The core contributors gathered in Istanbul for the annual offsite. The work kicked off with presentations from Jarrad and Carl on plans for the future and a financial update.

The day kicked off with Jarrad presenting ideas for an open socio-economy. Check out the slides below for the full presentation and the associated video below.

What if we could provide the tools and infrastructure in a ‘complete’ package to help these people thrive?

We can then participate in their economies.

What Android did for smartphones, we can do for communities,
and one day maybe even nations.

#Slide Deck:

#What are the next steps?

• Nimbus & vacp2p: Design, Model & Implement Infrastructure.
• Status Application: Focus on Chat experience & become ‘sharding ready’ (multichain)
• Keycard: Get Investment & build Payment Network.
• Embark: Setup Community Initiatives and build sharing economy dapp.
• Marketing: Rebuild the Team, become ‘boot’s on the ground’