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we have a collaboration with slice.is, where you can get a $2m insurance, which is (i) an actual insurance and (ii) provides better coverage than any platform

*IPFS hash

not everything needs to be on the blockchain. we are thinking about putting only the most crucial touchpoints of flatsharing on chain, such as reputation and trust data. but immutability is not necessarily desired for some of this data either (even if it's just an IPFS that's put on chain). we're still actively thinking through this. also, it's not just about the ability to pay with crypto obviously, although that leverages the core stength of the technology. We take a small fee in the beginning which goes to 0 after a few bookings. Compare that to the 20% fees on Airbnb. Also, we don't censor messages between the guest and hosts, so if someone wants to pay directly they always can. We stand for giving users as much freedom as possible

Thanks man! Lots of haters around today it seems

clogging the ethereum blockchain by putting every little bite on chain doesn't make any sense

not everything needs to be on the blockchain. we are thinking about putting only the most crucial touchpoints of flatsharing on chain, such as reputation and trust data. but immutability is not necessarily desired for some of this data either (even if it's just an IPFS that's put on chain). we're still actively thinking through this. also, it's not just about the ability to pay with crypto obviously, although that leverages the core stength of the technology. We take a small fee in the beginning which goes to 0 after a few bookings. Compare that to the 20% fees on Airbnb. Also, we don't censor messages between the guest and hosts, so if someone wants to pay directly they always can. We stand for giving users as much freedom as possible

actually, we're on good terms with both of the projects you mentioned. I still don't see why there needs to be an ICO for a smart contract solution though

it's not just about the ability to pay in crypto obviously. We take a small fee in the beginning which goes to 0 after a few bookings. Compare that to the 20% fees on Airbnb. Also, we don't censor messages between the guest and hosts, so if someone wants to pay directly they always can. We stand for giving users as much freedom as possible

i agree, i actually wrote it to make fun of the whitepaper craze. if you look at it, the abstract is basically an adaption of the Bitcoin whitepaper

I don't think that Airbnb is really giving back to the community: they might IPO this year or the next and most of the value created will go to VCs, founders and employees, while guests and hosts still pay up to 20% fees.

That's why I've built CryptoCribs (https://www.cryptocribs.com) to enable repeat users to share their homes without paying a middleman

not sure, probably not

good point, i agree

Yes, had some unexpected uptake in Australia

Thanks for your comments, I see your skepticism and I would probably have reacted the same way. My white paper isn't technical at all, it was more of a personal attempt to add some clarity to my thought process. I truly believe that there's a way of making flat-sharing frictionless or at least less centralized compared to the current state

another question, when do you recommend moving from ec2 to k8s?

thanks, yes, i need to work on the resizing part as well

thanks for this! why S3 instead of Volumes?

yes, i've limited it to 2MB per pic, but some are putting up 30 to 40 pics

We've built this over the summer and launched it four weeks ago. We currently have around 150 listings and a couple hundred of users. We charge a small booking fee to bootstrap this (less than half of what Airbnb takes). The fees fall to zero if a user books or hosts a couple of times and/or gets positive reviews. Would love to get some feedback or have you as guests or hosts. If you're already hosting on some other site, just pm me the link and we'll set up the listing for you

agreed, the search isn't optimal given the small inventory, i'm torn between growing the inventory to a level where the search bar makes sense or replacing it with a simpler map display

i like the concept and minimalist touch and feel of it

We've built this over the summer and launched it four weeks ago. We have around 150 listings and a couple hundred of users so far. We are not doing an ICO, but rather charge a small fee (less than half of what Airbnb takes) in the beginning to bootstrap. The fees fall to zero if a user books or hosts a couple of times and/or gets positive reviews, which we call "reputation mining". Would love to get some feedback or have you as guest or host. If you're already hosting on some other site, just pm me the link and we'll set up the listing for you.