/biz/ - Business & Finance

Here are the details of what I'm proposing:

* Bypass the proposal stage entirely. Instead, I'm hoping to get some seed funding solely on the merits of this post, deliver novel, scientifically rigorous, and exciting results, and receive subsequent funding based on the merits of completed work.

* Exactly one year from the date of this post, on March 23, 2019, I will post a full report to this blockchain for a permanent record, detailing the funding received, how it was used, results generated, and all source code needed to re-create them. If no funding is received, I will still post the negative result.

* Funding will be used to accomplish project goals as efficiently as possible. No amount of funding received will be used for institutional overheads, and no funds will go to the government.

* I will more than encourage everyone to criticize and find flaws in my research. Think of it as a public peer-review.

* Only open-source third-party software would be used, allowing any interested party to recreate my results.

* I will remain anonymous and have my work judged exclusively on its own merits, unaffected by my name and reputation.

* The projects I have in mind are flexible and scalable, allowing me to efficiently use any level of funding. I will outsource and/or subcontract as project needs require.

* Depending on levels of funding received, I will either work in my spare time or take unpaid leave from my regular job.

* The projects I have in mind have broad appeal, as they address the fundamental nature of reality and human existence.