Focusing on a million different projects at once is what killed hurt bitshares. It would be very unwise to go back in that direction.
absolutely agreed - stay focused .. and go step by step .. not get overhelmed of all possibilites, ideas and so on ...
I agree with this if you just change "killed" to "hurt". I do also agree that experiments are important but they need to be kept separate and integrated when/if ready.
It is relatively simple concept that you see
already happening in all of crypto. Bitcoin has altcoins that float on the market based on the technology and multiple other factors...they are "experiments" that are nudging their way up the ladder (if worthwhile), or dying.
The big ones will grow and continue to grow...but it is a jungle. However, what if altcoins were born in bitshares?? what if promising technologies and project leads knew they could come here and get coverage via hangouts and bitshares-based blogs? what if they knew they could also get some funding to keep them afloat while they build?
What if because of all this, we find some go to the top of the ladder and eventually sharedrop a token on us for helping them get there?
It might seem impossible to some...but as we gain more and more infrastructure, seeding many little projects early on (with light subsidization to make the pain of entrepreneurship sting a little less) and let them build without all the extra noise...we could see some sparks turn into fires. It is a guarantee that if we don't do it, other projects will. This is how Google got big (and how ethereum will get big too).
I agree that current core devs should stay focused on usability (and the community should too), but we need to also acknowledge that we will only bring other devs onboard by spreading out our funding and actually giving back to those participating. THAT is not spreading ourselves too thin--that is
recruiting. We should be seeing all kinds of projects here in bitshares getting funding (and even failing) guys! What makes bitshares amazing is that the supply is already here...and we can allow people who work hard to bring solid and consistent value to the forefront, using
actual proof of "work" by giving some of our transaction fees to them. This will create a foundation for an economy.
I hate to tell people, but volunteer economies don't tend to grow rapidly (gain liquidity). We need to give people the resources to build. The longer it takes us to realize that, the more we will lose marketcap. I personally think we should all be willing to get rid of half our stake to ensure the other half goes to $10 dollars each.