August 2, 2010: Online Work Bee

== Agenda == * Check In * Review WWWs * SpaceWiki * [[OnePagePlan]] * Backyard cottage * What's going on with Disney? * Book == Check In == * Ben's had a rough problem at work ... has been working on it for over a week, doesn't see a solution yet, but not a lot of things left to try * Brandon got a lot of stuff done at work ... didn't get to eat lunch, but still a really good day * Sequoia went swinging for the first time today * Shelley is fine ... a little sad because last day of vacation and all sorts of things hoped for done are not yet done ... feels like a lame person (Eeyore) == WWWs from last time (slightly revised) == <s> *Shelley ... make sure new ones are washed and neatly prepared ... by Friday *Shelley ... assess brushes and paint; make list of supplies needed ... by Friday *Shelley ... send a check to Ryan ... by Tuesday *Shelley ... snail-mail a caricature to Petter ... by Tuesday (He gave B $20, so B needs to send him a caricature) *Brandon ... fish for quotes from NewSpace 2010 attendees (2 so far) about how awesome we were ... by next call *Brandon ... email caricatures to three potential sponsors ... by Wednesday *Ben and Brandon ... add People section to SpaceX page ... by Saturday *Ben ... finish newsletter with a SpaceWiki/NewSpace bullet point and pictures ... by next call</s> == SpaceWiki == * Brandon is sending emails asking users to either give a quote about how awesome we are, or edit their wiki page * We want to approach SpaceX next week, so need to finish preparing materials this week == [[OnePagePlan]] == === Goals (1 Year) === * Income run rate of $100,000/year (~$9000/month) -- [[Brandon]] ** Brandon is really worried about that ** Need to incorporate a business * <s>Place: Ownership of a site by Winter Solstice 2010</s> ** Maybe revise this goal upward? * Media: Publish 2 SolSeed books, a 6-minute video (and write script for a 15-minute one?), and a great website -- [[Ben]] ** 2nd book is now moving ** Website: front page looks cooler, but need to work on it more * Spiritual Community: Regular, impactful ceremonies led by multiple people -- [[Shelley]] ** Going very well ... ** Next service will be on the Equinox, seed topic: Freedom from Judgement === 3rd Quarter Goals === * SpaceWiki: ** Yellow ... Created sponsor-specific inspiring materials and approached one potential sponsor with those to ask about them sponsoring an event ** Green ... One thorough sponsorship campaign ** Super Green ... Five thorough sponsorship campaigns * Place: ** Yellow ... firm decision and commitment for pocket cottage timeline ** Green ... inspiring concept plans for the pocket cottage ** Super Green ... plans you could build from, and a builder * Media: ** Yellow ... work on the big book every other week, average 250 words/week (500 per session) ** Green ... average 500 words/week for the big book all quarter ** Super Green ... average 1400 words/week for the big book all quarter == Backyard cottage == * Ben and Brandon/Shelley should independently consider how we should finance the cottage ** Loans? ** Just cash? ($30-50 thousand total?) ** Who owns it? gets to say what happens to it? *** Ben says (almost entirely) what happens from the inside paint in *** Shelley and Brandon have power on what happens to the exterior ** Rent? Ben could pay a share of property taxes? ** Utilities? Shelley wouldn't feel like Ben had to contribute much, but Ben would feel guilty if he didn't pay a fair share ** Should this be a model for how the eco-village will work when it grows larger? ** Community ownership, or a mechanism for the community to someday buy out the property? == Disney == They've downloaded the video but haven't said anything yet ... need to ping them and see what's up == Book == We worked on a "Truth, Beauty, and Values" section, starting with a discussion of science and why we believe in it, and also an "Orbiting Mini-Worlds" section about space colonies, for a total of 799 words. == WWWs == * Brandon ... check with Ryan that he has received the check ... Tuesday * Brandon ... talk to Ted about possibly hiring him to work on incorporating a business ... tomorrow * Brandon ... put color corrected book images onto memory stick ... Tuesday * Brandon ... contact Kevin about bringing book images by ... Tuesday * Shelley ... write up a description of the prospective financial system for the 3-person eco-village ... by next call * Shelley ... schedule time to talk with Brandon about Pocket Cottage * Ben ... ping Disney about the video ... by next call * Ben ... work on SpaceX VP articles and get three of them into decent shape ... by next call * Ben ... put up photos of the SpaceX VPs so Ryan can work on caricatures ... by Thursday