Difference between revisions of "We need a place"
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# Become a for-profit "professional" [[Make Shop]]. See: http://www.techshop.ws/ | # Become a for-profit "professional" [[Make Shop]]. See: http://www.techshop.ws/ | ||
# Become non-profit organization and find projects that are a good source of income to pay for the shop. | # Become non-profit organization and find projects that are a good source of income to pay for the shop. | ||
− | # Start for-profit "cover" business | + | # Start for-profit "cover" business that rents out a place, but only uses a small portion of it. The rest is used for the [[Make Shop]]. |
− | #* Coffee-serving robot | + | ## Coffee shop |
− | #* Elaborate [http://www.rubegoldberg.com/ Rube Goldberg machine] | + | ##* Coffee-serving robot |
+ | ##* Elaborate [http://www.rubegoldberg.com/ Rube Goldberg machine] | ||
+ | ## CoLo place | ||
+ | ##* Rent out bandwidth/serverspace | ||
=Locations= | =Locations= |
Revision as of 11:22, 28 March 2007
We need a place where we can go and work on these projects in an environment that stimulates creativity and motivation. The shop will provide a work area, resources, and knowledge to help people with their projects.
Brainstorm!
Possible means of obtaining said shop:
- Become a for-profit "professional" Make Shop. See: http://www.techshop.ws/
- Become non-profit organization and find projects that are a good source of income to pay for the shop.
- Start for-profit "cover" business that rents out a place, but only uses a small portion of it. The rest is used for the Make Shop.
- Coffee shop
- Coffee-serving robot
- Elaborate Rube Goldberg machine
- CoLo place
- Rent out bandwidth/serverspace
- Coffee shop