Collaborative Marketing

2020-06-11T12:13:32Z

Ricky Bobby: /* Possibilities */

=About: Partnering With Enterprises that Already Have Products: Birth to Opensourcewarehouse.org=
Byline: '''Essential resources for an ethical economy.'''

'''We provide essential tools, techniques, product designs, and distribution towards the open source economy.'''

There is a synergy - we sell theirs, they sell ours. Each party is responsible for its own fulfillment, so it's low overhead - just a marketing funnel. From Loomly - [https://blog.loomly.com/collaborative-marketing/]. For the OSE case, we also add collaboration with existing open hardware-friendly communities.

This is an opportunity to bring open source to the fore. The separate site, opensourcewarehouse.org - can be the place which promotes the open source economic goals of open hardware - and features products that are truly open source, OSHWA-OSI compliant.

It will have a certification committee which grades the product via [[Openometer]] and [[Distributive Enterprise]] metric.

Nobody is doing this for open/libre products. There are plenty of sites that focus on [[Fake Open Source]].

The unique value proposition is that this is specific towards buying into the [[Open Source Economy Pledge]] - that you contribute your work for the benefit of all humankind. That means we teach people to produce and create wealth.

For people interested in:

#Curated, open source components
#Supported organizations - logos page for all approved orgs - Collaborative Branding, with some FOMO psychology
#Fabricability is part of the equation - are there open source tools with which products are built?
#Level 1 recursion - open source, efficient machines that build products or machines are available
#Level 2 recursion - open source, efficient machines that produce the materials are available.
#Level 3 - slavery footprint - no sweatshop labor, defined as people getting less than 10% of the value. All of these metrics can be on a scale.
#[[Political Ponerology]] Pledge - this is not about power, but its distribution. Psychopathy is about power. Distributive Enterprise is the opposite of psychopathy - distribution of power.
#Simple Sales - by [[Jens Dyvik]] - 2%.

=Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Marketing=
Ideas:
#Marketing to completely different areas, such as 3D printed planetary gear wheels on a skateboard channel. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Il6nSX-ow]. Or ventilators with a medical channel or simply a hospital. This qualifies as collaborative - we are working on providing real solutions - but also we go into completely different disciplines than open source/sustainable communities/steam camps.
#Collaborate with the 'competition' to lift everybody up.

=Open Hardware Friendly-Communities Strategy=
As we develop a coherent picture of [[Activity Areas]] for an integrated approach to GVCS completion, we make a more compelling offer for collaboration. When there are meaningful places to collaborate, and a meaningful team behind each collaboration, it makes it easier for others to join.

For open hardware communities, a good strategy could be updates on various forums, with updates on what we have to offer (new designs, new products, workshops) - which is effectively product marketing as we let people know the latest public developments, and invite further collaboration. This is a friendly way to do outreach to friendly communities.

=OSE Opportunity=
This is also a chance to create a [[Distributive Enterprise]] rating system, which rates companies for their capacity of mass creation of right livelihood via collaborative design for a transparent and inclusive economy of abundance. Who is helping bring self-determination to people by lower barriers to entry, for all people?

=Value Proposition to Collaborator=
To be developed:

We have an open source product, and a Product Page on our site, FB, and Forum. Other possible avenues:
#Did you ever want to diversify? We can teach you to build our products, independently or under the OSE brand.
#We are the only Distributive Enterprise in the world. Ie, we can train you to replicate our business, because it's good for the world.
#We are interested in large-scale open source product development. Do you do hackathons or design/build/enterprise camps?

=OSE Steps=
#Generate a list of candidate companies (see below)
#Examine each of the companies - contact them - find existing collaborative marketing programs, or if they are interested in setting one up
#Basic Ask:
##If they have a sales page, can they simply add us?
##One avenue is that each company is responsible for their own fulfillment
##Right now we have [[D3D Universal]], [[D3D Pro]] as the existing products. [[OSE STEAM Camp]].
##Start with criteria - 5 or so main points on requirements. Open Source - Collaborative - Kits for building - Entrepreneurial - Educators.
##Offer - as we go along, it's about finding '''entrepreneurial collaborators''' - who are interested in open source product development.
##[[Distributive Enterprise]] - we make an explicit offer of replicating their products.
##Start with [[Collaborative Marketing Invitation Email]]

