DH R&D - What's Being Worked on Now & Where Are We Headed?
(Originally published on April 15, 2023)
I am happy to start this blog post off with some good news. Last week, I signed an offer for a new day job. This opportunity is one that I am very grateful for and should lead to some really great things going forward. It is back in the tech industry, which is obviously a bit of a concern seeing as I just lost a job there and things aren't going immensely smoothly right now, but I really am excited to get on board, work with the people on my team, and get back to it. I have enjoyed my time off but the ability to plan around a consistent paycheck is a luxury I miss.
As things get going, I'll likely need some time to adjust to the new job. There will be travel involved with this job as well, so getting used to a more mobile lifestyle will take some time, although I'm excited to be getting out and about. The base pay is better than my old job. The total compensation is better. Overall, I feel blessed.
Given this news, I have been taking some time to think about the next steps for DepressiveHacks and where we go from here. A solid base has been built. Approaching 1,000 followers on Twitter. Writing for Dgen Network with other writing opportunities in sight. Nifty Gateway Publisher. Yondar Reseller. Investment in a variety of assets across a variety of platforms. Things are in a good place considering what a roller coaster 2023 has been so far.
So what's next? Well, there are a few things. On the Publisher front, the next step is to get business cards made and get them distributed in my local area. The word about being able to help onboard local artists and creatives needs to be spread. I will continue to do occasional drops of my own creative work, but helping others was the original goal. I so appreciate anyone who purchased the "First Drop", some original photography of mine. There are less than 100 in the collection and I will be visualizing how to reward the community of holders who bought in down the line.
I have gotten a formal business email set up for Yondar and am now ready to take on potential clients for initial consultations. Please visit yondar.me to check out the product. I am very excited to be helping the team at Yondar to grow the uses of their amazing mapping software and hope to bring it to resorts, campuses, and real-life events. All throughout NFTNYC, I thought of how cool it would've been to utilize their product to help various attendees get to where they were going.
I will continue to work on growing my writing under DepressiveHacks and couldn't be happier to be able to freelance pieces for Dgen Network. I am looking into Mirror as an option for future use and see potential in continuing to create pieces for various outlets.
This list is not comprehensive and I am always looking for ways to grow. The goal is that as different projects, work, and incentives under the DepressiveHacks umbrella develop and start to create revenue streams, that money will be used to build further, outreach more, and continue to grow. Ideally, there comes a time down the line when DepressiveHacks can become a legal corporate entity, but we are very far from that still. It is encouraging to see hope and potential and I am excited to be able to continue to learn and grow. Writing, Yondar, and Publishers will be the main focuses for now, aside from continuing to be a community manager for Birdie Golf and investing. I see a lot of upside potential in the rest of 2023 and look forward to bringing further updates on the progress I am making toward the goals I have for DepressiveHacks.