Caney Fork Worker Proposal - Oct/Nov 2021

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Below is a scope of work to be done from 10/1 - 11/30 for Caney Fork LLC. I am powers_chris on keybase & telegram, Powers on the forum and Discord and “Chris” on calls. See Caney Fork Worker Recap (August & September) for reflections on past worker proposals.

The proposed scope of work would cover the following squads:

  • Governance 50%
  • DXvoice 30%
  • Contributor UX 10%
  • Ecosystem development and security 10%

Governance 50%

  • Organize, set agenda and take notes for weekly governance calls, organized under #Governance tag.
  • Facilitate DXD Buyback Program execution. Help manage proposal process, track and communicate progress and adjust program in conjunction with community feedback and market conditions
  • Support gov_dev and provide feedback in DXvote testing
  • Push forward Governance 2.0 efforts, communicating to the technical progress while helping to find consensus on missing gaps.
  • Monitor treasury developments, expenses and budget along with @fluidDrop.
  • Goals and deliverables: $1m in DXD purchased by 11/15, Gov 2.0 forum post and technical plan (11/15), forward looking budget 11/30

DXvoice 30%

  • Contribute to Month in Review and other DXdao blog posts/articles
  • Provide strategic guidance on marketing campaigns, posts, tweets and other content
  • Contribute to DXdao’s public-facing efforts. Speak at theDAOist in Lisbon on Multi-chain governance.
  • Goals and deliverables: September Month in review by 10/5 & October month in review by November 5

Contributor UX (10%)

  • Provide clarity on DXD vesting compensation, providing clear spreadsheet of DXD accrued and process for claiming it for non-technical contributors.
  • Attend weekly contributor UX call and provide guidance.
  • Goals and deliverables: DXD post & spreadsheet by 11/3

Ecosystem development and security 10%

  • Participate in DXdao’s emerging security squad. Working with Hats on setting up committee for bug bounties
  • Monitor proposal submissions and other security measures
  • Goals and deliverables: Hats security committee up and running, consistent security scheduling

Logistics and Compensation

  • This proposal is intended to cover work in October 2021 and November 2021 at Level 5 in the Worker Compensation Guidelines. As with my last proposal, this will be at 90% worker commitment as I continue to write the Dose of DeFi newsletter
  • Using a coingecko ATH of $679
  • October
    • ETH/stablecoin compensation $7,200
    • Mainnet REP award (month) 2,508
    • Number of DXD vested for 2 years with 1 year cliff 7.95
  • November
    • ETH/stablecoin compensation $7,200
    • Mainnet REP award (month) 2,508
    • Number of DXD vested for 2 years with 1 year cliff 7.95

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Past Worker proposals

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Below is a recap of Caney Fork’s October & November worker proposal. Find December/January’s proposal here.

What I did well:

What I did okay:

  • Support Dave with treasury efforts. Buyback was just extended for another $1m and almost 8k DXD has been acquired. Dave is driving proposal submission, tracking and also the last on-chain extension. We’ve adjusted some things to make it more streamlined and hope to automate more in the future. I’m still compiling the DXD volume, but I kinda enjoy that bc it makes me look at recent DXD volume.
  • Swapr farming proposals - This takes a good amount of coordination every two weeks and I’ve been helping Venky and Keenan implement them. We were delayed once but majority votes saved us. There still needs to be some additional coordination on making them more efficient.

What I did not do okay on:

  • I feel my output has declined in the past few months. Most of this is because I am adjusting to parenthood and the different work schedules, but I think I could do a better job of prioritizing and planning. I also think I’m experiencing a bit of burnout after 2020/2021 in DeFi/DXdao. I’m hoping some time off and the start of childcare will give me a better foundation for 2022.
  • Budget tracking & DXD vesting compensation - think the DXD vesting signal proposal could have happened sooner and probably should have been submitted before being prompted by contributors. Budget tracking needs attention but it’s a laborious task and need to figure out how to streamline. DXvote integrations could help a lot. Will work with Dave, Ally and DXgov on this.
  • Marketing Lead Candidate Search - this did not work out as planned. Hopefully, lessons were learned by all involved. Building and working in crypto is tough work and then layering a revolutionary new work environment on top makes things trickier. I could have done a better job of engaging with Nissa and seeking feedback from contributors on how things were working out.

Payout logistics

  • This proposal is a payout for November 2021 at Level 5 in the Worker Compensation Guidelines. As with my last proposal, this will be at 90% worker commitment as I continue to write the Dose of DeFi newsletter
  • Using a coingecko ATH of $679 - the CoinGecko ATH on October 1, 2021
  • November
    • ETH/stablecoin compensation $7,200
    • Mainnet REP award (month) 2,508
    • Number of DXD vested for 2 years with 1 year cliff 7.95

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