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@grant you have a fantastic plan. Makes complete sense. While I appreciate the sentiment of what works shouldn't be mended, we should be cognisant that it works for us - middle aged travellers who are used to getting by. Something that HUBB does amazingly beyond information and help, it also incredibly inspires. I can still remember sleepless nights before my first Sahara expedition in 2008 reading up on bike mods and travel stories. We now have to inspire the next generation of 20 year olds. As much as the content matters, the delivery of it makes a difference too.
On to some of your questions - I personally don't have drupal experience, but I've now built an engineering team of 80 starting from a couple of freelances in Ukraine. From my experience what helps most is... just getting going and being ready to go through a few people until you end up with someone you work well with.
Re fundraiser - maybe $10k = 10 weeks isn't enough, perhaps have a better estimate what's needed. In indiegogo you can still get the funds even if the fundraise doesn't reach the target. How much would people pay? I'm sure you have also received tons of email from Jimmy Wales at wikipedia, I give usually $30 every year. For HUBB it is a closer community, so you should get a couple of people putting in $500, a lot of regulars at $100 and then casual users at $20-$50. What do people want in return? I think we should just appreciate a better site and you keeping it going.
Happy to help with funding and fundraising - although it now looks like we might be getting the bikes through customs soon and we'll be on our way.
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London to Bamako, Oct-Nov 2009, KTM 640 Adventure + DR650SE
Lagos to Libreville, Dec 2015, KTM 640 + DR650
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