I haven't yet started looking for investors, and am only in the gathering information stage (hence speculation). Also, for a size this small, I may be able to fund all of this myself, incrementally. For example, I may not need to worry about installing HVAC until summer approaches and can shoulder off those costs until later. Keep in mind, this is just barely a .3 MW operation. ASICSPACE has ~5MW (I think), Toom.Im has ~1M, so I don't consider this a mega large operation. If and when I get to the point to commit and start up a legitimate business and/or seek investors/customers, I'll have a company profile, my information, my identity, my linkedIn profile, etc, and don't have any hang up in revealing this. It's too soon for that as currently I'm just seeking information to determine if this will be profitable and how long would it take to recoup my initial investment if I pursued this. I estimated that after rent, electricity, insurance costs, I should take in just about ~$4-5,000 barely, (tbh, much less than I would take in at my previous software engineering jobs, but I seek the thrill of entrepreneurship and learning experience). I'm only wondering how much I should estimate for initial capital to invest into racks, fans, electrical wiring, etc, to determine how long it would take to break even on my original investment. I'm estimating in the best case scenario I'd need $10-25k. Hopefully it doesn't go over $50k, as that would make things very difficult for me. Is this reasonable? Thanks!

Jamphone- you'd be surprised, not everyone wants to close off knowledge away. I'm following an "open" business model here where I reveal almost everything up front, the rent, the electricity cost, etc. If people want to participate with me on this, that's their choice, and in the end if this succeeds, they may have the benefit to access early-promotion hosting discounts. There are a lot of examples on this forum of people helping people, being open. Indeed, it seems some of the most respected members on here are those that are open to sharing knowledge. And, in general, Bitcoin itself is premised on an open-source model. Anyways, I digress. Of course there's always a threshold that people are not willing to cross in terms of revealing information, and I respect everyone's boundaries and appreciate whatever help I can get. Again, seeing that this is a <0.5 MW operation, I don't think this is rocket science, and expect to learn a lot along the way. Again, if I was shooting for a 1-5MW operation, I'd be a fool, but I think for 277 kW, it may be a neat experiment. I've already received a good amount of help via private messages, so not everyone is as closed off as you portray. Also, I tip for those that help, showing my appreciation and that I don't take it for granted.