Founding Values of AmericaThinks
Honesty. Fairness. Generosity. Diligence.
Our Story
Americans today are struggling to connect and understand one another.
As innovative and creative thinkers, we are not intimidated by much. After much thought, research, and discussion with friends and family, we realized that the tools given to the American people to express their opinions were outdated.
Polling organizations have long bemoaned the difficulty of gathering suitable and willing participants for their polls. As a result, survey pools are shrinking.
In 1997, the average telephone poll was answered by 36% of people who were contacted. By 2018, only 6% answered. Maybe Americans are busier, more skeptical of unknown numbers, or just uninterested in taking the time to participate, but the fact remains: reliable and scientific polling methods of the past are failing to reach Americans in today's society.
AmericaThinks bridges that gap by offering every American voter an easily accessible way to share their opinion while keeping them cryptographically anonymous.
Here’s what AmericaThinks survey questions could look like:
Q: Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4) said on October 31, 2022: “The COVID vaccine mandate for our military has to go.” Do you agree or disagree?
Rep. Jim Jordan, [@Jim_Jordan]. (2022, October 31). The #COVID vaccine mandate for our military has to go [Tweet]. Twitter. Rep. Jim Jordan on Twitter: "The #COVID vaccine mandate for our military has to go." / Twitter
Q: The President of the United States said on Nov. 10, 2022: “We’re making progress on bringing down inflation without losing jobs.” Do you agree or disagree?
President Biden, [@POTUS]. (2022, November 10). My economic plan is working – and Americans are starting to feel it. It’s going to take time to get inflation back to normal levels, but we’re going to keep at it. [Tweet]. Twitter. President Biden on Twitter: "My economic plan is working – and Americans are starting to feel it. It’s going to take time to get inflation back to normal levels, but we’re going to keep at it. https://t.co/M1hARjII8O" / Twitter
David Smith
Founder & CEO of AmericaThinks
David Smith is the founder and CEO of AmericaThinks. Mr. Smith is an inventor and software architect. He currently holds 17 patents relating to high-performance computer cooling, distributed data storage, secure documents, and sustainable data storage solutions. Mr. Smith’s latest work is in anonymity protocols for opinion collection and has two patents in examination on Reliable Opinion Polling.
Over the last 37 years, Mr. Smith has been a software architect and developer of several major applications, the most recent having approximately 50 million users at the height of distribution. Mr. Smith has successfully led teams and collaborated with go-to-market partners using direct, VAR, OEM, and retail channels.