Gitcoin Username: ccerv1
ETH Address: 0x5a5D9aB7b1bD978F80909503EBb828879daCa9C3 (cerv1.eth)
Discord Handle: cerv1#9695
Statement of Intention: Gitcoin is to web3 what Florence is to the Renaissance … It’s a place where people from all spheres of life come to exchange funding, ideas, creations!
As a steward, I intend to focus on the following priorities for the DAO:
- Financial sustainability. I care about extending the DAO’s runway and finding greater utility for $GTC. I will pay close attention to finances and budget proposals particularly during the bear market. I am keen to find some additional revenue models for the DAO and its people, taking sell pressure off $GTC.
- Further decentralization. I am deeply inspired by the work done so far to decentralize and turn all of Gitcoin’s once-centralized functions over to the community. I intend to engage closely on proposals that turn core Gitcoin functions (like grant eligibility reviews, trust scoring, Sybil defense, etc) into tools for the community to use and compose with.
- People. Gitcoin is what it is because of the incredible people it attracts and combines. I would like to see proposals that contribute to the DAO having a deep liquidity of exceptional people, both at “entry” levels and in core functions for each workstream.
What Web3 Qualifications/Skills I have:
- I have firsthand operational experience with a range of organizational models - startups, nonprofits, cooperatives, traditional businesses, and DAOs of course. I’ve had firsthand DAO governance experience with DreamDAO for over a year.
- I’m a repeat founder and comfortable both at the 0-1 and growth/scaling stages. I’m also on the Board of several organizations, so I’m familiar with making executive decisions without knowing all the details.
- I’ve been a trusted contributor with FDD since July. I helped get the DeSci Round off the ground for GR15. I’ve advised a number of grantees during past rounds. I am a pretty reliable Gitcoin shill on Twitter!
- I’m deeply committed to social impact, worked with various NGOs, lived abroad for a decade, and helped mobilize millions of $$ for public goods in a non-web3 context.
- I’m pretty savvy with data and won’t hesitate to do some onchain graph analysis or dataviz when duty calls.