Actually, it hurted the most to me when people were lauding praise on Gitcoin in 2022-ish, but it was the DAO was spending $1.1m/mo and not really shipping product that had product market fit.. and the bear was coming.. and I was on the outside not able to help or do anything because I had disaffiliated to promote decentralization. Complete heartbreaker! I had a pit in my stomach a lot of the time back then.
Today, I am one of the most critical of Gitcoin, because I want it to be better always. I want it to be protopian, eg getting better every epoch (quarter, month, week)…
Appreciate you showing up and caring! I dont mind you being critical of Gitcoin. Because you seem to want to maximize Gitcoin’s value, I’m trying to guide you to constructive criticism. Constructive = value creation.
Disclaimer: This post is for informative purposes only and is not financial advice. This post reflects my personal views, not a decision or commitment by Gitcoin governance. Forward-looking items in it are targets, not commitments. The information in these posts is subject to change as we continue learning. This post may contain estimates, may contain errors, and is provided on a best-effort basis. DYOR, do not make any financial decisions based on these posts.
clarification (added 2026-08-04): this post was exploratory thinking shared for community debate, not an offer or a promise. gtc is a governance token with no economic rights, as it has been since launch in may 2021. finances discussed on the gov forum are those of gitcoin’s organizational entities. valuation commentary here was my personal attempt to reason about the org’s finances in response to community questions; it is opinion, not analysis you should rely on, and profitability of gitcoin entities confers nothing on gtc. dyor.