Dedicated DAO Contributors: Enhancing live initiatives and driving key workstream

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@DisruptionJoe

Just look at Treasure DAO who clearly sighted lack of the DAO being able to progress at reasonable speeds

This is a lousy example, the DAO literally approved them a 250M ARB program and they had a seat on the GCP, if they did not move forward quickly having the funds in the multisig is no longer the DAO’s fault, it is the fault of those involved in the execution of the program. In the end, they left because someone offered them money somewhat faster, which speaks more about Treasure than Arbitrum DAO.

@DisruptionJoe

Not speaking for Alex, but for me - I need to make at minimum what I’ve made in the past. There is no reason for me to take a role without benefits, travel expenses, bonus, commission, equity or tokens AND do it for less than my salary the last 4 years. While I’d like to stay working with Arbitrum, that is a hard constraint for me - I’m willing to not negotiate to match my opportunity cost, but I can’t take a role that is a huge backward step financially. (Which I’ve done before with early team roles at startups - because we negotiated for higher equity.)

So in this case I would recommend that you open the process to candidates who are willing to do it for a reasonable salary based on the task at hand. Your argument is like the CEO of Apple applying for a job as a manager at a McDonalds branch and pretending to earn the same salary as his previous job.

On the other hand, I am surprised by the absence of any mention of Alex’s failure at Savvy (also a waste of DAO’s funds through STIP/STIP-B) or the multiple complaints (as example this one) about Plurality Labs and their management of the DAO-funded program. It is even more incredible that these cases of failure are presented as a “positive” aspect of Alex and Joe’s background. In the case of PL, they couldn’t even deliver a framework for grants as promised.

@AlexLumley

2. Launch a Productive Workstream (by 12/31/24)

The next step is to secure the necessary funding to implement the workstream strategy and begin executing work immediately. Building a trusted workstream governance framework has some components that must happen before passing the budget. A governance framework for workstreams must be designed to empower strategic decision-making and enable the delegation of authority.

• Recruit Expert Council: Identify and onboard a diverse council of domain experts to support governance decisions and provide strategic guidance on funded initiatives.

• Establish Outcomes: Establish a clear set of goals and measurable outcomes for the workstream. These objectives will guide the allocation of budgets and the approval of initiatives.

• Create Checks and Balances: Develop mechanisms to provide oversight and ensure accountability for workstream stewards, including veto powers and regular performance reviews.

• Draft & Pass Proposal: Submit and pass a workstream budget proposal to fund initiatives. This proposal will be used as a test case for the workstream governance processes.

• Launch Strategic Initiatives: Once funding is secured, begin executing the initiatives under the workstream, ensuring that each is aligned with the established governance processes and goals.

In my opinion, this collides with the work being done by Entropy, who are trying to first establish the Mission, Vision, and Purpose of the DAO and then come up with a proposal with more specific objectives for the next 12-24 months. And to be honest, if PL/Joe couldn’t deliver a framework for grants, I don’t think that you can solve a huge problem for the DAO such as outlining objectives and setting budgets for different verticals.

@DisruptionJoe

This is quite the interesting post from a first time poster on this forum. Would you be willing to take the anon front off and share your concerns with skin in the game? Either way - Welcome!

Your reaction to criticism (both now and when you canceled a Snapshot vote because you didn’t get the result you wanted) could be one of the reasons why people choose to create an anonymous profile to tell you things. In any case, this is web3, if someone chooses to be anonymous it shouldn’t matter.

@DisruptionJoe

Then we workshop it and get something strategic and deserving of our salaries to pass or risk being fired by the DAO. What would have happened if Entropy didn’t pass the Stylus fund?

The comparison with Entropy is misplaced because Stylus is not the only initiative they are working on. It was only given as an example in a series of initiatives.

@Entropy

Steward a minimum of 10 DAO programs free of ad hoc charges. Examples include the MSS, a stylus sprint proposal we are working on that requires active reviewers, etc.