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I agree... BitShares is a virtual company that produces the best virtual currency backed by an amazing open source community.
Unmanned company is perfectly reasonable in this context and it grabs a person's attention in a way that begs the question, "What is an unmanned company and why would you want one?"Then we can talk about robotically honest integrity, no counter party risk, incorruptibility, transparency, sovereignty, cheap labor, etc.
Then we can talk about robotically honest integrity, no counter party risk, incorruptibility, transparency, sovereignty, cheap labor, etc.
BitShares is a virtual company that produces the best virtual currency backed by an amazing open source community.
Quote from: bytemaster on November 03, 2014, 05:16:59 pmCalling it an unmanned company may be a stretch... I think we need to carefully consider how to describe the relationship between people, management, and business model.I think it's far more important to come up with a compelling vision that people will pay attention to. BitShares has amazing vision and an absolutely killer concept. There is no reason we shouldn't be aggressively pushing this on the world. It's time people start paying attention.
Calling it an unmanned company may be a stretch... I think we need to carefully consider how to describe the relationship between people, management, and business model.
Quote from: MeTHoDx on November 03, 2014, 04:12:30 pmQuote from: bytemaster on October 31, 2014, 05:50:46 pmBitShares - the worlds first decentralized autonomous cooperative governed entirely by the stakeholders to facilitate an efficient and profitable businesses."The World's First Unmanned Company" is much more compelling.I agree "The World's First Unmanned Company" sounds compelling and would make me want to find out more about what exactly it is. It sounds intriguing. But is it strictly true? Are there not men and at least some women involved in this endeavor. I think it's inaccurate to describe a DAC as unmanned. Maybe I'm not looking at it from the right angle.
Quote from: bytemaster on October 31, 2014, 05:50:46 pmBitShares - the worlds first decentralized autonomous cooperative governed entirely by the stakeholders to facilitate an efficient and profitable businesses."The World's First Unmanned Company" is much more compelling.
BitShares - the worlds first decentralized autonomous cooperative governed entirely by the stakeholders to facilitate an efficient and profitable businesses.
"The World's First Unmanned Company" is much more compelling.
A change of name would also make it clearer to people on the fringes that the proposed alterations to the ecosystem have occurred.Imagine if the name remained the same - when additional shares suddenly appear on coinmarketcap, potential investors who aren't completely in the know could think,"WTF, what are they playing at, suddenly increasing the supply to cheat?".However, if the name changes at the same time as the available supply going up, people watching coinmarketcap could think, "Oh, BitShares has changed - I'll have to look into that".Know what I mean?
Quote from: Riverhead on November 01, 2014, 05:14:24 amQuote from: Agent86 on October 31, 2014, 08:37:29 pmQuote from: Riverhead on October 31, 2014, 08:23:41 pmDon't you work there now?Sent from my SM-G900T using TapatalkI gave notice to leave my employer a while back. It wasn't the kind of thing I can abandon with no notice and do quickly. I'm planning to head to VA in a week or so.Anyway, I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority about liking the name BTSX, which is good because it isn't staying So no worries!Hah! Not worried. Just thought it was weird you posting this thread like an outsider but your post explains why that is the case.Congrats on getting hired .Thanks, I kinda wish I could have been in VA earlier and maybe impact how changes were made and communicated. Probably I'm just nervous to watch the last weeks play out right after I quit my job. I know everything was discussed a lot and I didn't follow the discussions close enough but the changes still feel a bit rushed to me. Plus it personally impacts how I would fit into things with I3 so I have to figure that out too. Although I'm still figuring out how the new vision affects everything, I do see advantages to getting behind one BitShares chain, dropping the "X" and the potential to emerge stronger and more united.
Quote from: Agent86 on October 31, 2014, 08:37:29 pmQuote from: Riverhead on October 31, 2014, 08:23:41 pmDon't you work there now?Sent from my SM-G900T using TapatalkI gave notice to leave my employer a while back. It wasn't the kind of thing I can abandon with no notice and do quickly. I'm planning to head to VA in a week or so.Anyway, I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority about liking the name BTSX, which is good because it isn't staying So no worries!Hah! Not worried. Just thought it was weird you posting this thread like an outsider but your post explains why that is the case.Congrats on getting hired .
Quote from: Riverhead on October 31, 2014, 08:23:41 pmDon't you work there now?Sent from my SM-G900T using TapatalkI gave notice to leave my employer a while back. It wasn't the kind of thing I can abandon with no notice and do quickly. I'm planning to head to VA in a week or so.Anyway, I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority about liking the name BTSX, which is good because it isn't staying So no worries!
Don't you work there now?Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
Every major tech company seems to have two syllable names.Facebook Google TwitterAppleBitcoin
BitShares is simple, unified, and captures what it is without extra overhead or the need to explain more. It is easy to say, spell, and use. It parallels Bitcoin nicely. X sounds eXtreme or "over hyped" or "advanced" or some other feeling that people don't get or like.
Quote from: Agent86 on October 31, 2014, 05:30:26 pmI liked the branding of BitShares X as a bank and exchange. I think just calling it "BitShares" is too generic and not descriptive enough of its function. I still believe that one blockchain won't be all things to all people.The bitshares blockchain is simply a protocol standard. Its meant to be generic. What is not meant to be generic are the companies that leverage that protocol for their operation. These are all front ends to the bitshares backend. Each of these companies will have their own website and marketing strategy.
I liked the branding of BitShares X as a bank and exchange. I think just calling it "BitShares" is too generic and not descriptive enough of its function. I still believe that one blockchain won't be all things to all people.
Quote from: Agent86 on October 31, 2014, 05:30:26 pmTrying desperately to make things "simple" to appeal to "investors" who apparently can't otherwise follow what we are doing is unnecessary in my opinion.You seem to forget that the "rebranding" makes things simple for consumers. Aside from consolidating the value proposition of bitshares into one medium, it also consolidates and bolsters the currency markets, which facilitate the use of this technology. It is more of a logistical necessity than simply a marketing ploy.
Trying desperately to make things "simple" to appeal to "investors" who apparently can't otherwise follow what we are doing is unnecessary in my opinion.
BitShares - the worlds first decentralized autonomous cooperative governed entirely by the stakeholders to facilitate an efficient and profitable businesses. BitShares X has too many syllables and does not roll off the tong. It is confusing to everyone I tell about it.BitShares is simple, unified, and captures what it is without extra overhead or the need to explain more. It is easy to say, spell, and use. It parallels Bitcoin nicely. X sounds eXtreme or "over hyped" or "advanced" or some other feeling that people don't get or like.
I liked Bitshares-X too but there's no reason to keep it as that anymore, why "X" when the VOTE 'DAAP' could be bigger? (if the "x" stood for "exchange") I'm in favour of Bitshares. Any further change at this stage would not be good, the boat is already rocking.
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BitShares X has too many syllables and does not roll off the tong. It is confusing to everyone I tell about it.BitShares is simple, unified, and captures what it is without extra overhead or the need to explain more. It is easy to say, spell, and use. It parallels Bitcoin nicely.
I usually agree with you on the KISS principle .. but with BitShares we have a movement that is no longer "just about money" ..It's not just a bank, not just an exchange, it comes with plenty of features .. all distributed and without counterparty risk ..I'd love to come up with an analogy from history to compare this with ... but something like this has never happend before!Disclaimer: Yes, I am excited about the superDAC!