Oscar Osborne

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Progress Updates

Current status of projects I'm working on. Updated monthly with metrics, milestones, and lessons learned.

VACSO
Testing & Market Dev
by2050
Launching
WIYD
Waitlist & Testing
Electrolyse
Building MVP
Thirsti
Operating
Active

VACSO

Commercialising green steel technology

40%

PhD Research

Research completed

✓ COMPLETED

Technology Testing

Testing and validation in progress

⟳ IN PROGRESS

Market Development

Developing market opportunities

⟳ IN PROGRESS

Raise Capital

Next phase funding

○ UPCOMING

Commercialise Green Steel

Application for green steel production

○ UPCOMING

Current Focus

Technology testing and market development are the primary focus. Working to validate the technology while building market relationships and preparing for the capital raise phase.

by2050

Sustainable fashion - every purchase reinvests through VACSO

15%

Brand & Identity Launch

Brand identity finalised and launched

✓ COMPLETED

Shopify Store Live

E-commerce store built and published

✓ COMPLETED

First Product Collection Drop

Getting the inaugural collection live

⟳ IN PROGRESS

First 50 Sales

Initial traction and customer validation

○ UPCOMING

Reinvestment Loop Active

Revenue flowing back through VACSO

○ UPCOMING

Current Focus

Getting the first product collection live. Every purchase reinvests through VACSO.

WIYD

A tool to help people set and achieve their goals

25%

Launch Waitlist

Waitlist is live and collecting signups

✓ COMPLETED

Get 100 Users on Waitlist

Building initial interest

⟳ IN PROGRESS

User Testing

Testing with early users

⟳ IN PROGRESS

1,000 Waitlist Users

Scale waitlist interest

○ UPCOMING

Beta with 50 Active Users

Launch beta testing phase

○ UPCOMING

Current Status

Waitlist
Current Phase
Growing
User Interest
Testing
User Feedback

Waitlist phase - building interest and testing with early users.

Electrolyse

Brand asset management - started internal, now scoping standalone product

10%

Internal Tool Built

Built to manage VACSO brand assets

✓ COMPLETED

Brand Asset Management Working

Core functionality proven internally

✓ COMPLETED

Define Standalone Product Scope

Scoping the public-facing product

⟳ IN PROGRESS

Build Public-Facing MVP

First version for external users

○ UPCOMING

Waitlist 100 Users

Validate demand with early interest

○ UPCOMING

First External Users

Onboard paying customers

○ UPCOMING

Current Focus

Started as an internal brand tool. Now scoping the standalone product MVP.

Other Ventures

Thirsti

On-demand alcohol delivery

Operating
✓Market Research
✓Licences Acquired
⟳Monthly Stock Releases
⟳Cashflow to Fund R&D

Operating. Monthly releases generating cashflow for R&D.

Latest Update

Substack Update

Coming Soon

I share monthly progress updates on Substack covering what's happening across all the ventures - VACSO, by2050, Thirsti, WIYD, and Electrolyse.

The next update is coming soon. It will include progress on technology testing, market development work, and the current status of all ventures.