My Whitepaper Will Be Out May 30th

It wasn't supposed to happen so soon.

The perfectionist in me didn't want to commit a date. There is still so much to be done, research and analysis to do.

Then this happened.

I was listening intently to Jess (@littlenewthings) advising Karin (@karinzdailygrind) on how learning life-coaching skills might help Karin and her clients or herself gain better clarity. Having coached others before, I waited patiently for an opportunity to chip in an advice or two.

Five minutes later, Karin picked up on the tips pretty quickly and I suddenly found myself being in the seat of her coachee!

Tell me more about your vision.
Why is it so important to you?
That's amazing Jason! So when will your whitepaper be out?

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It's as if the restaurant went pin-drop silent. I paused awkwardly. I didn't have an answer. In an instant, Karin made me realize I did not put a time onto my goals.

I literally took a step back, walked away from the table into a deep pensive mode.

How about 6 months?
Really Jason? Is that the best you can do?
End of April?
No, no. You are alone Jason. I think you know there is still much to do.
End of May?
Two months... fuu.... challenging. But... definitely possible.

I paced my steps back to the table, sat down, looked up at the two girls and answered:

30th May 2018.

My whitepaper will be out on 30th May.

(From L-R: me, @littlenewthings, @karinzdailygrind)

As I write this post, I still feel a huge sense of glee & elation. Because I take comfort knowing that I started from zero.
Yet the cogs and wheels have already started turning and I can see progress taking shape every single day.

There is still a lot of real work to be done to put together this whitepaper. Hence I could use your help.

If you're interested, please read on.

What the whitepaper will be about

I love what Steemit is doing in the content creation space; rewarding content creators as well as people consuming the content.

This has inspired me to replicate a similar model for the energy space.

Hence the whitepaper will be about creating an open blockchain that incentivizes and rewards both producers and consumers of renewable energy.

How you may help

To produce this whitepaper, please:

Introduce me to someone who knows Steemit very well.
How does Steemit create a blockchain and economic model that is sustainable
Introduce me to someone who is good in numbers, game design and human psychology.
Challenge and crunch the numbers for our blockchain
Introduce me to someone who knows consensus models very well.
Assess what consensus algorithm is best for our blockchain
Share with me your thoughts on other platforms that exist out there e.g. SolarCoin, PowerLedger, WePower, GridSingularity, LINQ, SolarBankers etc.
I do not know them well. But my goal is to complement and collaborate with them wherever possible.
Leave a comment, question or share this post.

Outside of this whitepaper, please:

Talk to your neighbors or residents associations.
If there is an opportunity to participate in a funded proof of concept (up to 5 houses). Would they be keen?
Read my vision and why we must act. If you resonate with it, please share it, discuss with your friends and family. Let it be yours too.
Invite me out to speak to you, your communities or platform to raise awareness and interest.
I hope to speak in public once a week from now until the end of next year.

A shout out again to my fellow Steemians @zord189, @aaronleang, @orangi1a, @joannewong, @khimgoh, her hubby Tim and her two adorable sons "Chapati & Murthabak" who were also at the dinner meetup yesterday.

And @littlenewthings and @karinzdailygrind for coaching me.

Buzz