00:00:57
We hired a new Chief Marketing Officer
- Up until this point Joystream has almost exclusively focused on product
- Joystream will focus a lot more on marketing going forward
00:02:17
Joystream releases update
- The Giza release is estimated December 10th, but this may change. Testing is being done.
- Olympia release will likely be in January
00:03:45
What makes good Founding Member contributions?
- Excellent Founding Members program contributions usually include effort, creativity and uniqueness, detailed evidence in your report, sometimes technical complexity, and is ultimately a useful contribution
- The report itself is important, Ben can't know if the work is great but the report doesn't clearly show it
00:26:50
Will there be a lock, vesting of tokens that FM will receive? Isn't genesis afraid of giving away such a large amount of tokens (15%) to 200 people? This is a huge amount of tokens. Is genesis planning to make more FM than 200 people?
- Yes, there will be an unlocking period for founding member's tokens
- 8% of tokens will be released at mainnet launch, and the remaining 92% over 2 years (these are the same terms as the JSGenesis team--no special treatment)
- JSGenesis is not afraid of giving away 15% of tokens, in fact even more tokens will be given away to the community
00:30:35
During the time tokens are locked, can they still be used on the platform?
- Yes, locked tokens can be used on the platform
00:31:55
Details of the latest funding round: who is the VC? How much funds have been raised?
- JSGenesis, and Joystream is one of the most well funded Polkadot projects, with a total of around $12,000,000 - $13,000,000
- There are 30+ investors
00:33:55
Are you planning collaborate with MoonRiver (MoonBeam Network)? (or other collaborations)
- No collaboration is planned, but we are open to collaborating with anyone that makes sense
00:34:40
Activity prioritizing - in current periods what kind of activities are the most valuable for the project. And then predictions for future periods.
- Just high-quality contributions to the project
- Engagement / activity in the Discord - say good morning, ask questions, help each other
00:37:10
Why is the project not being promoted by JSGenesis? How will JSGenesis react if the community starts promoting the project on its own? Will such activities be encouraged?
- Anyone is free to promote the project, just be mindful of how you approach it
- The best way to promote the project is to honestly and authentically talk about the potential that you see for the project, not in a "token 100x" way, but about the usefulness of the technology, and how it can be used in the future
00:40:20
Bedeho mentioned that without gateway providers, DAO will not be able to make money on the main network. Why did you decide to give up this role?
- Other infrastructure was more essential
00:42:55
Why not build an on-chain ad network along with Atlas?
- Joystream is taking a bet on the idea that others will build applications, or "Gateways" on top of it, the same that Ethereum bet on people building on top of it
- Joystream will get paid by gateways
00:47:35
When developing the Atlas roadmap, is any of the existing video platforms taken into account? Kate has done some good research recently on the topic of decentralized video platforms. (@kate_fm)
- All the other projects are different in some way
- None of them are truly decentralized the way that Joystream will be
00:50:25
Who is Joystream targeting on the creator side?
- Ideas here are welcome from the community
- Crypto YouTubers is an obvious starting place
- Smaller influencers that aren't served well by advertisers, NFT's and social tokens can help them a lot
00:52:42
I want to invest fiat money in the project. Is it possible?
- It is not possible
- The Founding Members program is a great way to earn mainnet tokens through high-value contributions to the project
00:54:10
Is the migration of data from the Sumer network planned to the following networks: Giza and Olympia?
- Yes, but not all of it
- If you want to ensure your content will be migrated, message Ben
00:59:02
What’s the plan on fixing the Founding Member’s program
- A great onboarding experience which can take newcomers from knowing nothing to understanding where they fit into the project, and making their first contribution
01:08:45
Is it a problem that it’s primarily a Russian speaking audience at the moment?
- No, the Russian community naturally found out about Joystream
- We will start to see more diversity as we now focus more on marketing
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