Here's a pleasant update after a couple of months. 

I entered this project in the Hackaday Prize Green Hacks category without really thinking much about competing. But wow was I surprised when It was SELECTED AS A FINALIST!!!

In the article where the finalists were announced, a theme of "Green Home Helpers" seemed to emerge which articulated the essence of the Algalite project perfectly. 

So now, with this small victory, I figured its time to give this project a second think. 

The original concept was developed years ago. And so much has changed in the world since then. 

And rather than jumping into the many ideas I had about what I could build, I took a step back. 

Some good old-fashioned white boarding was in order, so I set up a Miro board and started brainstorming. 

Good products solve problems! 

But in my day job I learn that solving problems of the plant is a hard sell. 

Even if the solution is free. People have to spend time on the implementation.

So I considered who the Ideal target profiles were for this project. Who would gain value from it and what that value was. Of course, this needs to align with my own vision for the project so I reflected on that too. Why did I even think of this concept in the first place. 

You can view the Miro Board here. It's publically accessible but unfortunately, the free tier does not support comments! If you have any ideas or thoughts, please do write to me using the public chat on the main AlgaLite project page.