It all started on a cruise aboard the Wonder of Seas.
I was at dinner somewhere in the Caribbean, waiting for my meal to arrive.
My cousin Biff had run me ragged all day.
We had played 11 games of laser tag in a row, and nearly crossed out every single activity on the ship by the second day.
Even the things that most grown men wouldn’t attempt like racing the 13 story mat slide or sitting in the front row of the acrobatic water show…twice. (the splash zone was extra special)
The first cruise of my life was shaping up to be one of nonstop action.
But back to dinner.
Across from me was Jacob.
He and I had a couple of run-ins before the cruise.
I was working on a few creative projects in the same blockchain incubator, and he was doing interesting work in data science.
As these things go, after you snorkel in Honduras together, things escalate quickly.
Jacob has become one my close friends and someone that I really respect.
I’m doing something I’ve never done before—showcasing Jacob and his team.
He didn’t ask me to do this. I just believe in him.
They have released their latest project into the wild, and will be appearing on Product Hunt this Friday.
Most excellent TLT readers, meet Perspect.
These are the basics:
Perspect recognizes and rewards devs for doing their best work.
It measures their flow state and rewards them with crypto.
It connects to the IDEs, browsers, design tools, and platforms they already use.
By using Perspect daily, they get a clearer picture of how, when, and where they work best—what’s stopping them—and how to get more out of their day.
You can see some of the major benefits in the graphic below.
As a platform, Perspect aims to help individual developers hone their craft and get rewarded for their impact.
That’s why the team has recently introduced challenges, points, and web3 rewards.
Starting Friday, anyone can earn EON, the native token of the Hyper blockchain, just for signing up and using Perspect on a daily basis.
There will be a daily payout for the most engaged users.
I know a few TLT readers are developers themselves, or have teams they work with that could show some love and support to this incredible group of builders.
When I first heard about it I thought, “Don’t know how many people are going to want Big Brother looking over their shoulder, even if they are getting rewarded.”
Upon further review, it’s actually designed for the dev to have leverage.
They can go to their manager or supervisor and show them the data behind their excellent work and tell them to keep pointless meetings off their calendars.
¡LET THE DEVS CODE!
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You or your team can go here and see more.
We need all the upvote support we can get on March 15th, the earlier the better.