# Proposal: The Arbitrum Coalition **URL:** \ **Category:** Archived Proposals\ **Created:** [October 25, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/proposal-the-arbitrum-coalition/19145 "2023-10-25T14:24:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 47
**Author:** ![Griff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/griff/32/964_2.png) [@Griff](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/proposal-the-arbitrum-coalition/19145/47 "2023-11-04T01:16:36Z")
> [@BlockworksResearch](#): > > Additionally, all members of The Coalition are companies with long-standing reputations in crypto and have trust in the industry. I want to say I trust all the teams involved in this RFP, rockstar teams with more than enough reputation at risk. And I greatly appreciate the effort it takes to engage in these discussions on the forum, it’s a lot of work, and you are doing a fantastic job. However, I don’t think this structure benefits Arbitrum, I would much rather see you partner with the groups proposing to offer them these services directly, and become integrated into their proposals as needed, as opposed to having a retainer. Most importantly, the systemic risk that passing proposals like this could have, can’t be overstated. We should avoid hiring service providers with such a wide scope IMO. They will gain undue influence over the DAO, which is against the sprit of DAOs in general. Service providers should have a much more narrow scope IMO. For instance, if you said you wanted to take on a budget of 100 M and build a STIP follow-up or something similar, with a very clear budget, and timeline for execution, I’m sure it would pass. Narrow scope, clear limits, GREAT. Large scope, vague limits, BAD. I hope this doesn’t dissuade you from continuing to participate in ARB governance and the ARB ecosystem, instead I hope you can respond like Camelot did when their proposal was denied, which resulted in STIP. Can’t wait to see what you come up with, there is a lot of opportunity here. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/proposal-the-arbitrum-coalition/19145)._