A while back, I read an article about how most of the billions invested in crypto ICOs, over the last few years, simply disappeared, along with their creators. I'd like to know how this is different, but the article is behind a paywall.
Ideas are worth money. For example, corporations buy patents for things that don't yet exist (or may never exist) simply to shore up their IP portfolios. What I'm attempting here is a different business model, one which does not have to become accepted practice for every startup.
Ideas are worth money. For example, corporations buy patents for things that don't yet exist (or may never exist) simply to shore up their IP portfolios. What I'm attempting here is a different business model, one which does not have to become accepted practice for every startup.
The white paper is something that I could deliver soon, and it will have the value of containing my unique ideas for the issues and topics covered by GAGOOT.
This repost is to update my situation. My "imminent" homelessness has become "actual", as I am now living in a homeless shelter in Philadelphia, PA. I merely exist here, as it is difficult to get any useful computer work done. I feel as if I am slipping further, potentially soon reaching the point of no return. I hereby reiterate my above call for assistance, to get myself back to some semblance of normalcy, so that I might be able to make progress on GAGOOT.
To that end, I am offering to produce a detailed white paper, to be delivered in four weeks, to any investor (or group of investors) who is/are willing to make an upfront token payment of $5,000. After delivery, the paper will remain private, for a short while, maybe a week or two, to give the investor(s) a time advantage to decide whether they are interested in making a real investment. If not, then I will publish it, so I can use it as a basis for some other funding approach for GAGOOT.
I realize that this proposition is unusual, but I find myself in an unusual situation, and so I am brainstorming unusual solutions. Also, if you are in or near my city, I am willing to meet in person. Thank you for your consideration.
By the way, speaking of "brainstorming", I am reminded of 1983's "Brainstorm". Here is a fascinating article about the film.
I found it, long ago, when researching whether there was anything like GAGOOT, but I dismissed it as being too complex, and therefore, neither a good substitute for, nor a viable competitor to, GAGOOT. However, much later, I came across a well-written article about it, which I shared in the following link.
EDIT: In case FSE disappears from the Internet, here is my comment and the excellent article.
Here's an interesting recent article about Urbit. Some of the similarities to (and differences from) GAGOOT are quite striking. I wish I had the resources (time, energy, focus, competence, and so on) to neatly rewrite this from a GAGOOT perspective. I think that I need to find a good writer, with whom I can have long conversations, so that they can then understand enough about GAGOOT to write such nifty articles to explain it to people.
"People on the sidewalk are typically not soliciting fifty to five thousand dollars."
People on the sidewalk aren't offering you anything in return, either, as I am. I believe that GAGOOT could be a big project in the long term, and be influential in a real way.
"And if I meet someone on the sidewalk I can see their face and have a conversation with them which helps me assess whether or not they are trying to scam me."
I am open to video calls through Zoom or Skype, but no one has bothered to ask. Also, I am willing to provide evidence of my situation. Lastly, if this was a scam, then it must be a long con, given that it began with a post half a year ago.
Thank you for the reply. However, I find it rather harsh coming from someone who made a documentary film about homeless people [https://graceofgodmovie.com]. I guess you didn't get your "happy ending", because you remain "puzzled". I'm somewhat like the psychologist, from your film, who had a practice, and now can't get a job at Burger King, but not for lack of trying. I've had bad luck and I've made mistakes. I've trying to overcome both, so that I don't end up in a ditch of despair and finality.
How much due diligence do you perform on the decrepit man sitting on the sidewalk, holding out a cup of change, before you decide to throw some his way? I'm not looking for traditional funding from Silicon Valley, as should be obvious if you read about my idea of constructing a non-corporate board to manage GAGOOT, so that it could have a life of its own when I'm gone. Even one hundred people giving me $90 each would fix my immediate situation, so that I could at least have a clear head to determine (and take) the next step for funding GAGOOT.
Preferring anonymity is not a crime, nor should it be a handicap. Plenty of people get funding for projects without filling out extensive applications and passing background checks. I did state that I would provide my legal name and banking info, via return email, for anyone who wished to donate, as they would obviously not be able to get the money to me otherwise. I just don't want that information plastered all over the Internet.
Since that first post, which received no replies, and in which I clearly indicated that I would be happy to answer questions about GAGOOT, I've spent most of my time and energy staying alive. Every day, seven days each week, I get up with the intention of doing that, as well as with the intention of making progress on GAGOOT. Most days, I start off feeling as if I could do both, but I usually end up accomplishing the minimum on the former, and practically nothing on the latter, because the former has become harder and harder.
Anyway, I have made some progress on GAGOOT, with research and code, but I don't have the time and energy to write white papers, and I don't use things like GitHub to publish my code, which is currently closed source, due to incompleteness and, sad to say, due to some sloppiness and inconsistencies, as my GAGOOT-related coding sessions are usually limited to the minimum of putting down ideas instead of making them pretty. If I had the little bit of financial support that I requested, I could (and would) produce polished public output.