Run an incubator for good software projects for the EA community.
(aka: EA Software Fund)
Overview
- Call for apps, due April 20 (but: start now!)
- We pick 5-10 projects that look promising; offer $5k each for 7% impact equity
- Weekly virtual syncs & demos, updates on Discord, direct mentorship, office hours
- Manifund Summer Camp: Fly out all participants, one week in-person hacking
- Manifest: Demos, retro funding, next steps
Q: Should we accept contributions to the Manifund codebase?
aka “Manifund community fund”
- … maybe….
- pro: some immediate users; decent understanding of what we need
- con: startups don’t seem to work like this, mysteriously…
Q: How selective, from YC to Pioneer?
Examples to consider:
- Y Combinator
- Charity Entrepreneurship
- Emergent Ventures
- MATS
- Pioneer