patent ($175) — protects design system and evidence chain
  3. HIGH: ETHRAEON trademark search ($125) — validates brand protection path
  4. MEDIUM: Domain acquisition ($75) — ethraeon.com if available
  5. ONGOING: VPS continuation ($50/mo) — maintains compute infrastructure
  6. MEDIUM: Legal consultation ($150) — IP strategy review
  7. BUFFER: Infrastructure reserve ($215) — contingency

STEP Sequence Context

StepDescriptionStatus
STEP 1Get EVERYTHING liveCONDITIONALLY COMPLETE
STEP 2File provisionals ($965 budget)THIS ALLOCATION
STEP 3Start getting money inPENDING
STEP 4Use the app to interface with everythingPENDING