[p2p-research] Status of Open Source Hardware Bank + funding mechanisms

[Michel Bauwens]

Hi Joseph,

I'm not sure I can help you with this, I remember being unsuccessfull in
trying to contact them by email. Not sure who is close with the Arduino
community.

As a reminder, there is quite a bit of material via
http://del.icio.us/mbauwens/P2P-Funding,

(and eventually http://del.icio.us/mbauwens/Crowdfunding)

Michel

On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Joseph Jackson <joseph.jackson at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi all, as Michel and Paul know, I'm putting together a fairly big
> event at Berkeley next year.  One of the tracks is Alternate Funding
> mechanisms for Science/Tech.  I expect to have Kiva at this but am
> trying to get a comprehensive list of folks working in the area--we
> can only feature "highlights" at the main summit thus the idea for the
> barcamp--below.
>
> I'm also struggling personally with this in my own DIY biology start
> up trying to make super affordable biotech hardware (a $100
> thermocycler).  We are just finishing the prototype and showing it to
> try to find further funding next month.  I've got my own 501(c)3 that
> we thought about raising money with but we ended up using my partner's
> S-Corp for this phase (had to clear a patent with a university).
> Nothing really seems a good organizational fit for this project so
> I've even talked to the people behind the new L3C Low Profit LLC model
> in Vermont.
>
> I'm possibly running a Barcamp in Spring in Boston with like minded
> groups in advance of the main conference next summer.  Could be good
> to have the Open Hardware Bank folks out for either event.  I don't
> remember what the status was--I seem to recall regulatory issues being
> a real problem.  I also think the idea was not so well received on the
> open manufacturing list because of philosophical differences?
> Generally I know Bryan (at least) and somewhat Paul don't prioritize
> money/banking reform but I see it as one of the critical enablers of
> P2P and post scarcity.
>
> I may do an article for PLOS soon about Open Source Hardware, so I'm
> soliciting input from different thought leaders for that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joseph
>



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