Introduction
It's that time again where we give you a chance to slow down and catch up on what's been going on in Developer DAO. And this week… it’s RFC season at D_D!
The excitement around D_D is still high and it really feels like something important is being built here, especially as we start to see projects and partnerships taking shape. As each of these initiatives begin to form, follow the RFC’s topic on the forum to help develop the best ideas from our community. We are well on our way to achieving the goals we set out for Season 0 and it's all thanks to you fine folks!
We've really come together so far as a collective and should be proud of what we've accomplished in such a short time. The guilds are falling into their respective strides and tackling some important issues that will help us move forward, while new projects and initiatives are pushing us to broader horizons.
So take a moment to reflect on how well this community is thriving. We’re making waves in Web3 and people are taking notice.
But then again…
It's Probably Nothing.
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This Week
The Developer DAO community’s inspiring growth was evident in Miami this past week. DAO members in the #florida channel floated the idea of an in-person meetup in South Florida. Miami was chosen as the location, and the Miami Art Week provided an ideal time.
What was initially going to be about a dozen people at a local restaurant quickly outgrew the planned venue. More than 60 people were able to attend (many pictured below), with sponsorship from Solana, and attendees from all over the world. It was described it as a “magical event” with a group of amazing people.
Product Guild RFC
A new guild centered around product management is blossoming. You can understand more about the "what", "why" and "how" behind the guild creation by reading their draft RFC document.
Get involved by leaving your feedback on the document and joining the discussion in the #product-guild channel.
Ask anything in a thread
The community guild launched the ask anything in a thread channel. It's a safe space to ask any questions that you might have. Just hop over #🙋-ask-anything—in-a-thread and create a new thread with your question. Bonus points if you answer other members' questions.
D_D’s Wiki is live
You can now head to D_D’s Wiki on Notion for a comprehensive overview of pretty much everything. If you’re wondering about D_D’s mission and values, Season 0 objectives, governance and tokens, ongoing projects and upcoming DAO events, guilds and how to contribute to them, or are looking for an extensive (and evolving) overview of web3 resources or how to use tools like Discord, Snapshot, bots, the DAO’s wiki is just a click away.
Guild News
Governance
Announcements
Two governance-focused discussions are taking place on the DAO forum. They are the "Developer DAO Improvement Proposals" and "Member Allocation & Early Contributor Rewards."
Existing Project Updates
The Governance Guild continues to set up their guild notion wiki and has established a team. Two forum posts (mentioned above) have been released for discussion.
New Initiatives
Details on a call to walkthrough the ERC-20 token contract that will be used for governing power are forthcoming!
Help Needed
Be sure to join in on the discussions happening around the forum posts mentioned above.
You can also join the guild and watch the #🎓-gov-start-here channel for project updates.
Member Highlights
Shoutout to landy, andrewhnberry, peterpan, chris, and itsjim.eth for forming the Governance Guild wiki team!
Designers
Announcements
A Product Guild is forming! You can join the conversation in the #product-guild channel.
Existing Project Updates
Metafactory has received the designs for a beautiful black hoodie with Developer DAO's OG logo and has started the process to ship.
New Initiatives
There is a new promotional video being worked on for the DAO. Check out the discussion happening in the #promo-video channel.
A design system for all the projects across the DAO is being worked on in the #ui-design-system channel.
Help Needed
More designers are needed on the #ui-design-system project while the guild is working mainly on the UX/UI of the Website and the Jobs Board.
If you prefer making NFTs, join the #nft-robots channel to contribute.
Get ready - merch is coming! The Design Guild is going to need tons of new designs!
Member Highlights
Big thanks this week to 0xArthur.xyz | cLabs for starting the conversation on the Product Guild and getting things rolling,
joshcs.eth for piloting the process around merch production,
thedavidb for working on the promotional video, and
aykay, jazza.eth and soil for their contributions towards the design system!
Community
Announcements
The new AMA channel is now open! #🙋♀️-ask-anything—in-a-thread is where you'll find it!
Existing Project Updates
The Developer DAO Notion Wiki is live! It's a great place to keep up to speed with projects and guilds, see a live list of DAO meetings, and find how-to guides for our bots and the Wiki itself. Any feedback is appreciated in the #👫-dao-wiki channel. You can check it out here - https://developerdao.notion.site/developerdao/Developer-DAO-Wiki-eff4dcb00bef46fbaa93e9e4cf940e2e
New Initiatives
Wellness sessions are going to be introduced for the DAO! A thread on this has been started in the #👫-community-events channel.
A Web3 Mentorship Program is in its early stages of planning.
An RFC for updating discord moderation has been published on the forum at https://forum.developerdao.com/t/mod-responsibilities-nominations/778
Help Needed
Anyone is welcome to join the Community Guild and participate in some conversations happening there.
