Descriptions of the entities:
The goal of DAOstar, as a project, is to build and promote the adoption of open, interoperable standards in the DAO ecosystem. More broadly, the goal is to facilitate more collaboration and coordination between DAOs, DAO tooling providers, and other stakeholders across the DAO ecosystem.
Of note, Metagov’s mission here is to promote the DAO ecosystem as a potential “governance layer for the internet”.
| Activity | Currently managed by | In future managed by | MVP change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core development of EIP-4824 and succeeding standards | Strike Team | Strike Team (effectively decentralized out of DAOstar, to become a network of core devs / people with repo permissions) | none |
| Website development of daostar.org | Strike Team | DAOstar One, Strike Team | none |
| Organizing potential standards + new DAOstar Working Groups | Metagov | The entire ecosystem, + a set of volunteer editors, with support from the strike team qua “core devs” | Josh needs to release a DAOIP repo, make the process permissionless (OR: raise more money for standards operation) |
| New standards writing | DAOstar Working Groups | ||
| Publishing new standards | Metagov, DAOstar Working Groups | Decentralized to a DAOIP system / an independent repo | |
| Supporting new standards | DAOstar Working Groups, Strike Team | DAOstar Working Groups, DAOstar One <> “core devs” | |
| Roundtable meetings | DAOstar One (David, + other participants who set up agendas) | DAOstar One | |
| Fundraising | Metagov | DAOstar One, SCRF? | |
| Small events (brunches, meetups) | Metagov | DAOstar One | |
| Community building with DAOs | Strike Team | DAOstar Two | |
| Partnerships, business development | Metagov, Strike Team, DAOstar One | DAOstar One | |
Of note, there needs to be a relationship between the foundation and the core devs, possibly contractor with these? Grants can be complicated. Some core devs are grants and others are contractors, and yet others are grant-giving bodies of their own (which can lead to double-paying).
Pay for someone to write funding applications in advance, to get a 200k budget? To get someone good, you need 500k already committed—want a runway?
Position is designed to be occupied by someone who is either retired and able to work.