Joshua's CV

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A.I. enthusiest needs 4 – 8 GPUs to train a single language model, they need between 32GB – 64GB locally to develop an A.I. model on a PC (“at home”). Also they need a processor that has at least 4 or more cores and supports virtualization and hyperthreading. Storage will include a combination of cold, magnetic (long term), and fast (SSD) mixed in a SAN Storage controller. That’s just what you need to get started, next is the knowledge to go about building an app at home. Hunting for deals recently.

Chicken scratch is a unique subscription service for the creative type. Unlike a note-taking app, diary, educational MOOC, or craft store, Chicken Scratch focuses on the “square one to finish” aspect of crafting. 

How it works: On Chicken Scratch craft project leaders submit a craft project proposal, number of required participants to hold a course, materials needed, and a summary of the final craft (like a pic. Or main idea). The project proposal is submitted into an auction of proposals where users can browse subjects and view details about the proposed groups and choose to join the group.

If the group reaches a certain threshold (setup by the proposal leader) it becomes “open for enrollment” for a period before commencing. Materials can be sourced or hosted or sold through the online estore for project leaders who get an approved course as well as a small craft stipend. Lessons are held online or in-person depending on safety guidelines and each course has a suggested donation to keep the service running.

Finished courses or projects can be posted to the archive for viewers who wish to see the results of previously held approved projects.

Summary:

1. Event coordination service for crafters who want to coordinate locally.
2. Projects are vetted through a system for quality control.
3. Revenue is generated through subscription services and through project funding.

For more information about Micro-Company Concepts see the initial post.

A technology driven non-profit with the purpose of ‘re-purposing’ electronics for a ‘second life’ after their primary use is over. Outfits all over America have need for new tablets each fiscal year and old devices often never have a purpose other than being recycled.

Repop’d is a website and non-profit dedicated to giving devices a second purpose. Whether it’s an android device repurposed to monitor a grow-house, or a tablet repurposed into a baby monitor. The mobile afterlife works to find a use for that tablet through the magic of creative people with creative ideas. Repop’d works to put gadgets into the hands of people with ideas. From collecting a dozen tablets from companies and turning them into a cool musical event with lights and color and posting it to instagram / youtube to putting a dozen tablets into the hands of under privileged kids doing school remotely in Latin America.

Our Mission is to make technology sweet by giving devices new purposes, so that manufacturers continue to innovate!

Summary

1. Company solicits companies for old or unused devices like tablets or phones.
2. Repurposes devices for new purpose
3. Coordinates agencies to deliver new devices (repurposed) on a project bid basis.
4. Projects revenue goes towards the repop’d service, and charity.

For more information about Micro-Company Concepts see the initial post.

Tube Steakpublishing is a multi-blog hosting platform for individuals with conservative views who have otherwise lost their platform to speak on the regular social media and need a safe platform to write on and respond to serious commenters. Tube Steak writers are proud strong people who post their views on the constitution, the United States History, and proper democratic-republic practices set forth by the founders.

However today’s undemocratic comments make today’s would-be authors unlikely to write unless they knew their readers would write constructive feedback. Tube Steak hosting works with authors to form a platform that works with authors to improve their writing, as well as keep spam and trolls off of their intellectual property that they have chosen to share with a community. 

Authors are allowed to solicit for donations, submit partial blog postings and a pay-for “read more” a la carte service. Typical users are subscribers for a low-cost fee to use the whole site. Votes for particular Tube Steak authors will raise their credibility score and score more opportunities for higher revenue sharing percentages amongst other authors. All authors are given a set price per article (based upon set requirements for a proof-read, edited draft ready for submission.) A submission date will be notified to the author, and views, comments, and feedback will be recorded and calculated for a return the following week into an account. When the account reaches a threshold the writer will receive a payout.

Due to the nature of the platform and it’s audience, authors and commenters will be held to a ethics policy that will have strict enforcement including partial banning, or expellment for articles that do not meet it’s community guidelines (voted on by all Spartans on a rolling timeline).

Summary:

1. Summary it’s a hosting company, so expenses for web hosting, SEO, Analytics and adwords.
2. Revenue from ads, clicks, and subscription to premium or sponsored articles.
3. Payout is handled by a third-party clearing house subsidiary. Reports are made available for review by the contributors.

For more information about Micro-Company Concepts see the initial post.

Creative Content Micro-MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). Passion Pit is all about micro-courses for creative people who just want to learn an instrument, musical topic, art subject, or do a craft activity for just a short amount of time for a low cost. Receive a guitar for your birthday? Passion Pit has lessons that are hosted on the Passion Pit ELearning Online platform (EEOP, Canvas) and typically run in short batches of 1 – 4 week series (as opposed to a MOOC which has 8 weeks – 16 weeks) with videos and homework issued by professional instructors. Students are encouraged to watch the lessons, practice the homework assigned, and submit online exams that show their mastery of the subject and their progress. 

Each module is set up to be self-pacing so if you miss a week, pick up right where you left off, or review the previous module and continue on. Tests are designed differently then practice (which is logged by hour unit), where in a test it will sometimes play a piece of a song and ask you which notes were played, or in which order, or which string was note 3? Students will not only be exposed to an instrument or artform, but understand the basics in theory to know whether or not to try a more advanced MOOC (not hosted by Passion Pit) or buy a book from the Passion Pit EStore.

See the online store for different and new lessons being hosted, or other lessons on artistic topics as they’re curated by our expert Instructional Designers. Learn calligraphy, art landscapes, and photography in short lessons that get you started in the right direction and show your aptitude or interest beyond curiosity.

Summary:

1. MOOC Online course model
2. Subscription model and ecommerse store pays for SME contracts and company expenses.
3. Products from MOOC can be made available in the ECOMMERCE store.

For more information about Micro-Company Concepts see the initial post.

Copacetic is the latest in niche services for the busy family who needs it’s spices! Copacetic scours the internet for the best bulk deals on spices and herbs and can supply them in the quantities most relevant to you!

From coordinating an allspice order from multiple sources to facilitate a family canning event, or supplying a restaurant with a type of saffron: Copacetic works to find it’s customers spices and ingredients and deliver them in a timely manner.

Summary:

1. Ecommerce Business that sources spices online, and resells them in custom batches for recipes or recipe kits.
2. Develops recipe kits with sourced spices for meal ideas, marinades, or canning or preserving techniques and sells them as packages on its store.
3. Bulk spices can be ordered in custom quantities, prepackaged, and mail delivered.
4. Spices are locally sourced if possible, or grown in Copacetic’s spice garden. 
5. Seeds and other spice related items are available on Copacetic.

For more information about Micro-Company Concepts see the initial post.

Rent-a-center like rentals for PC Desktops, Servers, Tablets and Devices, with a comprehensive 360 degree responsible recycling program that supplies, manages (supports hardware and device defects, limited IT and SLA support), consults with companies about supplying hardware on a lease or rental basis, contracts signed based on scale and scope requirements of the companies’ objective with a locked-in subscription fee the costs less than a capital purchase.

Asset managers cheer for joy, all rentals of PC equipment are managed by Classy Chassis rentals and rental plans and subscription plans are available for tech refreshes, cyclical workstation refreshes, inventory spreadsheets, etc. all as part of the service. Companies under the CC rental services agreement basically use the equipment as if they purchased it, can install agents on it and use their MSP or IT Staff to manage it all or use the equipment in any way that doesn’t violate Classy Chassis’s Terms of Use Policy and Liability. Companies using Classy Chassis to lease their PCs and equipment are welcome to have it managed by us or by a separate MSP (if our simple IT Maintenance plan isn’t enough for your needs).

Summary:

