JohnO,

Great to hear from you. You have been missed! Hoping all is well in your life.

Yes, kPower's low-complexity "Cinderella strategy" (aka "born in a manger") is naturally slow to attract major financial support, but aims to finish big. Working the KPS-Shlumberger/Houston angle may be a path forward, since KPS by itself is not motivated to do M&A with peers, but is beholden to its backers. We do not forget Wubbo lived in Houston, to train as an astronaut, effectively becoming a Texan (and citizen of the world).

There are two kPower biz news items to report-

- kPower has been invited to present AWE to the UTexas Business School in early 2018, which could lead to a real business team (not just kite experts). kPower is also being actively shopped around Austin's formidable tech start-up venture culture. We were considered the best pitch ever made to Austin's House of Genius, two years ago, but contented ourselves with the high praise as we continued just testing, testing, testing.

- Roy Mueller (Jalbert's Aerology Labs) recently reached out to kPower to propose a merger. Roy may even move to Texas, since Boca Raton, Florida, is no longer the best place to develop kite tech as when Jalbert was alive. Roy brings first-class kite design and build to kPower, the very great spirit of Jalbert himself.

As kPower finally gains serious investment traction, you will be one of the first hired in an AWE business executive capacity. Let us endure to that happy juncture.

Cheers,

daveS

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On Sun, 12/17/17, Hardensoft International Limited hardensoftintl@yahoo.com [AirborneWindEnergy] <AirborneWindEnergy@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AWES] Re: Shlumberger in AWE (KPS's Houston-based investor)
To: airbornewindenergy@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, December 17, 2017, 8:42 AM


 









Maybe
kpower needs to put more resources and focus into her
marketing efforts.So much prospect applications that I
wonder why no major fiancial investor/partner
yet.Very best wishes in the coming
year(s). 









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