Crowdsource Funding
Category: Crowdsource Funding
Introduction
In order to succeed in generating public support for OSE product development according to the poduct selection criteria and criteria for assuring distributive enterprise opportunities, we need to start with a clearly-defined ‘’’deliverable’’’. This deliverable must have clear attractive potential to a wide body of ‘’’stakeholders’’’, who also need to be defined clearly. Moreover, a clear ‘’’program’’’ and ‘’’timeline’’’ must be defined for achieving these deliverables, such that potential supporting stakeholders: (1), gain enough trust in the program, and (2), believe in the deliverables timeline. The program must be sufficiently ‘’’transparent’’’ – supported by background research, design drawings, economic analysis, and video footage.
Deliverable
The two main products – both at the stage of prototypes that are undergoing testing – are The Liberator, a high-performance compressed earth block (CEB) press, and LifeTrac, the lifetime design, open source tractor. The CEB machine is exceeding its performance expectations, LifeTrac is breaking new ground in design flexibility as a multipurpose construction, utility, and agricultural device, and both are showing clear potential for factor 10 cost reduction over their industrial counterparts. These products are an essential contribution to a post-industrial, open source economic system. These specifications and deliverables are outlined to clarify the above claims:
The Liberator
- The machine itself as a ready-to-order product.
Audience
The Liberator
- Owner-builders and others interested in more sustainable means of construction – The attractive potential for this group is clear – a $5k machine for high-quality building. Our message to these people is – “Mortgage? What is a mortgage?”
Strategy
Enlist stakeholders – such as Sasha – who have a strong interest in small enterprise as a means to right livelihood – to be marketing agents.