• PC or Networking Equipment rental services company
• Provides IT equipment with flexible funding options including COD, Layaway, Separate payment plans, or the subscription model. 
• Classy Chassis then makes a profit making large PC equipment purchases during winter and clearance sales or work with subscription subcontractors to provide top of the line equipment.
• Revenue is provided through savings on equipment purchasing during clearance sales in the winter, and through managed services, and principally through the “subscription plan” which guarantees for Classy Chassis revenue from each client forecasted.
• Classy Chassis then manages all the life cycles of the equipment using Enterprise Resource Management Software and we work with the customer to stay in compliance with an agreed contract. 
• Equipment is owned by the rental agency (Classy Chassis) so after the equipment is no longer in production use, it holds the rights to resell it online (to recap revenue or donate to charity), donate it to a non-profit, use it for training or educational purposes for staff and dependents, or simply recycle it responsibly according to the PCI/HIPAA contracts signed with the client.
• Clients benefit from not worrying about IT equipment and budgeting is done through subscription. Each months’ subscription pays back the initial expenditure for the equipment and adds to the account for the next tech refresh. Straight Arrow uses the saved revenue from subscriptions to midgate costs and look to take the most advantage of clearance sales from Dell / HP and others.
• Classy Chassis takes merchandise purchased and schedules it for the next available tech refresh customer. The team orchestrates getting the next equipment “next-to” deploy ready for the customer (or future customer) based on “readiness” templates or images. 
• When a company is due for a refresh, Classy Chassis works with one company resource to manage schedules and does the deployment with the least amount of interruption.
• Limited Support Plan:
  • Open Phone Support and tier I customer support provided by a call-center
  • Limited Tier-II troubleshooting IT Specialists
  • Deployment Team for new equipment
  • Acquisition team and research team
  • Sales and Billing Support, as well as contract support (reporting)
  • Recycling and RMA Program for old equipment

You Dig? is a subscription service that works with local bakeries and pastry shops buying bread at discounted rates (when it becomes discounted), and freezes it, and then resells it by subscription to subscribers based on a vote up / vote down system. Subscribers or members sign up for a weekly / bi-weekly / monthly delivery of bread options as they become available in one weeks time. 

Example, a You Dig? subscriber has signed up for 1 bag of regular bagels at a set subscribers “market” price for the service (product purchase price at sale + 20% + storage cost /day + delivery) to be delivered every other week (if the product is in stock and available for the subscription threshold price*).

If a price permanently changes (sale price goes up), the subscriber is notified and the account is suspended until an action. Or as the product becomes available at or below that price, You Dig? buys up the stock at bakeries and freezes it and services each order based on its stock. Low inventories are sent by notification to the subscriber ahead of time (based on current stock and orders by end of day).

For more information about Micro-Company Concepts see the initial post.

Razz My Berries is about one and only thing, a website devoted to eye candy. Similar to pinterest that is curated by crowdsourcing, Razz is a more sophisticated site devoted to posting diagrams, charts, flow charts, and works in their raw form with minimal explanation for the eye candy enthusiast to enjoy.

Summary:

1. Scroll through diagrams of a milk factories from a pamphlets sourced in Wisconsin, or see a diagram of a magneto from 1920, or a diagram of a car —
2. Razz searches the web for art and reposts it unapologetically for the discerning eye with a brief artistic explanation from the curator.
3. Publishes a bi-weekly news-gazette eReader magazine with curated eye candy published on a clean minimalist setting.
4. Postings are available in various forms as they’re posted in the estore (such as vinyl stickers, posters, prints, and high resolution reprints)

For more information about Micro-Company Concepts see the initial post.

“Taking you everywhere”

Lil’ Drip  is a stay-cation virtual travel service in a unique online form. Why not put it all together? Taking on a unique and uncharacteristic take on a travel service review site. Locations on Lil’ Drip are taken in 3D format that can be viewed with a VR Viewer or Google Cardboard type of device by crowdsourced video taken by mobile devices or professionally available (but hosted on multiple platforms).

Lil’ Drip hopes to put it in one spot for the over curious adventurer who just “wants to know it all, but doesn’t actually buy the ticket.” All Locations vetted will have information about the vacation location not seen on any other web reviews websites. Such as recipes for the top drinks and top dishes, top rankings for local movies seen by locals, links to other “virtual vacation” trips from an itinerary, top twitter posters from that location, and links to every imaginable virtual service (Google maps, mapquest, wikipedia, youtube, GIS, etc.).

The gift shops that are online or accessible somewhere online will also be available for vetted locations that are listed so the virtual traveler can take a souvenir (in 2 – 3 days) after a visit.

Summary:

1. Makes revenue through ads and online ecommerse retail
2. Content is currated by senior community members (remotely) and vetted through multiple quality control processes.
3. Content is managed by the service and curated through sponsored content by professionals and company sponsored ads or travel content.