2. • We started by re-imaging the aircraft development process from the
ground up.
3. • The result is not only innovative - it’s a revolution perfectly fit for our
Experimental Aviation Association.
4. • We are an online a community of founders, collaborators and
investors with a common interest.
5. • Each possessing an amazing skill to contribute to the creation of
the next innovation in aviation.
6. • Designbook is a platform that allows you to find and invest in
awesome innovations with your talent and time.
7. • The physical gathering is seen as inefficient and outdated by
millennials
• High technology is the norm
• Open source is understood and accepted
• Millennials expect to access communities and collaborate
efficiently online
• Complex technical achievements will not be achieved by 200
person Skunk Works teams hidden behind bricks and mortar
Designbook was founded to develop an
airplane… because money and an individual’s
time was not all of what is needed.
The Problem
8. The Opportunity
• Millennials value community, and creativity in their work
• The definition of community is no longer constrained by
geography
• The information technology, and peer-to-peer revolution enable
open innovation, tapping a talent pool that is deep and rich
9. • Designbook enables the efficient formation of a highly skilled and
talented team to collaborate on complex technical developments
• Finding and building the team is only part of the answer
• Designbook covers equity, ownership and fundraising, leveraging the
new opportunities of alternative finance
• Designbook matches needs with skills and passions
The Solution
10. • Three user stories:
1. Founder(s) offering license to build plans and “at-cost” kits to
collaborators.
2. Founders(s) offering equity to collaborators and investors for a new and
innovative aircraft development.
3. Graduating college student finding a path to the aviation community
through designbook.
Application Demonstration
www.designbook.com
11. • Designbook has solidified relationships with regional schools to host
Technology Business Model and Design Competitions
• With success regionally, Designbook will expand to the top 83 national
technical schools (Embry Riddle, CalTech, Georgia Tec etc.) to host
their senior design competitions and introduce them to the community.
• Designbook is hosting an internal design competition in June of 2015.
The Marketing Plan
12. The Team
Four web application developers,
two engineers,
two generalists and;
one marketing guru.
Twelve years average experience, four successful
startups and degrees at Harvard, MIT, RPI, Embry Riddle…
13. Follow your dream,
Build a team,
Grow a company.
Kyle Clark
Co-founder and head of product
www.designbook.com
kyle@designbook.com
(802) 338-1876
14. Kyle Clark
Co-founder and head of product
kyle@designbook.com
(802) 338-1876
Follow your dream,
Build a team,
Grow a company.
