Proposal : Focus the business plan on the (small) segment that is ready do invest right now instead of “explaining everything” to the faint hearted and doubtfull segment.
If somebody sees an “insolvable issue” - beep - next - this is not a customer. A potential customer askes: where do i wire what amount of money to be part of it.
Be a pioneer - make money on the new frontier - do not think this way …
I do like the comment that we should go after individuals that we won’t have to explain everything. It takes a lot of effort and expense to try and convert someone who doesn’t know they want to live at the sea…
Donald Trump once said if you have to “explain a lot” you are not talking to the correct person. The correct investor comes in “well informed already” the only thing you have to explain is “why i should go with you - not somebody else” - there are dozends of “seasteading aspirants” in the process of “touting media” already. TSI had the benefit of Friedmans fame and media contacts. - What is our focus argument that sets us “apart from the rest”.
We should have deep thoughts about that off record in the board room.…our answer as group should be solid.
The search for preliminary business plan for Marinea is showing up on Google in front of 8.5 million other pages and has generated “60 interested readings” already after being visible for only 4 days…in some way we are talking to investors via internet already…