:Author: Mark Grimes :Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:28:44 PDT Lars has always been great at nailing me down with, "but what do you want to get done in the first year?" question. Big vision is great...but let's see the todo and goals kinda thing. Regarding tangible deliverables for and ned.com, I'd like to see the following accomplished by 12/31/08 - Over 1,000 registered members on the site - Over one million web site page views monthly - on Better World Island generating over $500 USD monthly for Ned related projects - 2 Ned events where 5 or more Ned members meet face to face - 6 (or more) videos made by others distributed on the neddotcom YouTube channel - 4 (or more) products/services built in collaboration within locations and ned.com members online, each generating over $250 USD in monthly revenue - 2 licensed real world locations (one in Portland, Oregon) both breaking even and thriving - 3 partner community owned co-ops in developing countries each breaking even and thriving - 10 ongoing monthly sponsors at ned.com - 6 (or more) related projects anywhere in the world - Article on (not me) in one big national magazine (readership over 50,000) - 25 (or more) inbound links from good quality outside web sites - 3 (or more) Ned microfinance introduction/training sessions in Portland, Oregon - 3 (or more) more invited great guests participating like George B.N. Ayittey, that are treated with the respect and dignity all Ned members deserve. - 2 (or more) fun and interesting online collaborations with ned.com and other web sites - 2 (or more) other brands building the brand into theirs - Ned.com migrated to a secure hosting environment with a nightly backup - Written outline that gets to 50,000 licensed and 200,000 co-op partner locations by the year 2033 - 3 (or more) totally unexpected spectacular things