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General Discussion / Brian Page (MktDirector) Is Moving On
« on: December 16, 2014, 08:30:16 pm »
Hey Forum,

I'm in the BitShares offices up in Virginia with Dan and the devs today.  I had lunch with Dan and we discussed the exciting new chapter BitShares is starting in 2015.  However, my own chapter with BitShares is now coming to a close.  I've made the decision to resign any sort of official role with the organization in order to persue other opportunities.

I can say without a doubt that some of the new marketing talent that's come on board recently with BitShares and the grassroots marketing team have incredible plans in the works to take the community and business to the next level.  I'm thrilled to see what they can do in the upcoming year. 

I believe not only in BitShares but in the ideals of this community and those who lead it.   It's been an exciting and wild ride over the last year or so and I am so incredibly proud to have been a small part of it.  Thank you for the passion and energy you all have brought to this project and for those of you who went above and beyond to put your blood sweat and tears into it. 

I can tell you one thing is for sure about this organization: The level of integrity, commitment, and talent with those I worked with are second to none. I trust these people fully and consider them my friends and truly amazing people.  I encourage you to continue investing your time, money and energy in this grand vision that is BitShares.

Wishing each and every one of you the very best in all you do,

Brian


Bytemaster here:
   
   I wanted to add the following information.  Brian has done a great job at what he is good at: conferences.   Because of his efforts I had many speaking roles and interviews that I would not have had without him.  Brian and I are friends and will likely work together in the future when his new venture integrates BitShares. 

   I have retained the team Brian was working with and they will be showing some of the fruit of their labor this week as the first BitShares book is published and BitShares.tv launches.   I have informed this team that they need to market themselves as well as BitShares and you will be seeing more of the value they bring to the table in the short term.   

  Brian will not be receiving any additional payments from the AGS funds which has freed up over ~15M BTS of earmarked bonus funds.  These funds will be redirected toward covering the costs of gaining new users. 

  I have asked Brian's team to provide measurable statistics regarding their contribution to the marketing effort.  I have commitments with these guys and have full faith in their abilities.

  I will not be replacing Brian nor establish an official marketing team.  Everything will be community/delegate driven from here on out.   Adam will be working in his industry to bring people to BitShares.  We need leaders who take charge and get things done and don't depend upon me or anyone else to tell them what to do.   Bitcoin doesn't have official marketing nor funded marketing.   Anyone who can get and maintain a delegate position is "official".   

  Lets work together and change the world! 

Dan


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General Discussion / BitShares REloaded Site is up! The New BitShares.org Check it out!
« on: November 20, 2014, 02:19:31 am »
Hey everyone!

After being head down and off grid for a bit, working with Cass - over a LOT of hours, I'm happy to say BitShares.org (REloaded!) As Stan likes to say, is up!  The new site is simpler, more focused on our core business, more elegant and easy to understand.  I hope you like it. 

And can I just go on the record here and say Cass is not only the hardest working person I know, he's also a brilliant artist and the designer behind what you see.  He also overcome some incredibly difficult personal situations to get this job done fast and at great sacrifice.  So THANK YOU CASS! THANK YOU.   

Thank you to bytemaster for sitting through long sessions with the marketing guys to continually drill down to answer the question, What IS BitShares? as I asked over and over and over and to the devs who all pitched in ideas up in VA. Thank you guys.  We have a lot more to do, but this site is the first glimpse of a newer, leaner, meaner, more relevant and purposeful BitShares. 

Please feel free to point out edits or anything we may have overlooked.  And please offer (constructive) criticism, we'd really appreciate it.  The site will be filled out more over the next few weeks with more pages, it's not yet fully complete, but the core of it is there.   Enjoy!

B

www.bitshares.org

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General Discussion / Crypto Biz Magazine.com Interviews!
« on: October 13, 2014, 02:33:44 pm »
For your listening pleasure. Two interviews, one with Dan and one with me for cryptobizmagaine.com at Inside Bitcoins Las Vegas. 

