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⚡ HatchThis 2026 · Asheville, NC

ReadyBlock

Online/offline neighborhood resilience.

Steve · Samantha · Yaya  |  March 29, 2026  |  readyblock.app

Before

Asheville. Connected.

Power. Water. Cell service. Internet.
Everything worked. Everyone was reachable.

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September 27, 2024

Then Helene hit.
Everything went dark.

85K
Households alone
16
Days fully offline
0
Ways to communicate

Nobody knew who needed help. Nobody knew where resources were.
Neighbors were invisible to each other.

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Value Proposition

Prepared before.
Connected during.
Together after.

The neighborhood app that works when nothing else does.

16 residents interviewed.
Nearly all would sign up immediately.

"This would be life-changing!"

— EMS WORKER, ASHEVILLE

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The Solution

Four modes. One mission.

Prepares you now. Connects you when it matters. Unites community through recovery.

Peacetime
Blue Sky
Register resources.
No names. No addresses.
Alert incoming
Prepare
Cache syncs to every phone.
Before the signal dies.
Disaster strikes
Storm
Locations revealed.
Zero internet required.
Weeks, not hours
Recovery
Water, volunteers, power.
Syncs on one bar.
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Blue Sky Mode

What residents see today.

Register resources. Map your block. Know your neighbors. No addresses shared.

Home Screen
Home — Block Readiness
Map View
Map — Rally Points
Profile Resources
Profile — Resources & Skills
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Storm Mode

When the power goes out, this activates.

Active alerts. Welfare checks. Rally points. Zero internet required.

Storm Home
Alert — Active Event
Storm Map
Map — Households Revealed
Storm Rally
Status — Welfare Checks
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Recovery Mode

Weeks, not hours. Still connected.

Recovery updates. Rally points. Response plans. Syncs on one bar.

Recovery Home
Updates — County EOC Alerts
Recovery Map
Map — Households & Rally Points
Recovery Plans
Plans — Storm Response
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Block Captain View

The captain sees everything.

Household stats. Welfare checks. Member management. One dashboard.

Captain Dashboard
Dashboard — Block Overview
Members List
Members — Welfare & Status
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City Leader View

The municipality sees the big picture.

All neighborhoods. Preparedness scores. Alerts. One city dashboard.

City Dashboard
Dashboard — County Stats
City Map
Map — All Neighborhoods
Neighborhood Detail
Detail — Quick Actions
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Welfare Check

One tap: "I'm Okay."

Emergency contacts notified instantly. Works offline — queues until signal returns.

I'm Okay Prompt
Prompt — One-Tap Check-In
I'm Okay Sending
Sending — SMS + Email
I'm Okay Delivered
Delivered — Contacts Notified
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Secret Sauce

Three innovations stacked.

No competitor has more than one.

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Offline-First
Works with zero connectivity. Data syncs to every phone before the signal dies.
No internet required
02
🔒
Privacy by Architecture
"What vs. Where" — locations are only revealed during active emergencies.
Zero trust model
03
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Full Lifecycle
Prep → Storm → weeks of Recovery. Not just alerts — an entire operating system.
4 operating modes
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Market Size

The money is already moving.

This week — Asheville pledged $10M for resilience hubs. ReadyBlock is the digital layer.

TAM
~100M residents in FEMA zones
$50M+
SAM
SE + Appalachian
$7.5M
SOM
WNC Year 1
$50–180K

FEMA requires governments to maintain hazard mitigation plans — updated every five years — to receive disaster funding.
ReadyBlock is the digital infrastructure that supports these plans at the neighborhood level.

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Business Model

Free for residents.
Funded as public infrastructure.

Municipal Contracts
$0.50
per resident / year
Asheville (~94K) = ~$47K/yr
Less than a bottle of water per resident.
Grants & Partnerships

FEMA resilience grants
NC IDEA
Community Foundation of WNC
Red Cross deployments

If you charge for preparedness, those who can't afford it need it most.

Cities don't buy apps. They invest in infrastructure.

ReadyBlock is infrastructure of resilience.

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Competitive Landscape

First Mover.

Platform Solution
Point Solution
Online Only
Offline-First
ReadyBlock
Offline-first Platform
FEMA
Regional Alerts
Nextdoor
Social / Online
Red Cross
Generic Lists

"Nextdoor is the block party. ReadyBlock is what happens when the power goes out."

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Financials

Conservative. Credible. Fundable.

Year 1
$75–100K
  • 1 municipal pilot (Asheville)
  • NC IDEA grant
  • 500 organic blocks
Year 2
$250K
  • 3 municipal contracts
  • across WNC region
  • FEMA grant revenue
Year 3
$750K–1M
  • 8–10 cities nationwide
  • Insurance partnerships
  • Federal grant pipeline

First contract path: Asheville is spending $10M on resilience. We approach Thrive Asheville with pilot data from our first 5 blocks. We apply for NC IDEA — a sponsor of this event.

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The Team

Built this weekend.
Ready to ship.

Steve
Builder

Dev lead. Built the working app in 48 hours.

Samantha
Marketing

16 interviews. Business model + go-to-market.

Yaya
Design

Brand identity + UX. Trust made visible.

Weeks 1–4
Ship PWA
Weeks 4–8
Pilot blocks
Weeks 8–12
NC IDEA
Summer '26
First contract
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ReadyBlock

know your neighbors

know your resources

know you're not alone

infrastructure of resilience

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SCAN ME
Try it right now
readyblock.app
Always free for residents.
Steve
Builder
Samantha
Marketing
Yaya
Design
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Appendix

Deep Dive

Privacy & Governance

Google Address API verification. Geo-fenced to participating cities. Three tiers: City Leader, Captain, Resident. No data monetization, ever.

Technical Stack

React + TypeScript + Firebase. PWA with Service Workers for offline. IndexedDB local cache. NWS weather API. Deployed via Netlify.

90-Day Roadmap

Weeks 1–4Ship production PWA
Weeks 4–8Recruit 3–5 pilot blocks
Weeks 8–12Approach Thrive Asheville + city EM. Apply for NC IDEA.

Why Now

Asheville pledged $10M for resilience. FEMA prioritizing community prep. The next storm isn't a question of if.

Competitive Gaps

ReadyBlock
✔ Offline ✔ Hyperlocal ✔ Privacy ✔ Lifecycle
FEMA AppPartial offline. Regional only.
NextdoorOnline-only.
Ad-funded.
Red CrossGeneric.
No community.
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