Strategy Notes - 6 Month Plan of July 2011

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Intro

See also Factor_e_Farm_Infrastructure_Buildout_2011

Planning session with Viveik, results:

Using existing resources, we should focus now on infrastructure for the next 5 months until the OSE Christmas Gift to the World 2011: Tractor/Construction product releases + documentation; plus infrastructure built

Midcourse Correction

  • Kickstarter for Tractor, Pulverizer, Power Cube - Product Releases - for documentation
  • Do not focus on training as core competency - that can be done by anybody; we focus on prototypes and their documentation to enable such training
  • My primary job - identifying and grabbing people who are smarter than I, 3-4 hours per day
  • Development pace is defined now, could change any second
  • Leave production scaling to others, under the assumption that prototyping is funded otherwise
  • Definitely focus on product testing - field use in construction and agriculture duties.
    • CEB construction77v7
    • Sawmilling
    • Baling
    • Trenching
    • Backhoeing
    • Cement mixing

Midcourse Expansion

Under the assumption that we identify a Fabrication Manager and a Construction Manager, I should be liberated to design/build of the open source Square Baler/Rake/Haycutter + Sawmill - to largely complete the superinsulated housing option at minimal cost.

Timeline:

  • July 16 - completion of air-cooled Power Cube
  • July 20-21 - ETA for James Clark, surveyor, coming to Factor e Farm - Google Earth + USGS + Geological Samples
  • July 20 - ETA for Marshall Smith, construction logistics organizer
  • July 20 - Identify Construction Manager
  • August 1 - Complete Power Cubes and CEB Press
  • August 1-30 - Build of cement mixer (2 day), trencher (2 day), shakedown of backhoe; buy and shakedown baler,rake, haycutter; have Sweiger build Sawmill

Other

  • Texas Terry as fabricator lead

Construction Preparations

  • Shake down bucket

Team

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