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nvohk™: The First Crowd F(o)unded Eco-Clothing Brand Signs Up 1,250+ Future Members within 2 Months

nvohk™ is The First Community-Managed, Surf-Inspired, Eco-friendly Clothing Company

Los Angeles – February 13, 2008 – Today, nvohk, inc. announces that it has signed up over 1,250 future members interested in developing and managing nvohk™ (pronounced ‘invoke’), the first community-managed, eco-friendly, surf-inspired clothing company. The Company began recruiting members via www.projectnvohk.com on December 4, 2007.

In addition, because of the enthusiastic and positive response from nvohk’s early adopters, the Company is accelerating its member activation target to 5,000 future members. novhk will continue to recruit and activate up to 40,000 members.

“nvohk’s model is about shifting power into the hands of consumers. So after receiving numerous inquiries from people wanting to know how they can get involved immediately, we decided to accelerate the model,” said Brendan T. Lynch, President of nvohk, inc.

nvohk combines the best of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding business models to develop and launch a new lifestyle brand that blends social responsibility and financial performance. nvohk is the first lifestyle brand to give consumers meaningful managerial power.

nvohk is recruiting 5,000+ members to contribute $50 a year to develop and shape the nvohk brand. Membership will be capped at 40,000 members. Members will make major business decisions including logo design, web design, product design, advertising, etc. Members will also receive an exclusive member t-shirt, 35% of nvohk’s net profits in the form of reward points that can be redeemed to purchase products, and 25% off all nvohk products. In addition, nvohk will donate 10% of net profits to environmental organizations selected by its members.

nvohk fills a critical gap in the lifestyle brand arena. nvohk will enable consumers to get involved and participate in business decision-making and environmental causes. It will provide consumers with an entertaining and sustainable platform for making a meaningful and positive impact on the environment by putting members in the driver’s seat and allowing them to drive the nvohk brand to a profitable venture that will contribute 10% of net profits to member selected environmental charities.

“nvohk has proven to have global relevance right out of the gate. With about 40% of future members coming from outside the U.S. to date, nvohk is a great example of how the internet and globalization are changing the business landscape forever,” said Brendan T. Lynch, President of nvohk, inc.

To learn more about nvohk or to become a member, please visit www.projectnvohk.com

About nvohk™

nvohk™ (pronounced ‘invoke’) is the first community-managed, eco-friendly, surf-inspired clothing company. The Company is recruiting, through www.projectnvohk.com, 5,000+ members to contribute $50 a year to develop and shape the nvohk brand. Membership will be capped at 40,000 members.

Co-founded by Brendan T. Lynch and Sergio Salas, nvohk combines the best of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding business models to develop and launch a new lifestyle brand that blends social responsibility and financial performance.

The company is based in Los Angeles, California.

Like always most of my internet hours filled by RSS readings. This time i found an interesting company / business idea through CoolBusinessIdeas: Nvohk (spelled invoke).

Like the title of this post, Nvohk is a community-managed, eco-friendly, surf-inspired clothing company. The company is now recruiting members via their site.

How it works:
1. Enter your Name and email address at the site.
2. When 20.000 members sign up, you will be invited to contribute $50 a year to develop and manage the company.
3. Members make major business decisions including logo design, product designs, advertising etc.
4. 10% of net profits go straight to environmental charities.
5. 35% of net profits are rewarded to members via reward points.

It sounds like some sort of Public Company or even a one tier multi level company but better. Because you don’t have to recruit anyone which will become your affiliate and because their concept is community driven. Also what interests me is the eco-friendly message they are in. It is important. Many times, surfers are contributing saving our earth, and we can’t stop because saving our earth is a never ending project.

For more information you can go to their site www.projectnvohk.com and make your choice. FYI, the company also supported by Transworld Surf magazine.

I’m in.

VOLCOM STONE’S $10,000 KICKFLIP-OFF CONTEST!

To date, no one has ever documented a cleanly landed kickflip on a surfboard. Volcom is giving away $10,000 to the first person that can land a “proper” kickflip while surfing! By proper we mean an “above the lip” kickflip where first you launch an air, use your front foot to flip the board, and then land on it and ride out cleanly. No backwash, no fingerflips, no grabs, no laybacks. Just a proper kickflip. We’re going to be strict on these following guidelines. The rules are all listed here, so get out there and put this trick in the history books. Good luck!

This is totally mental!

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