=Possibilities=

(many were sponsors from 2020 summit - maybe dig former summits for other names)
#[[Gigabot]] - open source?
#[[Clickfunnels]]
#[[Adafruit]]
#[[Sparkfun]]
#[[Lulzbot]]
#[[Prusa]]
#[[Gaudi Labs]]
#[[OSHPark]]
#[[Ultimaker]]
#[[Little Bits]]
#[[N-O-D-E]]
#[[Theremino]]
#[[Mother Earth News]]
#[[Popular Mechanics]]
#[[Tom's 3D]]
#[[Make]]
#[[Tech Crunch]]
#[[Gizmodo]]
#[[Y Combinator]] - pitch a nonprofit venture
#[[Hackster]]
#[[OSHPark]]
#[[Ultimachine]]
#[[Hackaday]]
#[[Ponoko]]
#[[NYC Resistor]] - offer of free remote, no kit.
#[[Kickstarter]]
#[[Octopart]]
#[[Tindie]]
#[[Supplyframe Design Lab]]
#[[BeagleBoard]]
#[[Screaming Circuits]]
#[[Opentrons]] - interesting in that they share open wet lab protocols for PCR and genetics. Excellent. Essentially, perfect for
#[[ThingM]]. References to Media they were featured in - BoingBoing, LaughingSquid, Fast Company, The Colbert Report, Wired NextFest, Wired
#[[OpenBCI]]
#[[LDO Motors]] - sponsored OSHWA Summit
#[[Redhat]]
#[[ShopBot]]
#[[Arducam]]
#[[Framework]]
#[[Spencer Wright]]
#[[Tapster]]
#[[Protocentral]]
#[[Kenny Consulting]]
#[[PCBWay]]
#[[Watterott Electronic]]
#[[DAI]]
#[[Cyrcle Phone]] - are they open to distributive enterprise?
#[[Hackerspaces]] - remote education events
#[[Sphero/Littlebits]]
#[[Tinkerforge]]
#[[Mouser Electronics]]
#[[Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS)]]
#[[OS Geo]]

=Contacted=
*[[Re:3D]]
*Jens Dyvik Fablab
*Daniele Ingrasia Fablab

User:Ricky Bobby

2020-05-29T04:56:01Z

Ricky Bobby:

Through my previous professional and military experience I have developed a vast knowledge that I can continue to utilize and expand upon. During my 1 year Afghanistan deployment I functioned as Video Tele-Conference Operator/Audio & Video Tech/Engineer. I oversaw equipment quality assurance and quality control. I serviced equipment according to company life cycle programs. I also employed trouble shooting expertise at computer help desk. I held a trusted position as the Battalion Commander's personal assistant with a SECRET clearance, where I utilized AV and I.T./Computer skills for commander's meetings, creating reports to communicate precisely and clearly what the other leadership wanted in terms of output for the unit.

I am proficient in software programs including MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Dreamweaver. I am certified in A+, Network+, and Security+. I also have additional networking abilities which include WAN, LAN, FTP, Telnet, and Firewalls. My hardware knowledge includes Tandberg/Polycom video conferencing systems, standard video/audio engineer systems, and PCs and Macs. I am an organized, detailed oriented and driven professional. I have a passion for providing quality work that goes above and beyond what is expected of me. I have the ability to solve problems resourcefully without compromising my work. I am a quick study, and I am receptive to to both learning and implementing new skills. I am proud of my strong interpersonal relationship skills and believe I can use my abilities to develop an excellent rapport with all of the team members within your company.

In my personal and professional life I value trust, reliability and dedication. I pride myself in the continued demonstration of these values and believe my time
management skills, flexibility and ability to work autonomously are among my strongest attributes.

I am a well rounded individual with additional interest and skills that include brewing; fermentation; permaculture; landscaping; gardening; farming; DJ (karaoke and music); martial arts; welding; mechanic; chauffeur/VIP driver; security escort; home improvement/handyman; survival skills; secretary/administration/clerical; customer service; first aid; project management; inventory control; staff supervision and training; and fitness instruction. I am very interested in the opportunity to bring my experience and abilities to this position. I am confident I have the skills, desire, passion, energy, and motivation to serve this position well.

leodavidf@gmail.com <Will be retired 12/31/2020>

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