Wow. This was a great post. Putting all the funding numbers in one place and interviewing all the guild organizers was a very valuable contribution.
I hope you get PAID for it. It’s clear you put a lot of time and thought into this.
We have been discussing the issues you identified around membership numbers and retention within the Dev Guild.
I am most interested in getting to a sustainable model for the DAO.
I agree with you that guilds should be able to answer:
I would add:
- What is the value proposition of the guild - to the DAO, the projects, and the individual members?
- Who are the guild’s customers and are they willing to pay for the value the guild provides?
I don’t think that there should be a one size fits all approach to guild funding. I think that guilds could raise funds from the DAO, projects, and / or the guild members.
Right now, the DAO is the customer and funds the guilds. So, what value does each guild provide the DAO? How does a guild contribute to the DAO’s ROI?
And here is where I am a broken record in all posts and meetings.
For clarity, these questions are directed at the greater DAO not just you @samanthaj. I would be interested to know what you think though!
How can anyone define the value a guild provides the DAO without an understanding of the DAO’s plans to achieve profitability and ROI?
How does the DAO get ROI from guilds and projects?
- Do any of these investments have anything more than a tacit agreement of 10% of revenue back to the treasury?
- At what revenue levels will 10% achieve any sort of meaningful returns?
At the current funding levels, (in the millions of dollars) when does Bankless DAO expect to become profitable?
If there is no ROI or plan to become profitable, what is the fundamental value of the BANK token?