Daniel Larimer CEO Bitshares with CryptoBiz Magazine at INSIDE BITCOINS Las Vegas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv9eGvMsVL0

Bitshares Marketing Director Brian Page with CryptoBiz Magazine at INSIDE BITCOINS Las Vegas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkzYapXqpSY&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share


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General Discussion / Better than Bitcoin Interview with Bit N Mortar
« on: October 13, 2014, 02:21:59 pm »
An interview with Brian Page at Inside Bitcoins Las Vegas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJLorcpPdcI

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General Discussion / Dan Larimer's Keynote Speech at Inside Bitcoins in Vegas (Audio)
« on: October 10, 2014, 09:18:16 pm »
Hey BitSharers,

Here's an audio version of Dan's keynote in Vegas. I personally think it's the best I've heard him give. We're awaiting his slides so we can incorporate them into the video of this talk, which will be released shortly. In the meantime, enjoy. 

B

https://space.zeo.net/g/1plg8

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General Discussion / AN UPDATE ON THE MARKETING CAMPAIGN....can you tell us what's up???
« on: October 09, 2014, 03:41:21 pm »
Hey guys.   

Quick update.....I can assure you we are working around the clock on the marketing campaign.  Just like the many months Dan and the devs were working on BitSharesX - where it seemed like nothing at all was happening, this too isn't as easy (or as fast) as any of us would expect or want it to be.   

The marketing team has been spending nearly every day (and most of the event in Vegas) speaking with "on-ramp" service companies in order to find the best solution for getting USD into BTSX and bitUSD.  We are VERY close, btw, with one of them.  In addition, we are working on an "off-ramp" partner who can provide a bitUSD direct to a prepaid credit card to allow users to get out of bitUSD without needing a normal crypto exchange.  We were hoping to find one company to do both, but no one is able to do both at this time so we have two different sides to develop for this platform. 

On top of both of those partnerships, we're looking for "backup" service providers in the event either one cant handle the volume we intend to push.  We need to tie in the API's on the back end for a seamless experience, build a separate site, finish producing the multiple videos that explain what/how/why of BTSX and bitUSD, and so much more. 

This project is more involved than it may look from the outside, but I can assure you everything is moving forward.  Like Dan, I'm not going to put a specific date on when all this will be completed and the "go" button pushed, but it WILL happen. And when it does, it will be plainly obvious it is a DIRECT result of our efforts.

As for transparency, we are not sharing all the details of how or where we're going to get all the new users we expect to see into our system, or precisely what we are doing, for obvious reasons.  No one in the industry is doing what we are attempting to do - which is the very reason we will have the results no one else is having. 

The team I've assembled is nothing short of top notch and has knocked it out of the park in many other industries.  I have no doubt they'll do the same with us.  We expect a VERY significant increase in new users, as well as capital, into both BTSX and bitUSD, once launched, so our goal is real growth, not "pumping" the value artificially. 

I know many of you are anxious and wanting to see big returns on the of time, money and trust you've placed in BitShares.  I too want all of those things.  We will get there, I have no doubts.  Stay tuned.... The day we launch, I'll make the forum aware of it immediately so you can see exaclty what we've created and send your own friends and contacts through the site, to participate. 

Thanks! B

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General Discussion / Exclusive Interview with BitShares (Brian Page)
« on: October 09, 2014, 02:50:13 pm »
An interview I did recently with Bitcoin Magazine, released yesterday: 

http://bitcoinmagazine.com/16972/exclusive-interview-bitshares/

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General Discussion / Join us at Inside Bitcoins in Vegas for lunch and meet the BitShares Team!
« on: October 02, 2014, 06:20:44 pm »
For any of you planning to attend Inside Bitcoins,

Please join us at Paradise Garden Buffet on Monday Oct 6 from 12:30-2pm at the Flamingo Hotel, where the event is being held. Most of the team will be there including Dan, Stan, Brian and several of the core devs as well as many of our business partners.   

