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June Delegate UpdateGreetings friends,Happy July! Here is a brief update from Team Bitscape.We are currently in the process of editing the footage we collected from interviews conducted with community members and core developers during our P2P tour this past Spring, to be released as 2-3 minute clips and eventually sewn up into a more comprehensive mini-doc.We are running behind schedule on our goal for a mid-June release of the first video clip. It has been more of a challenge than we anticipated to compose such a volume of footage into coherent bite-sized segments, along with audio, titles, and other post production tasks. That said, we are nearing the beginning of the beginning. Once the content starts flowing we will have created the environment to keep moving steadily forward with future productions. Stay tuned! We are burning the midnight oil and no one is more eager than we are to show the fruits of our labor.We recently created a brochure for use at meetups and local events. It’s open-source and on github for easy printing, sharing, modification, and translation. Next step will be to create one for BitShares 2.0. Discussion thread: https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,16692.0.htmlAlso in the works: exploring printable vouchers/coupons/invites. There’s an undocumented “referral code” feature in Valentine’s faucet that we were able to resurrect and test. However, it needs more work and at this point it’s unclear exactly how faucets will be implemented in the new wallets. What is clear is that the referral program opens unlimited opportunities for specialized funnels and user onramps; to this end, we are mapping out the possibilities (to be the subject of a future post) and keeping in touch with the devs. We want to contribute to the tools that (a) help marketers reach their full potential and (b) expand our network. We’re excited for BitShares 2.0 and glad to be a part of future history. - roadscape & bitscape
BitShares Community Newsletter - Volume 0.4Upon returning to Minnesota from three weeks on our BitShares P2P tour we had a lot todigest and plenty to take care of back home. The remainder of April was largely spentcatching up with outside work and family obligations while recuperating from the P2P tourroad trip. During this time, roadscape was obliged to travel abroad for work, and bitscapewas busy making sure he had enough work to keep the dream alive.To handle the massive amounts of footage captured on the P2P tour it was necessary for usto acquire some more robust editing equipment. Until we can afford to purchase our own,we are renting what we need for the friendly price of $100/month. The editing rig is now setup and we’re just getting into this treasure trove of footage. You can expect the first nuggetsof video to begin emerging in mid June.Cryptofresh.com saw the addition of two more translations of BitShares 101 (French andGreek), bringing the total count to 6 languages.In collaboration with BitsharesBreakout, a portion of delegate funds continue to beearmarked towards the creation of a new series of infographics by Arlene Birt.Arlene recently released the first series of graphics, and they’ve already been translated toMandarin! You can see the results here!As a community, as an idea whose time has come, we continue to adapt and co-create at thefrontiers of innovation itself. Startups which leverage the power of BitShares are lining upin the wings to make history with the most game changing technology in generations. Thedevelopment we’re seeing across the BitShares ecosystem is truly awe inspiring.
Quote from: tonyk on June 07, 2015, 03:24:35 pm Anything new with this pair of delegates after March?Or as long as you are elected any reports are considered below you?All our reports go in the monthly Nullstreet Journal :]
Anything new with this pair of delegates after March?Or as long as you are elected any reports are considered below you?
Sure thing xeroc! Sent.
Would you be willing to fund approx. 50$ for a papersharedrop that I want to do in munich beginning of may?I plan to hand out 45 paperwallets preloaded with $1.50 with a link to elmato's mobile wallet and another link to the bitshares 101 book at cryptofresh ..http://www.meetup.com/BitShares-Munich/events/221862450/
How far is the video production? Also since this is the core quality you advertised your delegate proposal with.
These guys seem to have some real hustle going for them.I would really like to see them be elected soon (like yesterday). Remember, it is going to take them a few weeks to accumulate even a small advertising budget. Let it begin!
Any ETA on the T-shirts? I would like to see your sales go up (I will be buying).
You guys seem really cool. There's no question that you are way better than an Init drone delegate. And I'd like your business to succeed. I'm just not sure why the store couldn't create the cash flow you need. I know it takes time to establish a profitable business, but the same would be true of a delegate.
Quote from: donkeypong on January 08, 2015, 11:05:37 pmYou guys seem really cool. There's no question that you are way better than an Init drone delegate. And I'd like your business to succeed. I'm just not sure why the store couldn't create the cash flow you need. I know it takes time to establish a profitable business, but the same would be true of a delegate.Great question!We developed the store from scratch in a market we know will not be profitable for some time. Our proceeds thus far are $3.17.. how are we going to cover our investment, much less the projects we are going to tackle?(Face it, not many people are willing to spend their BTS when we all know the potential...)Yet, the store was priceless at our last meetup when it came to demonstrating the benefits of using BitAssets for ecommerce. I can't stress this enough. It's an extremely powerful marketing tool in itself.And that's our ulterior motive. To grow BTS, to share it with our community, to produce videos, and ultimately spread the message as far as we can.We are both invested in BTS and nothing else. We have already devoted our time, our lives, and public identities to this community.We need your support to continue.
