(Edited for changes from Steem to Hive)
*** More changes Oct 5 2020 and DEC 8 2020***
This is a post for the Hive Development fund and for users to vote on our proposal so it has more likelihood to get funded... however this post also describes what we have done and what we hope to do coming up.
Our main account is now @peakd
PeakD is working toward making this the best place on the internet for Content Creators to come and share their work while owning and completely controlling their own content and connections with other people. Since Peakd started we have aimed to create an intuitive blockchain interface that has ALL the features our users want located in one place.
We are a small scrappy company that has done an immense amount in roughly 3 years with limited funds and limited hours. We know with just a bit more of both of those we can more quickly fulfill our goals.
This proposal will cover a lot of the features we have on our roadmap so of course the whole @peakd team will work on the project ;)
If you don't know the team you can join us on Discord, have a look at this page or just check the following image for a quick overview:
We previously published some small proposals (here and here). With the first proposals we received enough support to fund the new features (actually it was the very first proposal ever completed on the HIVE blockchain !!). The second proposal received a TON of support from a lot of votes but not enough big votes to pass the Return proposal and get funded. But we've released a bunch of those features in one of our previous posts nevertheless.
With our two past proposals we have also learned a bit more about the HIVE community and the DHF system:
There are several ways to look at Proposal votes, however, our team believes: that projects should be evaluated accordingly to the value they bring to HIVE.
... We thus believe that we have brought a lot of value to HIVE and we're only just getting started.
Our singular proposal until further notice comes with this question:
Does improvement of PeakD BRING VALUE to HIVE? And do you believe bringing decentralized funding to PeakD will make HIVE better?
This is your personal decision, but maybe checking the @PeakD blog will give you an overview of the number of additions and improvements we have released in the past year and half.
In this paragraph we list a fraction of the things we plan to do in the future. These are not in order and doesn't have a set schedule.
PeakD has a long and solid record of consistency of development, interaction, commitment to our project and to HIVE.
Voting for this proposal is not to 'buy' new features, it's to support a system that has and is expressing extended interest in doing more.
And with more funds we'll hope to be able to do it faster and better.
We don't always specifically list many of our future money making features and more specifically we didn't explain (in the above list) how some of the features above make money... But rest assured we are in it for the long run and plan to make good money as a business while helping our users make money as well.
Some people believe that HDF proposals shouldn't go to for profit companies. We respect your opinion. We believe proposals are voted on by the community if they believe the proposal will bring value back to them.
Perhaps you want to know what we would likely do with the funds?
We were funded for a couple months we did put much more time into the projects during that time. We also donated a large chunk to a developer competition.
The rest is put to the side. While it could fund some small projects it isn't quite enough to hire a developer. BUT we are still ALWAYS looking for good developers to work with whether it's integrating their projects or working together on new projects. But the end goal would be to find a more consistent worker to pay... however we also want to hire them long term.
It is likely other proposals will come and go, and ours may be funded at times and not funded at other times and that's ok... this has already happened.
This is not a Kickstarter campaign, this is not a business proposal and this is not an ultimatum... this is a question if you think the Proposal system paying out to PeakD will make HIVE better? We will use any funds to make PeakD better and thus the experience for HIVE USERS.
We understand that during the duration of our proposal there will be other proposals that will come and go that have a lot of value to HIVE and we may get partial funding during those times.
Basically with funding, from the community in general, we have the ability to do more of these features in a shorter time period, so the HIVE ecosystem sees the benefit more quickly. We can onboard more people ourselves while providing the much needed education for new users. Developers will be able to dedicate even more time to providing the ultimate front end to experience HIVE, and one that can actually attract new users. While also perhaps allowing the hiring of additional developers to results faster.
And to those who vote based on past merit see what we've created at: https://peakd.com
These are just a sample of the update posts since we created this proposal:
And see the dozens of feature filled updates this year on our blog: @peakd
About us: https://peakd.com/about
Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6hCAcVp
