LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD ROUTSTR!
I believe in transparency like @Alex Gleason. So here's the deal. We currently get $12.5k/month in BTC from @OpenSats. Right now we are paying ourselves $3.5k/month each, @Thefux and me.
And we make around 35k sats/month in fees from the Routstr nodes. (We aim to scale this of course).
Right now, we can afford to hire 1.5 people for the same amount we're paying ourselves. But, of course, it doesn't need to be the same, if you kill it, you can get paid the remaining $5.5k yourself. In fact, we can reduce the amount we're paying ourselves and pay you more. :)
Let's build it together!
Routstr has TONS of Problems
1. chat.routstr.com is pretty bad. Has many bugs. I'm just getting around to fixing it: https://beta.chat.routstr.com
2. routstr-core (aka routstr node software) is subpar of a product. If you have multiple upstreams with different pricing, it most likely won't do what you expect it to do. It works fine if you're reselling from just one upstream.
3. routstrd is more stable than the rest, only because I use it every single day. But doesn't have end to end testing so finding bugs is literally me stumbling upon them rn.
4. The Nostr intergrations are pretty bad. Since Damus nuked, we lost several events that is causing issues. We need to run our own relay.
5. So much of it is AI generated slop that is not well thought out. Humans think 2nd and 3rd order effects but AI doesn't. It's hard to give it the full picture.
It is very hard building things right. It is very very hard when your teammates take a break for a while. (I'm the only one who's building Routstr 100% of my time rn, @Thefux is doing some fiat mining as well on the side, @npub18gr2...u9su and @npub1u37h...w8vy are on breaks rn).
And I want to do so many things. AI slop won't help you build great systems, they help you build sloppy ones.
LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD THINGS RIGHT.
If you are motivated to work on a revolutionary tech that increases freedom for everyone, Routstr is the best thing to work on. Come join us.
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