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ysyms

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RawTech Venture

Paul Young

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Isaac Valadez

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Nicolas.ic

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OpenChat

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Gold DAO

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LORIMER ♾️ 🐶

B3Pay

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DragginCorp

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Thyassa

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Cosmicrafts

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Inactive (Request Removal) - The Fools' Court

$STACK

Always Rejects

John Wiegley

# Background 
As part of an ongoing effort to incentivise neurons to verify proposals in depth, voting neuron grants will be provided for candidates selected by the community. Overall, 2 candidates are selected for each of 7 proposal topics. **This is one of multiple motion proposals submitted today to select these candidates**: 

- one NNS motion proposal is submitted for each candidate and topic for which the candidate applied  

- for each proposal, the result is computed as the number of YES minus the number of no votes (#YES-#NO). Proposals that are not adopted are not considered.

- for each topic, the 2 candidates with the highest results get the grants 

You can read more about the motivation and the process [here](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/voting-neuron-grants-season-2). 

# Proposal Topic 
Protocol Canister Management, IC OS Version Election

# Is this a team grant application? 
no

# [Application Text](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/voting-neuron-grants-season-2/53020/41?u=cryptoschindler)


**Voting Neuron Grant Application - Joseph Hurtado**

**Topics:**

* Protocol Canister Management & IC OS Version Election

**Type of Application:**

\- Individual

**Personal Introduction and Relevant Experience**

Hello Moritz, DFINITY Team, and the great IC Community,

I have been an active member of the ICP community for years. I think I am one of the few independent developers and founders who actually worked inside DFINITY during 2021, where I had the pleasure of witnessing the Genesis event from California on May 7, 2021.

The time I spent at DFINITY was particularly valuable for the two topics I applied for, because I was the Tech Project Manager for two key teams, the Security Team, and the Datacenter Team.

I have worked with Lara Schmidt, Robin Künzler, and many others who were part of the Security Team at the time. Some, such as Jens Groth, have left, but their contributions and knowledge have convinced me that the IC is a powerful and needed blockchain technology for the world. It also showed me in great detail the importance of code security for a critical piece of software such as the IC, especially the Protocol Canister Management area and the IC OS Version Election.

The datacenter team was also eye opening, as I witnessed and help build the sub-nets and the automation behind the IC OS deployment that are now part of the daily operations of the Internet Computer.

In 2023, I presented a project to DFINITY to build a different kind of note-taking application, one that would allow anyone to publish their ideas in the IC, and also sell those notes for Bitcoin.  The project is called Satoshi Notes. I got funded with a small team and got an MVP done and delivered last year. However, I decided to spend additional development time to make sure the software was fully ready and bug free. I expect it will be released in September.

The development of Satoshi Notes was demanding, and I learned how DAPPs work inside canisters, and across canisters, the sophisticated design of the BTC canister, the ckBTC implementation, and how to publish files seamlessly in the IC.

All this relevant experience acquired while working with the IC has given me confidence that we can be good reviewers for the topics we have chosen. Rust is the main language we use for Satoshi Notes canister software, and that is an advantage for the topics we intend to review, that said, we also know Motoko.

**Technical Knowledge**

* I am a developer, tech project manager, and founder with over 15 years working in the software industry in the US and Canada.

* I have strong technical architecture knowledge and programming experience in a variety of languages, including Rust, Motoko, Assembly language, C, Python, and many others.

* I am both a Computer Science graduate, and a Business Graduate, that is why my experience led me to consulting and to lead teams.

**Reasons for the Topics Selected**

All this experience and technical know-how motivated me to apply for the two topics where I am sure I can make a positive difference to the code quality and security of the IC: Protocol Canister Management & IC OS Version Election

**Important Links**

* X:

  * [https://x.com/josephfounder](https://x.com/josephfounder)

* LinkedIn:

  * [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhurtado/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhurtado/)

* Satoshi Notes Website Preview

  * [https://massive-whoever-017361.framer.app/](https://massive-whoever-017361.framer.app/)

  * **Use this password to see it: good-people-2025**

* Granata Consulting LLC, my company:

  * [https://granata.cc/](https://granata.cc/)

* Public Neuron

  * https://dashboard.internetcomputer.org/neuron/10709900549965215257

**Motivation for Becoming a Voting Neuron**

I truly want the IC to become the leading blockchain alternative to the centralized Clouds, and to win the hearts of blockchain developers everywhere.

Having solid, reliable, bug free software is critical for this to happen, and both the IC OS, and the Protocol Canister Management are key areas to make sure this happens.

I have the depth of experience working in software security, datacenter operations, and software development to provide valuable reviews that will make sure DFINITY and the IC are successful in this endeavor.

**Long-Term Commitment to the Success of ICP**

Having worked once at DFINITY, and also knowing many of the people in the ecosystem who are builders and believers of a better decentralized future, to help achieve this is one of my goals.

ICP empowers Bitcoin to be a real powerhouse, and I want this to happen long-term. Better money -Bitcoin- meets a better decentralized Cloud, the IC!

The company I led is committed to building in the IC for the long haul, and this means we want the ICP to be successful, because as they are successful, all of us independent software makers and consultants will also be successful.

**Voting Principles**

Above all, honesty, transparency, and good-faith so that DFINITY can continue to deliver what I belief is the best blockchain for decentralized app developers in the world.

Next, attention to detail regarding code, potential bugs, and software quality,. so that we can spot what perhaps the team could have missed.

And finally, openness to discuss and welcome opinions from the community and DFINITY, so that every vote is truly valuable and welcome.

**Final Words**

Thank you for considering me for this valuable effort. DFINITY and the IC community will be successful, and I am glad to be considered one of the people who helped make this happen.

Voting Neuron Grants application of Joseph Hurtado for topic Protocol Canister Management, IC OS Version Election