New website, help make it happen.

[Psy Tek]

Hi Everyone, 

Check out the new website and help make it happen!  

http://hackert0wn.com/

Sean

P.S. We're still tweaking things so if you have any suggestions for improvement please let us know.

[maurice bey]

Sean I like the new website but we need to make more videos to support
the project further! I would like to do a videos on alternative energy
and sustainability technologies!And several videos on hydroponics and
aquaponics AKA aquaculture.
Cheers

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[Joseph Omansky]

Great stuff.

Keep in mind, for investors, the more "features" or moving parts to a project, the lower probability it will get funded.  It is probably a good idea to simplify the moving parts and try to replicate a previously existing project with perhaps a unique twist that makes it more desirable.

For example, is there a similar, successful venture in Norway, Sweden, western european countries who are less capitalistically inclined - and more sensitive to the fruits of the earth.  Let's find such a project, and pattern our's after something already proven.  Work that into the business plan and the videos, and the probability for funding success goes up considerably.

imho,

Joe

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[Adam DC949]

I can help with the clean energy and sustainability side of things.  I currently have 14 solar panels currently in operation which I built by hand.  I use them to charge batteries/run inverters and feed into the grid.  The reason I mention what I've already done is to make sure it is clear that this isn't a risky investment, it's a proven design.  Requirements are fairly minimal: miter saw, angle aluminum, glass panes, liquid silicon, tabbing/bus/power wire and the solar cells themselves.

The plan is to make all the designs open source.  I was hoping that we'd be able to get videos, instructions, CAD files, and other materials done before X-mas, but that's not going to happen.  I get back in country X-mas eve, and I'll continue working on preparing for release.  Until then I'll have virtually no Internet access, but I'll reply to any e-mails eventually.

As far as looking for a project like this, I think about the closest you're going to find is hackerspaces.  The ability to sleep at hackert0wn is something which, I feel, really sets it apart from previous projects.  There's also the scale of this project, but having crash space available for rent will bring in the people who are extremely passionate about building (or breaking) things.  It'll help build the culture as a place where the people go there because they're excited to work on things, not because they're bored.  It's not that this one feature will automatically solve the challenge of building a culture, nor do I mean to imply that it can't be done without crash space, but it's a huge benefit.

From a financial (aka investor) point of view, having a store is also very important, as it help bring in money to sustain the entire project.  It's also important for people to be able to get heat shrink tubing at 2am when they get this great idea for some project.  The cost of this project is extremely large, and even if there were some angel investor who took care of the entire bill to get started, there's still monthly costs.  So every little thing to show that we can at least break even is important.

[Psy Tek]

Thanks Maurice,

Will do.  We're working on an updated video to describe the current plan with the more attainable goal.  I'd like to get a meeting together soon for us.

We got our first contributor to the new site today!

Regards,

Sean

hackert0wn.com

[Psy Tek]

Thanks Maurice,

Will do.  We're working on an updated video to describe the current plan with the more attainable goal.  I'd like to get a meeting together soon for us.

We got our first contributor to the new site today!

Regards,

Sean

hackert0wn.com

On Sunday, December 9, 2012, maurice bey wrote:

[Psy Tek]

Thanks for the feedback Joe.  I agree we should simplify.  It will be challenging because the nature this project is to have many facets to create one ecosystem.  I agree, we should strive to simplify as we go.  We'll make sure the plan is simple and easy to follow.  

Regards,

Sean

hackert0wn.com

[Psy Tek]

Thanks so much for the feedback Adam!  It's true all of this has been done before separately.  We're planning to start small and expand in a modular sense.  Would be great to get some pricing on your solar panel method and see how it will fit.  We're working on the revenue models an projections.  It also is good that we'll own the  lot (so just taxes for us).

S