Dashous

Who am I

Transparency

The code for the MVP will be open source.



I will track my hours and expenses publicly for the work covered in this proposal



The features covered in the MVP will always be free to use.



The payout will be split over two months, so I don't get everything up-front

The MVP

MVP Includes:

User Accounts

Industry standard authentication techniques

Hashed (encrypted) Passwords

Personal information limited to an email address.

User’s public profile

Avatar image

Name and Description

City of residence

Reputation

Ability to post ads to Buy or Sell

Dynamic Exchange Rate + percentage profit for seller

Suggest a location

Other free-form details

Buyers and Sellers can rate the transactions

Ability to search posts

Built-in geolocation features to make things easy

Cost filters

Reputation filters

Distance filters

Ability to respond to ads

The publisher’s email is not publically visible

The app facilitates the initial communication with an internal messaging feature

Expertly implemented “responsive design” techniques making the website perform perfectly on all modern web-capable devices (including mobile)

MVP does not include: ( this proposal does not include: )

Formal customer support

Native iOS or Android apps

Web Wallets

Online trading / exchanging

Conflict resolution

Any form of monetization



The Budget

My Time: 160 hours - $1,600

Feature Planning - 20 hours

Design Work - 10 hours

Research / Outreach - 10 hours

Development - 120 hours

Designer’s Time: 4 hours - $200

UI / Look & Feel - 3 hours

UX Help - 1 hour

Web Services

Domain - For 1 Year - $13

Hosting - 1 Standard Heroku Dyno for 6 Months - $150

Wildcard SSL Certificate - From Godaddy - $270

New Relic - App Performance Monitoring - $0 for starter plan

Airbrake - App Error Monitoring - $0 for starter plan

Papertrail - All Logging - $0 for starter plan

Refund for this proposal - 5 Dash - $60



Localbitcoins.com started in 2012 before the massive bubble and MtGox implosion. It was a way to connect with other bitcoiners and exchange other currencies for bitcoin. A simple and reliable service. Who knows where Bitcoin would have been without it.I am proposing to create a site called Dashous that will start out in a similar way. It will be a place to post and respond to ads with the intention to meet in person and exchange other currencies for Dash. Think the simplicity of Craigslist meets the reputation system of Ebay. It will be Open Source, completely Dash-focused, and free-to-use.This is how localbitcoins was at the beginning. Where it is today is the result of 4 years of further development and legal work. The future of Dashous could follow a similar direction, but those decisions will be made after the MVP is launched.I chose the name “Dashous” as opposed to something more like “LocalDashTraders” because I wanted this app to have an identity separate from localbitcoins. It is inspired by localbitcoins, but I believe I can set the bar much higher from a UI/UX standpoint, and I do not want to limit myself to the direction that they chose to take as a company and service.The name itself came from a combination of the word “Dash” and “Righteous”. Righteous is a word that Amanda B Johnson says a lot, and it seemed fitting since this whole thing was her idea.Many handy links at: brettclanton.com I have been in the crypto space since 2014. I became very passionate about Bitcoin and in late 2015, I made my contribution to help resist the monopoly on development and censorship that drove many of us out of Bitcoin and towards Dash.While I am not very political or vocal, I am a good web developer. I reached out to hellobitcoinworld on reddit and partnered with him to bring XTNodes.com ( a very useful but very un-polished Bitcoin XT Specific site ) to NodeCounter.com under the alias: icodeforbitcoin.We launched NodeCounter.com on Feb 5th 2016, which was 4 days before Bitcoin Classic officially launched. I personally think that Bitcoin Classic had much of the attention and excitement that it did because of sites like NodeCounter that empowered the masses to watch and witness the successes of the new client first-hand.However, a few months later it was clear to me that Bitcoin was a lost cause. I started a serious search for other currencies that showed more potential, and that led me to Dash.Meanwhile, I have been the lead developer at a very successful startup called Calendly for two years now, and I have had a long career in full-stack web development leading up to Calendly.I am very passionate about Dash, and my daydream is that my next full-time job will be creating services for the Dash community. The success of this proposal will *not* mean quitting my day job, but I think it will be a great start. This type of service is low-hanging fruit, and there is a clear need for it.In return for the Dash community helping with my initial costs via this proposal, I promise transparency.For software development, it is crucial that the app is launched as soon as possible. The longer the app remains “in development” and “coming soon”, the less likely it will be to ever launch. It is essential that the list of features is reduced to the absolute minimum, and that is the MVP ( minimum viable product ). That is what I plan to do with this proposal.Here it is:Before I breakdown the math, I want to share my logic on my hourly rate. I am a very senior web developer and if I were to do freelance work, I would charge $80 - $100/hour. However, this is a very different situation. I will still own the product that I build, and I am just asking the Dash community for some capital to get me off the ground. So I think that asking for $10 per estimated hour of effort is fair. And as with all software development, the man-hours are the vast majority of the cost.Also, I plan to do much of the design work myself ( to keep costs down ). But I find it helpful to have a professional designer get me started with a general direction, so I have budgeted for that ( at $50/hour ).If anything goes over-budget ( design hours, hosting costs, etc ), it will be paid out of my pocket.Grand Total: $2,293 - 191 Dash ( at $12 )