Proposal description
UPDATE: We may be travelling with the Dash Soda Machine during our tour! This will enable us to demonstrate the quickness and potential of Dash at our stops and meetups!
UPDATE #2: Evan Duffield, founder of Dash, will be joining us at JackFest. We will do a one on one in depth interview and also see about putting on a talk about Dash with him!!!
UPDATE #3: I have started compiling responses to concerns I am hearing from community members at the bottom of the proposal.
UPDATE #4: The Dash decals for the bus have been sent to the printer. We are excited to put them on the bus and will send pictures as soon as they are up!
UPDATE #5: We are looking to hire someone to help produce, upload, and publish our SovereignBTC podcasts on Lets Talk Bitcoin while we are on the road. Our intention is to pay that person one Dash for every podcast they upload. If you know anyone that might be interested let us know! This will be a great way to get some Dash commerce flowing during our tour and demonstrate it's ease of use!
UPDATE #6: We will be using Dash to pay the person who is managing Brave New Books in our stead! This will allow us to use the currency often and will give us an example of the how quick and reliable Dash truly is. Plus it will create a new Dash user and proponent.
THERE IS ALSO DISCUSSION ON THIS PROPOSAL AT THE DAHS FORUM: https://www.dash.org/forum/threads/pre-proposal-dash-across-america-crypto-only-promotional-road-trip.9751/
Hello Dash community, my name is John Bush and I'm seeking your YES vote for this marketing proposal.
Who are we?
I'm the host of the SovereignBTC podcast on the LetsTalkBitcoin Network and Partner and General Manager of Brave New Books, the first brick and mortar in the State of Texas to accept bitcoin and as far as we know, the first brick and mortar in the country to accept Dash. We will also soon be hosting a Dash accepting soda machine!!! I am a big fan of Dash because of it's focus on privacy and it's innovative take on decentralized and autonomous governance.My wife, Catherine Bleish (AKA The Bit Mom who is a former writer for Bitcoin Magazine, Coin Telegraph, and Money & Tech) and I, along with our two kids are embarking on our fourth crypto only cross country promotional road trip. On this trip we are traveling in our converted school bus, known as the Bitcoin.com bus. This time around, in addition to using bitcoin, we will also be using and promoting Dash.
Where are we going?
On this tour, which begins on July 27th and ends September 7th, 2016, we will depart from Austin, TX and head to Arizona's Jackalope Freedom Festival, an event which is in it's fifth year and regularly attracts hundreds of crypto and liberty enthusiasts. From there we will head to San Diego, then Los Angeles, back through Las Vegas and on to Denver, Colorado. We'll then stop through Kansas City and then head to Alabama for the Rethinking Everything Conference, a gathering of conscious and unschooling families, many of whom are familiar with crypto cureency due to previous exposure and speeches my wife and I have given at previous RE conferences. After RE, we will return to Austin, TX and get back to work at Brave New Books.
How will Dash benefit?
In each city we visit we will be attending bitcoin meetups and hosting events of our own. We expect 20 to 50 people will be at each meetup and around 500 people will be at Jackalope and 200 or more at Rethinking Everything. At the meetups and conferences we will be handing out literature, swag, and talking with attendees one on one. Our goal is to have over 100 people setup their first Dash wallet and we will supply them with a small amount of Dash to get them started. We will also be reaching out to business owners along the way and encourage them to begin accepting Dash in exchange for goods and services. By engaging in one on one discourse with meetup and conference attendees we will be able to thoroughly share the benefits and innovations that Dash brings to the table.
How will we get the word out?
The tour will be documented on various crypto media outlets and through my SovereignBTC podcast on LetsTalkBitcoin.com which reaches tens of thousands of listeners. On my podcast I will also document my experience with the Masternode Budget process. Additionally, we will be writing articles for and will be featured in a number of bitcoin and liberty related media. We will also publish press releases and reach out to traditional media contacts to garner earned media about crypto currency and Dash specifically.We have reserved a prominent space on the back of our bus for the Dash logo and URL where it will be seen by tens of thousands people as we travel over 4800 miles through 13 states.After our tour is completed, Dash will be used and recognized by many more people and adoption will have increased immensely.
