Proposal “DashCamLife“ (Closed)Back
| Title: | DashCam - In Prelaunch without DAO funding. |
| Owner: | agnewpickens |
| Monthly amount: | 41 DASH (1226 USD) |
| Completed payments: | no payments occurred yet (4 month remaining) |
| Payment start/end: | 2020-05-15 / 2020-09-11 (added on 2020-05-06) |
| Final voting deadline: | in passed |
| Votes: | 199 Yes / 366 No / 61 Abstain |
| External information: | docs.google.com/document/d/18dY5Mlhjl5HjNYbpgVlnEZ9DNOvsfNWJWoguV5JUSYE/edit?usp=sharing |
Proposal description
Update July 6, 2020
DashCam is conceding the vote and asking for No votes as we seek private investment. We have heard the voter's concerns and are considering the needs of the network. We will still keep the DashCam brand because of its strength. We are still accepting donations as we move to our next phase, fleshing out the website.
Proprosal Address: XehdE54VrHH2Peb6jv4oqdnuPRBZ4J8EK1
Update June 6, 2020
Paola Hernandez had some personal health issues and took a job in retail, currently, DashCam is recruiting a replacment, Dash Mall & Parking is assisting in our search for an Instagram model manager in VE market. Terms of Service for the site are being reviewed according to US Regulations, as DashCam is incororporated in Ohio, USA, we have US Rev Codes to work with. We are shooting for a target date of July 31st to begin model signup. Jhoan is working on graphics for the website and I'd like to thank @RealMrHack with assisting DashCam in integration of crypto rails and providing a crypto-Dash exchang option to keep DashCam assets in Dash.
DashCam value proposition to the network
DashCam's model is based on securing webcam performers that will accept payment directly in Dash. We are focusing early efforts recruiting in Venezuela, as we already have adoption there and Dash makes a great remittance option even in areas of the country where Dash does not have merchants in place. This put Dash directly into the VE market on the labor end, which will help merchant adoption efforts on the ground.
DashCam will have dual fiat and crypto payment options, but all tip credits for performers will be denominated in Dash. Since we are specifically targeting crypto users, not fiat customers, either the customer will convert to Dash to buy credits, or if they choose not to, DashCam will convert all crypto collected into Dash. Fiat will be converted to Dash ex fiat operating expenses for DashCam.
DashCam will be a net buyer of Dash in the market. 2/3 of team compensation will be paid to our team in VE. If DashCam can successfully connect crypto users with webcam performers, the revenue model will support sustained recruitment and promotion for future growth.
How it all began
The idea for DashCam came to me when team member Paola Hernandez (@Paolita) came into Dash Talk Discord chat asking if she could post her link to onlyfans in our classifieds channel. She has already received tips for her webcam sessions in both ETH and BTC and she lives east of Caracas in a coastal area. The basic concept is to create a webcam site that connects webcam performers to crypto geeks, and have the platform concentrate its efforts toward creating a Dash micro economy.
How DashCam works and makes a profit
To that end, webcam credits (which can be used to tip performers or buy site merchandise) will be fixed price in Dash. Other payment options will be available, both fiat and crypto, but those other options will not get the rate advantage that paying for credits in Dash does.
Specifically, to set our margins for profit, credits will be fixed as such:Elite package
Progress made
3 months of basic adult hosting has been secured during this development phase of the project, with our first priority being signups of webcam performers to the site prior to launch of the main site. We will need to offer some signup bonus to attract webcam performers to DashCam from sites they are already earning money on. It should not be too high a cost, as most webcam performers are used to using more than one site. We are focusing our recruitment efforts in Venezuela, with team members Paola & Jhoan already starting to spread the word. The plan is to offer 1 Dash sign up bonus for each performer that gets unlocked once they have completed 4 cam sessions along with the earnings they normally get from a session. Paola typically earns $15-50 per session, after cam sites take their cut, so that gives us a metric for revenue expectation.
