Fighting the right fight

Where our focus lies, and why.

There are plenty of seats to be filled!

A note on competition

In the battle for attention between similar businesses, some players choose to go for volume over substance. It turns out you can create quite some hype by hinting at partnerships that are never released, and always having ‘big news coming up’. As mentioned previously, this is not really our style, but we understand the need to put out information. We just choose to do so when it’s something that is noteworthy, substantial and confirmed. Luckily there is plenty of this type of output to share with you.

We are aware that the focus point of a lot of people who are invested (either financially or with passion) is the so-called first movers advantage. Who will be the first to pull off mainstream adoption and sell every ticket in the world? As you can tell by the hyperbole in that last question, I personally feel it’s a little ridiculous to focus on this in an about-to-be-totally-disrupted market with nearly infinite products (tickets) being sold every day.

What about us?! (*Michael Jackson’s back-up choir voice*)

While it can be fun and interesting to look at the approach of like-minded projects and speculate about their activities, it can also become somewhat of a distraction. In case you didn’t know, we’ve already got quite a lot of stuff going on. Things like selling actual smart tickets on the blockchain for example. Lots of them. This is why we aren’t focussed too much on other blockchain projects with similar ambitions that may or may not one day become operational like we are, but rather we are focussed on overtaking the big players that are actually already established in the ticketing world.

A great sight to behold.

A nice example of our progress on this front was the recent announcement of French superstar ZAZ going with GUTS Tickets for her huge show in February 2019. This is a great step forward in the adoption of the Protocol, and the 50/50 split in tickets sold between GUTS and Ticketmaster will also offer fans the choice between the new and old way of ticketing.

While it is an obvious fact that we are selling a lot of tickets to those of us at the office who are constantly around development- and customer support teams that are actually doing so, we realize it may sound a bit repetitive or abstract to those of you who actually do other interesting things with your lives. That’s why we’d like to share something with you. It’s something pretty personal, and pretty great. It’s a list of the contract addresses for a huge amount of shows that have recently been sold by us on the Kovan test network. Each link represents an event, and you can track all interactions for that event by opening the link in your browser. Ready? It’s pretty big, hold on…

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x29Ba252be43F906016c439FE8d57ad139d30EC1D

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x36D2b7b94dd2eB8E06BcD77AfaE80616bE9670f7

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x4f23004362F762AE88961b04463C535D3a9a8A3C

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x3594caF8dFeC9ABc93246166c8B1A7f4FcEE31BC

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x0BDCBDDAc1cDB6E094435aeBD43EdE57575D97Ea

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xAb07458a37F9E8fF6FF37BFcdc06c0dAF603E16f

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x38ee629E11D7BcAb076C835355A674b811D3cb98

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xf2FAA60eF62438600531e9FBcD8A144F416dA098

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x2eac9e933427a7e35c12b8fa0ff885c93770a495

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x8c898b5851f249f4f4cb6d125a0d195989676c61

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xd021b544b019d6dae44300a505325447ae984255

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xa3040d11b19477607ee68dc94a54481041e8bdc6

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x81ab999c1f3bcd0780d0a46dafc8842ca1738ec2

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x3fde867fFfa20cAa05326716E161618AEa77D464

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x822bfa874a019a9cf3b77dae9955484208a94cb9

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xff26e88e039bbf6420924764715ce2d2335642ea

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xa7a250ecb01f5504641b7eb6e65041ed93942d11

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x5c8055d139ec1ea156dfe5fa9a3419005dfeb8ba

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x5b5f0bbc894da70345a90a543148d25ffffeacee

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x27df825dd07dbe3f95bb54f498f439b2696e9b79

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xf982b2209943c2e9aee9e1b70a6ada39eb1c6c2f

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x8090ba2ffb5846076d680b7fd69f67167cf2ca80

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x9aaf3597e0e273c88371bc751de489797491b66b

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xba416f629f34696af663473406dc68be0555efaf

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x1cea0e0050b8920e901982bdb875eda0c28df4ba

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xfc0990461dd4e58f76d0d8727379fb37fd10a597

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x327921c956f3db3a0920a0f79f32adc0a6f27237

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xdedf5d78528042006a8fc2c1697ab1249740dfb5

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x75324e33f0c91373be2cfb4dcecf88ef1e5c2f2b

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x3322025f093e20208350253ecf232c33faaca8af

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xdb83a89448f46abcf7390dfdd0a3087bc5fb4cbb

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xe60b8814bf50db30e9e5adb44e79cff58d274a21

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x750c80d28376e9a6ad3a7fc5186d7248345b8757

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x1a59cd9b95e070d2627972a93a0e6813e3303081

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xbd18cd7c9f88be60a99cb6a7f25d5eaa63b32ceb

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x6a0b8a3724230ca3b2cde5cce910416dad8c73cc

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x41c619e726b0d9fa24d63ac1bbd1188abfece287

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x611a284956fb9bb22845306cd3cd343f249af14c

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xa2e2332da5332af5e2dbd7df7056399bf0f10430

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x097c8f9c6311e102d1e518d91ee4ca65322e2d97

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x93b9c68cd9c1104d81b88a5cba6e2ad822901121

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xb3e9b8a977dcda02dae83c70bd989e8230a8f363

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xfc02ab3927a6a0c7a5ac2345e76f5163e51fecab

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x7d73ff42cdf75401c82a3a3df48dc1a93ece8869

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xaedea6ecf0f19baa54905a694ce60de167375f2e

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x1e10a3cfa3551fac6063f2f58ac0cb111d1419dd

