Quote from: BigRidg7 on April 16, 2014, 07:07:03 PM

Hey guys, haven't posted here in a couple weeks. It's great to see some core community involvement and people wanting to step up to the plate. The conference was a great experience and a fantastic opportunity to put iCoin on the map. Although the crowd was small (200-300 attendees) there were some great pundits and spectators alike, and the videos of each talk will be available soon to promote at your discretion!

The rumors are true, haha! I have stepped away from a daily active role for iCoin. I own 2 traditional businesses, one of which involves me leading a group of 550+ people, and at the end of the day I have to keep up with my responsibilities and put food on the table.

Here are the facts -

- I still own and actively invest in iCoin, purchasing up more here and there.

- I still have a grand interest in seeing iCoin succeed.

- The name and branding needs to stay congruent. It's fantastic the way it is

If a new designer is brought on, he needs to replicate the current design.

CaptainHook will take more of an active role. We have spoken to him on a weekly basis. The premine DOES need to be spent, preferably in the next 4-6 months. If it is not, iCoin will eventually fail. Plain and simple. That's arguably been one of the only detriments towards iCoin's growth. Once a larger percentage is spent, this currency will explode. I say that coming from experience on behalf of seeing other currencies at the Crypto Currency Convention. They are seeing greater gains and success than iCoin, but we smoke them in practically all aspects, especially marketability which is most important in terms of long-term adoption.

I have communicated to a great extent with Jason (TeamiCoin) about what needs to take place for the success of iCoin to come to fruition, and in a nutshell it involves more of the community stepping up to the plate and getting creative, and speaking with people outside of the btctalk forums. Spending the premine and merchant acquisition should be paramount to other activities as well.

I'm going to post the YouTube video for the new iCoin infographic commercial (which is fantastic btw) and I also have some spare iCoin for whoever wants to promote that heavily.

I'll be acting as more of an outside consultant for iCoin at this time, and plan to check back on all progress every week or so!

Cheers! Although I'm busy and can't promise a prompt response, you can reach me at ryanridg@gmail.com if you need anything. (I'm no good with these btctalk PM's)

Hi All,

Just to add to what Bigridg7 said we will still be here to help out when Captainhook needs us to action something for iCoin.

With regards to the designer cointopic, he has put a lot of effort into the iCoin design and website which the community, merchants, businesses etc etc can adopt very easily going forward.

I know when the premine is eventually gone the community will really rally behind this coin because then everyone will feel they can contribute. While there is a premine it feels like a business and the team members have to do everything and that will not get us very far in the crypto world.