During the signup phase, our goal is to sign 20 performers so that there is already a sufficient pool of performers to draw in users and create a sustainable revenue stream. Toward that end, we are seeking recruitment funds as part of our budget request.
We expect to go to full launch in 90 days and will require funds to advertise the site on both adult websites and on crypto websites (where allowed by the ToS). Most of the cam performers we will sign up will already have some following of their own that is willing to follow them to a new website. But we need to provide performers new customers as well, so in the 3rd month of the project, we would like to budget $2000 toward banner ads at pay per click rates.
The breakdown of team roles is as follows:
Jason Eagleston – RichlandPC, a Discover Dash merchant that I have worked with for my personal computing needs, he also runs a hosting service, unfortunately his agreement with AWS did not allow him to pick up the adult hosting for the project. He is not listed with the rest of the team because he is not going to be a salaried employee, his fee for setting up and managing the website will be $1500 for one year.
Conclusion with updates
Domains have been secured, hosting has been secured, Jason is ready to break ground on the website and our team is ready to begin outreach. We expect to begin generating revenue as soon as Jason gets the Pay-Per-View Video Streaming module integrated fully.
Update: May 1st
Logo may be viewed here, I will not add the link as the editor on DashCentral is not compatible with my editors
https://imgur.com/gallery/JvF46Mz
An LLC has been filed in the state of Ohio, United States for Burnt Hamster Publishing DBA DashCam and should get its Tax ID number by the end of May. Opening fiat gateways in the adult entertainment industry comes with its own peculiar set of obstacles.
In the mean time, Dash is proving to be the most reliable way to remit payments for labor done by my team in Venezuela, PayPal works but charges me at least 6% fee to send USD there.
Our budget needs:
$1500/mo team compensation or $4500/total
$1500/total webmaster
$1600/total recruitment
$2000/3rd cycle and beyond promotion and ads
We are not seeking reimbursement of funds already sunk into the project, we are only looking for sufficient funding to launch. As there is no revenue stream yet, we will not be budgeting another $5000 just for legal costs to offer the DIF a stake, but will consider doing so if we should return to the Treasury later after we are generating a revenue stream.
Update May 5th, 2020
We are extending our ask to four cycles. Working on the project has uncovered some unique obstacles, which we are navigating as a team, but a Tax ID may not be secured by May 28th to secure payment rails, that will require and extra $1500 in team compensation and an additional $2000 for advertising and promotion.
Note: Tax ID for DashCam was issued on May 4th, we are ready to KYC for our gateways
Total funding request over 4 cycles: $13100.
$13100/4 = $3275/cycle
Request 41 Dash/cycle at $80 USD
We are not requesting reimbursement of proposal fee as DashCam is still receiving donations from the community.
Any extra funding will be rolled over and/or put into further promotional efforts for DashCam.
DashCam is conceding the vote and asking for No votes as we seek private investment. We have heard the voter's concerns and are considering the needs of the network. We will still keep the DashCam brand because of its strength. We are still accepting donations as we move to our next phase, fleshing out the website.
Proprosal Address: XehdE54VrHH2Peb6jv4oqdnuPRBZ4J8EK1
Update June 6, 2020
Paola Hernandez had some personal health issues and took a job in retail, currently, DashCam is recruiting a replacment, Dash Mall & Parking is assisting in our search for an Instagram model manager in VE market. Terms of Service for the site are being reviewed according to US Regulations, as DashCam is incororporated in Ohio, USA, we have US Rev Codes to work with. We are shooting for a target date of July 31st to begin model signup. Jhoan is working on graphics for the website and I'd like to thank @RealMrHack with assisting DashCam in integration of crypto rails and providing a crypto-Dash exchang option to keep DashCam assets in Dash.
DashCam value proposition to the network
DashCam's model is based on securing webcam performers that will accept payment directly in Dash. We are focusing early efforts recruiting in Venezuela, as we already have adoption there and Dash makes a great remittance option even in areas of the country where Dash does not have merchants in place. This put Dash directly into the VE market on the labor end, which will help merchant adoption efforts on the ground.
