Probably Nothing #6
Introduction
Sometimes you just can’t get enough of a good thing. Right now, that’s Season 0 here at Developer DAO. Sure, in the next few seasons we’ll be raising the world’s largest league of Web3 buidlers, but we’ve got some good things in the works and will likely take a little extra time to make sure the foundations here in Season 0 are rock solid.
But that doesn’t mean we’re not making moves! The official D_D blog is up, and ready to onboard Web3 creators who will chronicle the inner workings of our organization, while also providing a platform for members to share their expertise. On top of that, we are getting even closer to the launch of our governance token, and steps are being taken to keep diversity and inclusivity a priority before we open up to new members.
With all the noise and excitement in the DAO, we’re here to provide an easier-to-digest weekly overview.
Just remember... It’s Probably Nothing.
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This Week
Extending Season 0
Voting to extend Season 0 by two months to Mar 12th is currently open! The extra time will allow the DAO to refine thinking and solutions to the token launch, DAO structure and processes to support future growth, DAO launch events, and other foundational issues. The revised timeline proposal passed the forum vote and has been elevated to Snapshot voting.
On a related note, now that the $CODE Governance Token Proposal passed the forum vote, don’t forget to cast a vote on Snapshot. Voting is open until Jan 14th.
Web3Con
The first ever D_D live event is happening the first week of March. Web3Con will be a virtual event hosted on gather.town. Here are the latest meeting notes. The event organizers are looking for speakers, sponsors, and design help. If you’re interested, please join the conversation in #d_d-virtual-conf. Interested sponsors can contact Colin4ward#6586 on Discord. Check out the sponsor packages here.
D_D’s publication platform
Our new home for member-created content is up at https://blog.developerdao.com. We’ll be using Hashnode’s new Team Publication feature; for the full story, see Marc’s introductory blog post.
The blog’s aim is to serve the needs of developers with different degrees of Web3 knowledge. We’ll be posting articles, tutorials, and interviews with developers already working in the field. Support for more advanced devs might come in the form of highlighting industry opportunities and interview practice. We’ll also be showcasing the Web3 tools and public goods that D_D is working on and making space for less technical subjects too, such as personal journeys into Web3 and thoughts on the future of the industry.
If you’re interested in creating content for D_D, please join the Writer’s Guild and head to #❗-hashnode-blog-invitations to be added as a contributor on the publication.
DAOversity
We want to make sure D_D is an inclusive organization and a safe space for everybody to contribute. The Community Guild is requesting comments on a Diversity & Belonging Survey - an anonymous and periodically-administered survey to help us identify opportunities to make the DAO more welcoming for everyone. If you want to get involved in this work, head to the #daoversity channel in the Community Guild.
LexDAO joins the fray
LexDAO – a collective of lawyers and engineers working on the legal aspects of Web3 – is partnering with D_D to help us navigate the primordial legal landscape for DAOs. Naturally, we want to ensure that contributors and the DAO itself are not taking on undue liabilities. If you want to learn about the partnership or if you have legal queries, check out the #legal-questions-with-lexdao channel.
Guild News
Governance
Announcements
The Governance Token Proposal went through the forum vote and is now on Snapshot! This is the last step in the process to approve the creation of our $CODE token, so get your vote in!
The Season 0 Extension Proposal has also passed the forum vote and is now live on Snapshot for voting.
Community member RyanCoordinator was nominated as an ENS public goods steward. ENS holders can vote here.
Existing Project Updates
Discussion around how D_D should participate in governance of other DAOs is ongoing. To follow the process and speak your piece on decisions like ENS snapshot votes visit #external-proposals in the Governance Guild.
New Initiatives
The Governance Guild will be heavily involved with preparations for the token launch, and the testing and rolling out of the Coordinape process for recognizing early contributors.
Member Highlights
Thanks to josevelez.eth, randyhobbs.eth, itsjim.eth, landy, andrewhnberry, peterpan, and others for continuing to push our initiatives forward!
Designers
Announcements
The Design Guild is entering the final phase in the branding process! The call is open for everyone to pitch ideas, sketches, or finished logos based on the information provided by the community. They can be either improvements on the current design, or new ones. Proposals will be received during the upcoming week, and then a vote will be held to make a selection.
Existing Project Updates
The redesign of the website is coming along and looking great! Next steps are to collaborate with the Dev Guild and bring it to life.
New Initiatives
The process for handling internal POAPs for rewarding D_D members is now underway. If you have any requests about special POAPs, please drop by the #request-poaps channel.
Help Needed
Pitch your logo designs in the #dao-branding channel.
If you would like to get involved in the #job-board-project, you can help design the UI.
Member Highlights
Thanks to MOHΔMΞD SΔDIQ for his incredible work on the website design.
