[Mesh] Business cards and outreach

Jeremy Entwistle jeremy.w.entwistle at gmail.com
Wed Feb 12 12:59:30 PST 2014 

Ideally, the backs of the cards would be a sticker and the business card
would just be plain after the sticker is removed. I have to talk to the
printers to see if they can do that at a price comparable to the cards, but
I don't see why not, it's almost the same.

One of my primary motivations for creating the cards is because whenever I
talk to people about the network we're developing, they say something like
"yeah, I heard about a free internet thing." When really I would rather it
be known as People's Open Network instead an idea that they heard about
from somebody.

Secondly, if people use business cards like me, they hold onto them and
save them for later. A card with a logo or event on them, I just throw
those out. If we compare impressions and clicks to the cost of a business
card, it's more effective because they're going to be seen again and again
by that person. It's more likely they're going to remember the name and be
able to call upon it because of the association they made with one of us.
Also, I don't want to compare what we're doing to a start-up, because I
don't feel that's appropriate, but that's how it's seen by people in the
bay area and having a cards comes off as more developed than every other
idea.

And last but not least, the idea is to provide cards to people by the group
to those who have been attending seven or eight of the last ten meetings.
Maybe or less demanding than that, but it gives more inventive to
participate at the meetings.


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> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:09:39 -0800
> From: Nader Morshed <morshed.nader at gmail.com>
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> If anyone is interested in writing an application, the Berkeley Student
> Cooperative has announced a $10,000 cooperative development grant for
> cooperative projects that serve students or underserved members of
> low-income communities within the SF Bay Area
>
> https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund
>
> Applications are due 11:59 pm, Sunday March 9th.
>
> I am still interested in starting an extension to the mesh in Berkeley
> starting within the co-ops. This might be a nice way to get the central
> management on board, too and bring a bit more funding for hefty backbone
> equipment / more nodes.
>
> Lemme know if you all have questions. Still have a PicoStation sitting
> around waiting for mesh firmware to be loaded on!
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> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:27:13 -0800
> From: Mitar <mitar at tnode.com>
> To: Jeremy Entwistle <jeremy.w.entwistle at gmail.com>,
>         mesh at lists.sudoroom.org
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> Hi!
>
> Just a comment. For wlan slovenija we were considering having business
> cards unique to each person, but then we discovered that this would be
> quite problematic because of the open nature of such networks and
> because each printing costs. So what about people who cannot afford
> their own cards with their name? Or will the network print for them?
>
> This is why we decided for one design for everybody, where second side
> of the card is so that you can write any note you want on it before you
> give the card. Or your contact or whatever.
>
> And then we can really give them around to anybody who wants them and
> wants to promote the network further. Without having to determine if
> they satisfy any conditions or not. You call yourself a mesh person -
> here are cards, use them.
>
>
> Mitar
>
> > I created a card design that's open to feedback. Also, as proposed at the
> > last meeting, I think we should provide cards to people who have been
> > working the mesh and meet some minimum attendance to the meetings. The
> > front and backs of these cards adhere to the design principles of the
> group
> > and meet the printer's requirements.
> >
> > I could incorporate our groups mesh logo on the front of the card, but I
> > couldn't find a vector-based one. The reason I would be less inclined to
> > include it would be not to confuse people when we really just want to
> give
> > our contact information and spread the word about the network. In regard
> to
> > titles, I think people should choose something that describes what they
> do
> > or will do as the network develops (installing nodes, workshops, software
> > development, etc) and give the users confidence in adopting it.
> >
> > Take care,
> > Jeremy
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:34:59 -0800
> From: Mitar <mitar at tnode.com>
> To: Nader Morshed <morshed.nader at gmail.com>,
>         "mesh at lists.sudoroom.org" <mesh at lists.sudoroom.org>
> Subject: Re: [Mesh] BSC $10,000 Development Grant
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> Hi!
>
> Just a comment. This money is awarded if you want to create a coop as an
> entity/business. Not only if project is cooperative in spirit.
>
> But I do encourage you to apply if you have any coop idea. Friends of
> mine (they were at Mass effect) (Derek and Mikey) are for example
> creating an IT coop (where mesh is a part of their ideas). (If anybody
> has any contacts with other IT coops in the area, if they are any,
> please tell me to forward them.)
>
> So yes, this is a great opportunity. It is yearly. Spread the word around.
>
>
> Mitar
>
> > If anyone is interested in writing an application, the Berkeley Student
> > Cooperative has announced a $10,000 cooperative development grant for
> > cooperative projects that serve students or underserved members of
> > low-income communities within the SF Bay Area
> >
> > https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund
> >
> > Applications are due 11:59 pm, Sunday March 9th.
> >
> > I am still interested in starting an extension to the mesh in Berkeley
> > starting within the co-ops. This might be a nice way to get the central
> > management on board, too and bring a bit more funding for hefty backbone
> > equipment / more nodes.
> >
> > Lemme know if you all have questions. Still have a PicoStation sitting
> > around waiting for mesh firmware to be loaded on!
> >
> > Nader
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> https://twitter.com/mitar_m
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> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:37:54 -0800
> From: Luis Murillo <luis.murillo.plos at gmail.com>
> To: Mitar <mitar at tnode.com>
> Cc: "mesh at lists.sudoroom.org" <mesh at lists.sudoroom.org>
> Subject: Re: [Mesh] BSC $10,000 Development Grant
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> Could we still file for coop status under the umbrella of SudoRoom?
> On Feb 11, 2014 11:35 PM, "Mitar" <mitar at tnode.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > Just a comment. This money is awarded if you want to create a coop as an
> > entity/business. Not only if project is cooperative in spirit.
> >
> > But I do encourage you to apply if you have any coop idea. Friends of
> > mine (they were at Mass effect) (Derek and Mikey) are for example
> > creating an IT coop (where mesh is a part of their ideas). (If anybody
> > has any contacts with other IT coops in the area, if they are any,
> > please tell me to forward them.)
> >
> > So yes, this is a great opportunity. It is yearly. Spread the word
> around.
> >
> >
> > Mitar
> >
> > > If anyone is interested in writing an application, the Berkeley Student
> > > Cooperative has announced a $10,000 cooperative development grant for
> > > cooperative projects that serve students or underserved members of
> > > low-income communities within the SF Bay Area
> > >
> > > https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund
> > >
> > > Applications are due 11:59 pm, Sunday March 9th.
> > >
> > > I am still interested in starting an extension to the mesh in Berkeley
> > > starting within the co-ops. This might be a nice way to get the central
> > > management on board, too and bring a bit more funding for hefty
> backbone
> > > equipment / more nodes.
> > >
> > > Lemme know if you all have questions. Still have a PicoStation sitting
> > > around waiting for mesh firmware to be loaded on!
> > >
> > > Nader
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > mesh at lists.sudoroom.org
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> >
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> > https://twitter.com/mitar_m
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