Updated: Given Ive been out of town for a week I know I missed a fair amount of discussion of this. Im down to work together to make things work regardless ofcourse, this was just my initial reaction to the idea.
I believe a stripped down version of the grants round on the existing platform for a round or two is the best way to go.
The cause rounds all have very active communities that can increasingly be involved in running these rounds as we transition to protocol. It would be a real shame to lose momentum with this work and also slow down our partnerships conversations.
Unless we think we will be ready to roll things out early in the new year at the latest I think we need to ride it till the wheels fall off with what we still have. To continue the metaphor that would mean slowing down and being careful to maximize the chances things wont break down.
It would be great if we could do a small intake of any new grantees for only 4 rounds before the round starts. Which would mean mid November.
DEI, DeSci, Climate and MainRound. Sounds good to me.