Proposal Submission
Our proposal is for 700 Dash.
Monies will be used for travel expenses (Gas, Food, Campground Stays), podcast production, and some Dash will be given to enthusiastic people who setup their first wallet. We will also use Dash with businesses and vendors who agree to begin accepting the currency or who already do.
Thanks,
John Bush
Our Itinerary:
Episode of SovereignBTC with Daniel Diaz on the decentralized governance infrastructure behind Dash:
https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/sovereignbtc-53-daniel-diaz
SovereignBTC podcasts:
http://sovereignbtc.com
Podcast Playlist from our last trip out West (over 118k listens!):
https://soundcloud.com/sovereignbtc/sets/uncoinventional-living-tour-1
Brave New Books Now Accepts Dash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvzovzjveTk
First Dash Transaction at Brave New Books:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=097LSsihq0o
PREVIOUS MEDIA ATTENTION OUR TOURS HAVE GARNERED:
This Family is Road Tripping Using Only Bitcoin
https://www.yahoo.com/style/tech-nerd-tuesday-this-family-is-road-tripping-using-89684772802.html
Bitcoin Boulevard becomes a popular stop in Bitcoin tourism
http://www.cleveland.com/cleveland-heights/index.ssf/2014/07/bitcoin_boulevard_becomes_a_po.html
US Family Embarks on 3rd ‘Uncoinventional’ Bitcoin-Only Tour
http://cointelegraph.com/news/us-family-completes-3rd-uncoinventional-bitcoin-only-tour
“Uncoinventional” Family of Four Begins Bitcoin-Only Holiday Road Trip
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/uncoinventional-family-of-four-begins-bitcoin-only-holiday-road-trip-1415921730
Bitcoin Bus Tour Launches from Keene!
http://freekeene.com/2015/04/18/bitcoin-bus-tour-launches-fom-keene/
Driving Bitcoin Adoption: Family Documents Second BTC-Only Road Trip
http://cointelegraph.com/news/driving-bitcoin-adoption-family-documents-second-btc-only-road-trip
Family Goes on Vacation with Only Bitcoin as Funds
http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/04/16/family-goes-on-vacation-with-only-bitcoin-as-funds/
Family Puts Bitcoin to the Test by Touring the US With Only Bitcoin to Spend
http://www.coinbuzz.com/2015/04/15/family-puts-bitcoin-test-touring-us-bitcoin-spend/
Family to Travel Across the US, Spending Only Bitcoin
http://www.coindesk.com/family-travel-across-us-spending-bitcoin/
“Uncoinventional Living Tour” Takes Activist Family from Texas to New Hampshire Using Only Bitcoin
http://truthinmedia.com/uncoinventional-living-tour-takes-activist-family-from-texas-to-new-hampshire-using-only-bitcoin/
ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CONCERNS:
There have been some concerns raised that we are seeking Dash funds while also promoting bitcoin and ether. I would like to address that concern with the following five points:
1. The vision for our uncoinventional crypto only road trips is an empowered general public and liberty/crypto community that incorporates crypto currency and decentralized technology in to their daily lives. As activists we have always been about furthering the overall goal of building a free society through voluntary decentralized means. As such, we support most all crypto currencies be they Dash, Bitcoin, or Ether.
2. We chose to call this trip, our fourth, Dash Across America, as we focused exclusively on bitcoin on previous trips and want to educate people already aware of bitcoin about Dash. We also want to promote Dash on this tour as the Masternode budgeting system is an excellent example of decentralized voluntary governance in action, and it works!
