Join my start-up! Reprap enthusiast wanted
Posted by gcolbourn
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Join my start-up! Reprap enthusiast wanted October 25, 2013 01:33PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 82 |
- Do you want wages that scale with your productivity (i.e. get paid 10x more for 10x the output)?
- Are you interested in 3D printing and Open Source Hardware?
- Are you interested in Effective Altruism?
If you answered 'yes' to 2 or more of the above, come and work at my start-up!
Job Description
Tasks would include assembling and running 3D printers, sorting parts into kits and packaging them efficiently, cutting metal rods and drilling notches in bolts, answering email queries from customers/potential customers, and stock taking/reordering. Plenty of scope to expand the business into other 3D-printer- and Open Source Hardware-related areas.
Pay starting at £8 p/h + commission, with a steep upward curve for commission for the right candidate. To clarify: pay should be at least double the base rate with a moderate amount of effort, and potentially much higher with total dedication (the nature of start-ups being a very high potential upside). Comission - as a share of profit - is open to negotiation. Unfortunately, I can't unconditionally guarantee a higher base rate of pay as funds are still somewhat limited in this fledgling phase, please don't let this put you off. Customers are queuing up (haven't even started advertising yet), so I think it's easily possible to scale up relatively quickly. I'm open to people buying a stake in the company and directly sharing profits (as an alternative to a wage) too. The provisional company goal is to donate 30% of profits to Effective Altruist charities.
Desired Skills & Experience
I'm looking for someone who is technically minded, can learn fast, and is (ideally) committed to the Effective Altruist mission :-). Good manual dexterity (for assembling printers/sorting parts), and a reasonable amount of physical strength (for moving heavy boxes) would be a bonus. As would experience with 3D printing; although there's not really much specialist knowledge required, and nearly all information is readily available online or can be taught by me in a relatively short space of time.
Company Description
Semi-Utilitronic Industries [Utilitronic comes from Utilitarianism and Electronic; Semi- because, hey, it's difficult to be fully utilitarian, or fully electronic for that matter ;-)]: Promoting Open Source Hardware, starting with 3D printing. Currently selling affordable RepRap kits for DIY assembly on ebay and emakershop (username is gcolbourn on both sites). Plan to move into selling customised 3D prints, and then more and bigger machines from Open Source Ecology's Global Village Construction Set. Aligned to the Effective Altruism movement, a substantial portion of profits will be donated to effective charity.
Greg Colbourn
gcolbourn@hotmail.com
07863146329
- Are you interested in 3D printing and Open Source Hardware?
- Are you interested in Effective Altruism?
If you answered 'yes' to 2 or more of the above, come and work at my start-up!
Job Description
Tasks would include assembling and running 3D printers, sorting parts into kits and packaging them efficiently, cutting metal rods and drilling notches in bolts, answering email queries from customers/potential customers, and stock taking/reordering. Plenty of scope to expand the business into other 3D-printer- and Open Source Hardware-related areas.
Pay starting at £8 p/h + commission, with a steep upward curve for commission for the right candidate. To clarify: pay should be at least double the base rate with a moderate amount of effort, and potentially much higher with total dedication (the nature of start-ups being a very high potential upside). Comission - as a share of profit - is open to negotiation. Unfortunately, I can't unconditionally guarantee a higher base rate of pay as funds are still somewhat limited in this fledgling phase, please don't let this put you off. Customers are queuing up (haven't even started advertising yet), so I think it's easily possible to scale up relatively quickly. I'm open to people buying a stake in the company and directly sharing profits (as an alternative to a wage) too. The provisional company goal is to donate 30% of profits to Effective Altruist charities.
Desired Skills & Experience
I'm looking for someone who is technically minded, can learn fast, and is (ideally) committed to the Effective Altruist mission :-). Good manual dexterity (for assembling printers/sorting parts), and a reasonable amount of physical strength (for moving heavy boxes) would be a bonus. As would experience with 3D printing; although there's not really much specialist knowledge required, and nearly all information is readily available online or can be taught by me in a relatively short space of time.
Company Description
Semi-Utilitronic Industries [Utilitronic comes from Utilitarianism and Electronic; Semi- because, hey, it's difficult to be fully utilitarian, or fully electronic for that matter ;-)]: Promoting Open Source Hardware, starting with 3D printing. Currently selling affordable RepRap kits for DIY assembly on ebay and emakershop (username is gcolbourn on both sites). Plan to move into selling customised 3D prints, and then more and bigger machines from Open Source Ecology's Global Village Construction Set. Aligned to the Effective Altruism movement, a substantial portion of profits will be donated to effective charity.
Greg Colbourn
gcolbourn@hotmail.com
07863146329
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Re: Join my start-up! Reprap enthusiast wanted October 25, 2013 01:35PM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 82 |
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Re: Join my start-up! Reprap enthusiast wanted May 21, 2014 01:09PM |
Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 973 |
maybe intrested? how far have you got with sorting out pemises
Check my rubbish blog for my prusa i3
up and running
[3dimetech.blogspot.co.uk]
Check my rubbish blog for my prusa i3
up and running
[3dimetech.blogspot.co.uk]
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Re: Join my start-up! Reprap enthusiast wanted October 20, 2014 11:49AM |
Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 8 |
Hi Greg
I don't live in Oxford so can't help - sorry but sound like a cracking project and I wish you all the best.
If your starting a new business are you aware of this http://www.startuploans.co.uk/ (A government funded scheme to provide
advice, business loans and mentoring to startup businesses) it might help. Oh and this - http://www.oxfordbusinessmentors.org/
Just a thought, I work in Careers Service BTW
Kentish
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/20/2014 11:52AM by Kentish.
I don't live in Oxford so can't help - sorry but sound like a cracking project and I wish you all the best.
If your starting a new business are you aware of this http://www.startuploans.co.uk/ (A government funded scheme to provide
advice, business loans and mentoring to startup businesses) it might help. Oh and this - http://www.oxfordbusinessmentors.org/
Just a thought, I work in Careers Service BTW
Kentish
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/20/2014 11:52AM by Kentish.
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