It's my pleasure to welcome Aricoin as PICISI's newest sponsor:

Congratulations

I'm pleased to announce that Aricoin (ARI) is PICISI's newest sponsor.  Here is our new sponsor list:

It's my pleasure to welcome Aricoin as PICISI's newest sponsor:






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Thanks for that, I will add all three sites to our official discussion board list and also give you credit for starting threads.

I working vigorously on PICISI, a crowdfunding website presently under construction.  There will be many paid sponsorship opportunities when the site launches however prior to launch I have created some free sponsorship opportunities.  If you are interested in one of the remaining 3 spaces contact me before they are all gone.

At PICISI here are our primary sponsorship opportunities:

1)  Host CC Sponsor -  the best way to get your coin used by the general public is to get your coin into their hands and have them use it in a real life currency application.  When an organizer starts a campaign at PICISI s/he has a choice of what CC currency type to select, the first choice is “sponsor currency” this is the organizer indicating a willingness to have his campaign sponsored at the host CC level.  Once the sponsor is finally selected that currency will be the currency that all other CCs donated to that campaign will be converted to for the duration of that particular campaign. 

This is major because everyone that visits that campaign will see your currency, but the will not only see but will likely use the funds to do business with one of the contractors at the site during the campaign.   If they don't use it during the campaign, over that month of close interaction with your currency they are very likely want to learn more about your coin so that by the end of the campaign they will make the deliberate decision to download a wallet, open an exchange account, or simply convert out of the currency.   Regardless of what they actually choose to do your CC has certainly been branded into their mind in a very positive way.

2)  Campaign Sponsor - this is the most common type of sponsorship outside of PICISI;  the sponsor’s logo is affixed to the body of campaign text in an area set aside for campaign sponsors.  The higher your donation the higher your logo is located in the sponsorship logo area.

3)  Donor Perk Sponsor -  a sponsor provided perk escrowed by PICISI on behalf of a specific campaign where it will be used.   If the perk is not requested by any qualified donor it will be converted to host CC and donated to the campaign

4)  Advertising Perk Sponsor -  a sponsor provided perk escrowed by PICISI on behalf of a specific campaign to be used as a perk or returned to the sponsor.  If the perk is not requested by any qualified campaign donor the perk is sent back to the sponsor -- the perk is NOT donated to the campaign.

and

5)  Campaign Video Sponsor -  the first 5 second of the campaign organizer's video is allocated for the Campaign Video Sponsor, this is where the sponsor will indicate: “This video is brought to you by … [say sponsor's name, show sponsor's logo, and say sponsor's catchphrase]”



PICISI is currently sponsored by:

I think there are probably only a tiny handful of people that would be offended by such action, however that same tiny few may be so grumpy that they would seek to blow it out of proportion and cause real damage.  

I think the solution is for the site to institute a Knock-N-Wait default system.  If you don't mind receiving all offers you could opt out of the KNW system, otherwise everyone is in.  Here's how it would work, let's say you (sender) want to send someone (receiver) a business opportunity invitation, first you send the KNW message, if the sender is blocked by the receiver a message will be returned to the sender asking them to no longer contact that individual, the receiver will receive no message; if no block is in place then a message from the site telling the receiver that sender is requesting permission to make direct contact.  This gives the receiver the opportunity to investigate the sender before permitting correspondence.  If the receiver accepts the invite a message is sent to the sender indicating that direct correspondence is welcome.  

In this way everyone must be announced before direct correspondence is received, it allows everyone to not respond, or to say no (even after they first said yes), and it allows the great opportunities to go to those who are informed and engaged.

We are ahead of schedule on securing all pre-launch goals except recruitment of Admins,  please help us find a few good people to run PICISI.

Here is our pre-launch goal update:

1) secure a min. of 6 admins, we now have 2; 
2) secure a min of 20 sponsors, we now have 16;
3) secure a min of 8 campaigns to crowd fund, we now have 6;
4) secure a min of 2 promotion contractors, we now have 10: [goal achieved]
5) secure a min of 1 referral agent, we now have none:
6) secure a min of 1 campaign contractor, we now have 10; [goal achieved]
and
7) publish a min of 5 articles to highlight major aspects of PICISI, currently we published 3.

We are pleased to announce we achieved 3 of our 7 pre-launch goals; we are ahead of schedule securing most of our pre-launch goals, we need help finding good people to run PICISI. Here's the update:

1) recruit a min. of 6 admins, we now have 2;  
2) secure a min of 20 sponsors, we now have 17: (www.ArmisGame.com, The Einsteinium News, Crypto Cloud Hosting, Bitcoin PR Buzz, Crypto Database,  Einsteinium, Metal Coin, HYPER, Hobonickels, Energy Coin, Artsry Coin, GSM, Stiviacoin, Magi coin, HTML5, Coin2, and Aricoin);
3) secure a min of 8 campaigns to crowd fund, we now have 6;
4) recruit a min of 1 referral agent, we now have 1; [goal achieved]
5) associate with a min of 2 promotion contractors, we now have 10: [goal achieved]
6) associate with a min of 1 campaign contractor, we now have 10; [goal achieved]
and
7) publish a min of 5 ‘about PICISI’ articles, we now have 4.