3. We travel using crypto only and at this point in Dash's development it would be next to impossible to travel using Dash only as the businesses and servicea accepting Dash are minimal at this time, especially when it comes to travel. This is why we feel the need to promote Dash im depth on this go around as there is a demand for Dash acceptance and we want to help further adoption by encouraging business to consider accepting it in exchane for goods and services. On our very first bitcoin only tour it was much harder than our last. We'd like to think our activism played a role in highlighting market needs that entrepreneurs later filled.
4. We have received donations from Roger Ver's bitcoin.com and other crypto and decentralized tech companies. Dash will not be footing the bill to promote other currencies.
5. What better audience to communicate the benefits of Dash to than people already using crypto! By using and promoting bitcoin, we are attracting an audience ripe for Dash adoption. We are making it a point to setup at least 100 people with their first Dash wallet. Many of these people will already be bitcoin users.
I hope these four points alleviate some of the community concerns. Please comment below if you have any more questions or concerns.
UPDATE #2: Evan Duffield, founder of Dash, will be joining us at JackFest. We will do a one on one in depth interview and also see about putting on a talk about Dash with him!!!
UPDATE #3: I have started compiling responses to concerns I am hearing from community members at the bottom of the proposal.
UPDATE #4: The Dash decals for the bus have been sent to the printer. We are excited to put them on the bus and will send pictures as soon as they are up!
UPDATE #5: We are looking to hire someone to help produce, upload, and publish our SovereignBTC podcasts on Lets Talk Bitcoin while we are on the road. Our intention is to pay that person one Dash for every podcast they upload. If you know anyone that might be interested let us know! This will be a great way to get some Dash commerce flowing during our tour and demonstrate it's ease of use!
UPDATE #6: We will be using Dash to pay the person who is managing Brave New Books in our stead! This will allow us to use the currency often and will give us an example of the how quick and reliable Dash truly is. Plus it will create a new Dash user and proponent.
THERE IS ALSO DISCUSSION ON THIS PROPOSAL AT THE DAHS FORUM: https://www.dash.org/forum/threads/pre-proposal-dash-across-america-crypto-only-promotional-road-trip.9751/
Hello Dash community, my name is John Bush and I'm seeking your YES vote for this marketing proposal.
Who are we?
I'm the host of the SovereignBTC podcast on the LetsTalkBitcoin Network and Partner and General Manager of Brave New Books, the first brick and mortar in the State of Texas to accept bitcoin and as far as we know, the first brick and mortar in the country to accept Dash. We will also soon be hosting a Dash accepting soda machine!!! I am a big fan of Dash because of it's focus on privacy and it's innovative take on decentralized and autonomous governance.My wife, Catherine Bleish (AKA The Bit Mom who is a former writer for Bitcoin Magazine, Coin Telegraph, and Money & Tech) and I, along with our two kids are embarking on our fourth crypto only cross country promotional road trip. On this trip we are traveling in our converted school bus, known as the Bitcoin.com bus. This time around, in addition to using bitcoin, we will also be using and promoting Dash.
Where are we going?
On this tour, which begins on July 27th and ends September 7th, 2016, we will depart from Austin, TX and head to Arizona's Jackalope Freedom Festival, an event which is in it's fifth year and regularly attracts hundreds of crypto and liberty enthusiasts. From there we will head to San Diego, then Los Angeles, back through Las Vegas and on to Denver, Colorado. We'll then stop through Kansas City and then head to Alabama for the Rethinking Everything Conference, a gathering of conscious and unschooling families, many of whom are familiar with crypto cureency due to previous exposure and speeches my wife and I have given at previous RE conferences. After RE, we will return to Austin, TX and get back to work at Brave New Books.
How will Dash benefit?
In each city we visit we will be attending bitcoin meetups and hosting events of our own. We expect 20 to 50 people will be at each meetup and around 500 people will be at Jackalope and 200 or more at Rethinking Everything. At the meetups and conferences we will be handing out literature, swag, and talking with attendees one on one. Our goal is to have over 100 people setup their first Dash wallet and we will supply them with a small amount of Dash to get them started. We will also be reaching out to business owners along the way and encourage them to begin accepting Dash in exchange for goods and services. By engaging in one on one discourse with meetup and conference attendees we will be able to thoroughly share the benefits and innovations that Dash brings to the table.
