Alex Socolof

• https://energimeuniversity.org/about/ - partner; not open source
• Got to go over one country under government auspices, that it works, and doesn't fail. Scalable, etc.
• 2 issues - open source.
• "Taking machinery to scale"
• We could do something meaningful.
• If you can demonstrate you have enough now, then we can go forward.
• "How do you convince your funders if this stuff is open source?" -M. "That is the problem."
• We just need the equipment to roll it out.
• What is the effort for commercialization compared to first prototype?
• Light mechanization. Vs heavy mech - we need more pro
• Move a little bit to the middle? -
• "Assuming we have a team and we can get it done"
• "Capital makes everything go faster". Not come and go, but more.
• "I've got people that trust me and know I can get stuff done, and some have real capital".
• Power is a great issue. Etc.
• Dig dirt, harvest, move things, etc.
• Are we ready for prime time or is it not complete enough. Is there enough there.

Questions:

what is *Move a little bit to the middle?

• "Assuming we have a team and we can get it done"

Proof of Concept

• 1 day build.
• Proof of concept
• Trying to figure out if we can do it.
• Demonstrate that we can do it.
• We will build it in front of you. Labor by poor people.
• Site, piece of land.
• Sooner than later. Here's what we can build in front of their eyes.
• Take a container of equipment.
• We need to come to an understanding that we can get to collaboration. What I'm proposing and what to do about that. He represents more or less what I do.
• One thing to do this, one to train people, one to finance.
• Marry out expectations, meet in the middle. If compromise OS.
• There is a difference in becoming OS, and coming in to wreck my shit. Non-compete clause with open source equipment.
• Non-compete clause for All of Africa.
• Here is the issue I have with open source. Issue: when you commit capital, you need protection. "As long as I can get my lane, and you can get your lane". Why would you fear me if I have no capital.
• "If I finance your shit, I don't want you to get capital from someone else"
• "What appeal - heart, spirit, etc. But I'm not as far along as I could be."