Let no one misunderstand, Deso has no business funding private projects. I understand that. But seeing that hundreds of thousands of dollars are being given away to people who don't even use the chain, it occurs to me that all that money would be much better spent promoting/empowering already-working products with high potential. As I said before, there is nothing more valuable than the community; no project succeeds without it.
Let's build the house from the ground up.
1. An organized, managed, and daily active Telegram group.
2. An attractive, fun website and X account. Create a brand-related persona. "Normal" people aren't interested in the super-technical details, or even understand them. The first thing is to attract attention. There are worthless meme coins that perform a thousand times better than Focus just because of their marketing.
3. Support real projects, real communities, and financially if necessary. Sharkgang, Unicat, Penwyn, Desomon, and FucktheCats are NFT projects that could compete with the best from other networks. Focus excluded them from the equation, and in my opinion, that was one of the biggest mistakes.
4. Support developers. Deso isn't just Focus. Deso is the birthplace where we should see hundreds of diverse applications emerge. Nftz, DSW, Desofy, Gemstori..
5. Listen to the people. Once these four points are resolved, you have a solid foundation. From there, you can work on attracting users who are WILLING to join through the Deso mechanics, never through a bonus. Only then will you build something real and powerful.
Deso is the set of all in 1. That is its value.