The Potential Log-Jam for Epoch 3

[james]

@thedevanshmehta

@Loring

I also think we should prioritize funding the top of the funnel (i.e. experiments and growing projects) before funding the bottom of the funnel (i.e. established projects)

To be fair octant does fund experiments indirectly, by giving money to regrantors like gitcoin which are much better at funding experimental stage ideas.

Yeah this is my thought in how Octant can support the long tail without it being directly distributing to the long tail.

@Loring

Great question! I think it is reasonable for different funding mechanisms to focus on different types of PG projects. I also think we should prioritize funding the top of the funnel (i.e. experiments and growing projects) before funding the bottom of the funnel (i.e. established projects) - and periodically re-evaluate whether there is sufficient funding at the top of the funnel.

I agree, and I would argue that there are many more projects that focus here than the short tail. Gitcoin, Clr.fund, DAO Drops are all examples of this. Not sure where the EF falls on this spectrum.

But I really like what @mike.sylphdapps.eth wrote here:

What Would Ideal Community-Led Governance for Octant Look Like?

Efforts to fund projects in this blue range would have a nice symbiotic effect for Octant and those projects. [image] These projects are established but haven’t “made it” yet, so a funding round has a real chance to get them what they need to get to that level. These projects have established (albeit small) communities that could help spread the word about Octant. With enough of those projects in a funding round, we catalyze a large number of passionate people from disparate groups to share w…

So I don’t think we necessarily need to be at the extreme short tail, but more a middle ground as well, where projects who are looking to make that next step by being able to show they’ve built something that should continue to grow.