Exploring different Business models for Balon.Energy

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In short, started as a nonprofit focused on research, and eventually, allow businesses to grow based on these open technologies.

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Research Areas

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Self intros

Update of where we are

Budgetting for operations of a grant

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Scenarios

Products

  1. Energy
  2. Kits
  3. Turn-key solutions
    1. Family
    2. SME
    3. Large enterprise

Potential Business Structures

Potential Business Structures for Balon.Energy

NameProsConsCommentAbigailTafiaElaineCesarSUMLink
Government-owned enterprise from start

Credible & respected. Government support

Paperwork inefficiency, and bureaucratic approval cycles can be slow

How does it affect the community in Serangan?

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Start-up → Acquired Government-owned enterprise
Startup → Acquired by a larger company
Start-up → Larger Energy Company, possibly listed (IPO)

Might be hard to stay open source

SME, stay small

We could have the government as a partner to make it easier for approvals. Telecom has incubation programs.

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Nonprofit, stay small
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Nonprofit, that become big
Social Enterprise

Great to establish traction with a lot of goodwill

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Energy Cooperative
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Royalties to Serangan

Serangan remains the local producer and R&D

Who owns the installation?

Who earns the operational profits?

What’s the ambitions of Serangan People?

What’s

Abigail: right now, we’re at the research stage. So we should get research money for R&D.

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Investor Presentation → ROI

Community Presentation → Jobs, energy

Government Presentation → Environment, Jobs, energy, economy

Potential Business Incubator

https://iie.smu.edu.sg/big-incubation-programme