That makes sense only to the point that you wonder PTS is doing the same.. unless I'm missing something about the future volume of PTS being a lot more than it is now.
Right now 1PTS=4AGS so right now if you don't mind to have something that is not liquid (at least for now ) ... AGS is the only option...
At the end we will have in existence 2.000.000 PTS and 2.000.000 AGS...
One question to Stan:
After the fundraising/donation AGS period, the only way to invest in future DACs more money (or if new investors want to invest on them) would be only possible via PTS (or AGS if they are liquid then...) So I assume that a good strategy for a DAC owner to make a fundraising for his DAC is to buy a lot of PTS before he announces the snapshot date (?)... and just sell them before the snapshot? Am I missing something?
That's three questions
1. After 2,000,000 PTS are in circulation the world will have to compete in the market for them for all eternity.
2. Our original concept for PTS did assume developers would be acquiring them as a bet on value they hoped to add to the ecosystem - (a developer's biggest advantage is that she is the first to have faith in her own idea.)
3. But the most powerful tool is that this community is now full of supporters who fully understand the need for developers to raise money by selling shares to fund development, support, and promotions. (And the insanity of burning their supporter's seed corn in mining furnaces.) Only a few hapless die-hards will reflexively scream "pre-mining" in this community. That's because of our unmanned company metaphor and an understanding that
most companies start by issuing their own shares to raise development funds. That's why there are stock markets.
So, DAC developers are encouraged to honor PTS and AGS with at least 10% to gain the support of two valuable demographics who have already proven worthy to receive promotional shares. Then they are free to sell or give away the remaining 80% in whatever way they think will best promote its business model and marketing plan.
(Of course, they must always beware of competitors who might clone their DAC and offer a better mix to the demographic groups that matter most.)
One obviously desirable demographic group is those who are willing to directly buy shares in a specific DAC, so why shouldn't a developer honor them as well? The first two groups laid the industry foundation, and the third group erected the factory. Then the rest of the shares should be used to attract the one thing a DAC needs more than anything else: customers!