[Noisebridge-discuss] TechShop might open a SF location

[Ever Falling]

On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 1:54 AM, grey <artkiver at gmail.com> wrote:

> Holy shit, they got almost $700k in pledges and they're still asking for
> volunteer help & they charge access time on top of that?  Way to capitalize!
>
> -grey
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:19 AM, Ever Falling <everfalling at gmail.com>wrote:
>
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>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  > I don't think we'll get a really high quality 3D printer anytime soon
>>> > but it's certainly not an impossible goal to acquire one.
>>>
>>> And we can get lots more equipment as time goes on, too.  Our current
>>> space is only big enough for so much.  Maybe as time goes by we'll have a
>>> bigger space, or another space in addition -- who knows?  And who knows what
>>> we'll be capable of acquiring and supporting in a few years.  But I do know
>>> that we are capable of making amazing things happen when we collectively
>>> want them to happen!
>>>
>>> In any case, Noisebridge and TechShop are two very different (though
>>> overlapping in audience and ideas) organizations -- both of which are way
>>> cool for what they do.  Personally, I'm into supporting both.
>>>
>>> Mitch.
>>>
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>> forwarded from newsletter:
>>
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>>
>> I wanted to give you and everyone else a quick update on our progress on
>> TechShop San Francisco.
>>
>> *TechShop San Francisco Pledge Update*
>> Since I sent the email out on Tuesday to everyone on our SF Bay Area
>> mailing list, I am thrilled to tell you that 127 people have responded with
>> their pledges to be lenders, lifetime members, monthly members, donors, or
>> volunteers! THANK YOU to everyone who made a pledge!!! I will be responding
>> personally to each of you in the next few days.
>>
>> I'm also very happy to tell you that we have received a total of $692,438
>> in pledges for $25,000 loans, $5,000 lifetime memberships, and cash
>> donations ranging from $25 up to $1,000 just since Tuesday! I'm confident
>> that we will reach our goal of $1 million, which is what we need in order to
>> build and operate TechShop SF for our members.
>>
>> We have also received 49 pledges from people who will become monthly
>> members, and 70 pledges from people who will volunteer to help with
>> demolition and build-out. THANK YOU!!!
>>
>> So far, we have received 27 pledges from people to be $25,000 lenders! We
>> just need 13 more people to pledge to be $25,000 lenders in order to reach
>> our goal. If you have not pledged yet and you would like to be a $25,000
>> lender (your loan earns 10% interest, profit sharing, plus you get a
>> Lifetime Membership for you and your immediate family), or a $5,000 lifetime
>> member, or would like to make a pledge for a donation of any size, please
>> make your pledge as soon as you can. To make your pledge, please see the
>> TechShop San Francisco page at http://www.techshop.ws/tssf.html. If you
>> know someone who might consider making a pledge, please give forward this
>> information to them.
>>
>> *See the New TechShop SF Building This Saturday at 4 PM...*
>> I realize this is very last-minute, but I'm going to be at the new
>> TechShop San Francisco building this Saturday at 4 PM, and I would love the
>> chance to meet you and the other future TechShop San Francisco members
>> there. We don't have the keys to the building yet, so we won't be able to go
>> inside, but I thought that it might be fun to have a quick meet-up
>> there...sort of a "flash mob"...epecially since it looks very likely that we
>> will be opening TechShop San Francisco. Come on by for a few minutes if you
>> can. The address is 926 Howard St, San Francisco, CA which is near 5th and
>> Howard streets. The closest BART station is Powell Street.
>>
>>
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>>
>> holy moly things are looking VERY good for this new location. i can't
>> wait.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Trying to fix or change something, only guarantees and perpetuates its
>> existence.
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i'm very sure a place with that kind of equipment; requiring sufficient
professionals to run, maintain, and teach classes on their use; including
the demo, build out, rent and general upkeep of a 15,000 sq/foot space costs
a pretty penny.

also remember all those 25k pledges are loans with a 10% payback on them.

just sayin' i'm sure the money has proper justification.

-- 
Trying to fix or change something, only guarantees and perpetuates its
existence.
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