This Post has been Inspired by a past experience with Ned! But I'm doubling rewards to make sure it gets finished this time!
Most here already know I have been here since before Steem existed as a founding member of the BitShares community and so it is safe to say I was quite bullish when Steem was launched. But when I saw Ned in the earliest days of Steem leveraging his SBD to build I was more than bullish. No I was pure pumped. I thought to myself how amazing it was going to be to see all the development of tools and activities that would be funded to help engage and empower our community. And Ned had the vast majority of available steem funding to build...so I was (rightfully) really pumped.
When @ned started wanting to do bounties in his post labeled "It's Time for a Steem Bounty System I was so giddy I even donated 400SBD to ned for the cause! But sadly I was not a Kraken and had many plans to build ideas of my own so I was just happy to donate and let our leader see it through...but couldn't donate more unfortunately if I wanted to build my ideas. This however turned out to be a blessing in disguise because the project seemed to sputter and become abandoned before its potential could ever be realized...(well more of a silver lining).
To be honest I was somewhat saddened and frustrated that this idea had been given up on so easily when so many resources were available to leverage in ways that could easily build a bigger, better and more thriving community. Especially when the incentives are aligned to build value propositions that can create exponential returns on resources spent! But it couldnt be allowed to die! We only fail when we give up after all!
Beyondbitcoin has never been a community that likes to see beautiful things given up on when they can empower so many.
It is why I designed Whaleshares and beyondbits in addition to a service for all whales to make the value locked away in their SP Account Liquid with their own similarly designed tokens! And now that I have them...I have alot more value available to leverage for the Steem Community that was Launched on BeyondBitcoin's very own Hangouts!
After all, as Ned said in his original post:
"We have a big ecosystem to build and it's not going to get built unless we build it together" ~@ned
So, Obviously it was thrilling to be able to tell Ned about how the WhaleShares Platform could enable all the whales in steem to create vote tokens to fund amazing projects that come onto a Sharktank Style Event called "Whaletank".
And of course knowing what I always try to do with communities, it was was probably even more exciting to read the following than when I read the other messages posted above:
But then he dropped the motherload on me saying it was better than Worker Proposals, better than Dash and Dao!
To which I obviously Agreed...
So it became obvious that I would be able to make the Whaletank community driven over time so even if something happened to any of its whale council members, the show would continue going on. I even have them edited in a community-driven fashion and use the earnings from my posts to continue building and improving the platform that supports it--Whaleshares!
Ironically, this is also where Bounties Reemerged and are paying out strongly with bonus payments based on the post payouts I receive in these individual posts!
So without further ado...I am proud to announce an expansion of the tools and ideas Ned told me he loved, I am now able to also help build an idea he loved but for some reason never got the chance to complete! A Bounty Forum for all the diverse members of steem must be born! And now I have the funds to support its development for as long as I can continue to build without fear or reprisal for my work!
Anyone is welcome to post bounties - be they for marketing, software development or any other domain impacting Steem and Steemians (especially whaleshares and whaletank!)
Please follow the form I have posted in the replies below:
Comment1: Task; Size of the Bounty; Milestones
As Ned says: "Let's Do This!"
During the Week you can find us in Our 24/7 WhaleShares Server! (preferably the Adult Swim VOIP)
And of Course you can join Our EOStalk Discord
How to Join the Beyond Bitcoin Mumble where BitShares and Steem were born!
Step 1: Download Mumble Here
Step 2: Watch Setup Instructions
Step 3:
Enter the following information:
Label: BeyondBitcoin om
Address: 149.210.187.155
Port: 64738
Username: Enter your username
Password: w0rldCh@NG3rsUN!t3
All BeyondBitcoin content is powered by the Steem blockchain so please join the new social media movement that enables Creative Commons content creators and Open Source developers to earn funding for participating in the community's growth and sustenance. Participate in Beyond Bitcoin initiatives to earn WhaleShares and BeyondBit tokens that pay you and make you trend all at once!
Anyone is welcome to post bounties - be they for marketing, software development or any other domain impacting Steem and Steemians (especially whaleshares and whaletank!)
Please follow the form I have posted in the replies below:
Comment1: Task; Size of the Bounty; Milestones
As Ned says: "Let's Do This!"
During the Week you can find us in Our 24/7 WhaleShares Server! (preferably the Adult Swim VOIP)
And of Course you can join Our EOStalk Discord
How to Join the Beyond Bitcoin Mumble where BitShares and Steem were born!
Step 1: Download Mumble Here
Step 2: Watch Setup Instructions
Step 3:
Enter the following information:
Label: BeyondBitcoin om
Address: 149.210.187.155
Port: 64738
Username: Enter your username
Password: w0rldCh@NG3rsUN!t3
All BeyondBitcoin content is powered by the Steem blockchain so please join the new social media movement that enables Creative Commons content creators and Open Source developers to earn funding for participating in the community's growth and sustenance. Participate in Beyond Bitcoin initiatives to earn WhaleShares and BeyondBit tokens that pay you and make you trend all at once!