RE: 1000 DAYS OF STEEM : The Steem Entrepreneurs Program
Although this is an excellent idea, and can help bring to light some interesting projects, I don't think it will be very fruitful for the Steemit Team, particularly because of what you have already stated; no funds, resources or developers. One of the main obstacles that Entrepreneurs often face is this very issue of needing funds, resources or talent for the projects they wish to realize. I would take a different approach, which I have previously talked about on my podcast - The Tino Take - Take 39- under the title Steemitblog and the Self-Promotion Game, which I would now change to Self Promotion Day.
The Steemit Team is in the phase of what I call Proof-of-Power, which means you don't have to concern yourself with attracting upvotes, or fussing over the quality of your posts. You will gain Steem Power no matter what you do! So I see that you are striving to do something constructive with that "Power", other than gain more rewards. Because you are not in a position to fund projects or employ developers, you should shift your focus towards highlighting talent.
At least once or twice a month, maybe more if you like, you should host a Self Promotion Day with the @steemitblog which would allow your followers to showcase their skills, talents and passions, in the comments below the post. I would not recommend separate posts because you would want to encourage everyone to stay in the same place to get to know one another better, and to filter out the Reward Chasers.
On Self Promotion Day, your followers would be invited to write quality comments about themselves and what talents they possess, what skills they have learned and what passions they pursue in life. This is not about a CV style comment, but rather a "Hey, this is me! I'm a poet, engineer, skilled in public relations, amateur photoshop user, crypto day trader, translator, etc.!" This way, the Steemit Team can discover what kind of talent they have in their followers, and others can also explore that talent pool and make connections, build teams and evolve projects. Comments would be curated by the Team, and other members, based on what grabs your attention the most, trending that comment higher up the "charts" thus giving that person more exposure.
Good ideas. We are looking to encourage and enable emerging talent on the blockchain.
People are beginning to come forward with ideas and projects. This is part of that.
We are very much looking to kickstart and seed fund.
It will take time but as more people realize that support is available, hopefully more good ideas, and the right people to progress them, will appear.
While the vote based funding may not be enough for North American / European developers, in other parts of the world it may be more than adequate.
Maybe in The Tino Take you put out a call for project ideas and project talent, and then you could do a segment looking at the best ideas and seeing how they could be moulded into fully viable projects.
Thank you for your input, it always interesting to hear your Take...
The Steemit Team
Very good point! I had not thought about that! Yes, I'll see how I can incorporate your idea into the podcast, as I am always on the look out for what's new or up-and-coming on Steem!
Things are looking up!
STEEM ON!!!