[Proposal] Biz Dev, Operations, Product, Strategy and Community request for worker compensation
I am submitting a proposal for current on-going and future contributions to the DXdao started January 1, 2021 and finishing February 28, 2021.
I have been contributing to DXdao for over 8 months on a part-time and then full-time basis. This proposal extends the role as a full time contributor for a two month period.
Below I have laid out a series of contributions and responsibilities which vary across different topics including product, strategy, business development, partnership, community, operations and internal DAO projects. I am open to changing and focusing contributions depending on the needs of DXdao.
Proposed scope of contribution:
Business Development & Strategy around Product:
- DXdao product strategy
- Support the creation and implementation of DXdao’s overall product strategy
- Support the creation and publishing of DXdao Product Roadmap and the development of product Squads/Guilds
- Omen
- Help outline and publish the current Omen roadmap, objectives and budget and fit it into DXdao’s overall product strategy
- Support the ongoing goals of the Omen Squad, its expansion to xDai and its growth in a more robust Omen Guild
- Explore how to expand usage and awareness of Omen through partnerships in the space
- Continue to work alongside design, developers and conditional token framework team on future of Omen
- Product testing and improvement
- Grow Omen user base, markets created and total value bet towards goals outline in OKRs
- Support additional Omen experiments such as Sponsored Gas txns, Omen Market Competitions and conditional farming
- Participate in weekly Omen product meeting
- Swapr
- Product testing and advancement
- With Swapr in action, explore strategic opportunities and partnerships with appropriate entities with the goal to increase usage of Swapr and tie business into the DXdao product suite.
- Link Mesa IDO interest to Swapr’s success for secondary trading
- Mesa
- Contribute regular to Mesa Strategy team Squad
- Support creation, testing and implementation of Mesa IDO solution
- Explore how Mesa IDO can be a better solution for IDOs
- Help bring IDOs to Mesa IDO in line with strategy goals
Partnerships & Absorptions:
- Support organization of the DXbiz Guild, including roadmap/plan, opportunity tracking, prioritization and completion. Align with OKRs.
- Help lead the absorption, tracking and execution of Opportunities around.
- Help outline and publish the DXbiz roadmap, objectives and budget and fit it into DXdao’s overall product strategy
- Support expanding the number of and types of Partnerships that DXdao can benefit from
- Regularly update the status of Opportunities and present on DXbiz meeting
- Explore the idea of a DXhackathon to build up the developer ecosystem around DXdao’s product suite (Research, organize, plan and eventually execute) Timing still unknown.
Governance & Operations:
- DXdao Governance discussions and improvement
- Actively contribute to the Governance 2.0 Working Group
- Governance as a service - Start to push for implementation of DXdao participating in another DAO’s governance
- DXdao Governance discussions and improvement
- DXdao Guilds - with the DXguilds technical ability emerging, support implementation of these guilds where appropriate
- Regular active contributions to across the forums, keybase and calls
- Operations around DXdao Alchemy platform when necessary
- Support DXdao’s REP management and distribution programs with programs like REP Boosts
- Support creation and completion of a DXD Vesting platform that DXdao contributors can use easily and efficiently (already started)
Community Development & People Resources:
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People Resources - Building relationship with people and entities that can contribute to DXdao’s needs (ex BlockRocket, individual developers)
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Focus on growing the DXdao community and ecosystem, including DXdao’s representation in the developer community, DAO community, DeFi community.
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Support DXdao video community communication
- Record weekly calls and manage YouTube
- Expand DXdao related video content to other areas
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Continue to support meeting notes with follow-ups
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Other initiatives DXdao comes up with
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People Resources and Recruiting
- Work to fill current needs of DXdao
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Leverage participation in other communities to spread DXdao interest and absorb in more talent - developer and non-developer
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Communicate the benefits of contributing and joining DXdao
DXdao related past contributions:
- [Proposal] BizDev Governance and Product focused request for value & REP
- [Proposal] BizDev and Product focused request for value & REP
- Alchemy | DAOstack
- Alchemy | DAOstack
Proposal Summary:
Based on the latest worker compensation guidelines, I am identifying as a full-time contributor with experience level 5 (experience summary here).
Summary of full compensation would be:
- 16,000 USD to be paid in ETH (or DAI if available) with 50% to be paid when the proposal gets approved and 50% on 02/28/2021 when the work agreement finishes.
- 12,000 USD to be paid in DXD in a vesting contract continuously for two years with a one year cliff when the work agreement finishes. The vesting contract would be created and funded in the final payment on 02/28/2021 and use 01/01/2021 as the starting date of the vesting.
- 0.3333% REP to be requested on completion at 02/28/2021
Feedback welcome