{"id":183,"date":"2009-07-15T14:37:26","date_gmt":"2009-07-15T21:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=183"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:39","slug":"the-awesome-foundation-gives-you-1000-to-do-something-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2009\/07\/the-awesome-foundation-gives-you-1000-to-do-something-awesome\/","title":{"rendered":"The Awesome Foundation Gives you $1000 to do Something Awesome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/awesomefoundation.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-184\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"picture-7\" src=\"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/picture-7-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/picture-7-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/picture-7.png 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have an awesome idea and need $1000 to make it happen? Apply for the awesome grant &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/awesomefoundation.org\/\">http:\/\/awesomefoundation.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/awesomefoundation.org\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Submit an awesome idea. If we pick it, we&#8217;ll give you $1,000 in cash. Yup, $1,000. Cash. Maybe even in a brown paper bag. You&#8217;ll also get access to coworking space at BetaHouse for the month of your grant. The only condition is that you be willing to tell us (and some of our friends) about what you did a month later. If we don&#8217;t pick it, don&#8217;t stress, we&#8217;ll pick a new awesome idea next month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have an awesome idea and need $1000 to make it happen? Apply for the awesome grant &#8211; http:\/\/awesomefoundation.org\/ Submit an awesome idea. If we pick it, we&#8217;ll give you $1,000 in cash. Yup, $1,000. Cash. Maybe even in a brown paper bag. 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