EquiTrader Platform - Roadmap Update1. Basic setupThis first step is to build a prototype to test the proof-of-concept. This includes the 1Broker bot and website we have running, the heroku accounts setup, and the screenshots and demo that I have presented where users can already see their trades online among other basic information. The private alpha (currently ongoing) already has about 120 users.
The following have already been completed:
- Creating and managing staging and production website environments
- Creating and managing staging and production chat bots
- Creating and managing emails for EquiTrader website
2. Proof of code usefulnessI believe the second challenge is to prove that the code we have now is actually usable and improvable to a point where it will make our lives easier and the social trading network to launch faster, in my opinion the key elements to prove are:
- Allow users to login using email/password instead of the current Telegram login (with website being able to confirm emails and send emails in general)
- Integrate the bot and the website with Poloniex while preparing the code base to easily plug and play other exchanges (Bitmex and Bitfinex for instance)
- Allow users to manage their positions and check their accounts on Poloniex and 1Broker using the Telegram bot
- Display basic market and positions information for both exchanges on the admin dashboard
Estimate: 1 to 3 months from here
3. Private beta testI believe the third challenge will be the private beta test, this phase can start early with small amount of more advanced users whom will be giving us suggestions and feedback on the features developed. At this point we can show them how to create their own signals on TradingView and point them to the bot so the bot will be putting trades automatically for them.
At this phase we will also implement the “follow user” feature since on the current system users can only follow signals (created on TradingView) and not other users.
Key elements in this phase include:
- Allow users to follow TradingView signals
- Allow users to follow other users
- Have subscription payments working and users being noted as “paid” users, having different access to different features based on their paid profile
Estimate: 1 to 6 months from here
4. The road to a public launchAs I have shared on our
telegram group, I have been working on the platform alone for the past 1+ year. Conservatively, I have put in an average of 25 hours per week on this project all this time, and just two weeks ago, I quit my day job to work on this project full time as I believe it's finally ready for the last sprint.
Around the same time, I started working with one other dev on the strategy back tester, and I'm now putting together another team of 3 to work on the TradingView library API and improve the charting engine.
Hiring these people will cost some money out of my own pocket.. and so the ICO is a means of funding this last sprint, provide salary for external developers, and all required further development costs for the next 1 year.
I wouldn't be here if I didn't believe in the project, and to put it simply this is my dream, and it excites me more with each passing day as I see the idea coming closer to becoming a reality. Personally, I think it's going to be a game changer, but I'll let you decide about that. Stay tuned for updates, and once again, thank you for your invaluable support!