Five Pack Studios earns from two fundamentally different sources of revenue: Purchases and Donations.

Purchases include monthly membership fees, MPV Accelerator Packages (commemorative coins), and anything from the store. Revenue from purchases goes exclusively to project development and operating expenses.

Donations come from the, you guessed it, donation box. Donations are split 50/50, with half going into a savings account to become the Create Something beneficiary fund when that goes live. The other half is designated for operating expenses and the development of the Creator Ecosystem.

Pre-Kickstarter is geared towards initial development of both products and web infrastructure, so the successful Kickstarter campaign should mark the launch of full-scale operations.

This graphic might help clear things up.

Squarespace does not natively support stores granting credit on their platform. We’ve engaged with them to correct this massive oversight, and are currently seeking third party development support.

Your contributions will go first and foremost towards delivering on this commitment, even if it means migrating Five Pack Studios to a different web service.

In the meantime, please reach out to the customer service team if you’d like to cash in the credit you’re owed, and we’ll provide a discount code for the appropriate amount.

The Foundry will stop accepting new members upon the Kickstarter launch, and become the Founders Suite within the Creator Ecosystem.

No amount of money will grant access to the Founders Suite after the Ecosystem goes live. Joining the Foundry now is your only chance to secure those exclusive benefits!

Kickstarter has strict requirements before a campaign can launch, for good reason. One of them is having a physical product to show and put into the hands of a potential backer. Our prototypes are still being made, so that’s the major milestone we’re sprinting towards right now.

We also need to ensure all logistics for store credit and the Kickstarter-as-a-business-loan model are in place.

With all that said, we’re optimistic that we can launch for Aether within six months- provided we get enough support. That timeline will dramatically reduce as the Founder milestones are met.

The plan is to cover initial development expenses with Founder contributions, and then direct Kickstarter funds towards the scaling of manufacturing.

Project Aether and the Creator Ecosystem at a minimum, but potentially exclusively if we don’t meet early Foundry milestones.

The campaign will be dramatically more successful if we’re able to include the other projects as well, then tailor the campaign to a wider business launch.

With that said, we’re not going to delay moving forward with unveiled projects if manufacturing needs to scale up. If it makes sense to launch the Kickstarter before all of them are revealed, we will, so it’s best to secure your place as a Founder early if you want to get paid as we grow!

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Yes. We need to have a solid legal framework in place with the terms worked out first, which is another milestone to reach before launch, but we are committed to the idea that backers should be treated as investors. You will be able to choose from 3 different flavors of pledge:

• A traditional pledge receiving backer rewards from the campaign.

• A store credit pledge, where your support becomes credit in your account on this site.

• A “loan” pledge, where you’ll receive a return on your investment at the average interest yield of business loans at the time of launch.

We anticipate exponential growth in support as the flagship projects are unveiled, so spread the word and help us hit the milestones!

That’s a solid… Probably.

That is the way we envision things going, but we can’t rule out new information or options coming to light that keep the initiative in-house.

Ultimately we will do whatever is best to maximizes the financial aid provided to beneficiaries.

We aren’t talking about small token gestures to make us feel good; it’s about quality over quantity.

In other words, recipients shouldn’t expect simple $20 gift cards to craft stores. We want to give people the chance to really dive into their passion.

Musical instruments are not cheap. Art classes and vocal coaches usually aren’t that cheap either. Neither are most supplies. Honestly, is it any wonder there’s a mental health crisis?

Each person’s situation is different. The first thing we need to do is establish an efficient way to assess qualification for the program, and then evaluate their goals & situation to determine which form of aid works best for them.

We are actively working to establish the legal and operational framework to ensure financial aid is distributed fairly and effectively. Our goal is to provide creators with the support they need, and we’re committed to getting it right. Stay tuned for updates as we finalize the application process, which will be available in the Creator Ecosystem- because creativity should be accessible to everyone.

While we finalize these details, we invite you to stay connected. Sign up for updates and be the first to know when applications open!

While Five Pack Studios was originally founded to just make really cool things for a discerning clientele, these projects have become the driving force.

They are the Heart of Five Pack Studios, pumping life into innovation and fueling the future of everything else we want to do.

For example, the Modular Pressure Vessel, Project Aether, was invented to solve for the fact that positive pressure principles aren’t accessible for large projects, least of all for the average craftsman or small business, resulting in compromised quality- even if you can’t see it. Not everyone can afford a massive walk-in pressure chamber.

The Showcase Charcuterie Board is merely a small, and the very first, example. Making something like that using conventional methods is extremely difficult, and still results in more flaws than we should accept. We want to make it possible to create some seriously impressive projects at a supreme quality point, and make that capability available to everyone.

The other projects are similarly innovative in different industries, and will become powerhouses in their own right.

Hephaestus is cool, Sylvanus is pretty awesome, and Vulcan is really sick. If you want to know more you’ll have to join the Foundry!

All of them are going to make a lot of waves in their respective industries.

We’ll do an exclusive Q&A when we reach 1000 Founders, crack the curtain open a tiny bit more. But it is fair to say that they get progressively more exciting.

Growing the ecosystem benefits everyone. As one convenient place to get details and sign up for local art shows, craft fairs, private teachers, classes, and other resources to practice your craft and further your growth we can make it easier than ever before to participate in the creative community.

As it grows, we intend to form partnerships that make it easier to provide financial aid in the music & maker verse. Ideally you’d be able to purchase resources from those partners within the ecosystem, but a partnership could also mean providing a funded account at your local hobby shop or music store.

Whether your craft is musical, visual, or physical, the ecosystem provides a better way to promote yourself, book gigs, and sell your creations directly within the built-in marketplace.

By funding accounts within the ecosystem to support your creative journey, but limiting that purchasing power to the types of resources above, we can prevent abuse of financial aid granted for a specific purpose.

The Founders Suite is an exclusive, lifetime-access membership for those who join the Foundry before it closes. It grants elite status, early access to new products and innovations, premium marketplace perks, VIP event invitations, and direct influence on the future.

Once the Foundry closes, no new members will ever be accepted, making it a truly limited opportunity.

Most certainly not.

V. Aumber Hudson is a pseudonym for the visionary identity behind Five Pack Studios.

The name exists to keep the focus on the story being told, not the exposition that got us here. This isn’t about personal recognition; it’s about creating something bigger than myself- something that redefines industries and builds a lasting legacy by answering the question, “what would it look like if a billion-dollar company prioritized people over profits?”

My goal is to challenge outdated and broken systems, open new doors for innovators, and create opportunities that wouldn’t otherwise exist by demonstrating the difference between Capitalism and Crony Corporatism. The vision matters more than the name behind it.