RE: Why are apps on hive struggling?

This is a brilliant post - thank you !

Something I've been pushing for a while now is that any proposal should need a proper business case explaining either how they'll return the funds to the DHF, or how they'll deliver a benefit to Hive that is greater than the cost to the DHF, together with an objective measurable criteria that defines what success looks like. The DHF should be more like a lending bank than a grant-giving charity !

I've always wondered if there's a way to create a central directory of projects. I've seen a few half-hearted attempts but they've alays been very incomplete.

Done well (and promoted well !) it would help people find projects that would otherwise be unknown. It could also identify those projects which aren't working well or have stopped altogether; this might provide an avenue for similar projects to band together, merge their work and continue with a larger team, or for those with the knowledge to step in and help out (or even take over) projects that need help.

I agree with you that projects need to think about profitability. Either by bringing in users and investment from outsdie Hive (like Splinterlands) or by gaining funds from within Hive for services delivered. Hive has a reputation as a place where "everything is fee-free" (even though it isn't). So perhaps an answer instead of charging a fee would be to use delegations; a user would delegate funds, and in return would receive credits (maybe a Tribe Token) which they spend to use the service.

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The DHF should be more like a lending bank than a grant-giving charity !

I also see it like that. The fact that money is given without any counterpart is first not fair towards all the people who don't get it and it's also not providing a good incentive. A project can argue that it needs DHF money only as long as development is ongoing. Where is the motivation to offer a finished product?

So perhaps an answer instead of charging a fee would be to use delegations; a user would delegate funds, and in return would receive credits (maybe a Tribe Token) which they spend to use the service.

That's a good idea. We basically have plenty of options in this respect. It could be delegation, it could be monthly payments, or paid to go. I mean we have the infrastructure in place.

When I see a front-end like peakd or ecency that allow me to create posts, interact and actually earn money, I wouldn't be totally abnegated to pay for their service.