> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://wiki.elsewhere.team/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://wiki.elsewhere.team/the-background.md).

# The background

- [Our history](https://wiki.elsewhere.team/the-background/our-history.md): We have quite a lot of history to why, when and who started elsewhere. We haven't had the time to write it yet though so this page is pretty short
- [Our details](https://wiki.elsewhere.team/the-background/our-details.md): If you need digital product strategy, design and code or believe in our people first organisations philosophy, this is how you get in touch to talk
- [Our organisation](https://wiki.elsewhere.team/the-background/our-organisation.md): The legal entity that makes up elsewhere so that we can do our best strategy, design and code work, stay in business and get better
- [Our finances](https://wiki.elsewhere.team/the-background/our-finances.md): We don't have a company if we don't make money, you can see our financial health, annual financial reports


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