I'd like to contribute with some technical development.
Some stats might be nice for a start. I'm thinking perhaps an LTBcoin dashboard or an LTBcoin widget. It could show this month's distribution and the current distribution/total.
Then later on, it could show current prices on exchanges as LTBcoin starts being traded.
Eventually we could integrate with your Wordpress publishing platform and show or manage individual user account balances if that makes sense.
Is the hangout for the 15th still on? That RSVP link above appears to have been deactiviated.
Is the hangout for the 15th still on? That RSVP link above appears to have been deactiviated.
Hmm, this link works - I'll fix the one up top.
Thanks for posting that Open Enterprise Video, it helps me understand your overall vision of the organizational structure for LTB.
Adam: "you can tell from the collaboration thread I am looking for other models because I want to take myself out of this role as quickly as possible but we need a way to organize and focus effort forward and overcome the hurdles that inevitably will come."
This is a curious statement and might require some elaboration. You have been pretty upfront about wanting to decentralize yourself out of the equation at LTB, or at least out of the epicenter of the network. Does this mean you hope to get to the sidelines, or what long term role do you envision for yourself in relation to LTB?
Is there any concern that the synergy between you and Andreas and some of the other key contributors that got LTB to this point might not be involved in the future of LTB?
One thing I have learned with my own experiences publishing and managing a network of contributors is that the top contributors can really grab an audience and tow a network forward by gaining and keeping followers and fans, but so-so content doesn't grow an audience and can even shrink it by diluting the overall quality. In other words, quality far outweighs quantity, especially in a world awash in content.
LTB is where it is because you and a few key players have done a great job. I hope you don't underestimate that value going forward, it will not be easily replaced.
In any case, I'll keep my head up on this forum and contribute where appropriate. I am looking forward to participating in the evolution of this project...
mmanvil74 said: Thanks for posting that Open Enterprise Video, it helps me understand your overall vision of the organizational structure for LTB.
Adam: "you can tell from the collaboration thread I am looking for other models because I want to take myself out of this role as quickly as possible but we need a way to organize and focus effort forward and overcome the hurdles that inevitably will come."
This is a curious statement and might require some elaboration. You have been pretty upfront about wanting to decentralize yourself out of the equation at LTB, or at least out of the epicenter of the network. Does this mean you hope to get to the sidelines, or what long term role do you envision for yourself in relation to LTB?
Is there any concern that the synergy between you and Andreas and some of the other key contributors that got LTB to this point might not be involved in the future of LTB?
One thing I have learned with my own experiences publishing and managing a network of contributors is that the top contributors can really grab an audience and tow a network forward by gaining and keeping followers and fans, but so-so content doesn't grow an audience and can even shrink it by diluting the overall quality. In other words, quality far outweighs quantity, especially in a world awash in content.
LTB is where it is because you and a few key players have done a great job. I hope you don't underestimate that value going forward, it will not be easily replaced.
In any case, I'll keep my head up on this forum and contribute where appropriate. I am looking forward to participating in the evolution of this project...
This is a valid point, and I'm happy to address it. Andreas voluntarily committed himself to two more years in the role on LTB, and I will be matching that commitment but I don't think the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show will be necessary in two years.
Content is a funny thing, it's valuable when it's scarce and overwhelming when it's plentiful. When I started LTB there was very very little content about Bitcoin and what we did was exceptionally valuable. Over time the show has morphed to be the vehicle we needed it to be, and I think it's served both the audience and the hosts very well to this point.
But that's because we're having the conversation that is necessary, and for a long time were the only ones doing it in public. That's changing. It would have anyhow, but with this move into the network we're aggressively accelerating that timeframe using the success we found with Let's Talk Bitcoin! to bootstrap the next several generations. Instead of starting with a hundred listeners, they start with almost 10,000 on every episode.
It's the first thousand that takes forever and is impossible to monetize, so while you're right quality and personality mean an incredible amount I just want to be up front that LTB is and has always been about serving the needs of the time.
Right now that community conversation is frankly more needed than ever, and we're moving Let's Talk Bitcoin! back towards a host-segment dominated format and shifting conference content onto another stream.
To actually answer your question, I want to do host segments for the LTB show, curate a blog, and be the chief evangelist and Chief Visionary Officer of the LTB network able to represent, explain and guide the vision and the meta.
I view myself as a catalyst in this situation. Paint the vision, explain the concepts, light the fire, prove the model, retreat into the woods as a hermit. I view my time horizon as an extremely active founder lasting 2-5 years.
Does that answer your question? Does my level of commitment give you any feelings of concern?
Hey Adam, Yeah, that helps a great deal. I didn't know if maybe you had a completely different project you had your sights set on, or if you were simply redefining your role as the network grows. Clearly it's the latter. Thanks for the clarification!
"I view myself as a catalyst in this situation. Paint the vision, explain the concepts, light the fire, prove the model, retreat into the woods as a hermit. I view my time horizon as an extremely active founder lasting 2-5 years."
I love this! There's probably many people who said the same back in 1995. And I bet some of them did it; they got out before the dotcom crash of 2000, and are now sipping piña coladas somewhere. Or maybe one of them got bored and decided to do something else using the name "Satoshi". :)
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