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$25K investment for side projects from South Park Commons
- pragmatic 4y agoWhat is "the -1 to 0 stage"? They mention it several times.
- birdyrooster 4y agoCome on down to South Park
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- cglong 4y agoIt took me way longer than it should've to figure out this wasn't affiliated with the show.
- JanSolo 4y agoAgreed; I was expecting to see some kind of incubator for producers of animated content. Perhaps there's a lesson here about naming your organization when there's already something with a similar name in the zeitgeist. The Santa Cruz Operation is another one; my teenage brain automatically associated it with skateboards!
- mattl 4y agoFor a while there was the Open Software Foundation in the same city as the Free Software Foundation.
- fabmilo 4y agoLOL
- jl6 4y agoLooks like it’s named after the street where their office is? Still, it takes some chutzpah to give your brand the same name as a pre-existing huge thing.
- varenc 4y agoSouth Park is a very small neighborhood in SF well known as a hub for the tech scene. It’s full of VC offices and startups. The neighborhood’s eponymous small park and central street are all named “South Park”. https://goo.gl/maps/PNVg2DQVcffSPRwHA https://goo.gl/maps/PNVg2DQVcffSPRwHA
- lifekaizen 4y agoThe little park in the middle is South Park, it’s well known locally and has a bunch of tech/VC offices nearby
- seltzered_ 4y agoMore like SF or NYC... "Desire to participate actively in the community, particularly in our SF or NYC in-person hubs"
- hinkley 4y agoAmple parking day or night?
- birdyrooster 4y agoLoooool they wish!
- dopeboy 4y agoI'm an alum of the community (though not of this specific grant). Unlike members of other communities I've been part of, most at SPC have quit their jobs and are all-in to whatever their goal is (research, side projects, or building a startup). Everyone's curious, talented, and want you to succeed. The in person element (if you're located in SF or NYC) helps a ton. Happy to answer any questions about SPC as a community.
- xiaolingxiao 4y agoHey how far along are the side projects when ppl apply to SP? Is there a penalty if people are too far along?
- dopeboy 4y agoI'm not a recipient of the grant but I just pinged a staff member to reply to your question.
- SPC-1 4y agoIt can be something you haven't yet started, something you're currently working on, or something you want to finish. The main requirement is you should be able to produce some kind of output (a demo, a paper, etc.) within ~3-6 months.
- xiaolingxiao 4y agook that's helpful thank you. Is there someone in your office whom I may contact for more questions? Perhaps over a call.
- paxys 4y agoRead the terms carefully. This is an equity investment, not free money (which is what "grant" usually implies).
- blululu 4y agoI’m glad you pointed this out since this is not clear in the web site.
- omeze 4y ago> FAQ What do grant recipients get? A $25,000 investment with a no cap, no discount, MFN SAFE
- DavidChouinard 4y agoThose are very generous terms.
- ModernMech 4y agoIt also seems like "side project" is a stretch, as they appear to want you to have all other commitments wrapped up. The side project has to be your main project. "To that end, all SPC members have wrapped up their jobs or previous commitments ahead of their onboarding sessions."
- SPC-1 4y agoIn general, yes, we do expect members to have wrapped up previous commitments and be dedicated to what we call the -1 to 0 phase. This includes grant recipients. In that sense, the grant is funding to help make your side project your main project. There are always exceptions, but we think members get the most out of their time in the community when they don't have a full-time job (though many members take on part-time contracting work).
- dang 4y agoOk, we've changed the title to say investment. Thanks!
- panphora 4y agoAre there any other communities and grants like this, specifically targeting side projects and the exploration/early stage?
- paul7986 4y agoThis is a tech accelerator live-in community/apartments that you pay monthly rent for? They offer shared workspaces for you to mingle with other tenants/technologist/doers? Maybe hold events and mixers too?
- SPC-1 4y agoSPC does not charge any membership dues or rent for members to be part of the community. We do have two community spaces, one in the South Park neighborhood of San Francisco and the other in the Soho neighborhood in New York City. All members are welcome to use the spaces to work, mingle, and collaborate, and we regularly host speaker and builder events for both members and guests. We also have members who participate remotely.
- paul7986 4y agoAh ok and cool it sounds like a great opportunity. I was hoping it was residential complex where 20 to 100 fellow techies and inventors get to reside, mingle, connect, learn and create together. Still sounds great as I've gotten the itch to invent again especially for Apples upcoming smart glasses.
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- mroldpro 4y agoMy project is to diversify the SPC community spaces by adding one in Virginia, that totally embodies the permission slip concept, primarily in the makerspace dept. The location is on commercial roadfront property that I hold the deed to, so it will never be killed by needing to pay rent, etc. The property is 150m from 5g tower, has fiber, etc. Area 26 Kthx
- mroldpro 4y agoAlso anyone interested @mroldpro on telegram. The site is currently a bit lush, so machete is required for access. Yes, you must hack in to visit currently :)