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 Project
• 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."
• "If I become your advocate, I will come at it with everything I got" - "If you can execute, then you are good."
• Initially - 14 countries - Chad, Mali.
• Jan or Feb demo build. If demo goes well - different than anything else. First go-around is executing. One thing about Africa - for lack of a better word - "it's almost like when you say something, they want to call bullshit on it - show me that you can do it".
• Pilot - we make a presentation on something that I would like to do.
• We have a high confidence of what to do. Teaching - if I want to run a teaching enterprise.
• Front end piece - training people. Also back end - continuing support.
• Competitive advantage of Alex - is having capital - large pool dedicated to the area. Second advantage: if the training is linked to Alex - then it's.
• It's all open source. Why.
• Sometimes meeting in the middle may do it.
• I do know that when your subconscious massages it - then you will have an answer. Help me the same way that I can help you. You can be my partner if you want to. I can protect you on the training side.
• If I weren't open source, I'd get there faster.
• No question if it can be done - but how fast.
• If I can be harnessed - without harming the capital that supports it. Can't wreck your partner - it's bad business.

Advisory Content

• What I want you to do is think about it. If it is good - or antithetical. If not - that's all it is.
• Let's see if we can figure it out. Then go another round.
• Jan or Feb - they are ready. They may need to bring other people in, or we pivot to support Alex fully.
• It comes down to if it's ready for prime time.
• Whether we can do CEB, we can still do warehouses for refrigeration.