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Disclaimer ​

Effective Date: January 2, 2026 Last Updated: January 2, 2026

General Disclaimer ​

FORGE Pattern ("we", "us", or "our") provides business model frameworks, implementation guides, and educational resources for analytical and educational purposes only.

By using FORGE Pattern, you acknowledge and agree to the following disclaimers:

1. No Professional Advice ​

FORGE Pattern is not professional business advice, financial consulting, legal consulting, or strategic advice. Creating and selling FORGE products involves:

  • Business risk and investment of time/resources
  • Market dynamics and competitive positioning
  • Pricing strategy and revenue modeling
  • Legal and regulatory compliance

You are solely responsible for your business decisions, including:

  • Product creation and positioning
  • Pricing and revenue strategies
  • Market research and validation
  • Risk assessment and mitigation

Nothing on FORGE Pattern constitutes legal advice. If you have legal questions about intellectual property, licensing, contracts, or regulatory compliance, consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction.

2. Business Model and Revenue Risk ​

No Guaranteed Results ​

FORGE Pattern provides business model frameworks and implementation guidance, but:

  • ❌ We cannot guarantee commercial success or profitability
  • ❌ We are not responsible if products fail to sell or generate revenue
  • ❌ We do not control market demand, competitive dynamics, or customer behavior

Commercial success involves unpredictable elements, including:

  • Market timing and demand fluctuations
  • Competitive landscape and alternatives
  • Customer preferences and willingness to pay
  • Product-market fit and positioning

Use at Your Own Risk ​

By using FORGE Pattern:

  • You accept full responsibility for your product creation and business decisions
  • You acknowledge that frameworks are guidelines, not guarantees of success
  • You understand that revenue depends on execution, market fit, and timing
  • You recognize that optimal strategies vary by industry, market, and product type

3. Framework Limitations ​

Analytical Boundaries ​

FORGE Pattern measures:

  • Observable properties (6 criteria for FORGE compliance)
  • Business model characteristics (revenue, costs, scaling)
  • Delivery patterns (self-contained, one-time, perpetual)

What it does NOT measure:

  • Product quality or value proposition
  • Market demand or customer willingness to pay
  • Competitive differentiation or positioning
  • Execution capability or organizational readiness
  • Platform-specific algorithm preferences or distribution channels

Pattern Analysis ​

Our framework uses:

  • Pattern recognition (FORGE vs SaaS vs consulting)
  • Observable criteria (6-point checklist)
  • Business model analysis (revenue, costs, margins)
  • Empirical validation (MillPond ecosystem examples)

These are:

  • Descriptive, not prescriptive
  • Opinionated, based on design decisions
  • Subject to error, as with all analytical frameworks
  • Domain-specific, validated primarily on intelligence/methodology products

Always apply critical thinking and validate with your specific market before committing resources.

4. No Affiliation with Platforms ​

FORGE Pattern is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by:

  • npm, GitHub, or Microsoft
  • Stripe, Cloudflare, or payment processors
  • Gumroad, Lemon Squeezy, or digital product platforms
  • Any product marketplaces or distribution channels

FORGE Pattern is an independent, open-source business model framework created by MillPond and Cormorant Foraging.

5. Pattern Philosophy Disclaimer ​

The "Fire & Forget" Model ​

FORGE Pattern's core insight—that intelligence can be forged once and wielded forever—is:

  • Descriptive, not prescriptive
  • Analytical, not manipulative
  • Educational, not exploitative

Ethical use means:

  • ✅ Creating complete, self-contained products
  • ✅ Providing full documentation and implementation support
  • ✅ Honoring perpetual use rights
  • ✅ Ensuring observable implementation

Unethical use would be:

  • ❌ Selling incomplete or broken products
  • ❌ Creating hidden dependencies or vendor lock-in
  • ❌ Misrepresenting product capabilities or scope
  • ❌ Violating intellectual property or licensing terms

We trust you to use this framework responsibly. If you create FORGE products, honor the pattern's principles—complete, self-contained, perpetual.

6. Software Disclaimer ​

Open Source License ​

FORGE Pattern is released under the MIT License and provided "AS IS" without warranties of any kind.