DashCam will have dual fiat and crypto payment options, but all tip credits for performers will be denominated in Dash. Since we are specifically targeting crypto users, not fiat customers, either the customer will convert to Dash to buy credits, or if they choose not to, DashCam will convert all crypto collected into Dash. Fiat will be converted to Dash ex fiat operating expenses for DashCam.
DashCam will be a net buyer of Dash in the market. 2/3 of team compensation will be paid to our team in VE. If DashCam can successfully connect crypto users with webcam performers, the revenue model will support sustained recruitment and promotion for future growth.
How it all began
The idea for DashCam came to me when team member Paola Hernandez (@Paolita) came into Dash Talk Discord chat asking if she could post her link to onlyfans in our classifieds channel. She has already received tips for her webcam sessions in both ETH and BTC and she lives east of Caracas in a coastal area. The basic concept is to create a webcam site that connects webcam performers to crypto geeks, and have the platform concentrate its efforts toward creating a Dash micro economy.
How DashCam works and makes a profit
To that end, webcam credits (which can be used to tip performers or buy site merchandise) will be fixed price in Dash. Other payment options will be available, both fiat and crypto, but those other options will not get the rate advantage that paying for credits in Dash does.
Specifically, to set our margins for profit, credits will be fixed as such:Elite package
- 1 Dash = 1337 credits (we are looking at lips, since it is in our logo)
- 0.1Dash – 100 credits
Progress made
3 months of basic adult hosting has been secured during this development phase of the project, with our first priority being signups of webcam performers to the site prior to launch of the main site. We will need to offer some signup bonus to attract webcam performers to DashCam from sites they are already earning money on. It should not be too high a cost, as most webcam performers are used to using more than one site. We are focusing our recruitment efforts in Venezuela, with team members Paola & Jhoan already starting to spread the word. The plan is to offer 1 Dash sign up bonus for each performer that gets unlocked once they have completed 4 cam sessions along with the earnings they normally get from a session. Paola typically earns $15-50 per session, after cam sites take their cut, so that gives us a metric for revenue expectation.
During the signup phase, our goal is to sign 20 performers so that there is already a sufficient pool of performers to draw in users and create a sustainable revenue stream. Toward that end, we are seeking recruitment funds as part of our budget request.
We expect to go to full launch in 90 days and will require funds to advertise the site on both adult websites and on crypto websites (where allowed by the ToS). Most of the cam performers we will sign up will already have some following of their own that is willing to follow them to a new website. But we need to provide performers new customers as well, so in the 3rd month of the project, we would like to budget $2000 toward banner ads at pay per click rates.
The breakdown of team roles is as follows:
- Paola Hernandez (@Paolita)- Paola knows the industry from the inside and has reach among other performers, her duties will be to promote DashCam on both her personal Instagram as well as to help launch an Instagram for DashCam.
- Jhoan Brito Gomez (@O-Z-A-R-K) - Jhoan designed the logo for DashCam and will be doing graphic design for the website as well as for the banner ads we will be using. He also has reach on Instagram and has offered to help Paola with the work there.
- Michael Veloff (@agnewpickens) – I am the general manager of the project, I have been coordinating all efforts setting up the website and will be the paymaster as well as chief marketing strategist, basically do everything not covered under specific team roles.
Jason Eagleston – RichlandPC, a Discover Dash merchant that I have worked with for my personal computing needs, he also runs a hosting service, unfortunately his agreement with AWS did not allow him to pick up the adult hosting for the project. He is not listed with the rest of the team because he is not going to be a salaried employee, his fee for setting up and managing the website will be $1500 for one year.
Conclusion with updates
Domains have been secured, hosting has been secured, Jason is ready to break ground on the website and our team is ready to begin outreach. We expect to begin generating revenue as soon as Jason gets the Pay-Per-View Video Streaming module integrated fully.
