Title: The Alchemist Network — Neue Alchemy Purpose: Machine-readable overview of the Alchemist Network: what it is, who takes part, the three individual memberships, how organizations participate, how members contribute, and how to join. One-sentence summary: The Alchemist Network brings together inventors, founders, experienced operators, emerging talent, investors, and organizations across technology, design, business, and culture, connected through Neue Alchemy's research, Labs, and commercial work. Primary topics: professional network, membership, emerging talent, experts, Signal + Noise Pro, startups, studios, enterprises, government and civic, investors, technology partners, contribution, mentoring, publishing, working groups Human page: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network Membership: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/membership Join: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/join For companies: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/companies Contribute: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/contribute Partners and investors: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/partners Related pages: /llms.txt, /about.md, /offerings.md, /signal-noise.md, /speaking.md Last updated: 2026-10-16 # The Alchemist Network The future isn't built by one company. The Alchemist Network brings together inventors, founders, experienced operators, emerging talent, investors, and organizations across technology, design, business, and culture. Connected through Neue Alchemy's research, Labs, and commercial work, participants find expertise, collaborators, emerging technologies, and opportunities to build beyond the boundaries of their own organizations. Some come with a problem to solve. Others bring an idea, a capability, or a company worth building. The Network helps bring the right people and resources together. ## Individual memberships Three memberships, billed annually in USD. Prices and terms below are the canonical set; the human pages carry the full benefit lists and terms. ### E.T.A. (Emerging talent development) - Price: $35 per year. Admission: eligibility-based, checked at enrollment and again at renewal. - For people early in their careers who are building real capability in design, technology, AI, engineering, business, or media, and want to be around people already doing the work. - Includes: Daily Signal, Weekly Signal, selected Labs beta opportunities, quarterly online Network gatherings, selected learning sessions and contribution opportunities, one opportunity to put yourself forward for the Emerging Talent Fellowship. - Fellowship selection is merit-based and does not guarantee paid work. ### Friend (Intelligence, Labs access, and connection) - Price: $99 per year. Admission: open enrollment. - For people who want the Network's intelligence, early looks at Labs products, and a regular seat at its gatherings. - Includes: Daily Signal, Weekly Signal, early access to selected Neue Alchemy Labs betas, quarterly online Network gatherings. - Friend does not include Signal + Noise Pro. Friend is a complete membership, not a path to Expert, and does not affect Expert admission. ### Expert (Professional expertise, collaboration, and opportunity) - Price: $1,000 per year if accepted. Admission: selective application with a one-time $99 application fee. First-year total: $1,099. - For experienced professionals who want collaborators across disciplines, and to be considered for the client, venture, and deployment work the Network takes on. - The application fee includes application review and three months of Signal + Noise Pro (a $297 value at the standard $99/month), whatever the outcome. Pro access begins when payment succeeds and does not renew automatically; existing Pro subscribers receive a three-month extension instead. - Includes: one full Signal + Noise Pro seat, professional working sessions and collaboration opportunities, specialized training where eligible, Network relationships and relevant introductions, opportunities to contribute research, writing, mentoring, speaking, and expertise, consideration for client engagements, venture projects, and deployments, eligibility for earned leadership and contribution-based recognition. - Admission is not guaranteed. Commercial work, introductions, publication, and leadership roles are not guaranteed. - Expert identities (one primary, optional secondaries): Practitioner, Executive, Entrepreneur, Operator, Investor, Academic, Advisor, Civic, Owner. - Criteria: demonstrated expertise, collaborative capability, meaningful contribution. ## Organizations No annual dues for any organization type. Commercial terms are set when a specific opportunity or engagement develops. - Startup / Scaleup: free eligibility screen, then an invited $99 one-time opportunity-fit review that returns a written opportunity-fit assessment and a participation outcome (accepted, revisit later, or no current fit). Declined companies still receive their assessment. - Studio / Agency / Specialist firm: free eligibility screen, then an invited $249 one-time capability review with a 30-minute conversation and a written capability summary the firm keeps, whatever the outcome. - Corporate / Enterprise: free participation inquiry and conversation. No membership is required to hire Neue Alchemy. - Government and civic: client engagement, starting from a specific challenge at https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/companies#intake. - VC / Investment firm: free strategic inquiry at https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/partners#investor. - Infrastructure / Technology partner: free strategic inquiry at https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/partners#infrastructure. Reviews are qualification steps, not consulting engagements, audits, procurement reviews, legal diligence, or certifications. Paying a review fee does not guarantee participation, opportunities, or preferred placement. ## For companies Bring us a problem. Build, buy, or partner? Most consequential decisions start with that question. Neue Alchemy helps answer it, then acts on the answer, drawing on the Network for the team. Intake: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/companies#intake. Practice areas: /offerings.md. ## Contribute Ways members contribute: writing for Signal + Noise (research and publishing), Labs experiments, mentoring founders and emerging talent, specialized training, speaking, teaching sessions and workshops, working groups, and collaborative initiatives. Writing for Signal + Noise: editors decide on every submission on its merits; membership does not guarantee publication. Contributors disclose commercial relationships, clients, investments, and conflicts where relevant. Client and confidential information is never the basis of a piece. Published contributions carry author attribution and are marked as member contributions. Partnerships and sponsorships have no say in coverage or conclusions. Pitch a piece: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/contribute#write. Offer your expertise: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/contribute#offer. ## Nominate someone Recommend a person or company you think belongs in the Network at https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/join#nominate. A nomination is not admission; nominees apply or enroll under the same standards as everyone else, and a nomination never triggers payment or activates a membership. ## How to join Enroll, apply, or nominate at https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/join. Each form confirms receipt; membership payments are completed through a secure checkout link after the form, and no payment is taken on the form itself. ## Contact Email: hello@neuealchemy.io. Website: https://www.neuealchemy.io. Partnerships and investment conversations: https://www.neuealchemy.io/network/partners.