If you like the direction PICISI is traveling you are invited to support us with sponsorship and to share our message with your constituents.







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A recent PICISI article:


7 KEYS TO PICKING A SOLID CRYPTOCURRENCY

The internet age has birthed a number of new business sectors that are changing how business is done globally, one of those sectors is Crowdfunding and another is Cryptocurrency (CC). There are nearly 2000 different CCs to choose from the biggest and most popular is bitcoin, but are there other great opportunities to find? The answer is yes, if you search and research carefully.

Here are 7 keys to picking a solid cryptocurrency:

1) Creator’s Vision – every CC creator has a plan, most of the time the plan is focused around high technology, and/or sophisticated features, often absent from common plans are marketing, distribution, or adoption strategies. It is recommended that you know the CC creator’s vision for the CC even if the developer is no longer personally available. A supportive community should be able to articulate a clear vision for the currency.

PICISI is the creator of Pi, they have a well articulated vision for the CC. Pi will be used more as a currency than a commodity. As a currency Pi will be used a) as a means of exchange between Promotion Contractors and PICISI; b) to raise start-up funds and to procure multiple operational licenses; c) as a host CC option for Campaign Organizers at PICISI; and d) as a payment alternative for PICISI sponsors paying fees. A major aspect of PICISI’s vision is the plan to “rebuy” Pi on the open market.

2) Integrity – decentralization in the CC industry essentially means: ‘no central point of responsible’ however to some it means: ‘many are independently willing to accept responsibility’. Responsive, accountable, and transparent are character traits often used to describe good caretakers of a currency.

Although Pi is technically a decentralized currency because it is built on a decentralized platform, it should be viewed as a hybrid because a large amount of the currency will be controlled by PICISI.

3) Community – all of the people directly involved with a CC including: the creator, administrators, investors, supporters, anyone that uses the CC, watchers/trackers/followers of the CC, regular contractors for the CC, including the uninvolved supporters (endorsers) of the CC should be considered part of the CC’s community.

Some good sign of a healthy community is daily interaction, regular update of meaningful content, some form of leadership, a healthy mix of membership tenure, respectful interactions, and a growing membership.

PICISI is at the prelaunch stage with an impressive community size of about 40 members: 2 admins, 22 sponsors, 16 Promotion Contractors, and 6 volunteer. Their prelaunch strategy clearly is to ‘hit the ground running’ to insure a healthy beginning.

4) Structure & Security – in the CC universe centralization is a bad word, however whenever a major upgrade is needed or the market rate for the CC takes a disappointing turn investors are always looking for someone to “handle it”. Foundations, elected leaders, and/or individuals who ‘step-up’ to assume leadership roles are stabilizing forces for a currency.

At every point in the development of a currency security is vital, safety enables a currency to be able to grow into a strong currency.

Pi’s security is built into the security of NXT and NXT’s Monetary System; that association is also what technically qualifies the CC to be considered a decentralized currency, however since PICISI will likely control a majority of the units much of the time, for practical purposes it should be considered centralized, or perhaps ‘hybridized’.

5) Purpose & Productive Performance – a CC should have a well articulated purpose, after the code is written, community gathered, and allocations made … what then? At some point a currency must perform as a currency otherwise it is a commodity, or worse a space holder. Productive performance means it has an articulated purpose and is visible, recognized, and woven into the culture.

Pi’s purpose is articulated in the developer’s vision, the currency was created to be used mainly as a currency for 4 specific purposes, however the primary purpose for the currency is a means to pay Promotion Contractors located worldwide for providing services to tell the rest of the world what PICISI has to offer.

6) Utility – between ‘purpose’ and ‘performance’ is ‘adoption’, adoption of a currency often refers to merchant acceptance or willingness to accept a currency. Utility often refers to a currency’s usage.

Many times CCs create for themselves a niche market choosing to focus on a particular segment of the market instead of the whole market, eg: HYPER and GoldPieces focus on the gaming industry, and EMC2 and Gridcoin focus on science research.

PICISI has chosen to limit the market size substantially by tying Pi to the business. The currency was built to serve the business needs of PICISI. Although it will likely expand far beyond it’s original plans; and

7) Meaningful Drive – is marketing and outreach that enables you to provide your target audience with additional perspective or detail. This is in contrast to irresponsible hyperbole or rhetoric.