Update: May 1st
Logo may be viewed here, I will not add the link as the editor on DashCentral is not compatible with my editors
https://imgur.com/gallery/JvF46Mz
An LLC has been filed in the state of Ohio, United States for Burnt Hamster Publishing DBA DashCam and should get its Tax ID number by the end of May. Opening fiat gateways in the adult entertainment industry comes with its own peculiar set of obstacles.
In the mean time, Dash is proving to be the most reliable way to remit payments for labor done by my team in Venezuela, PayPal works but charges me at least 6% fee to send USD there.
Our budget needs:
$1500/mo team compensation or $4500/total
$1500/total webmaster
$1600/total recruitment
$2000/3rd cycle and beyond promotion and ads
We are not seeking reimbursement of funds already sunk into the project, we are only looking for sufficient funding to launch. As there is no revenue stream yet, we will not be budgeting another $5000 just for legal costs to offer the DIF a stake, but will consider doing so if we should return to the Treasury later after we are generating a revenue stream.
Update May 5th, 2020
We are extending our ask to four cycles. Working on the project has uncovered some unique obstacles, which we are navigating as a team, but a Tax ID may not be secured by May 28th to secure payment rails, that will require and extra $1500 in team compensation and an additional $2000 for advertising and promotion.
Note: Tax ID for DashCam was issued on May 4th, we are ready to KYC for our gateways
Total funding request over 4 cycles: $13100.
$13100/4 = $3275/cycle
Request 41 Dash/cycle at $80 USD
We are not requesting reimbursement of proposal fee as DashCam is still receiving donations from the community.
Any extra funding will be rolled over and/or put into further promotional efforts for DashCam.
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DashCam is conceding the vote and asking for No votes as we seek private investment. We have heard the voter's concerns and are considering the needs of the network. We will still keep the DashCam brand because of its strength. We are still accepting donations as we move to our next phase, fleshing out the website.
Proprosal Address: XehdE54VrHH2Peb6jv4oqdnuPRBZ4J8EK1
My personal assessment is that this has a good chance of becoming self sustaining and growing adoption organically. So to summarize, Agnew is a very long term member of the Dash community. It's a new model and worth trying. It is very likely to become self sustaining and gain real/new adoption in a few months. This gives short term help to people that really need help because the money and economy are so screwed up. And if the DIF funding prop doesn't fit, this absolutely does.
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Seeing this is the case, I think it would be better for them and your efforts to support them if you were to wholeheartedly throw your weight and support behind the teams in Venezuela that are currently active.
By supporting their strong efforts instead, the people that you're feeding will eventually gain access to Dash directly much more quickly via the "six-degrees-of-separation" effect. I.e., the more people in Venezuela we give Dash to, the sooner the people you're supporting will get their hands on it and also have a place to spend it. Thus increasing our velocity, transactionality and use-case while also supporting those that you're currently working with, so win-win.
Since those teams have been active for a couple years, and I've recently heard rumblings that they are also looking to expand their operations to other portions of Venezuela that they have heretofore not had funding to expand in, it'll probably be faster to help those individuals whom rely on your aid now to increase the number of teams and the current teams' asks per cycle.
This way, mass-adoption will happen more quickly due to their considerable first-mover advantage over your current operation in taking advantage of the six-degrees of seperation effect throughout their already exploding communities. Thanks for the proposal and I look forward to your support for their new efforts!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/strippers-protest-ohio-church-protesting-them/
His clubs are under lockdown for Covid-19, I have already let him know that DashCam is under construction and we are in talks.
https://imgur.com/gallery/JvF46Mz
I think it may be phenomenal to have a business thats in an industry that is growing offer the ability for people earn dash across the globe.
However I am vehemently against using anything related to 'Dash' because it draws an inference that it may be a 'dash group of companies' among other concerns.
If the PO where to consider changing the branding I would love to see this proposal come to fruition and support it.
Good luck voting NO for now
This is one of those competitive markets and instead of trying to co-opt existing players we are proposing to roll are own. It doesn't make sense. Sorry.
This sounds like a better plan and should be doable.
You have my support.