We do not guarantee:

  • ❌ Bug-free documentation
  • ❌ Compatibility with your business model or workflow
  • ❌ Data accuracy or completeness
  • ❌ Continued maintenance or support
  • ❌ Security or privacy protection beyond stated policies

Use Responsibly ​

When using FORGE Pattern:

  • Validate with market: Test demand before building
  • Respect intellectual property: Don't infringe on others' work
  • Honor customer expectations: Deliver what you promise
  • Maintain ethics: Use pattern for value creation, not exploitation

7. User Responsibility ​

Product Creation Decisions ​

You are responsible for:

  • ✅ Understanding your market's needs and willingness to pay
  • ✅ Creating products that deliver genuine value
  • ✅ Complying with copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws
  • ✅ Ensuring accuracy and truthfulness in product descriptions
  • ✅ Respecting privacy and consent in data handling

FORGE Pattern cannot account for:

  • Market-specific dynamics or customer preferences
  • Niche-specific competitive positioning
  • Cultural sensitivities or regional differences
  • Your specific expertise and domain knowledge

You must ensure your product creation complies with:

  • Platform terms of service and marketplace policies
  • Copyright and fair use laws
  • Privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc., if applicable)
  • Consumer protection laws and refund policies
  • Professional codes of conduct (if applicable to your field)

FORGE Pattern is not responsible for your compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

8. Limitation of Liability ​

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

FORGE Pattern and its contributors are NOT liable for:

  • Poor product sales or lost revenue
  • Incorrect recommendations or analysis errors
  • Market rejection or competitive failure
  • Reputational harm from product decisions
  • Time or resources invested based on framework insights
  • Consequential, incidental, or punitive damages

Your use of FORGE Pattern is at your sole risk.

9. Research Limitations ​

Empirical Validation Scope ​

FORGE Pattern's empirical validation is based on:

  • Limited dataset: ~8-12 analyzed products (MillPond ecosystem)
  • Specific domain: Intelligence patterns, methodologies, developer tools
  • Particular market: Solo creators, consultants, knowledge workers
  • Time period: 2024-2025 market landscape

Generalization limits:

  • Optimal pricing may differ across niches
  • Market dynamics may affect product performance
  • Customer preferences may shift over time
  • Your mileage may vary significantly

Conceptual Foundation ​

While FORGE Pattern draws on established business models:

  • Open-source software (MIT License, npm)
  • Digital products (ebooks, courses, templates)
  • Fire-and-forget intelligence (one-time delivery)

The specific FORGE acronym and pattern:

  • Is novel and experimental
  • Has not undergone peer review
  • Represents our interpretation of delivery models
  • May evolve as we gather more data

10. Educational Purpose ​

Learning Framework ​

FORGE Pattern is designed to:

  • ✅ Help you understand delivery model alternatives
  • ✅ Provide analytical lenses for business model evaluation
  • ✅ Enable systematic product design
  • ✅ Foster critical thinking about scaling and leverage

It is NOT designed to:

  • ❌ Replace your business judgment
  • ❌ Guarantee market success or profitability
  • ❌ Provide paint-by-numbers product formulas
  • ❌ Eliminate the art and craft of creation

Best practice: Use FORGE Pattern as one tool among many—combine it with:

  • Customer feedback and market validation
  • A/B testing and controlled experiments
  • Competitive analysis and positioning research
  • Your domain expertise and creative intuition

11. Changes to This Disclaimer ​

We may update this Disclaimer from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.

Continued use of FORGE Pattern after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Disclaimer.

12. Severability ​

If any provision of this Disclaimer is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full effect.

13. Contact ​

Questions or concerns about this Disclaimer?

Final Word: FORGE Pattern is built to help creators understand delivery models—the patterns that exist between creation and execution, the leverage that emerges from self-contained intelligence, the freedom that comes from one-time delivery.

We want you to create successful products, but we can't do it for you.

Use this framework wisely. Validate with markets rigorously. Honor your customers' trust. And most importantly—forge from value, deliver with autonomy.

Intelligence is power made transferable. FORGE Pattern provides the model. The creation is yours.

Intelligence forged once, wielded forever—responsibly. 🪶