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Links to websites are probably the best thing you can include on a resume. They are nice checkboxes on paper, but playing with something you built is invaluable.

It is a free country, but this is a gross idea. Thankfully it seems not to be attracting any entrants. MIT's 100K competition gives almost the same cash outlay for no equity and MUCH better connections and support. According to his model he gets 10% AND $800K in "management fees" if everything was to go as planned (100 entrants per quarter). I hope this is the last we hear of them.

Beading is another HUGE hobby worth billions of dollars per year. Go to a Michael's craft store and you will see hundreds of square feet devoted to it. Part of the thought with the jewelry was that you could order the whole thing complete OR get components and assemble it yourself.

Joez, Good point about the social nature of the product. It is referenced obliquely on the Joolme slide, but also stands true for the other two. I'll work on that.

I would certainly consider someone with Supply chain experience. I have some knowledge by virtue of my job, but it would be a welcome addition.

Kickstarter is a great idea! It would be cool to "Syndicate" that and a YC round:)

Good call, I doubt many people would go to the trouble of checking that out, but better safe than sorry.

Callmeed, I completely agree. The quality of the cofounder is paramount. My goal is to find people who are interested in the concepts and then share more info about myself. As I mentioned on the site, my current job is awesome and I'm trying to fly under the radar a bit. Great point though.

thanks diN0bot. Please shoot me an email, would love to hear about the CNC.

Wow Patio, thanks for the kind words! I agree, it is a fantastic market filled with passionate customers. I hope I can find a cofounder with half as much enthusiasm!

Yeah I see a lot of reporters going gaga over Web 3.D because of the physical production aspect and the way it fits in with the whole numbering scheme. I see as many readers of this site rolling their eyes though.

joez,

re: back of envelope math, I concur, but I showed it to some people who were fairly bright and they commented that the rev potential wasn't called out, when it actually was more modestly. People tend to flip though these quickly so its spelled out a bit pedantically.

re: name - just wanted something generic that also referenced the goal. Happy to change it if pg or anyone else has a problem. No pretensions intended.

Thanks moe, I love twitter and music as much as the next guy, but I think there are hundreds of other cool uses for technology. Especially things like the CNC paper cutters that you can get at Hobby shops for $250. One of the founders of MakerBot has a cool line that went "Steve Wozniak couldn't have predicted 4Chan in his wildest dreams when he was building the original Apple" I think we are at a similar stage with these devices. Will be interesting to watch, even more interesting to build!