Subnostr

So I made a Nostr Rideshare Protocol, and two apps: Ridestr and Drivestr

It relies on no company and no proprietary servers. All communication and synchronization is Nostr. All ride fares are calculated locally by your phone using routing map data delivered via blossom on first launch, and It uses the locally running android geocoder and or GrapheneOS geocoder for name to address search experience. Default payment method is Cashu over Bitcoin/Lightning, but I plan to expand with Nostr Wallet Connect options, as well as a pay in cash option (that drivers can filter out if they don't want to deal with it). Wallets are synced via NIP-60 nostr wallets for cashu. All other app profile features are synced cleanly with nostr.

I will be open sourcing it of course when it's ready to launch. Android only so far, but I fully plan to make an IOS version if people like the idea.

The cashu implementation has been buggy, so I'm working through the bugs on that one day at a time, but let me know if you wanna see it!

Brock 1w ago

Congratulations and awesome job building a software that addresses this market. The biggest challenge for Uber and Lyft was creating network effects. And battling license limitations / regulatory hurdles. Just a heads up as you start thinking about and working through adoption dynamics.

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Stirling Forge 1w ago

I have a plan!

Diyana 1w ago

I have an idea.

earthcuddle 1w ago

I'm curious how to bootstrap this chicken/egg problem.

Brock 1w ago

Network effects always have to happen first. Facebook started at elite colleges with an eager user base. Uber leveraged the VC network to aggressively expand (ignoring municipality objections), etc. Network effects are critical to achieve and almost impossible to overcome (look at Google’s multiple failed attempts to create a social media networks after Facebook’s brilliant ascension).

Stirling Forge 1w ago

There is a special sauce I'm working on to navigate the network effect thing. Will reveal when I'm finished with it. It's separate from these two apps.

Stirling Forge 3d ago

see post today!