Member Highlights
Thanks to emm for volunteering to help get the wellness sessions going,
Vinny for championing the Web3 Mentorship Program, and
ryanharris | 531 for sharing his lessons on wallet safety - https://ryanharris.dev/posts/web3-wallet-strategy/
Writers
Existing Project Updates
Thanks to our geographically diverse membership, the newsletter is now being translated into several languages: French, Bahasa, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, and more on the way!
More writers are taking advantage of the #content-review channel to improve their content.
New Initiatives
Newsletter sponsorship interest is growing! The Writer's Guild has started a conversation with the Marketing/Biz-Dev Guild to formalize some of our offerings.
Help Needed
We would love some help maintaining the guild wiki, reporting on each project in the DAO, and taking on newsletter tasks. Details for how to jump in can be found in the #✋-wg-opportunities channel.
Member Highlights
Big thanks this week to Kairon for stepping up to manage sponsor relations for the newsletter,
our newest translators: Hamad23 (Arabic), léo (French), and marcelc63 (Bahasa), and
a special bonus thanks to the Design Guild's Erik_Knobl for the amazing banner art he provided!
Marketing + BizDev
Announcements
Developer DAO has been added to Boardroom! https://app.boardroom.info/devdao/overview — Boardroom is a DAO discovery platform that provides insight into governance, operations, and activities.
Existing Project Updates
Key components and structure are being worked on for the incubator project between D_D, YC, Radicle, and Rarible.
New Initiatives
Collaboration with the Writer's Guild on formalizing some concepts around sponsorship.
A larger conference for D_D is in the initial stages of organization. This includes questions on whether it should be virtual, in-person, or hybrid and conversations with potential sponsors.
A social media team is being considered to handle Twitter and other socials, possibly on a per season basis.
Help Needed
Join the guild and hop in some of the interesting conversations happening in each of the channels!
Member Highlights
Thanks to nas for doing a ton of work towards the cross DAO incubator initiative,
light for going through the channels to get D_D added to Boardroom, and
rahat for initializing the work around a D_D conference.
Development
Announcements
The weekly Development Guild Town Hall will have a new format moving forward. Project champions will have the mic for 5 minutes each to give status updates on their projects. Afterwards the floor will be open to the community for a general Q&A session to answer anything not covered.
Existing Project Updates
The RFC initiative has been received very well by the DAO and there are already some great entries.
Development Guild is coordinating with the Design Guild to create the design system for the DAO Job Board.
New Initiatives
Dev&Tell is the newest initiative where a developer from the community holds a 30 minute session outlining a project they have completed and discuss how it was built with the community.
Help Needed
There are a few projects currently in progress for the guild. You can check out their respective channels to get involved.
There have been quite a few issues opened up on the DAO's github for all projects. These range from beginner to advanced so there's always something you can lend a hand with regardless of your experience.
Member Highlights
Shoutout to Narbs91 for headlining the first Dev&Tell session and discussing his Glosseta project, a website which acts as a glossary for web3 terminology, and,
Kasthor and pbillingsby.eth for adding i18n support for the Job Board project.
JoviDeCroock for most of the CI setup.
@redshirt.eth and Camila for their involvement with the web3-ui project.
frankTurtle.crypto for his code reviews
Huge thanks to IbbyDev for helping out with the guild updates this week!
Community Highlights
Looking to attend ETHDubai (Mar 29-31, 2022)? D_D membership gives you a 5% mainnet ticket discount.
How to not get rekt: web3 wallet safety by D_D member Ryan Harris (ryanharris#2076)
How Much Does It Cost To Deploy an NFT Project on Ethereum? by D_D member Albert Hu (thatguyintech#8888)
Build a Mini Buymeacoffee dApp by D_D member Olubisi Idris Ayinde (olanetsoft#3337)
A Solana Faucet built in React by D_D member moviendome#5537
A guide to Building, Testing, and Deploying your first dApp by D_D member Kingsley (Kingsley#5441)
Solidity Basics: Interfaces by D_D member Paul McAviney (0xpaulie.eth#9638)
Why I am dropping out of medicine to join web3 by D_D member Bobby (bobs#4885)
Ecosystem
A preview of things to come? Square changes name to Block, Square Crypto rebrands to Spiral to reflect focus on Bitcoin.
Adidas announced their partnerships with Bored Ape Yacht Club, Punks Comic and gmoney. They aim to “enter the metaverse” in the future.
BadgerDAO was drained for around $120 million on Wednesday (2.1k BTC & 151 ETH). They have now paused their smart contracts and have enlisted the help of data forensic experts Chainanalysis.
Closing Words
That'll do it for this week's edition of Probably Nothing. We know with everything that's happening in the DAO it can be a bit of information overload, so hopefully this newsletter can cut through the noise. If you are still on the fence about getting more involved, trust that you have an amazing community by your side that is eager to help you out.
Let's continue to build on the momentum, level up, make frens, and build public goods. The future is bright if we build it together.
🤝 WAGMI 🤝
This week’s meme is courtesy of davidg and nader: