Compass Global  ·  Doug's Portal
May 2026
Welcome, Doug

Your working desk The maps, briefings, and meeting prep — all in one place.

A calm landing for the documents you actually need this month. Start with the roadmap for the big picture, then check what's coming up. Everything links back to its canonical file — when Clance updates a document, you'll see the latest version here.

Start here

The big picture

Read this first. It's the whole road, not just this year's mile.
Co-Founder Roadmap

The Compass Journey — Our Roadmap

Where we're going together. The two-job magazine (megaphone + magnet), why it has to come first, the year-by-year plan from 2026 foundation through 2029+ compound — and how the team carries the load through it.

Updated May 2026 Open roadmap
Coming up

This month's meetings

What you're walking into in the next two weeks.
August Event — Campaign Playbook

The August Founding Event — campaign playbook

The working hub for the August event campaign. Covers the IDIPC partnership, the three-party framing (Compass / IDIPC / manufacturers), the complete Founding Cohort Package (two tiers — Patron NT$1.5M × 8 / Member NT$500K × 10, the Mandarin Founders' Edition + English International Edition, editorial + distribution + commercial value at every tier, Patron-only upgrades, integrity wall), the US distribution channels (AmCham / AIT / TAITRA / trade press), the full rate card, the IDIPC-routed institutional grant flow, the two-stage outreach plan, the Stage-1 CEO pre-pitch letter, and the 12-week timeline. The public open letter is a separate forthcoming artifact.

Updated May 2026 · v2 Open playbook
IDD Meeting — within 2 weeks

One Taichung Story — Two Engines

The one-pager you bring into the IDD meeting with Director-General Chang. Frames Compass Global (2026, outbound) + CIEA (2027–2028, inbound) as one Taichung story. Interest-gauging tone — no 2026 commitments.

Updated May 2026 Open briefing
IDIPC Founding Partnership

IDIPC Partnership Proposal v1.0

The signed-ready founding partnership document with IDIPC. The IEI framework, the August founding event scope, the 18-seat cohort structure, IDIPC's NT$200K commitment, and the editorial firewall language.

Drafted 2026-05-16 Open proposal
A note

From the team

Doug — this portal is a living space. As we build out the August event, lock in sponsors, and prep for the IDD meeting, the documents here will grow with the work. If something on the plate is too much, flag it early — we decide together what slips. We're co-founders. Neither of us carries a relationship, a deadline, or a decision alone. — Clance
Reference

For when you need to dig in

Background reading — not urgent, but here when you want it.
Compass in plain words — EN / 中文

How we explain Compass to the outside world

Clance's bilingual letter framing what Compass Magazine is becoming, the IEI (compared to Tianxia 1000 and Michelin stars), the intelligence arm (compared to DigiTimes and TrendForce), and the people behind it. Useful context for any conversation where you need to explain the project quickly — and a reference for how you're being framed in outside communications.

Bilingual · EN / 中文 Open letter
Coming soon

Editorial firewall & conflict-of-interest disclosure

The one-page public document explaining how Compass Global's IEI rankings stay independent — and how Compass Global and CIEA operate as separate entities. Doug to review before publishing on the Compass Global site.

Draft pending Coming soon
Coming soon

August Founding Event — run-of-show

The detailed event plan: date, venue, sponsor activation, run-of-show, RSVP management. Drafted once the event producer is hired (target: June 1).

After producer hire Coming soon