[S17 Proposal] DRAFT Gitcoin Public Goods Funding Budget Request

[DisruptionJoe]

@J9leger

Overall we will

1. Developing runbooks and guides for communities to use to run QF rounds and drive adoption
2. Running test rounds with partners to onboard and enable them to manage their own programs permissionlessly
3. Defining and launching the Core Gitcoin Grants Program in April, to embrace our DAO’s goal of funding public goods with our protocol
4. Defining and providing a paid services offering to early adopters until a fully self serve approach is viable

I am appreciating how clear and succinct this is.

PGF went through some big changes over the last season and a half. Cutting staff by A LOT. At this point, with the community gathering before EthDenver along with the uncertainties of launching the protocols, I am 100% in support for this budget.

I would like to address one point, though I know PGF is keenly aware of it. This is intended for other readers of this budget and the replies here:

We as an organization need to commit to subtraction mindset.

I’m still very concerned about the “services trap” wherein we begin to see service revenue and decide that it is a best investment. When we increase our investment in services we quickly tip the scales towards being a service org which scales linearly requiring lots of hiring rather than an impact network or protocol DAO.