Already posted it here:https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=12930.msg169945#msg169945BTS ID: callmeluc
500 BTS bounty for translating the following post to Mandarin and sharing it on the Chinese subforum!Quote from: bitscape on January 03, 2015, 06:56:35 amTL;DR - SummaryWe are a two person delegate team consisting of: bitscape & roadscapePassionate and resourceful advocates of BitShares with the capacity to deliver!We have registered media.bitscape as a 100% paid delegate. Vote NowWe will direct funds as disclosed in our Financial Plan, with utmost transparency.Highlights include→ Launching the first ever online store to accept BitUSD! The best is yet to come.cryptofresh.com→ Launching a public domain BitShares media creation laboratory. Help us fire up production!bitscape.io→ Accelerating outreach and adoption efforts in our own diverse community, and beyond.Twin Cities BitShares MeetupNow is the time to take action, and vote for team media.bitscape“The future depends on what you do today.”― Mahatma Gandhi
TL;DR - SummaryWe are a two person delegate team consisting of: bitscape & roadscapePassionate and resourceful advocates of BitShares with the capacity to deliver!We have registered media.bitscape as a 100% paid delegate. Vote NowWe will direct funds as disclosed in our Financial Plan, with utmost transparency.Highlights include→ Launching the first ever online store to accept BitUSD! The best is yet to come.cryptofresh.com→ Launching a public domain BitShares media creation laboratory. Help us fire up production!bitscape.io→ Accelerating outreach and adoption efforts in our own diverse community, and beyond.Twin Cities BitShares MeetupNow is the time to take action, and vote for team media.bitscape“The future depends on what you do today.”― Mahatma Gandhi
I'm asking on behalf of Callmeluc : Is this bounty just for the words I quoted , or includes the contents in each link it provides ?
Can you explain how your payment gateway work? Will you release the source code soon?
Or do you have other businesses in mind? If so, without asking you to spill your secrets, I'd like to have some idea of where else you might go with this. Thanks.
Intriguing proposal. I agree with Rune. I'd like to see more explanation of this part: "We intend to use delegate income as seed money to create profitable businesses with diverse income streams which can produce more value for the BTS ecosystem than they consume." Is that the store? Or do you have other businesses in mind? If so, without asking you to spill your secrets, I'd like to have some idea of where else you might go with this. Thanks.
Oh, it's a store. I didn't realise that from the post. Then it makes a lot more sense.
I didn't mean to be insulting, sorry, I was just writing the first criticism that came to my mind. If you've seen pics of the bp t-shirts you might understand my reaction...Selling quality t-shirts to community members seems fine, and having a delegate kickstart an online shop is an interesting idea.
With the guaranteed income from the delegate you can afford taking a lot more risks with inventory and potentially offer a very diverse range of products even when the potential customer base is still very low. Having a fully stocked delegate-subsidized bitUSD online store could actually be a pretty big deal for promotion.
What are your near term plans for what cryptofresh will be offering if you're elected?
I love the structure of your financial breakdown, but there needs to be a lot more specific information about what kind of "media campaigns" you're going to do.Right now it just looks like you're campaigning for a delegate so you can pay yourself a salary for running yet another BTS information website.Also, T-shirts...? If I were you I'd remove this part completely from your plans. Makes you look as out of touch as brian page.
...there needs to be a lot more specific information about what kind of "media campaigns" you're going to do.
Quote from: cass on January 02, 2015, 12:20:04 pmJust to get it right! You're proposal 3x100% delegate to accomplish this mission!?Hey cass! We're aiming for two 100% delegates, one of which is a "booster rocket":Quote from: roadscape on January 02, 2015, 04:41:09 amFirst, we submit to you:Delegate 1 → media.bitscape 100%This is to be our long range primary funding vehicle.Once our primary delegate is voted in we will register the second:Delegate 2 → provisional.bitscape 100%A seed funding booster rocket to reach funding goals and execute advanced media production more swiftly; to be jettisoned, or repurposed, when escape velocity is reached. See below.
Just to get it right! You're proposal 3x100% delegate to accomplish this mission!?
First, we submit to you:Delegate 1 → media.bitscape 100%This is to be our long range primary funding vehicle.Once our primary delegate is voted in we will register the second:Delegate 2 → provisional.bitscape 100%A seed funding booster rocket to reach funding goals and execute advanced media production more swiftly; to be jettisoned, or repurposed, when escape velocity is reached. See below.
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