Friday, January 14, 2005
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/14/0649244&tid=160&tid=1
slashdot article about jeff bezos of amazon starting private space company in west texas.
a few thoughts.
1) it's suborbital - heck the wright brothers had suborbital flight.
2) this may bring down the price of the virgin flights, some slashdotter mentioned.
3) this is free for bezos. his current net worth - 5 billion. his net worth after buying big ranch in texas - still 5 billion. his net worth after spending millions to
build rockets - still 5 billion. because it comes out of his publicity budget.
a few years ago, amazon stopped tv advertising. this gimmick will produce tons of publicity and goodwill.
4) plan:
1) write clever slashdot post, attract startup capital.
2) obtain lease-option for ranch next to bezos's
3) install coke machine or lemonade stand; now we are in the private space industry support services industry.
3.1 If cow, "zoological garden"
3.2 If prairie dog, "wildlife sanctuary"
4) 18 tin cups with little flags, voila, golf course.
5) now that we have a golf course and a coke machine, we have a country club.
sell tshirts and memberships.
6) handwaving vaporware about housing, conference centers, private schools, camps,
business incubators, windfarming, mineral rights, franchises.
7) pay off option, seek more options on more ranches.
8) profit!
slashdot article about jeff bezos of amazon starting private space company in west texas.
a few thoughts.
1) it's suborbital - heck the wright brothers had suborbital flight.
2) this may bring down the price of the virgin flights, some slashdotter mentioned.
3) this is free for bezos. his current net worth - 5 billion. his net worth after buying big ranch in texas - still 5 billion. his net worth after spending millions to
build rockets - still 5 billion. because it comes out of his publicity budget.
a few years ago, amazon stopped tv advertising. this gimmick will produce tons of publicity and goodwill.
4) plan:
1) write clever slashdot post, attract startup capital.
2) obtain lease-option for ranch next to bezos's
3) install coke machine or lemonade stand; now we are in the private space industry support services industry.
3.1 If cow, "zoological garden"
3.2 If prairie dog, "wildlife sanctuary"
4) 18 tin cups with little flags, voila, golf course.
5) now that we have a golf course and a coke machine, we have a country club.
sell tshirts and memberships.
6) handwaving vaporware about housing, conference centers, private schools, camps,
business incubators, windfarming, mineral rights, franchises.
7) pay off option, seek more options on more ranches.
8) profit!
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