Thanks for listening.
I'm an investor and feel pre-Darkcoin tingles about this coin (if everything is executed tightly).
1.) If it were me I'd raise the bounties for anon and SMS 10x. Those are hard-core functions that guys will want money for.
2.) As much as I hate even typing this you might want to up the premine (I can't believe I wrote that ... my soul hurts). More bucks means better programmers and quick execution. There will be heavy trolling re the pre-mine but quick dev response can handle that.
3.) Gorillacoin didn't have a pre-mine and now they can't deliver on their promised SMS/Anon features it seems.
4.) I'd reduce the number of coins, Gorilla has 4,500,000 I think. It was enough for miners to be happy and to snatch them a nice valuation.
5.) I don't know your background so I might be preaching to the choir about marketing but IMO marketing is a waste of time for an altcoin. If you guys get big you'll get added to general bitcoin/altcoin payment processors. Some banks have Visa cards that link into Altcoin blockchains. To stores the transaction is just another Visa debit card. This kind of stuff only happens when a coin gets Darkcoin or Dogecoin big. Until then, you're the only market is miners, investors, speculators and pump/dumpers (a necessary evil as long as the dump doesn't go below the pump). The only exposure that matters is Bitcointalk, Coinmarketcap and maybe Reddit.
6.) Also a final point: You all should identify yourselves publicly. The top alts have devs who let people know who they are despite the privacy problems. They loose privacy but gain Lambos ...
7.) Test out everything before the launch; nothing worse than a launch fail.
I don't mean to lecture; I'm not a programmer, just an investor/speculator looking for the next big thing.
What about switching to X15? That's the taste of the week it seems.
Put up some big bounties for anon, encrypted SMS and maybe an on-line market or something like Voot says they'll do.
I'm going to keep an eye on this one. It is a wierd niche but if it is well run with a plan (the usual anon stuff, X15, encrypted SMS, etc.) it might go somewhere. Look at Gorillacoin which still somehow hasn't dirt-dived despite having no plan, no known brand and no reason to exist. ( I missed that train because I thought it would derail a mile from the station ... Such is life. ). If the devs execute seriously behind the funny logo they could have something. If this is just some random guy tossing out a joke coin for shits and giggles then it will fade away a day after launch.
Thanks for the input. Bounties have been added for Anon and SMS. If it is not enough, perhaps we can get community donations at some point in the future for these bounties. X15 may come at a future point if the community demands it. Some may write WHC off as a joke, but our devs never joke about hard cider. As stated in a previous post, we sincerely want to bring attention to this drink through a legitimate and forward-thinking currency. This is not a pump and dump scam coin, we are going to support this long term.
To ensure its long term existence, however, we also need marketing. I personally have been in contact with some coin promoters through pm's and such, and would ask anyone who will be mining to do anything they can to contribute as well.