Hello community!
We are posting this discussion to gauge feedback on our proposal &mdash; to move Polkadot Live development into the community and aim to get funding for 1 full-time senior software engineer for a 12 month period.&nbsp;
Upon positive feedback being received we will move forward and commence a proposal.
Overview
Ross Bulat (Parity Technologies) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s78SZZ_ZA64&amp;t=530s">demoed</a> a new blockchain user experience at Polkadot Decoded 2023, showing how Polkadot interaction can happen on the desktop.
The app, named Polkadot Live, is centred around 2 key fundamentals:
<ul>
<li>Notifications that are delivered directly to the user, as they happen, in a decentralised manner (node RPC &amp; light client driven), The ability to quickly respond to those notifications, by submitting extrinsics, directly on the desktop. These &ldquo;quick actions&rdquo; should be complementary to existing dapps, and not act as replacements.</li>
<li>Readers of this document are encouraged to watch the entire presentation for the rationale of the product, the problems it solves, what has been achieved thus far with the prototype demoed, and the general roadmap of the app.</li>
</ul>
We are preparing a proposal in an effort to secure funding to onboard one full-time senior developer to contribute to the Polkadot Live product and bring it to an initial release. This full time developer will report directly to Ross, who leads and oversees the direction of the app.
This will primarily be an engineering effort, but promotion / marketing efforts will also be explored when the product is ready for a beta release, in order to receive feedback from the community and shape the product to community expectations.
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Proposal Details:
Planned Proposal Start Date: 27th September 2023
Proposal Submitted By: Joel Kenny, JKRB Investments / <a href="https://jkrbinvestments.com/">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/11080617">LinkedIn</a>
Advisor, Technical Direction: Ross Bulat, Parity Technologies
Requested Funds: 24,937 DOT ($100k @ $4.01 / 1 DOT)
Planned Fund Allocation:
<ul>
<li>15% / $15,000: to JKRB Investments (manager of contractual agreement(s), onboarding of software engineer, milestones and project management oversight). Paid in bulk upon successful proposal approval, with immediate commencement of works.</li>
<li>80% / $80,000: 12-month allocation of monthly salary for 1 full-time senior software engineer. $6,666 / monthly salary, $50 per hour / 6 hour days.</li>
<li>5%: Contingencies, unforeseen expenses. To be held in DOT until if / when contingency expenses come about.</li>
</ul>
Deliverables: 
<ul>
<li>Initial release of Polkadot Live app, for macOS and Windows.</li>
<li>Open sourcing of Polkadot Live codebase on Github.</li>
</ul>
Full Proposal Document: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BVNIob4QOuv0hVGjEqYqgtz3pvsyTyqPb-wGuputgUs/edit?usp=sharing">Google Doc</a>

Hello community!
We are posting this discussion to gauge feedback on our proposal &mdash; to move Polkadot Live development into the community and aim to get funding for 1 full-time senior software engineer for a 12 month period.&nbsp;
Upon positive feedback being received we will move forward and commence a proposal.
Overview
Ross Bulat (Parity Technologies) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s78SZZ_ZA64&amp;t=530s">demoed</a> a new blockchain user experience at Polkadot Decoded 2023, showing how Polkadot interaction can happen on the desktop.
The app, named Polkadot Live, is centred around 2 key fundamentals:
<ul>
<li>Notifications that are delivered directly to the user, as they happen, in a decentralised manner (node RPC &amp; light client driven), The ability to quickly respond to those notifications, by submitting extrinsics, directly on the desktop. These &ldquo;quick actions&rdquo; should be complementary to existing dapps, and not act as replacements.</li>
<li>Readers of this document are encouraged to watch the entire presentation for the rationale of the product, the problems it solves, what has been achieved thus far with the prototype demoed, and the general roadmap of the app.</li>
</ul>
We are preparing a proposal in an effort to secure funding to onboard one full-time senior developer to contribute to the Polkadot Live product and bring it to an initial release. This full time developer will report directly to Ross, who leads and oversees the direction of the app.
This will primarily be an engineering effort, but promotion / marketing efforts will also be explored when the product is ready for a beta release, in order to receive feedback from the community and shape the product to community expectations.
<hr />
Proposal Details:
Planned Proposal Start Date: 27th September 2023
Proposal Submitted By: Joel Kenny, JKRB Investments / <a href="https://jkrbinvestments.com/">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/11080617">LinkedIn</a>
Advisor, Technical Direction: Ross Bulat, Parity Technologies
Requested Funds: 24,213 DOT ($100k @ $4.13 / 1 DOT)
Planned Fund Allocation:
<ul>
<li>15% / $15,000: to JKRB Investments (manager of contractual agreement(s), onboarding of software engineer, milestones and project management oversight). Paid in bulk upon successful proposal approval, with immediate commencement of works.</li>
<li>80% / $80,000: 12-month allocation of monthly salary for 1 full-time senior software engineer. $6,666 / monthly salary, $50 per hour / 6 hour days.</li>
<li>5%: Contingencies, unforeseen expenses. To be held in DOT until if / when contingency expenses come about.</li>
</ul>
Deliverables: 
<ul>
<li>Initial release of Polkadot Live app, for macOS and Windows.</li>
<li>Open sourcing of Polkadot Live codebase on Github.</li>
</ul>
Full Proposal Document: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BVNIob4QOuv0hVGjEqYqgtz3pvsyTyqPb-wGuputgUs/edit?usp=sharing">Google Doc</a>

Polkadot Live: Proposal for funding community driven development to initial release.

- The community wants to move Polkadot Live development into the community and get funding for a senior software engineer.
- Polkadot Live is an app that allows users to receive notifications and quickly respond to them on their desktop.
- They are preparing a proposal to secure funding for one full-time senior developer for the project.
- The proposal includes a start date, the person submitting the proposal, the requested funds, and the planned fund allocation.
- The deliverables include the initial release of the app for macOS and Windows and open sourcing the code on Github.

#1915 Polkadot Live: Proposal for funding community driven development to initial release.