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***Feb** - Launched beta of video support.
***Feb** - Launched beta of video support.
***Mar** - Exhibited at 3 expos. This was sort of a last ditch effort to try and figure out a strategy or market which would provide significant growth for us with businesses. This wound up not working out and we decided that we couldn't get the growth we needed.
***Mar** - Exhibited at 3 expos. This was sort of a last ditch effort to try and figure out a strategy or market which would provide significant growth for us with businesses. This wound up not working out and we decided that we couldn't get the growth we needed.
***Mar** - Considered Kickstarting a TroveboxHome project which would be a physical network attached storage device that ran Trovebox software or otherwise communicated intelligently with Trovebox in the cloud. After speaking with Dr. Song we decided not to pursue this idea.
***Mar** - Considered Kickstarting a TroveboxHome project which would be a physical network attached storage device that ran Trovebox software or otherwise communicated intelligently with Trovebox in the cloud. After speaking with Dr. Song we decided not to pursue this idea.
***Mar** - Reached out to prior ISD contacts about opportunities and Western Digital was interested. This resulted in a meeting with about 15 key people from Western Digital's Branded Products group.
<!--* **Mar** - Reached out to prior ISD contacts about opportunities and Western Digital was interested. This resulted in a meeting with about 15 key people from Western Digital's Branded Products group.-->
***Apr** - Prototyped Trovebox running on a Western Digital MyCloud device. Demo'ed to Western Digital.
***Apr** - Prototyped Trovebox running on a Western Digital MyCloud device. Demo'ed to Western Digital.
***May** - Prototyped Trovebox running on a Netgear ReadyNAS device. Demo'ed to Netgear.
***May** - Prototyped Trovebox running on a Netgear ReadyNAS device. Demo'ed to Netgear.
<!--* **Jun** - Signed Letter of Intent from Western Digital to be acquired. -->
<!--* **Jun** - Signed Letter of Intent from Western Digital to be acquired. -->
On the surface the Foundation looks like part venture capitalist and foundational grant institution. It's an accurate description but to say that's *all* the Foundation is would be a gross understatement.
On the surface the Foundation looks like part venture capitalist and part foundational grant institution. It's an accurate description but to say that's *all* the Foundation is would be a gross understatement.
Bi-annually the Foundation gives up to 3 years of fellowship to individuals working on something [in an open manner](https://shuttleworthfoundation.org/thinking/thinking-openness/). That includes openness in education, science, data, government, software and more. The Foundation measures success not in dollars but in positive social change.
Bi-annually the Foundation gives up to 3 years of fellowship to individuals working on something [in an open manner](https://shuttleworthfoundation.org/thinking/thinking-openness/). That includes openness in education, science, data, government, software and more. The Foundation measures success not in dollars but in positive social change.