How will we get the word out?
The tour will be documented on various crypto media outlets and through my SovereignBTC podcast on LetsTalkBitcoin.com which reaches tens of thousands of listeners. On my podcast I will also document my experience with the Masternode Budget process. Additionally, we will be writing articles for and will be featured in a number of bitcoin and liberty related media. We will also publish press releases and reach out to traditional media contacts to garner earned media about crypto currency and Dash specifically.We have reserved a prominent space on the back of our bus for the Dash logo and URL where it will be seen by tens of thousands people as we travel over 4800 miles through 13 states.After our tour is completed, Dash will be used and recognized by many more people and adoption will have increased immensely.
Proposal Submission
Our proposal is for 700 Dash.
Monies will be used for travel expenses (Gas, Food, Campground Stays), podcast production, and some Dash will be given to enthusiastic people who setup their first wallet. We will also use Dash with businesses and vendors who agree to begin accepting the currency or who already do.
Thanks,
John Bush
Our Itinerary:
Episode of SovereignBTC with Daniel Diaz on the decentralized governance infrastructure behind Dash:
https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/sovereignbtc-53-daniel-diaz
SovereignBTC podcasts:
http://sovereignbtc.com
Podcast Playlist from our last trip out West (over 118k listens!):
https://soundcloud.com/sovereignbtc/sets/uncoinventional-living-tour-1
Brave New Books Now Accepts Dash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvzovzjveTk
First Dash Transaction at Brave New Books:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=097LSsihq0o
PREVIOUS MEDIA ATTENTION OUR TOURS HAVE GARNERED:
This Family is Road Tripping Using Only Bitcoin
https://www.yahoo.com/style/tech-nerd-tuesday-this-family-is-road-tripping-using-89684772802.html
Bitcoin Boulevard becomes a popular stop in Bitcoin tourism
http://www.cleveland.com/cleveland-heights/index.ssf/2014/07/bitcoin_boulevard_becomes_a_po.html
US Family Embarks on 3rd ‘Uncoinventional’ Bitcoin-Only Tour
http://cointelegraph.com/news/us-family-completes-3rd-uncoinventional-bitcoin-only-tour
“Uncoinventional” Family of Four Begins Bitcoin-Only Holiday Road Trip
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/uncoinventional-family-of-four-begins-bitcoin-only-holiday-road-trip-1415921730
Bitcoin Bus Tour Launches from Keene!
http://freekeene.com/2015/04/18/bitcoin-bus-tour-launches-fom-keene/
Driving Bitcoin Adoption: Family Documents Second BTC-Only Road Trip
http://cointelegraph.com/news/driving-bitcoin-adoption-family-documents-second-btc-only-road-trip
Family Goes on Vacation with Only Bitcoin as Funds
http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/04/16/family-goes-on-vacation-with-only-bitcoin-as-funds/
Family Puts Bitcoin to the Test by Touring the US With Only Bitcoin to Spend
http://www.coinbuzz.com/2015/04/15/family-puts-bitcoin-test-touring-us-bitcoin-spend/
Family to Travel Across the US, Spending Only Bitcoin
http://www.coindesk.com/family-travel-across-us-spending-bitcoin/
“Uncoinventional Living Tour” Takes Activist Family from Texas to New Hampshire Using Only Bitcoin
http://truthinmedia.com/uncoinventional-living-tour-takes-activist-family-from-texas-to-new-hampshire-using-only-bitcoin/
ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CONCERNS:
There have been some concerns raised that we are seeking Dash funds while also promoting bitcoin and ether. I would like to address that concern with the following five points:
1. The vision for our uncoinventional crypto only road trips is an empowered general public and liberty/crypto community that incorporates crypto currency and decentralized technology in to their daily lives. As activists we have always been about furthering the overall goal of building a free society through voluntary decentralized means. As such, we support most all crypto currencies be they Dash, Bitcoin, or Ether.
