There’s a growing disconnect between funding and results in the ecosystem.
Many of the currently funded projects are not delivering at the level the community expects—or needs. Meanwhile, the idea that good developers must cost $200K per year is simply unrealistic. There are incredibly talented people around the world who would work for a fraction of that and still deliver far more.
I know this from experience. I work remotely on a distributed team, and we consistently ship real value every day—while earning much less than what some of these projects are burning through.
Here’s a simple proposal:
Let DFINITY manage and coordinate small remote teams around the world.
Pay them in ICP.
Assign each team to specific deliverables or products.
Focus on accountability, transparency, and clear ownership.
People often think that just handing money to other people will somehow produce great results. But without structure, commitment, and responsibility, it won’t. Most individuals are profit-driven—and if they’re not embedded in a system of delivery, they simply won’t deliver.
The missing ingredient isn’t just talent or money. It’s responsibility. It’s commitment.
You are actually describing ICP hubs… While i have attended a couple of hub events, i was really enthousiastic about this concept but it seems that this has suddendly dried up. Thailand hub is a perfect example, big vibrant hub with great chain fusion day events in Bangkok and then poof… gone. Excuse was because Bruno got another job at Dfinity (this just stinks). I said it before, something doesn’t sit right with this… Have funds been misused? Where is the ICP hub Global leader? What are the hubs doing? What can be shown from the hackatons these hubs been holding? Many question but fewer answers… These hubs were buzzing all around the world but hardly see anything anymore.
What I expected was an online setup, with ongoing projects and a team actively working on them.
Why limit it to a hub in a specific location? It would make much more sense to mix people from different regions.
“Hub Thailand” — Who really cares where the hub is based?
What truly matters is having real projects to work on, with functional goals and continuous development.
If someone leaves, someone else can step in — just like in any regular company.
It might even work better if contributors aren’t full-time, but instead treat it like a part-time job. That way, they’re less likely to sell the ICP they earn.
All that’s needed is a simple meeting schedule and a board with tickets to tackle.
You deliver code, you receive ICP. That’s it.
Having several small groups working on different things would be far more effective than big events and all the buzz.