The Seasteading Institute has posted the winners to the 2010 Sink or Swim business plan contest, which you can access by clicking here. Our contestants gave us a glimpse at the future of business at sea, a glimpse which will move us closer to the day when these business plans become a reality.
Now that The Seasteading Institute has reached its $250,000 match goal, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank the key donors who helped make it happen. The list of our top donors who have agreed to have their names displayed publicly can be accessed by clicking here. The page is also accessible at the bottom of our Memberships & Donations Page.
This article, set to be published in the next issue of Offshore Support Journal, discusses the two possible codes under which an Offshore Accommodation Ship (or Flotel Ship) can be built: Passenger Ship or Special Purpose Ship.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the continued support of our members, The Seasteading Institute met its $250,000 match challenge goal for 2010! Many of you donated at the last minute to help push us toward the finish line, and we want to thank everyone who helped us.
When the ball drops at midnight tonight, December 31st, it will not only close out the year, but mark the deadline for the Thiel Foundation’s $250,000 matching grant.
Meeting this goal would be a huge accomplishment for the young seasteading movement.
Patri Friedman and Brad Taylor have published an academic paper making the case for seasteading from a public choice perspective. Patri presented a working version of it via video to the Australasian Public Choice Conference held in New Zealand.
The paper can be read here. Feedback is much appreciated!
Here’s the abstract:
We’ve made some big updates to The Seasteading Institute’s website. Among these updates you’ll find:
At the recent Breakthrough Philanthropy event organized by Patri Friedman and the Thiel Foundation, Patri gave the opening talk as well as a talk about seasteading.
Introduction by Patri Friedman and Jim O’Neill:
The winter holidays are coming up, and then the Reason Cruise is right around the corner! This exciting one-week Carribean cruise features thought-provoking speakers, influential journalists, and an all-star cast of thinkers and freedom fighters from around the world.
