Signal DAO

A unique SocialFi space for making connections, discovering events, and creating decentralized communities. The more you interact with it, the greater say you have in its governance.

Inspiration

I was inspired to build Signal DAO after moving to a new city and finding it hard to connect with new people. It occurred to me that I pass the same strangers every day who share my interests and hobbies - we live in the same building, go to the same gym, enjoy the same cafes, or play the same sports. Despite an epidemic of loneliness, crowded cities, and all of us carrying devices that constantly broadcast our location to private companies... it seems harder than ever to connect with one another in meaningful ways. Signals presents an opportunity to re-think social media to put connection at the heart.

What it does

DAOSignals TokenChatsTradesEvents

Chat Signal

Finding a language exchange partnerMeeting someone to play sports withSearching for a lost connection... someone whose number you regret not asking forCommunicating and organizing with neighborsCreating a public forum page for your business or cafeReporting incidents, repairs, and local infrastructure problemsLooking for lost pets

Event Signal

Trade Signal

How I built it

I decided to build this in Rust, as I really wanted to learn and improve in this language. I also used React, Typescript, and Leaflet.js for the front-end. I knew there would be so many features I wanted to add, so I spent a good proportion of time in the planning stage, coming up with an MVP and using wireframes to know where to focus my efforts. I also used Kyle Peacock's Webpack starter kit which was so useful <3