Hello Bobbi,
I really enjoyed the meetup last night, thank you for putting it on through your program. Blockchains in space is a unique idea and, according to some of the questions asked last night, more of a divisive issue than I would have thought. I personally believe it is a good idea from the standpoint of redundancy.
I also took a look at your Giving Project and the rest of the internships / mentee opportunities. I have a few questions regarding your project and all of the projects in general.
Regarding all of the projects:
1) Is there an age limit. I am a "Blockchain as a second career" guy. I am a little older than the average college student or graduate.
2) Are the internships / mentee positions work alone positions to solve the stated objective or are there a few interns hired for the positions? I would imagine that it would depend on the project but I was just wondering as a general sense.
Regarding the Giving Chain
First of all, I think it is a great idea but I have a few questions:
1) Is any of it built or is it just a proof of concept?
2) Are you bringing in multiple interns or just one?
3) Is there anyone involved in the product currently with technical knowledge, or is / are the intern(s) going to build it from the ground up?
4) You mention that you want an "An operational blockchain that will revolutionize local charity giving". Are you expecting a polished finished product or a working proof of concept?
5) what is the duration of the project (It only says part time 20 hours per week)?
A little about me. I run a stake pool node from the Cardano blockchain. I am currently learning the Plutus smart contract language for Cardano (It's basically haskell). I finished up a class on ethereum and solidity and I'm just finishing up a class on hyperledger fabric all from the Emurgo Academy (https://emurgo.in/).
There are a lot of different blockchain technologies but I understand that your project needs to be completed with a hyperledger stack. Although I am not as familiar with hyperledger as I am with some other technologies, I do see some limitations - or maybe not limitations but better ways to handle what your project calls for then what hyperledger currently offers out of the box. There are always ways to work around issues so I am not saying that hyperledger cannot accomplish what you are looking for, It definitely can. And, as I said, I am not a hyperledger expert but my cursory look into the different hyperledger technologies leaves me wanting some additional functionality that I have not found yet. But, perhaps the specific functionality that I am looking for is there but I have just not found it yet.
The reason I bring this up is because the blockchain I currently run my node with and am much more familiar with is becoming / or is a hyperledger partner. You would probably know better then me if they are (https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2020/06/11/why-we-are-joining-hyperledger/ and https://www.hyperledger.org/announcements/2020/06/11/eight-new-members-join-hyperledger)?
My question is, if they are a member of the hyperledger community can we use their technology also?
On a side note, and keeping with your theme of giving and helping people in need, you may want to take a look at some of the things Cardano is doing... Specifically today they are announcing a deal with Ethiopia to provide identity solutions to 5 million students and 750,000 teachers in order to, " pinpoint the locations and causes of educational under-achievement and allocate educational resources effectively" (https://www.appsafrica.com/cardano-launches-blockchain-deployment-in-ethiopia-with-5m-students/). If you get this email before today at 12:30 EST, you might want to watch the Cardano africa special (https://africa.cardano.org/).
I will cut this email here, sorry for the length...
Thanks again for the presentation last night, and I hope your BC Princeton group continues to grow. It seems to be a great place for people who might be intimidated by blockchain technology to enter into the community in a low stress / welcoming environment.
Have a great day,
Anthony
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