We are thrilled to announce that Parker Lewis and Will Cole have joined Zaprite.
You can read more over on our blog, where Parker and Will have written in depth about #bitcoin, the future of payments and their decision to join Zaprite.
Joining Zaprite - By Parker Lewis & Will Cole
We've had to hold this one in for a bit as we collectively focused on shipping some important product upgrades, but we are really excited to finally announce that Parker Lewis and Will Cole have joined Zaprite as Head of Business Development and Head of Product respectively.
Needless to say this is a big win for Zaprite. Parker and Will are extremely valuable additions to the team and will no doubt help us accelerate our roadmap and deliver on our shared vision—bringing #bitcoin payments to individuals and businesses around the world.
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250 sats \ 4 replies \ @TonyGiorgio 17 Aug
Huge, congrats to you all!
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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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121 sats \ 1 reply \ @TonyGiorgio 17 Aug
Parker and Will are legends. Them joining zaprite is huge and I know even more great things will come of it.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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110 sats \ 1 reply \ @Car 17 Aug
😚 Woo Doggie! Congrats John! Legendary team there!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 17 Aug
🌭
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150 sats \ 6 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @TonyGiorgio 17 Aug
They publicly left almost a year ago and wrote about it then.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @elvismercury 17 Aug
A bit of googling didn't turn up this writing -- anybody have a link?
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150 sats \ 1 reply \ @nemo 17 Aug
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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @elvismercury 17 Aug
Thank you.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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0 sats \ 11 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @bitcoinbadger 19 Aug
Seems there is not much agreement around terminology for likes/tips/zaps/boosts/v4v etc. Confusing and not good for adoption. I will contact the bitcoin marketing department about this.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 19 Aug
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @k00b 17 Aug
Zaprite predates nostr and the consensus of calling sat tips zaps.
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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121 sats \ 2 replies \ @zaprite OP 17 Aug
Our domain was registered in 2017, and from memory 'Zap' wallet was only launched in 2018.
The name 'Zaprite' comes from to 'zap' (pay), 'right' (correctly). Zaprite's name means to 'pay correctly', or, 'pay optimally'. As in, use bitcoin/lightning instead of fiat.
We always considered BTC/LN payments as zaps, but just never tried to make it a thing.
We see it as very fortunate that 'zap' was actually picked up by the industry.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @nemo 17 Aug
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @zaprite OP 17 Aug
While the idea + domain is 2017, the project didn't start until 2020, and the current US corp is 2021.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 17 Aug
I actually think it's fortunate. The associations are positive and I personally don't find it confusing (but I've known about zaprite for a couple years now).
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 19 Aug
Seems there is not much agreement around terminology for likes/tips/zaps/boosts/v4v etc. Confusing and not good for adoption. I will contact the bitcoin marketing department about this.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zaprite OP 17 Aug
We've been around longer than 'zapping' :)
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 17 Aug
The Zaprite team is stacked!
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100 sats \ 3 replies \ @nemo 17 Aug
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @zaprite OP 17 Aug
We're a very small team with a small budget. We wanted to offer something.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nemo 17 Aug
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @zaprite OP 17 Aug
Yep, all valid points. We would certainly consider upping any amount if the bug was critical enough. But we have to start somewhere, and we will of course increase it over time as out app, and budget, grows.
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