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x837c20fe82d7af3f5380354b938febcaa5ac5966

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x71a57992f6c4e0bde46b34ebb00e67094a2e7ae2

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xf5176af438a56882425d90f9008010904e9ad061

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x1948f1073bE40058820193Ba88cD2e1b182F639A

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xaE02df61FBCa30748863a1AcC438cc9CA0D99158

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x981Cdf3B5aA7560914284019e293b851bDF6379c

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x58F86f06FA50abc975888dB259431801FDA95a10

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xa5bfa1bff0fc6753884e4c696e32bedbc4ebe2cb

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xf2B9868D2b98df4b420cdFDFC9eB0bEFff75B311

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x78c8C9606afccd136fA67Dd2F968553347c64862

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x39Bf2FB833eE36a54C884818AA91C62320aC4A27

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x78ECFF84499FadEFe08e62a1d26e6ad5A13aBe1B

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x6a40C3ba6D2bC17E84a38c08594A8ff693e760D4

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x0c56f2FB5478d53e7D0B631C9E609f195b135fC6

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x6bD6e1615BcCEA9d525a012Ab866E94ac9C0997c

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xD11270D35297d70768Ad3d449486701Cc3907356

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x8fBEed6eE27cf65B599Feb0D2D0332430bC8e780

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xCA6d8d430f89f4fa5eAe34798D1A173403c0C86F

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xEB47fa2aA7008Bb1846a017Ea022B8b58d24cA66

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x6a77dc43f0eD3456cCA81AFD73C29e6485C2eA4f

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xc15d9A35fDE3AAe6b1000ed329C8140B9268C60C

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xDcf2375EB830C42Cc9D856cff0A30CC25B9A9Af8

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xFC4B7510d6497b23CFe3fB5a0450C46E7b5895C8

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xf37D1D3E10e4211b438F069Ce3922137CFf533AF

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xeAe82cf3dd055e1CE14883aE8082D8e7374c136F

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x13CEfb8126731aE7AB6BBA57D72276A8c7a1338B

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xb91252F5d673Ec8282f279b4d71b5f332D09667D

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x63b2d78bac0c0e0b505b834cf959e9f724ebb5b9

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xCb5A9d3b99c8C72d72FdabD5A8bA006f7Bb29Ea9

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xb1FEeB25Fe27879ABce40d0cF974B8b35c20a356

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x5e12d5e8EF10A73A5B67547C9B5983c39EB33DfD

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x3F5365E6d56cf74A18D9B6Ce510651B6c7010EeA

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x80F4F3630eaF7004dE8D76B90c9F0B7aeb036661

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xBaf846eaCA687E077E70223ca252F336b653b60b

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x9d2A818DD38e16Da9B270A379d8919eeb972Cb23

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x96028Ff933A5f956e210ffdB024c89a09C85E544

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xf55531f357f965E82C5bf7E8723756547Bb237A6

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x87591b333E37D22D1031548f59e46Fd805D78E17

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xBa7ae1d3e75407cdDBc227Ea6C9E6d76CED77B9C

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xF7154895F97FD04859050B2C4Db70bfB280382e3

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x32c661cd49C971314377d99F4a0FAa886Fc92729

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x97E4c7699eBbb35E8A9C3D36DA71C9Ef0950e652

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xBA1effB3AB0Ce66525e4b563826F09C41649bF19

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x0384f741ae475C087124F38D78C7024279D85c42

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xd5D8bB4717d008A74029Cf0b5dc6d8A58F52cBAd

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x6fd47F3d67066066c6ea4996a7CF92c890Dd9a9a

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xf981Ea0Fb47aF2a88e85fd71CAB2ba01c602D8a3

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x04a52BF1C95AE7CBC82A2135797F3D6dba47982d

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xB14410E213565F229D291Cc47F9497A8e1b2511b

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x81fA3Ee56064b01f27087294757FE1C8CCBE5F72

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x295FAD0F23F8F8A4d17fcBB82718c77C4518bddA

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x4B09eB11F06944ce59E217E8169a4854e3DfaE64

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x877957A59676C70cb9047fdB330D0ddb6A2B77CA

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x7EcEBCE5Da6219F5E1075d1519a532B4F5c5369b

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0x0A333E5Fab9482DC8F9BcE1239501A5443078bE6

https://kovan.etherscan.io/address/0xacd8108ab87d803081454eC1Fa2D1682A4Ad7869

…Pfew! How was that for you? All kidding aside, this should give you a good impression of how many shows we’ve done and what that looks like. And, most importantly, what’s to come.

What’s to come? Events! Tickets! Crazy life experiences!

‘What? Why? What’s to come? Tell me. Moon?’

-> There’s a lot to look forward to. First and foremost the introduction of our buy-back principle in Q3 of this year. A juicy Kasper Keunen blog will be released about the tokenomics of this occurrence somewhere in the upcoming weeks.

-> We will also be launching on the main net in Q3, which will most likely mean that we will be the first blockchain ticketing service to be active on main net. Something to be proud of, we think.

-> More and more shows are being added and processed constantly. Just take this week’s upcoming sale of 19(!) new shows for comedian Jochem Myjer. That’s roughly 18K tickets sold, right there. As always you can track which events you can attend here.

On a final note, the reason for this factual chest-pounding (at least that’s how it feels to us humble Dutchies), is to reaffirm to the reader all the reasons he/she has to be excited about the GET Protocol and its future. We hope you’ll enjoy the ride as much as we are doing; great times are ahead.