Identify Most Valuable Blockchain-Powered Distributed Applications (dApps) for Consumer Industries and Provide IT Architecture Design and Specifications

Project Description

TASKS

1.   Identify the qualitative and quantitative criteria and gather data to make an educated selection of top-10 most valuable distributed applications (dApps) for the consumer markets (retail / consumer products and services / logistics / etc). Define problems at hand and how you expect distributed applications to solve them. 

2.   Provide IT architecture design and detailed specifications for developers for each of top-10 selected distributed applications (dApps). Propose staged development processes with early PoC (proof-of-concept) releases.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We are building the next generation high-performance scalable blockchain platform with security protocols and smart contracts designed with the express purpose to meet an immense business scope with focus on the consumer markets (retail, consumer goods and services, logistics, etc). The enterprise-grade distributed ledger cloud platform will help to increase business velocity, create new revenue streams, and reduce cost and risk by securely extending enterprise SaaS and on-premises applications to drive tamper-resistant transactions on a trusted business network.

Our blockchain platform will support public and private blockchains and be able to customize different blockchains for different applications. We will constantly provide common modules on the underlying infrastructure for different kinds of distributed scenarios (direct-to-consumer marketplace, product authenticity and provenance tracking, supply chain and inventory management, customer loyalty and rewards, trade promo management, trade finance, etc). Based on specific scenario requirements, we will continue to develop new common modules.

We value the expansion of the ecosystem which operates across chains, systems, industries and applications. With a range of protocols and modules, data and information will be connected to support various business scenarios. Our goal is to build the underlying blockchain infrastructure to bridge the real world and the distributed digital world. With this, companies from different industries will be able to develop applications for a range of scenarios and collaborate with other entities on the platform. We laid the foundation of the thriving ecosystem, having partnered with dozens of dynamic disruptors and established leaders in the consumer and blockchainindustries.

We initially aimed to build a single distributed application (distributed app or dApp) - a direct-to-consumer marketplace. In the process of refining the go-to-market strategy the team interacted with 100+ C-level executives from largest companies in the consumer industries (retailers, CPG, logistic providers, etc.) and verified an overwhelming interest to both the direct-to-consumer marketplace and other promising distributed applications (product authenticity and provenance tracking, supply chain and inventory management, customer loyalty and rewards, trade promo management, trade finance, warranties, etc). 

Our existing whitepaper is devoted to the direct-to-consumer marketplace application. Our ambition has evolved from developing a single dApp (direct-to-consumer marketplace) to building an enterprise grade blockchain platform for building dApps (3rdparty or inhouse developed) for the consumer markets.

PROBLEMS TO SOLVE

1.   Define problems at hand and how you expect distributed applications to solve them. Identify the qualitative and quantitative criteria and gather data to make an educated selection of top-10 most valuable distributed applications (dApps). 

2.   Provide IT architecture design and detailed specifications for developers for each of top-10 selected distributed applications (dApps). Propose staged development processes with early PoC (proof-of-concept) releases.

The deliverable should include the following information (but not limited to):

• Key components (user permissions, asset issuance and reissuance mechanism, atomic exchanges, consensus, key management and structure, parameters, signatures, hand-shaking and address formats, etc)
• Main functionalities
• Detailed specs for key functions
• Parts of dApps executed on-chain and off-chain
• APIs / SDKs / Modules 
• Integration with existing ERP systems

WHO WE NEED

• Enterprise architect with 10+ years of experience in building complex systems and products
• Deep understanding of the consumer markets 
• Vision on how to build valuable distributed applications powered by blockchain
• Out-of-the-box and creative mindset

 DELIVERABLES

• Presentation with a comprehensive rating / selection overview, backed by facts and figures, based on which you advise the most valuable distributed applications (dApps) to take forward to step 2.
• Technical document sufficient for blockchain engineers to start the actual development of distributed applications (dApps).