Community
Existing Project Updates
The Community Guild continues to focus on making sure everyone in the DAO has a good experience. Stefanie and RyanCoordinator are hosting regular community calls to give people a chance to meet other members, ask questions, make suggestions, or just hang out.
New Initiatives
An RFC for the Diversity & Belonging Survey has been posted on the forum. As mentioned, this will help keep Developer DAO an inviting and safe place for all members.
Raza kicked off a conversation about whether and how the DAO should engage with allowlist opportunities after one NFT project offered presale slots to some members. See the relevant thread in #community-general to voice your opinion.
Help Needed
Join the Community Guild through the #🤝-guild-select channel and get involved with the DAOversity initiative in the #👫-daoversity channel.
There’s a great opportunity to improve onboarding processes and content for new members to the DAO, especially with membership opening up again soon. Join the discussion in the #onboarding channel.
Member Highlights
Thanks to rebekah and Stefanie for taking the lead on the DAOversity Survey initiative!
Writers
Announcements
Hashnode has been chosen as our DAO publishing platform! See the announcement post here. To join the publication as a writer, drop your Hashnode account name into the #❗-hashnode-blog-invitations channel. Note that there will be some basic guidelines for getting published; please review the draft of those content guidelines in the #👾-hashnode-blog channel!
Existing Project Updates
This newsletter is published every Sunday. If you'd like to help produce it, come say "hello" in the #📰-newsletter channel and sign up for a reporter or translator role!
Help Needed
We're looking for beat reporters, blog writers, wiki maintainers, and newsletter reporters! As always, join the Writer’s Guild in the #🤝-guild-select channel and check the #✋-wg-opportunities channel for full details.
Member Highlights
A special thanks to our first blog editor volunteers, K., tanoaksam, and Colin4ward, who are working to define contribution guidelines, a style guide, and onboard our first writers to the platform.
Marketing +BizDev
Existing Project Updates
Sponsor interest is high for the D_D conference, including platinum-level sponsorship! More information to follow.
Conversations with partners are being held to understand their needs and to establish processes. The aim is to make it both easy to contribute to the MBD Guild and for it to be a machine that helps bring in support and relationships to the DAO, enabling our initiatives to thrive!
New Initiatives
A growing number of conversations have kicked off between D_D and other DAOs to explore opportunities for collaboration. Guild members are encouraged to join those they’re interest in.
Help Needed
Join the Marketing/Biz-Dev Guild in the #🤝-guild-select channel and check out the #👋-mbd-start-here channel for ways to get involved.
Member Highlights
Thanks this week to edaatweets for getting the ball rolling with DeFi Alliance,
randyhobbs.eth for corresponding with sponsors, and
nas, isiah.eth, tonyolendo, and Colin4ward for their help in coordinating the MBD Guild.
Development
Announcements
To start the New Year off right, the Development Guild has launched a number of official Operations Teams! These were created to help provide direction and keep things more organized, while giving D_D members an easier way to get involved with the categories that interest them most. An Operations Team is a self-directed, member-owned team tasked with improving the Dev Guild in one or more high-level focus areas including: Education, Wiki, Champion Support, Events, Security, Discord, Onboarding, and Open Source. If any of these Operations Teams sound interesting to you, stop by their channels and say hi!
Existing Project Updates
Dev & Tell continues to be well received by the DAO. Dev Guild member Javi presented his nfts-as-gifts project where his excitement and passion were on full display! You can watch the recording here.
New Initiatives
A new #rebase-alerts-project is picking up steam. As part of the development, they are looking for DAO members who own any OHM fork tokens to help test alerts and provide feedback on features to be included. More information can be found on the forum.
Help Needed
Get involved with some of the Development Guilds new Operations Teams!
Member Highlights
Special thanks to Javi for providing such a memorable Dev & Tell session!
Job Opportunities
Protocol Labs:
Streamr:
Community Highlights
On-Chain SVG generation - Part 1 by D_D member 0xMojo.eth (0xMojo.eth #1384)
Ethereum Layer 2 explained by D_D member Dennisko (dennisko #9104)
What is a Web3 wallet by D_D member Bobbay (bobby #4885)
What the heck is an airdrop by D_D member Paulie (0xpaulie.eth #9638)
Ecosystem
OpenSea raised $300 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion post-money valuation. Paradigm and Coatue led the round with participation from funding from new and existing investors.
Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda announced an interest in NFTs, blockchain games, and the metaverse in the company’s public New Year’s letter.
Justin Bieber has some form of connection with the NFT collection inbetweeners NFT, revolving around special utility connected to Bieber.
Closing Words
That’s a wrap for this week’s edition of Probably Nothing! Remember, it’s still only Season 0, so it’s not too late to get in on the ground floor of all the exciting projects going on in the DAO. So grab a POAP, drop a ‘gm,’ and let’s get buidling!
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