LifeMesh

Twila Mae Manlogon posted an update — Sep 22, 2017 01:15 AM EDT

Who​ ​are​ ​your​ ​clients/users? Our​ ​primary​ ​users​ ​will​ ​be​ ​the​ ​nongovernment​ ​organizations​ ​(Suppliers),​ ​government institutions​ ​(Consumers)​ ​and​ ​disaster​ ​victims​ ​who​ ​rate​ ​the​ ​government​ ​based​ ​on​ ​actual funds/relief​ ​efforts​ ​received.

What​ ​are​ ​their​ ​pain​ ​points? Governments​ ​always​ ​find​ ​themselves​ ​in​ ​need​ ​of​ ​outside​ ​support​ ​during​ ​disasters.​ ​It tends​ ​to​ ​be​ ​difficult​ ​for​ ​government​ ​units​ ​to​ ​coordinate​ ​with​ ​NGOs​ ​during​ ​critical situations.

NGOs​ ​rely​ ​heavily​ ​on​ ​government​ ​units​ ​for​ ​accurate​ ​data​ ​while​ ​responding​ ​to​ ​disasters. Disaster​ ​victims​ ​currently​ ​have​ ​no​ ​way​ ​to​ ​actually​ ​hold​ ​their​ ​gov't​ ​accountable​ ​for supposed​ ​relief​ ​funds/materials/efforts​ ​donated​ ​by​ ​outside​ ​sources

What​ ​is​ ​your​ ​product's​ ​value​ ​proposition? Our​ ​product​ ​is​ ​​a​ ​platform​ ​for​ ​NGOs​ ​and​ ​Government​ ​to​ ​coordinate​ ​with​ ​transparency through​ ​the​ ​blockchain​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​address​ ​the​ ​lingering​ ​issues​ ​of​ ​proper​ ​communication and​ ​transparency​ ​during​ ​funding/relief​ ​efforts​ ​(see​ ​our​ ​previous​ ​update)

What​ ​is​ ​your​ ​distribution​ ​and​ ​go​ ​to​ ​market​ ​strategy?​ ​Who​ ​can​ ​you partner​ ​with? We​ ​have​ ​an​ ​existing​ ​non-government​ ​institution,​ ​Waves​ ​for​ ​Water,​ ​a​ ​global​ ​organization that​ ​provides​ ​access​ ​to​ ​clean​ ​water​ ​to​ ​communities.​ ​​ ​Currently,​ ​​ ​they​ ​are​ ​present​ ​in Marawi,​ ​Philippines,​ ​providing​ ​clean​ ​water​ ​to​ ​displaced​ ​communities​ ​due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​ongoing armed​ ​conflict.​ ​​ ​They​ ​are​ ​willing​ ​to​ ​prototype​ ​our​ ​solution​ ​with​ ​their​ ​existing​ ​partners​ ​and relief​ ​efforts.

After​ ​the​ ​initial​ ​prototype​ ​testing​ ​stage,​ ​we​ ​plan​ ​to​ ​go​ ​to​ ​reach​ ​out​ ​to​ ​other charitable/non​ ​government​ ​organizations,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​AISEC.

As​ ​we​ ​test​ ​our​ ​prototype,​ ​we​ ​will​ ​be​ ​collating​ ​all​ ​data​ ​​needed​ ​during​ ​disaster​ ​response situations​ ​on​ ​behalf​ ​of​ ​governments​ ​who​ ​still​ ​do​ ​this​ ​manually.​ ​Once​ ​we​ ​bring​ ​in​ ​more and​ ​more​ ​NGOs,​ ​we​ ​can​ ​market​ ​it​ ​as​ ​the​ ​easiest​ ​place​ ​to​ ​look​ ​into​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​a certain​ ​place.

