(continued)<p>SOLUTION<p>Mankind curates and crowdsources resources for ventures that can help humanity become multi-planetary species. We crowdsource resources such as talent, freelancers, accounting advice… whatever these ventures need to succeed. The ventures we curate operate in the fields of genetics, AI, space exploration and sustainable energy – technologies that will most affect the future of humanity, according to Elon Musk. We’re like Product Hunt x Kritical Mass for ventures that can get us to Mars, with compensation (financial and&#x2F;or Kickstarter-like) for contributors.<p>BUSINESS MODEL<p>Charge a fee for successfully connecting top talent whose aspirations and interests align with the mission and needs of these high potential, Mars-bound ventures. Future revenue streams: crowdfunding, freelance services, beta testing, ads<p>VALIDATION TO-DATE - ventures<p>- 6&#x2F;13 cold calls responded positively<p>- 2 proactively reached out<p>- 4 out of 9 ventures retweeted our tweets about their needs<p>VALIDATION TO-DATE - contributors<p>Approx. 120 sign ups from Betalist (incl. marketers, journalists, developers, designers…).<p>Email open rate: 64.5%, click-through: 34.9% (Media &amp; Publishing Industry Average - Open: 22.3%, Click-through 4.6%)<p>We are working on validating whether contributors will take active interest beyond passive info consumption (e.g. applying for jobs, sharing jobs, providing feedback).<p>ABOUT US<p>Ruby – Ex-Ogilvy &amp; Mather Planner, full-stack Ruby&#x2F;Rails developer, Head of Product at Instant Karma (online platform connecting people to hands-on and skill-based volunteering jobs in Asia).<p>Thomas – MSc in Actuarial Science, started a number of small business reselling a variety of goods<p>Thomas and I met as classmates in Year 10 (15&#x2F;16 years old). We worked together on school work and numerous projects throughout high school and university.