Love to see the activity on this one…
Evaluated using my steward scorecard — reviewed and iterated manually for consistency, clarity, and alignment with GG24 criteria.
Submission Compliance
- Structured and thorough proposal with problem, sensemaking, success metrics, domain structure
- Team has direct experience with popups but lacks named reviewers or external anchors
- No confirmed co-funders or popup organizer commitments listed
- Mechanism is specific and promising (hypercerts + cost-benefit scoring)
- Verdict: Compliant, but execution readiness and traction unclear
Scorecard Evaluation
Total Score: 9 / 14
| Criteria | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Problem Clarity | 2 | Clear articulation of opacity and coordination issues across popups |
| Evidence-Based Approach | 1 | Hypercert + cost-benefit model is strong, but reliability across popups is untested |
| Domain Expertise | 1 | Strong lived experience; needs external reviewers and evaluators for rigor |
| Co-Funding | 1 | Co-funding required, but not secured yet; no letters of intent shared |
| Capital Allocation Design | 2 | Excellent match of method to domain: eligibility, transparency, scoring, and reports |
| Execution Readiness | 1 | Sept-Jan plan is viable, but October outputs will be minimal unless organizers are pre-committed |
| Other (Vibe, Alignment, Blind Spots) | 1 | Strong ethos and alignment; metric gaming and data quality are key risks |
Feedback for Improvement
Where I agree with Owocki:
- Securing popup organizer participation is critical — get written pre-commitments.
- Evaluation needs to be independent and audit-friendly — define challenge/appeal process.
- Publish example hypercert schema and data completeness dashboard to build early trust.
What I’d add:
- A dry-run hypercert scoring for 1–2 past popups would be invaluable for stress-testing impact metrics.
- Clarify whether Gitcoin infra or a third party will host dashboards, dispute resolution, and fraud reviews.
- Consider anonymized financials or tiered transparency if organizers are budget-shy.
Conditional Support
Would support this domain if:
- 5+ popups pre-commit to the proposed schema (or a version of it)
- At least one co-funder confirms in writing
- Evaluation committee and scoring guardrails are made public
- Gitcoin’s role is clearly bounded (infra + distribution, not sole arbiter)
This proposal moves the ecosystem toward impact accountability in a messy but important area. Let’s give it the scaffolding it needs to work.