What​ ​are​ ​the​ ​risks​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​your​ ​solution? Our​ ​team​ ​recognizes​ ​that​ ​the​ ​following​ ​factors​ ​could​ ​negatively​ ​influence​ ​the​ ​success​ ​of our​ ​solution;

1. Governments​ ​might​ ​not​ ​see​ ​the​ ​point​ ​of​ ​asking​ ​for​ ​funds​ ​on​ ​our​ ​platform​ ​due​ ​to (1)​ ​a​ ​bad​ ​user​ ​experience​ ​or​ ​(2)​ ​simple​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​education/awareness​ ​of​ ​our solution
2. NGOs​ ​would​ ​rather​ ​stick​ ​to​ ​their​ ​current​ ​routes​ ​than​ ​learn​ ​our​ ​platform​ ​altogether
3. Not​ ​enough​ ​victims​ ​(are​ ​able​ ​to)​ ​make​ ​the​ ​effort​ ​to​ ​hold​ ​their​ ​government​ ​units accountable​ ​via​ ​LifeMesh’s​ ​2​ ​way​ ​reputation​ ​system
4. LifeMesh​ ​having​ ​no​ ​existing​ ​reputation​ ​in​ ​the​ ​space

What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​impact​ ​of​ ​your​ ​solution?​ ​How​ ​will​ ​it​ ​be​ ​measured? Our​ ​primary​ ​key​ ​performance​ ​indicators​ ​will​ ​be​ ​the

1. Number​ ​of​ ​successful​ ​and​ ​verified​ ​transactions​ ​based​ ​on​ ​​our​ ​two​ ​way reputation​ ​score​ ​(equation​ ​to​ ​follow) a. Two​ ​way​ ​reputation​ ​score​ ​for​ ​entire​ ​situation​ ​from​ ​NGO​ ​donating funds​ ​to​ ​gov't​ ​unit,​ ​all​ ​the​ ​way​ ​to​ ​the​ ​overall/average​ ​rating​ ​scores from​ ​victims​ ​on​ ​the​ ​ground
2. Cost​ ​saving​ ​analysis​ ​when​ ​LifeMesh​ ​is​ ​applied​ ​to​ ​a​ ​given​ ​disaster

Technical​ ​specifications​ ​and​ ​development​ ​roadmap Our​ ​team​ ​will​ ​be​ ​prototyping​ ​a​ ​fork​ ​of​ ​OpenBazaar​ ​(built​ ​with​ ​Electron)​ ​that​ ​runs​ ​on​ ​our own​ ​IPFS​ ​chain.

For​ ​the​ ​first​ ​prototype​ ​milestone,​ ​we​ ​will​ ​be​ ​ensuring​ ​that​ ​the​ ​base​ ​OpenBazaar​ ​local server​ ​and​ ​desktop​ ​client​ ​run​ ​on​ ​our​ ​own​ ​IPFS​ ​chain/fork.

Lastly,​ ​we​ ​will​ ​be​ ​replacing​ ​the​ ​OpenBazaar​ ​UI​ ​with​ ​our​ ​own​ ​implementation​ ​to​ ​suit LifeMesh’s​ ​use​ ​cases;

1. 2​ ​way​ ​reputation/rating​ ​system​ ​between a. governments​ ​and​ ​NGOs b. disaster​ ​victims​ ​and​ ​governments
2. posting/listing​ ​of​ ​needs​ ​by​ ​a​ ​gov’t
3. the​ ​funding/provisioning​ ​process​ ​by​ ​which​ ​an​ ​NGO​ ​can​ ​satisfy​ ​a​ ​government’s listing/post

If​ ​our​ ​group​ ​makes​ ​it​ ​past​ ​the​ ​qualifications,​ ​then​ ​we’ll​ ​be​ ​adding​ ​the​ ​following​ ​features next: 1. Different​ ​"layers"​ ​to​ ​LifeMesh​ ​as​ ​added​ ​features​ ​that​ ​can​ ​be​ ​accessed​ ​by​ ​NGOs and​ ​Governments​ ​(e.g​ ​heatmaps,​ ​reports,​ ​updated​ ​real​ ​time​ ​deployment​ ​reports etc.)

1. Implementing​ ​Consensys​ ​Supply​ ​Chain​ ​(https://supplychain.consensys.net)​ ​to manage​ ​the​ ​​asset​ ​tracking​ ​that​ ​takes​ ​place​ ​between​ ​NGO’s​ ​and​ ​governments

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