Thanks for the proposal!
Our team also has some concerns regarding the proposed budget. It seems that applicants determine the portion of the budget they will use. How will you ensure that the requested amounts are not excessive? Is there a maximum allocation allowed per protocol?
Perhaps setting a fixed number of beneficiaries, along with a maximum budget allocation per applicant, could provide greater clarity and structure to the budget.
We also believe that starting with a smaller number of beneficiaries would help assess the success of this proposal with a lower budget before scaling up to support more dApps and protocols.
Lastly, it would be valuable if the Patterns team were not the sole evaluators of all applications. Involving community members with marketing expertise in this process could bring additional perspectives and strengthen the evaluation process.