This will be a great time to come say hi, tell us we're awesome, tell us we're not so awesome, throw a pie in our face, whatever you like.  This is open to anyone so feel free to invite people, although we really hope this will be a time to connect with bitsharestalk forum members who we don't often get to see or maybe haven't met.   

See you in Vegas!
B


http://www.flamingolasvegas.com/restaurants/paradise-garden-buffet.html

http://insidebitcoins.com/las-vegas

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General Discussion / BitShares in USA Today
« on: September 15, 2014, 05:43:30 pm »
From our visit to NC for Cryptolina.  Brief mention of BitShares.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/09/02/baverman-bitcoin/14728425/

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General Discussion / Dan Larimer to be Keynote Speaker at Inside Bitcoins in Vegas
« on: September 11, 2014, 02:36:56 pm »
Hey guys...

I was able to get Dan the keynote spot for the final day of Inside Bitcoins in Vegas next month.  Here's info on his keynote talk:

Morning Keynote: Bitcoin and Beyond

In this keynote address, Daniel Larimer will review the history of Bitcoin, explain how its value can be understood with conventional analysis, and then dive into the technologies that go beyond Bitcoin such as trust free, income producing, digital gold, silver, and USD.

Daniel Larimer Founder,
BitShares.org

http://insidebitcoins.com/las-vegas/

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General Discussion / Follow My Vote Article
« on: September 10, 2014, 05:45:29 pm »
Write up for Follow My Vote, powered by BitShares.

http://ivn.us/2014/09/05/future-voting-decentralized-cryptographically-secure/

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General Discussion / How Do I get started with BitShares? BitSharesX? Free How To Webinar HERE:
« on: September 04, 2014, 01:51:13 pm »
Welcome to the BitShares community!

Maybe you've heard about us...there's a lot of buzz going on with BitShares right now.  Our "virtual vault" and exchange called BitSharesX just became the fourth largest company in our industry in just its first month.  www.bitshares-x.info   Maybe you already knew that and want to get your hands on some shares, or you just want to learn more. We invite you to join us for a free step by step training webinar.

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH BITSHARESX (BTSX) WEBINAR

So what will this webinar be about? We're gonna walk you through live, step by step on exactly how to get shares in BitSharesX.  We'll show you how to download your own "virtual vault", use it, and get your BTSX shares in it.  No worries if you're brand new to BitShares, Bitcoin, or this crazy new crypto world. Just tune in with people all over the world by clicking here:

http://linksfrom.us/bitsharehowto 

Thanks!
BitShares Team

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General Discussion / BitShares Cryptocoinsnews Interview
« on: September 02, 2014, 09:45:11 pm »
http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/bitshares-exclusive-interview-decentralized-autonomous-companies/2014/08/29

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General Discussion / WE'RE HIRING! BitShares is now looking for web developers. Apply here.
« on: September 02, 2014, 02:53:13 pm »
Time to get the word out!   BitShares is now hiring. 

Are you a web developer with AngularJS experience? Are you passionate about BitShares? Are you willing to relocate to beautiful Blacksburg, VA and join our growing team? If you are, or know someone who is interested in working with us, please send your resume to brian@bitshares.org.  Positions are open now. 

ALSO:  $1,000 bitUSD referral fee if you recommend someone or they said they were referred by you and they are offered a job with our team.
B

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General Discussion / TONIGHT: Who wants to buy 10 pizzas for our meetup and get reimbursed in bitUSD?
« on: August 27, 2014, 09:29:48 pm »
(We got it....pizzas are paid for. thanks.)

So tonight is our meetup in Blacksburg at Virginia Tech for our devs and the local members who want to learn about BitShares.  I ordered 10 pizzas from the local Dominos to feed everyone.  I was planning to go pay for them with a company card, but Dan had a suggestion  -  let's let someone on the forum buy them and we'll reimburse with bitUSD.

So who would like to call our local Dominos, pay for $44 worth of pizza and get bitUSD in return?  You need to be somewhere you can call it in and have a credit/debit card.  And it has to be done within the next hour.   Who's interested?

B

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