The Business Side of Spreadcoin
Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Spreadcoin beyond that of an investor. I do not know Mr. Spread and am in no way trying to step on any toes as this is his coin. I simply have a successful business background that causes me to look at cryptocurrencies from a different perspective from many.
At present, the direction Spreadcoin is headed is towards masternode implementation. Then what? Maybe Mr. Spread knows, maybe not. Improved masternodes in my opinion makes this a $x,xxx,xxx coin which is outstanding. However, I am looking to invest in the next billion dollar coin. I was an early adopter of bitcoin and I plan to be an early adopter of the next billion dollar cryptocurrency. At present, the coin with the best chance of that is Ripple. I don't say that because of its' current marketcap, but because of its investors: https://www.ripplelabs.com/investors/ and its' team: https://www.ripplelabs.com/team/ -- investors like that invest because of the team first and technology second. And the interesting part is investors like that help form a killer team because not only have they, "Been there, done that" but they have innumerable connections.
Will there be a billion dollar coin after Ripple? Yes. Why not Spreadcoin? What would it take for Spreadcoin to be the next billion dollar coin in a frothing sea of cryptocurrency? I feel that the next billion dollar coin will be a combination of excellent technology from a developer or developers, creative marketing, and strong business acumen. At present, some coins have decent marketing, but I haven't seen any that also have impressive business skills.
We're looking for strong technology, marketing, and business acumen.
Technology: We have an outstanding lead developer which is what attracted me to this coin first. However, at some point we will need additional developers, QA personnel, etc. Some coins like Darkcoin have attracted such people but it is getting harder and harder as the talent is diluted across hundreds of coins.
Marketing: We have none. We may get lucky and a marketing guru decides to invest in SPR but the chances aren't extremely high. How do we attract experienced, quality marketers?
Business Acumen: You have me. Well, sorta. This is a hobby for me. I have a young child and I have retired to spend my time with him. I find cryptocurrency to be absolutely fascinating so it has become a passionate hobby. I can advise but do not want to lead. Experienced, successful businessmen can be worth their weight in gold.
How do you attract developers and support staff, strong marketers, and experienced businessmen? Do you hope they come across SPR? No. You give them some skin in the game. In the business world that means stock options (eventual shares in the company if it is successful), mergers and acquisitions, and/or bringing in investors in exchange for shares and they provide capital so you can hire them. Some coins have understood this to a degree and created premines but most were scams or used in an amateur fashion. Ripple was all premine and has set aside massive amounts for this very purpose.
Spreadcoin has no premine. Sure, we could create a superblock but most people hate superblocks. I feel the impending implementation of masternodes is a unique opportunity for this to change. What if each block had 33% go to miners, 33% go to masternode owners, and 33% go to the business development fund. This fund could eventually be handled under the supervision of a legal entity directed by Mr. Spread and a competent team of experienced, bright, creative individuals. It would provide the means to raise capital, attract talented individuals, and acquire other coins/businesses/technologies.
Is this the only way to a billion dollar coin? No, bitcoin is proof of that. But it had first mover advantage. Mr. Spread may detest the idea of all of this to which I won't argue. I simply wanted to give a possible direction for Spreadcoin to take, that, based upon my experience, if done well, could result in SPR becoming a billion dollar coin.
I am totally envious of you guys and if anyone can help me set up my miner so I can possibly get more hash out of it that would be greatly appreciated. I have an intel corei5 processors and I downloaded the AMD 14.9 catalyst so could someone help me out possibly with how to set up my start.bat for the miner? I am trying to use the one that Mr. Spread posted for the newbies who don't know how to mine 
