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* Shared Kitchens/Gardens
* Shared Kitchens/Gardens
* Sudo Mate - Max & Ray
* Sudo Mate - Max & Ray
    * Iced, carbonated, DELICIOUS mate soda beverage (exquisite, yum!)
* Iced, carbonated, DELICIOUS mate soda beverage (exquisite, yum!)
    * Sudo Beer (Subiir) - Morten & Marc
* Sudo Beer (Subiir) - Morten & Marc
    * Sudo Gravy (marinara sauce) - Ray - Last week's $40 went to Sudo Room rent. Sold all 4 pints (all that was left after dinner) Yay!
* Sudo Gravy (marinara sauce) - Ray - Last week's $40 went to Sudo Room rent. Sold all 4 pints (all that was left after dinner) Yay!
    * Sudo Lunch / Grab-n-go option - ? [DOES NOT YET EXIST]
* Sudo Lunch / Grab-n-go option - ? [DOES NOT YET EXIST]
    * Rusty's "Savior Bars"!
* Rusty's "Savior Bars"!
    * Eddie's "Dope" Popcorn
* Eddie's "Dope" Popcorn


    '''Schwag'''
'''Schwag'''


    * 3D printed stuff
* 3D printed stuff
  ** magnets - Jordan
** magnets - Jordan
    ** bike mounting accessories (easy to print, can adapt to any device mounting!) -hol
** bike mounting accessories (easy to print, can adapt to any device mounting!) -hol
    ** jewelry
** jewelry
    ** on-demand
** on-demand
    ** other 3D printers
** other 3D printers
** 3d printed exoskeleton
** DIY handheld 3D printer pen based on a hot glue gun Cheap as hell
** "Captain crunch whistles" - Le Oficial Ray
** Bike beverage holders
* T-shirts - Dan Finlay (already an action item)
* Buttons (moar)
** Dependent upon logo
* LED cubes - hol??????????
'''Membership dues'''
* sliding-scale, voluntary (current)
* better advertisement
**--> Scrounging for MOAR
**Flyers, put things around the area, galleries, cafes, etc.
**Could be extremely effective
**Could do a bike-about
**better price-]points (concrete options beyond general $60 discussion)
**will be informed by member survey (already an action item)
**Do we accept BITCOIN????????????
**Automatic reminders


    ** 3d printed exoskeleton
'''Repair & Other Services'''


    ** DIY handheld 3D printer pen based on a hot glue gun Cheap as hell
*Fix-it clinic style (especially electronics, etc)
*Could also do custom bike stuff, bike repair!
**Specifically could get $ from burners
* Internet security services (in NY times two days ago)
*Not necessarily easy while in our current, less-developed state


    ** "Captain crunch whistles" - Le Oficial Ray
'''Donated equipment'''
*Repair and sell, e.g. on Ebay - suggestion by Eddan
*Re-use and sell or sell as services
**Similar potential to http://spokeland.org/


    ** Bike beverage holders
'''DIY ISP ++'''
*a la http://ranchwifi.com/
**Laci Videmsky has offered to host a workshop on how to do this, like he and his business partner did with Ranch Wifi


    * T-shirts - Dan Finlay (already an action item)
'''Kits'''
* electronics - (i won't be at the meeting tonight but if we come up with a few and order the components in bulk and package individually together, we can sell at events - Hol)
* Home PCs for cheapz
* Art kits
* Writing kits
* Kits of kits :D ^.^ ^.^
* Kits of 3D printers that create other kits
'''Non-profit status'''
* Tax-deductable Donations as a 501(c)3
**Noisebridge and School Factory have offered to provide fiscal sponsorship
**School Factory has a lot more experience than NB in fiscal sponsorship
*Grants


    * Buttons (moar)
'''Regular events'''
    ** Dependent upon logo
*Raves
 
*Speaker events - of particular relevance to our projects
    * LED cubes - hol??????????
*Covers? No covers?
 
    '''Membership dues'''
 
    * sliding-scale, voluntary (current)
 
    * better advertisement
 
    *--> Scrounging for MOAR
 
    Flyers, put things around the area, galleries, cafes, etc.
 
    Could be extremely effective
 
    Could do a bike-about
 
    better price-]points (concrete options beyond general $60 discussion)
 
    will be informed by member survey (already an action item)
 
    Do we accept BITCOIN????????????
 
    Automatic reminders
 
    Repair Services
 
    Fix-it clinic style (especially electronics, etc)?
 
    Could also do custom bike stuff, bike repair!
 
    Specifically could get $ from burners
 
    Not necessarily easy while in our current, less-developed state
 
    Donated equipment
 
    Repair and sell, e.g. on Ebay - suggestion by Eddan
 
    Re-use and sell or sell as services
 
    Similar potential to http://spokeland.org/
 
    DIY ISP ++
 
    a la http://ranchwifi.com/
 
    Laci Videmsky has offered to host a workshop on how to do this, like he and his business partner did with Ranch Wifi
 
    Kits
 
    electronics - (i won't be at the meeting tonight but if we come up with a few and order the components in bulk and package individually together, we can sell at events - Hol)
 
    Home PCs for cheapz
 
    Art kits
 
    Writing kits
 
    Kits of kits :D ^.^ ^.^
 
    Kits of 3D printers that create other kits
 
    Non-profit status
 
    Tax-deductable Donations as a 501(c)3
 
    Noisebridge and School Factory have offered to provide fiscal sponsorship
 
    School Factory has a lot more experience than NB in fiscal sponsorship
 
    Grants
 
    Regular events
 
    Raves
 
    Speaker events - of particular relevance to our projects
 
    Covers? No covers?


==Grants==
==Grants==
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==Other==
==Other==
* General Business Development notes from Len
    * from a business standpoint there are two different funding mechanisms at play here: one is internal funding, the other is coming from external sources. You can also look at things as "products" or "not products" the technology may or may not be there. Examine the who / what / where / when / why, and the time / effort involved. examining this will rule most of the options in the brainstorm out.
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