Some inspiration where this could lead:
https://vimeo.com/155543584If there is a right vision with focus, SHIFT could focus on a certain type of smart contracts that enable automation of industry specific tasks. The focus on one specific industry will make things much easier (not saying easy) and faster to achieve progress than wanting to build a platform for everyone (e.g. Ethereum).
The community could also suggest what kind of industries are in most need for blockchain automation via smart contracts.
If I get thinks right, the question is whether SHIFT focuses on building blockchains or building smart contracts, or what else comes to your mind?
Shift develops [a defined offering]
to help [a target audience]
[solve a problem]
[with secret sauce].This is the pitching model from Adeo Ressi that I found very useful for startups in the past.
It also explains secret sauce:
https://vimeo.com/16447520Ethereum will be a workshop for developers for a while, before rising as a multigiant will multiplex applications.
SHIFT could be the side giant with a specialized hammer, building powerful tools for the chosen industry:
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fvignette1.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fgwwikia%2Fimages%2F7%2F72%2FHi-res-Lightning_Hammer.jpg%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20080916152815&t=665&c=2Ys_9i_V-va2Yg)
Which industry do you think of?
Which industry would most benefit from blockchain technology at it's core that could not just easily be solved with a less flexible solution than Ethereums source code?
Maybe the one you even work in?
Happy to discuss.
Thank you for this. I will start thinking.
I do not have a concrete development roadmap yet except to restore the community back to health.
Unlike the previous developer, I will not disappear, at least not until I get a properly qualified team together.
I'm a crypto-organizer and I am invested in Shift, so I want to see it healthy. I do not trust the other developer, like others here, because the timing of his return is suspect.
Please join the slack channel. I haven't made time for this project, but I am slowly opening up my schedule to make time and get it rolling. I will check in every day and keep the community organized.
The next step after we have a recruitment push for this thread and the slack channel is to get a block explorer together.