Team 20 - Contributor Mining — Get the contributors paid

[jacobpphillips]

Appendix:

Precedent within ARB DAO — A proposal to incentivize delegates

Incentive Program Delegate Application

Recently the delegate incentive program has been approved on chain for the start of its operations. To expedite the process, we suggest delegates fill out the following template in this thread to indicate that they are interested in participating in the incentive program. Criteria Voting Power: >50K ARB, corresponding to 175 delegates. (Source: Arbitrum Delegates and Voting Power - Dune Analytics ). Historical Participation Rate (Tally): Over 25%. We would like to express that for the calculat…

This prop is a step in the right direction, but here’s how Contributor Mining differs:

• Much more significant economics to drive the top of funnel — it doesn’t appear the delegate incentive program is changing contributor behavior much
• Focused on Impact — In governance mining, the more impact you have for the DAO, the more you should be able to earn.
• Pathway to long-term contribution — contributor mining is a success or failure based on the amount of contributors that can be coveted to committed contributors (full-time or part-time on an ongoing basis.

Other Precedent:

• Move Over Yield Farming, Proposal Farming Has Arrived….almost | by James Waugh | AxiaLabs | Medium
• Governance Mining — liquidity mining for human capital — Jacob Phillips
• GFX Labs' Proposal To Become Contributors - Compound Community Forum
• Other Internet $1mn Uniswap grant