Cryptocurrency is a complex subject, those who are responsible for promoting a currency should be willing to explain every detail to you in terms that you understand.

When considering a cryptocurrency to invest in, think on these things.

We are ahead of schedule securing most of our pre-launch goals, we need help finding good people to run PICISI. Here is our pre-launch update:

1) recruit a min. of 6 admins, we now have 2;  
2) secure a min of 20 sponsors, we now have 17: (www.ArmisGame.com, The Einsteinium News, Crypto Cloud Hosting, Bitcoin PR Buzz, Crypto Database,  Einsteinium, Metal Coin, HYPER, Hobonickels, Energy Coin, Artsry Coin, GSM, Stiviacoin, Magi coin, HTML5, Coin2, and Aricoin);
3) secure a min of 8 campaigns to crowd fund, we now have 6;
4) recruit a min of 1 referral agent, we now have 1; [goal achieved]
5) associate with a min of 2 promotion contractors, we now have 10: [goal achieved]
6) associate with a min of 1 campaign contractor, we now have 10; [goal achieved]
and
7) publish a min of 5 ‘about PICISI’ articles, we now have 4.

If you like the direction PICISI is traveling you are invited to support us with sponsorship and to share our message with your constituents.

I'm pleased to announce that HYPERfuture has chosen to become a Referral Agent. 


So that fulfills another one of our pre-launch goals: 

1) recruit a min. of 6 admins, we now have 2; 
2) secure a min of 20 sponsors, we now have 17: (www.ArmisGame.com, The Einsteinium News, Crypto Cloud Hosting, Bitcoin PR Buzz, Crypto Database,  Einsteinium, Metal Coin, HYPER, Hobonickels, Energy Coin, Artsry Coin, GSM, Stiviacoin, Magi coin, HTML5, Coin2, and BitBean);
3) secure a min of 8 campaigns to crowd fund, we now have 6;
4) recruit a min of 1 referral agent, we now have 1; [goal achieved]:
5) associate with a min of 2 promotion contractors, we now have 10: [goal achieved]
6) associate with a min of 1 campaign contractor, we now have 10; [goal achieved]
and
7) publish a min of 5 ‘about PICISI’ articles, we now have 4.

that could have been one of the strings attached to the deal.

$1.3M could have been pure inventory, not anything for salaries, nothing for other expenses either, and on top of all of that they become a partner in the business but don't need to do any of the work.   


$1.3M is about 5200 btc now you figure out how to move that around enough to make sure everyone can make a living off of it.

hate when this happens, wish they would have sold, but then again I would not want to see another Moolah mudding of a good name (Mintpal) occur.

You used the term "dormant" which by definition means not growing.  But I can't let you off the hook even with that because the numbers have actually gone south, in real terms. 

Activity at BCT is at a relative crawl compared to previous years however membership enrollment is going up, clearly a few people are getting loads of memberships with the hopes of selling them.  The con games, the schemes, the ponzi, PND, etc ... has injured the CC industry ... the BTC tumble over 80% of 2014 is the proof.    All of that nonsense has driven lots of meaningful interest away.

Take a look at the stats at Alexa.com what you will see is negative growth -- shrinking

uhmm, I doubt it ...

in my eyes it seems the bitcoin community has decreased dramatically, not just in market cap value, but also in trade volume, community size, community participation, and many other ways.    The most fundamental reason prices are low across the board is because there is more supply than demand. 

I'm seeing many CC businesses open and close in the blink of an eye.  Also, the "real investor" pool is evaporating.

I wonder what your reference is?

If they do due diligence they will find this site and do lots of reading, if they take the short cut (which I'm sure they will) they will simply look at the markets and foolishly believe the numbers are accurate.

They won't know the level of scams and schemes that plague the currency, nor the real risks that come with heavy engagement.   

The CC industry needs safety and security before mass injection of cash, otherwise it will all just disappear 

 

Whoa, that's great.  Thanks for the article.

 I like what they are doing.  It is aggressive yet responsible.

btw, there was a typo, search for "make make"

 

I love the article except that little part there.

The article proves that BTC was farrrr ahead of its time and that kids should not be given adult things to play with.

Oh boy, that's all the CC industry needs some scamologist to mix 2 part BTC, with 1 part Amway, a splash of ponzi, and a twist of paybase

Inasmuch as I truly wish it was real, true, and honest, all of the hallmarks indicate otherwise.  PLEASE prove me wrong, please.

wow, they used different parts of so many different "schemes" to create this mega scheme

cool,

but could you tell me more about: "Trade  || BTCitcoin & Altcoins ||  live at - AltoCenter.com - Automatic deposits and withdrawals."?


It sounds like something that is a good fit for PICISI.