Partnership Letters on Cephas - Liana Banyan Knowledge Center

Partnership Letter: Bambu Lab

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Date: January 28, 2026

Dear Bambu Lab Team,

You changed the game. The A1 made multi-color printing accessible. The X1C made reliability real. Your volume discount program made materials affordable.

In three years, you went from newcomer to industry standard. That’s not iteration—that’s disruption.

I’ve spent four decades thinking about cooperative economics. Nine years building a platform. The last five months at ludicrous speed. I’ve filed 928 patent claims since November 26, 2025—many of them for innovations in distributed manufacturing networks.

Partnership Letter: Kallistra

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Date: January 28, 2026

Dear Kallistra Team,

You’ve been making hex terrain since before it was cool. Hexon is legendary in the wargaming community—modular, durable, stackable. You understood the power of the hexagon decades ago.

Partnership Letter: Lorescape

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Date: January 28, 2026

Dear Lorescape Team,

Your terrain tells stories. That’s rare.

Most terrain makers think in terms of function—cover, elevation, line of sight. You think in terms of narrative. Your pieces create worlds.

I’ve spent four decades thinking about cooperative economics. Nine years building a platform that connects creators. The last five months at ludicrous speed. I’ve filed 928 patent claims since November 26, 2025—protecting innovations in hydraulic hex terrain, cooperative economics, and distributed manufacturing.

Partnership Letter: OpenWarHex

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Date: January 28, 2026

Dear OpenWarHex Team,

You chose to make your work free. That’s a statement.

In a world where every terrain maker locks down their STLs, you said “take it, use it, remix it.” That philosophy—that generosity—aligns perfectly with what we’re building.

I’ve spent four decades thinking about cooperative economics. Nine years building a platform. The last five months at ludicrous speed. I’ve filed 928 patent claims since November 26, 2025—and here’s the thing: we’re not trying to lock people out. We’re building walls to keep bad actors out while the community thrives inside.

Partnership Letter: TerraTiles

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Date: January 28, 2026

Dear TerraTiles Team,

Modular terrain done right is an engineering challenge disguised as a creative one. You’ve solved both.

Your tiles connect. They’re consistent. They scale. That’s harder than it looks—and you make it look easy.