2. We chose to call this trip, our fourth, Dash Across America, as we focused exclusively on bitcoin on previous trips and want to educate people already aware of bitcoin about Dash. We also want to promote Dash on this tour as the Masternode budgeting system is an excellent example of decentralized voluntary governance in action, and it works!
3. We travel using crypto only and at this point in Dash's development it would be next to impossible to travel using Dash only as the businesses and servicea accepting Dash are minimal at this time, especially when it comes to travel. This is why we feel the need to promote Dash im depth on this go around as there is a demand for Dash acceptance and we want to help further adoption by encouraging business to consider accepting it in exchane for goods and services. On our very first bitcoin only tour it was much harder than our last. We'd like to think our activism played a role in highlighting market needs that entrepreneurs later filled.
4. We have received donations from Roger Ver's bitcoin.com and other crypto and decentralized tech companies. Dash will not be footing the bill to promote other currencies.
5. What better audience to communicate the benefits of Dash to than people already using crypto! By using and promoting bitcoin, we are attracting an audience ripe for Dash adoption. We are making it a point to setup at least 100 people with their first Dash wallet. Many of these people will already be bitcoin users.
I hope these four points alleviate some of the community concerns. Please comment below if you have any more questions or concerns.
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Jackalopes with (up to!) 500 attendees is too small to bother, not to mention 200 attendees at RE.
Plus, these folks are very crypto-affine and will definitively educate themselves where needed.
Wrong target audience.
which ether will you be promoting anyway, ether hf or ether classic. ether is a mess right now and will just confuse people.
https://twitter.com/Excellion/status/755510097908871168
It looks like your proposal will pass although its not over till the fat lady sings..
you can use this link to monitor your progress : http://dashvotetracker.com/
1. The vision for our uncoinventional crypto only road trips is an empowered general public and liberty/crypto community that incorporates crypto currency and decentralized technology in to their daily lives. As activists we have always been about furthering the overall goal of building a free society through voluntary decentralized means. As such, we support most all crypto currencies be they Dash, Bitcoin, or Ether.
2. We chose to call this trip, our fourth, Dash Across America, as we focused exclusively on bitcoin on previous trips and want to educate people already aware of bitcoin about Dash. We also want to promote Dash on this tour as the Masternode budgeting system is an excellent example of decentralized voluntary governance in action, and it works!
3. We travel using crypto only and at this point in Dash's development it would be next to impossible to travel using Dash only as the businesses and servicea accepting Dash are minimal at this time, especially when it comes to travel. This is why we feel the need to promote Dash im depth on this go around as there is a demand for Dash acceptance and we want to help further adoption by encouraging business to consider accepting it in exchane for goods and services. On our very first bitcoin only tour it was much harder than our last. We'd like to think our activism played a role in highlighting market needs that entrepreneurs later filled.Â
4. We have received donations from Roger Ver's bitcoin.com and other crypto and decentralized tech companies. Dash will not be footing the bill to promote other currencies.Â
5. What better audience to communicate the benefits of Dash to than people already using crypto! Â By using and promoting bitcoin, we are attracting an audience ripe for Dash adoption. We are making it a point to setup at least 100 people with their first Dash wallet. Many of these people will already be bitcoin users.Â
I hope these four points alleviate some of the community concerns. Please comment below if you have any more questions or concerns.
Here is our estimated budget:
Gasoline Round Trip = $1,220
New Tires Bitcoin Bus = $1000
Interim Manager at Brave New Books 6 weeks = $2,940
Campground Fees ($60*21 nights) = $1,260
Blush Family Food Costs ($150*42 days) = $3,600
Insurance and Other Travel Costs = $2,000
Petty “Cash†= $2,000
Rethinking Everything = $100
Rethinking Everything Hotel = $600
Arcade City Rides = $250
Total $14,970
Regarding brochures, we need help with literature to pass out. Anybody have any existing lit that can be sent or any links or files we can have printed. We will have 100 Dash shirts that are being mailed out that we will be giving to the people we setup with Dash wallets.
