👶🏻 New to the Gitcoin Forum? Intro Thread

Hello everyone,

I am looking for a Co-Founder to create a community token for an existing platform.

I’ve built TradeDB.org — a trade network where anyone can share what they offer or need and connect directly with trade partners worldwide.

Next up: launching a community token to align contributors and turn TradeDB into a shared, community-owned network.

I’m looking for a partner — someone who’s launched or managed token-based communities and wants to help shape a global Web3 project from day one.

:point_right: If you’ve been part of a DAO or community token launch and want to co-build something real — email: ilteris@tradedb.org.

Hi everyone! :wave:
I’m Hesamedine, a beginner blockchain developer from Iran. I’m super passionate about using crypto and blockchain for social impact, transparency, and promoting freedom through technology.
I’m especially interested in Public Goods Funding, DAOs, and contributing to Open Source projects.
I found Gitcoin while looking for ways to learn and collaborate on real blockchain projects with social impact.
Excited to be here, learn from everyone, and contribute where I can!

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Good day, I’m williams. As awkward as it might sound, I got introduced to Gitcoin by ChatGPT. As a really ambitious guy in the crypto space, looking to meet higher minds because I don’t have enough knowledge to soar at the moment, but the zeal is very much there, I went to ChatGPT cos she’s basically the only entity that can give me productive information at this point in my life. I know I have very much to contribute in the web3 space, DAOs, and crypto space at large. Looking forward to learning and working with people :saluting_face:

Hello everyone :waving_hand:

I’m from Petition.io, building a decentralized platform focused on civic participation and public campaigns. We’re passionate about exploring how Web3 tools can support real-world impact, especially around trust, transparency, and community-driven action.

Our work sits at the intersection of public goods, governance, and identity. Gitcoin has been a big reference point for us in how public goods funding and community coordination can work at scale.

Excited to learn from this community, share perspectives, and contribute where we can

That’s great!I am building creative project related with FHEVM system.Who can help me improve UI and game LOGIC.If you want join to this project, please send message on discord - softtech_96

Hello, I hope to collaborate with you. I’m Takao Miyazaki from Japan. I am a blockchain developer with 7+ years of experience.
softtech_96 - contact me on discord

Thanks and hi, I’m new to the world but have launched something I’m looking for partnership guidance on so will post in that thread but for now just wanted to say hi. I’m a creative ad-guy turned creative technologist so keen to be a part of the community and contribute.

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Hi, I’m Abigail.

I’m new here and still struggling to find my way around the platform. I will appreciate help from the community

Hey Everyone ! I have been lurking around for a while ! Just reading ! I saw Gilly’s post and thought why not….I am a service designers and I love building processes and systems especially for inclusive user experiences for all. I have working on some work on bettering grant processes as a side project. Would love to chat with people who are interested

Thanks !! I would have just stayed a lurker - if I hadnt seen your post !

Hi everyone, I’m Narcov! :wave:

I come from software development and am active in my local Ethereum community. I’m passionate about public goods, open-source, and using crypto to support real-world impact.

Outside Web3, I’ve worked with regional tree-planting groups, which shaped my interest in regenerative public goods.

I found Gitcoin in 2023 and its work funding public goods. Excited to learn, contribute, and connect with you all. :slight_smile:

Hello Gitcoin team,

My name is Andrijana and I’m part of the BIM HERO DAO.

We’re currently conducting research on how decentralized communities structure governance and create focused initiatives through subDAOs. The goal is to inform the development of a potential Mentorship SubDAO within our own ecosystem.

During our research, Gitcoin stood out as an interesting example of distributed governance, delegated decision-making, and community-driven resource allocation. We’re especially interested in understanding how these structures work in practice beyond what is documented publicly.

Would someone be open to a short 20-minute conversation in the coming weeks?

Topics we’re exploring include:
• governance and decision-making structures
• resource and treasury allocation
• autonomy vs. alignment with the broader DAO
• participation and accountability mechanisms
• lessons learned and what you would approach differently today

If someone else in the ecosystem would be a better fit for this conversation, I’d really appreciate being pointed in the right direction.

Thank you in advance for considering it, and thank you for making so much of your work openly accessible — it has already been valuable for our research!

Best regards,
Andrijana

Hi everyone, I’m Ali, founder of CryptoLance. I’m building a decentralized platform to connect global talent with work opportunities without banking barriers.

I’ve been following Gitcoin’s mission for a while and I’m excited to be part of this community. What drew me to Gitcoin is its focus on public goods funding and open-source infrastructure.

I’m looking forward to learning from you all.

Good info in this thread. Appreciate everyone taking the time to share their knowledge on this.

Hi everyone, I’m Mohammad, founder of Settlance.

I’m building Settlance as a payment intelligence layer for stablecoin B2B payments. The focus is on helping teams verify counterparties and payment details, preserve payment context, understand address/payment history, and eventually detect and investigate payment exceptions before they become expensive operational problems.

Right now I’m building the public intelligence layer first, starting with USDC activity on Base, while speaking with teams that already operate real stablecoin payment workflows.

I was pointed to the Gitcoin forum after reaching out about a potential design partnership, so I’m looking forward to learning more about the community and sharing a more concrete collaboration idea in the Partnerships section once I’m able to post there.

Glad to be here!

Thanks for the detailed breakdown. This is exactly the kind of content I was looking for when I joined.

Hi everyone

I’m Kennedy, from Kigali, Rwanda :rwanda: — new here, and glad to be in a room where the future of public goods is being figured out in the open.

I build open-source software in the crypto space. My current project is about making sure that when AI does real work, the people and projects behind it get paid fairly and transparently — no dark corners. I got into this because I believe small teams with good intentions should be able to make big, lasting contributions without needing to ask permission.

I found my way to Gitcoin through the Grants program. The idea that a community can decide together what’s worth funding really stuck with me, it’s the most hopeful version of this ecosystem I’ve seen.

Mostly listening first, but excited to be here.