Manifesto Quest ⚔️
I'm Rob Hardy. I write manifestos.
A manifesto is an act of narrative surgery — a document that names what you believe, refuses the old story, and stakes a claim on a new one. Every manifesto I write is a small revolution.
I'm on a quest to write one hundred of them.
The Quest
I committed to writing 100 manifestos — one by one, until they're done. Each one a new story planted in the world.
the thesis
the stories we tell about ourselves and the world become self-fulfilling prophecies
too many of us are building lives, companies, futures in the quicksand of stories that no longer serve us
humanity’s most profound gift is not raw intelligence, but our capacity to dream, speak, and live new stories
writing a manifesto uproots old stories, and plants the seeds of new narratives that can bring us back to life
choosing to live into a new story, amidst a culture clinging to the old, is the most courageous thing a human can do
a manifesto, paired with earnest effort to live its story, ripples into the wider world, evolving the narrative fabric that binds humanity together
“the universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
current work
Founding collective manifesto
A manifesto for founders, technologists, and VCs on building technology that serves human flourishing.
Ungated sequel
A printed-only follow-up to the Ungated Manifesto — gated by paper, not by paywalls.
Manifesto mentorship
One-hour personal manifesto sessions — helping you find the story you need to write.