failed to secure grant funding for a big part of damus android. Is vc inevitable? 😔 will keep trying elsewhere.
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Godspeed. We use Damus every day and love it.
Friends don’t lie. What was it, Will?
Didn’t want you to contribute, right?
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Maybe if you shared some secret plans with the class they might zap you some fundage.
Crowd source this great open source project we all love to scroll and post on
#grownostr
#fundamethyst
#saynotoVC
Sorry to hear that, it's a worthy cause. Best of luck 💪
Sorry to hear that. What sort of mechanisms for ROI could Damus Android provide to VCs? Premium subscription of sorted for gated features? What would be its value proposition over other Nostr android clients?
No crowdfunding? Seems like an untapped resource. Identify something you only get as a sponsor, like "new features" are held back a month.
Sorry to hear that. If you need me to buy an Android mascot suit and dance around to raise money, I will.
Always willing to go the extra mile 💜🤣🫂
I gotchu. 🫂💜
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Would you *really* take the vc route even with 0 funding from elsewhere?
nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx this sounds like something OpenSats deals with. Now I'd never volunteer money what's not my own but I'm sure they would be able to point a dev in the right direction
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Will double my efforts to look for ways for damus to be profitable. Grant funding is not sustainable or reliable. It is very likely that Damus will fail down this route, but I need to try. The only way for damus to be independent is to be powered by our users.
LFG! 💪
I was listening to a podcast last night which interviewed a film maker who has made two films which broke records, pissed off the studio systems, and were entirely crowd funded. They started a group level where you pay a small amount per month to see early footage, and vote on the direction of what is being shot.
Seems like something of this nature might be worth exploring.
this is a reference to Angel Studios I believe
When damus subscription with cool additional features 🤔
Can we maybe consider a subscription model like patrion with Apple Pay option if required? Maybe that will open other options and note zaps? Like maybe $1 a month is probably very affordable for many and include the relay with notifications, etc. 🐶🐾🫡
I like one-time purchase fee for tools. Then never update the original tool and make another tool for another one time purchase fee.
iOS folks with zaps enabled are able to do the % donation, is there a certain percentage that would get you there?
What about a model where you add a new feat and only make it open source once your funding goal for the feat is paid?
Are you:
- on GitHub sponsorships?
- on Patreon or something similar? Don’t be above taking fiat, you can always convert it to corn.
- what happened to the Damus Purple plan? Would you be willing to accept payment through App/Play Store?
Zap splits in profile setup and on the main drop down profile page would help a lot. I support you on my own, so choose not to do zap splits, but it’s a bit of a chore for a non-technical user. I know there are technical issues with this, but just a suggestion.
Yes. Many ways to do it, from subscription model, new (paid) themes/skins, additional features to taxed zaps or zaps to buy with credit card. I Always hated the (optional) zap tax, too fiat for me. Zapped you classic instead. Damus Team doesn’t disappoint. Cannot wait for #textonly mode some day 🤙 Much love man.
nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s , making participation in a free market place to trade services or products to everyday users might generate revenue?
Have you considered nostrocket?
Ideas, work towards allowing polls on damus then crowd source ideas for that self-sustaining profit. At the very least people will be more apt to go along with it if they have a hand in forming it.
I would be happy to pay for a subscription at #damus it’s really worth it and I’m completely convinced of it.
Do a cheese fund raiser once a quarter like Wikipedia.
Maybe form a nonprofit and get on some charitable trust donation lists? They are required to donate a percentage of the total asset base every year.
this is it ⚡️
All zaps route through your channel and scrape fees on the way through.
Idea:
1. Determine monthly cost.
2. Divide cost by # users.
3. App generates each user a donation request for their share each month.
4. As users increase, request amounts decrease, improving chances of them being funded.
5. Break even? (:
This one.
Why aren't you using Flutter so that you can build for web, iOS and Android?
what is grand vision/biz model? is android critical to that success?
join forces with @simplex ?
VC is not inevitable. Don't feel down about it nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s we're trying one of the most difficult ways... we're doing our best and we'll keep at it! You're not alone in this fren 🫂💜
Receiving VC funding is not so bad.
Maybe next time.
How rude 😤
ask the users to pay
Premium client-side features that are free if you sideload.
Did you apply to nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f?
I'm gonna lean out and casually tag nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m here....
fiat subs probably the easiest way. unfortunately bitcoin subs don't auto renew ;(
or... fortunately? haha.
There's no auto subs for a human. Maybe u are talking about subs for bots ?
Here in Brazil, the new government is trying to push a new tax on people who produce content on the internet. It would be fantastic to replace platforms like Onlyfans (or Privacy.com.br, an OF alternative very popular here).
There is a market for a premium, polished, and easy-to-use multiplatform app to monetize digital content(and use Bitcoin to cut credit card and government). You get a tiny little slice of the pie.
If I had your skills, Will, I would work on that.
The grant grind is the worst. :( Which team did you submit to? Your work is innovative and I feel like there’s definitely a few philanthropists that would be in your corner sans the vc route
Innovation is the way to go in this path.
https://brave.com/faq/ #how-brave-makes-money
Will damus meet the goal of a vc company ?
Maybe it’s time to move past the startup phase and launch a paid service? You offer a service, charge a fee.
All the other social apps went through this and they only came up with 3 funding models: subscription, ads, or collect everyone’s data and sell it.
NO! I would highly advise AGAINST getting involved with evil corporate overlords (vc), most of them who are greedy, unethical and only care about profits.
Perhaps, 🎾Serena William’s Very Tall Husby Alexis Ohanian could help you or have some good ideas!
Surely, you must know someone who has LOTS of money and a person of Integrity, Honesty & Quality?