[Non-Constitutional] ArbitrumHub Evolution: The Next Step in Streamlining Information Access and Raising Awareness for Arbitrum DAO

Proposals Finalized AIPs
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Thank you, @cp0x, @Tane, and @jameskbh, for your constructive feedback.

Responses to Individual Comments and Questions:

@AlaniKuye:
Thank you for your response. We appreciate your engagement and support for the project.

Community Feedback Summary:
The community strongly supports this project and is eager to see it progress to the next steps. As highlighted by @cp0x, “I want to support your project; it is very necessary, and I use it myself, but I would like more transparency.” Additionally, @Tane noted that “the deliverables are great additions to the Arbitrum DAO governance accessibility,” and @jameskbh expressed, “Thanks for your proposal! I believe that we need a hub for all ARB-related information, and you guys are building something interesting.”

However, you mentioned two significant points as part of your feedback:

  1. Platform Utility:
    The platform is useful and is already being utilized by many community members. It is a valuable addition to the Arbitrum DAO platform. With continuous updates and engagement, it will serve as the first point of contact for both new and existing Arbitrum users.

  2. Cost Concerns:
    The major concern highlighted by the community members revolves around cost. Specifically:

    • @cp0x questioned, “In accordance with the fact that the outcome criteria are unclear, the cost of this work is also unclear.”
    • @Tane also raised relevant questions regarding cost.

Addressing each question in detail:

  1. “In accordance with the fact that the outcome criteria are unclear, the cost of this work is also unclear”

    We will measure results both qualitatively and quantitatively, ensuring clarity on the impact of the ArbitrumHub proposal if approved. Here are the metrics we’ll use:

    • Quantitative Metrics:
      • Community Engagement: Tracking active users, content contributions, and participation in events.
      • Platform Usage: Monitoring page views, time spent on the platform, and completion rates for key user actions.
      • DAO Sync Reports: Evaluating the viewership and feedback on reports.
      • Case Studies: Documenting how current and future users have utilized the hub for contributions in terms of project growth, funding, success stories, lessons learned, and new use cases for the Arbitrum community.
    • Qualitative Metrics:
      • Community Sentiment: Conducting surveys and monitoring social media sentiment.
      • Success of Initiatives: Assessing the effectiveness of incentivized contribution programs.
      • Team Performance: Monitoring progress on milestones and responsiveness to feedback.

    Budget Clarification:
    The budget reflects the scale of work required to maintain and enhance/expand the ArbitrumHub platform as per the DAO’s needs and the value proposition to the DAO itself. It covers a range of expenses, including infrastructure costs, team salaries, and operational expenses. By carefully managing the budget, we aim to minimize the need for continuous follow-on funding, ensuring the sustainability of the project in the long term.

  2. What’s the difference between the first item and the fourth item?

    Managing and maintaining the platform includes handling current infrastructure tasks such as monitoring, addressing community concerns, updating codes, designs, UX, responding to GitHub PRs, maintaining the CMS, and conducting bug fixes. Enhancements and new pages involve a more extensive process, including research, competition analysis, designing UI/UX, integrating them into the platform, and undergoing feedback loops. Maintenance is more development-focused, whereas adding new pages leans towards research in UI/UX.

  3. Why do you need “Community Contribution Incentives” and how do you plan to distribute them?

    We require community contribution incentives to boost engagement and contributions within the ArbitrumDAO community. We acknowledge the active participation of the Arbitrum community and aim to motivate those who consistently contribute to the community’s growth. These contributions may involve idea sharing to enhance hub operations, creating educational resources, and launching bounties for community involvement in specific topics. The allocated funds will be distributed among community members, with transparent details provided regarding recipients and the impact of their contributions. Our primary objective is to enhance the decentralized functioning of the Arbitrum DAO, foster greater community engagement, and encourage contributions from the decentralized community. Incentivizing these efforts acknowledges the time, work, and energy invested by community members, ultimately bolstering the goodwill of the Arbitrum DAO.

  4. The second item literally mentioned “Reports,” but separate reports have their dedicated budget, which doesn’t make sense.

    Thank you for your inquiry. The initial reports pertain to the meetings we conduct with the community, encompassing discussions, ideas exchanged during these sessions, and subsequent actions taken. Additionally, these reports include outcomes from our one-on-one meetings with stakeholders to gather pertinent information about ongoing initiatives, as well as reports detailing the features we implement and action items undertaken based on community feedback. The first reports also include grant efficacy reports for hub participants. For example, programs that received grants and the ability to measure success relative to verticals and project types. For example, DeFi projects vs. DePIN vs. Content vs. IBS related projects to see which areas directly or indirectly impact the ARB ecosystem.

    The secondary reports are overseen by Angela and consist of up to five monthly reports. Among these, four are weekly DAO sync reports that have already received official endorsement from the foundation, a contribution Angela voluntarily undertakes. The remaining report serves as a complimentary addition, its content determined by the current state of the DAO and prevailing topics of significance.

    Examples of weekly DAO sync reports include:

  5. What would Advisors do and why does each advisor deserve $2k?

    We agree with your point. Given that the proposal already has a strong focus on community, we will conduct community surveys to gather feedback as a source of truth. Our initial motive for including advisors was to establish a direct feedback loop and obtain guidance. However, we believe this function can be effectively fulfilled by the community itself. Therefore, we are removing this element from the proposal.

  6. Also, we believe the sustainability of the tool shouldn’t only come from the DAO. Is the plan going to keep asking the budgets from the DAO to maintain the dashboard forever? How should the DAO evaluate the outcome from maintaining the dashboard?

    While building ArbitrumHub and communicating with multiple stakeholders, it became clear that the foundation and DAO are completely independent of each other. Although Arbitrum DAO is only a year old, it is already leading multi-million dollar initiatives, with some initiatives ranging in the hundreds of millions. As the DAO progresses and its initiatives grow larger, finding relevant details about these initiatives will become more challenging.

    ArbitrumHub will play an important role in ensuring that ArbitrumDAO information is represented exclusively and organized in a manner accessible to everyone, not just DAO participants. While the DAO has its forum, it serves as a general platform where discussions can easily get lost over time.

    ArbitrumHub is not only creating an essential addition to the DAO but also providing access to a talented team required to build, maintain, and continuously develop such a useful platform.

    This is a vital part of DAO operations and an important addition to ArbitrumDAO, with a 100% focus on the DAO. Therefore, we believe we deserve the right to ask for funding support for the countless hours of research, skills, and contributions we are providing to ArbitrumDAO. If the DAO has funding for large initiatives, it should also allocate funds to support activities that elevate the DAO to the next level.

  7. Regarding @jameskbh’s question on collaboration, meetings, leads, and community contributions:

    Details about these are explained above. Regarding your concern related to overlap with ARDC, we want to point out that we are nowhere near what ARDC is doing. The research mentioned here will be more focused on community discussions during the meet on how we can improve ArbitrumHub or make the DAO more accessible to everyone. Lastly, we have considered your feedback on the advisor part. Thank you.

Conclusion:

After carefully considering all the feedback, we have made changes and removed some elements from the proposal, resulting in a reduced budget compared to what was originally proposed. Please note that reducing the budget will not decrease the scope of taking ArbitrumHub to the next steps. We also agree with the community’s concerns. Therefore, we have revised the budget and removed some of the action items that were overlapping. We hope to continue serving ArbitrumDAO and look forward to the relevant support from the community.

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