We thank @Entropy for kickstarting this process, as we believe it is a fundamental starting point to align our long term vision and work all together to reach clear goals for Arbitrum.
We’ve already expressed our views on this matter in our initial vision of Arbitrum:
Furthermore, we’ve also participated closely with Entropy and contributed to this proposal.
While we acknowledge that MVPs may result in broad results, we believe this is due to their nature. Creating more specific direction would probably encounter stronger friction from ecosystem actors, as it would be practically impossible to come to a specific definition that suits everyone.
For this reason, we look forward to more specific SOS, which can then refine the MVP according to Arbitrum’s specific areas or sectors.
@krst provided excellent examples of some of them. We believe SOS allows domain experts to better link with the MVP and improve the effectiveness of proposals.
Among those, we believe that Arbitrum needs to renew its focus on ecosystem growth, as it is losing mindshare as more and more alternative chains launch. The creation of an ecosystem-specific SOS would act strategically as an “ecosystem lead” for Arbitrum, both for native and non-native protocols, to stimulate ecosystem partnerships and act as a point of contact within the ecosystem.
This is but a small example of how MVPs could translate into SOS and thus become more specific and targeted.