Greetings, all.
Over the next few weeks and into 2018 and beyond we will be seeing the growth of the Goodomy ecosystem via the token (GOOD) and the services (Shopomy).
Some may wonder why we there are two names. Allow me to explain a bit.
There will only be one cryptocurrency, Goodomy. Goodomy will serve as a platform for other services to operate on, starting with Shopomy. There may be other services beyond this, but Shopomy is more than enough to start with.
:GOOD = Ethereum token and platform for the Good economy (the 'goodomy'). Or, you can think of it like an operating system.
:Shopomy = consumer side of the equation. Or, you can think of it like an application that runs on the operating system. From the name itself, people can know immediately what it's about.
What is Shopomy about? Good question...
Shopomy is a way for consumers to buy stuff. Although on these pages and in the OP I've positioned Shopomy as a kind of consumer rewards program, it's probably not what you'd expect. In fact, I'm keeping certain core features secret until those features are released to the public.
Here's how we'll get things done around here.- The majority of the work is being delegated to outside developers. Very few tasks will be here posted for volunteers.
- There will be no bounties. (The first Bitcoin transaction was to buy a pizza for 10,000 BTC. End of story.)
- I will cover some of the development and business costs, but I will also be asking the community to help cover them also via Community Distributed Invoices. These invoices will be issued publicly. Feel free to help out where you can. Partial payment (or full) is appreciated! Minimum of $1 via PayPal. Once invoices are paid they will be converted into tasks.
- For now, I will do my best to keep invoices to things that have a tangible result. I wouldn't feel right issuing an invoice for $5,000 for "development work" unless there was already something to show for it. For most of those things I will issue invoices after the work has been performed and there is something that can be seen and used.
- Although the Goodomy account on Ethereum holds tokens that can pay for expenses indirectly, this facility will not be used until GOOD substantially increases in value. Otherwise, most of the tokens will just be wasted. Again, I don't want to buy a
$60 $70 million pizza with GOOD. I'm sure that guy wishes he had kept his Bitcoins!
As I mentioned before, Goodomy will be run like a business. Most cryptos are run like democracies where everyone has equal say. That doesn't work, unfortunately. Thinking of coins like a business helped me to come up with the idea for the first ICO. If you want to make money, think business. Democracies trying to increase economic value doesn't actually work to get things done in a meaningful way. That being said, most plans will be non-public. Like Microsoft or Google, the public can buy shares in those companies but they aren't privvy to what's going on behind closed doors, nor should they expect to know. Goodomy will maintain a competitive advantage this way. If you would prefer a more democratic way of doing things Goodomy isn't for you. There are tons of other tokens out there who are more than willing to give away their secrets and their code to everyone.
All input is considered and suggestions are appreciated. That being said, please do not expect Goodomy to follow other coins or tokens with whiz-bang features or whatever. Although we will innovate and make strides to lead in the industry we will also do what is proven to work in business as a whole.
One more important thing to note...
Our focus will be consumers, not crypto. Our market will be regular consumers and SMEs so that's where our focus will be. We will not waste time trying to please the crypto community. We will devote most of our time to giving consumers what they need and want, which will please the crypto community automatically as the value of GOOD increases. That's where the crypto goldmine actually is, but few cryptos really understand.
Thanks for joining the ride!