While $6,000 may seem like a large amount, I strongly believe that Dash and the Dash ecosystem will get much more value than that from the publicity and one on one interaction we have with people. As you can see from the sampling of previous media coverage, we expect to get immense earned media for Dash out of this trip.
Highlights of media coverage our previous crypto only road trips have garnered:
This Family is Road Tripping Using Only Bitcoin
https://www.yahoo.com/style/tech-nerd-tuesday-this-family-is-road-tripping-using-89684772802.html
Bitcoin Boulevard becomes a popular stop in Bitcoin tourism
http://www.cleveland.com/cleveland-heights/index.ssf/2014/07/bitcoin_boulevard_becomes_a_po.html
US Family Embarks on 3rd ‘Uncoinventional’ Bitcoin-Only Tour
http://cointelegraph.com/news/us-family-completes-3rd-uncoinventional-bitcoin-only-tour
“Uncoinventional†Family of Four Begins Bitcoin-Only Holiday Road Trip
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/article...ins-bitcoin-only-holiday-road-trip-1415921730
Bitcoin Bus Tour Launches from Keene!
http://freekeene.com/2015/04/18/bitcoin-bus-tour-launches-fom-keene/
Driving Bitcoin Adoption: Family Documents Second BTC-Only Road Trip
http://cointelegraph.com/news/driving-bitcoin-adoption-family-documents-second-btc-only-road-trip
Family Goes on Vacation with Only Bitcoin as Funds
http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/04/16/family-goes-on-vacation-with-only-bitcoin-as-funds/
Family Puts Bitcoin to the Test by Touring the US With Only Bitcoin to Spend
http://www.coinbuzz.com/2015/04/15/family-puts-bitcoin-test-touring-us-bitcoin-spend/
Family to Travel Across the US, Spending Only Bitcoin
http://www.coindesk.com/family-travel-across-us-spending-bitcoin/
“Uncoinventional Living Tour†Takes Activist Family from Texas to New Hampshire Using Only Bitcoin
http://truthinmedia.com/uncoinventi...om-texas-to-new-hampshire-using-only-bitcoin/
I'll go over your budget:
OK - Gasoline Round Trip = $1,220
NO (It's your vehicle, and you call it Bitcoin Bus) - New Tires Bitcoin Bus = $1000
NO (Why should we pay for your business) - Interim Manager at Brave New Books 6 weeks = $2,940
OK - Campground Fees ($60*21 nights) = $1,260
OK - Blush Family Food Costs ($150*42 days) = $3,600
OK - Insurance and Other Travel Costs = $2,000
NO - Petty “Cash†= $2,000
YES - Rethinking Everything = $100
YES - Rethinking Everything Hotel = $600
NO - Arcade City Rides = $250
Total $14,970
Total costs that DASH should pay for (and I'm being generous) - $8,780 You are promoting 3 currencies, so divide that by 3.
You are not even working on the brochures yourself, you are asking other people to make them for you.
For 6000$ I just want a lot more effort towards DASH.
seems like it that we are going to spend allot more than our fair share on this.
maybe change the bus name as well to the DASH bus or something. bitcoin and eth seeming be getting a free lunch. This just poor budget management. But Masternode owner prehaps still need to learn a thing or 2 as well.
As most people we encounter already know about bitcoin, much of the discussion and promo will be aimed at teaching people new and exciting things like Dash's DAO and masternode system.
We are currently working on bringing the Dash soda machine on our tour so that will definitely get some major exposure for Dash.
For full disclosure, we have already received a significant donation from bitcoin.com. We also reached out to the Ethereum Foundation but have not heard back. To tie the currencies together, we are getting support from ShapeShift.io which we will use to exchange between the three curremcies we will be using. We are also sponsored by Cell411, a peer to peer security and mutual aid app as well as Arcade City, a decentralized ride sharing company we will be using in the major cities to get to the meetups.