I like this idea, and it was initially what brought me to reaching out to the 10 projects that participated in Epoch Zero. My concern here would be that the short tail then creates a consolidation of contributors with interests primarily around their ecosystem, an idea also related to what you mentioned to me in person at FTC, where Octant is only funding an “exclusive” group rather than being open to all.
Maybe my fears around this would be mitigated when we get out of the bear market, and I’m just “thinking” out loud here.