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Daniel: Since I’m not a sociologist, I’m only
gest challenge. For example, the rules in my comfortable in the area of information tech-
head are simple, but it might not be that simple nology, I think technologically speaking the
for the average user. We have to be intuitive system can be implemented in a few years
because no one has built a fully functioning pretty well but, it’s another challenge to get
system like that, yet. the word out and to get people to adopt it. In
So I think that will be the biggest challenge in that sense, I cannot give an estimate because
this project, and it definitely requires us to get I don’t know how people feel about it.
users onboard first because I think differently
than the average person, and to make it we VoB: What do you think about the idea to
will need to continuously consult with people. implement it in school, to let children and
students delegate on topics that they are
concerned about? Do you think it’s a good
way to prepare them for the future?
Find out what does, and what doesn’t, make
sense to them. Also, to consult UI (user inter-
face) specialists on the issues.
The other benefit of working up from the
smaller condominium building setup is that Daniel: Yes. It’s a good idea to introduce it at
you encounter problems along the way, and a young age, their brains are more accepting
the user interface for larger communities is of things than an adults’.
even more complex. So, this way the software VoB: You said you’re working hard, daily, on
development can be a gradual process, and building a solution, and that it’s open source.
we can start with a core feature set and less So, everybody who wants to try to improve or
complexity on the UI. implement this solution can work on it?
For example, in a condominium, we don’t
need a “by topic” delegation, they only have
Daniel: Definitely.
delegation “by agenda”.
If there is a meeting about certain topics that VoB: What is your business model, in this
we want to discuss, maybe six or seven to- case?
pics, and I can delegate these seven topics
to someone or I can delegate just one topic Daniel: I’m developing it under a foundation.
to someone, or I can delegate all of the com- For the software itself, there is no profit to be
munity issues. made on our part, but we’re also forming a
But, we are not splitting it up into economic company that is representing the condomi-
and financial topics because, there are not nium buildings. It’s a common thing to do the
so many issues. There are only around ten representation of a condominium building as
issues per year so you don’t need to divide it can involve large fees, it’s a lot of accounting
it up so much. Once you go into bigger com- work and administrative work.
munities where you have hundreds of issues So, we are setting up our condominium
daily, then you have to introduce those extra management firm which will take just regular
functionalities. charges, but this firm provides you with liqu-
id democratic condominium management,
VoB: In your opinion, how long do you think opposed to the traditional system where you
we need to concretely implement it? Two
years, ten years, twenty years? have a representative who does stuff for you
Daniel: Yes, I think that’s probably the big-