Hello Nounish folk! It's been a minute since my last post. I've had quite a busy past few weeks and was also dealing with some personal issues which led me to fall behind the newsletter and, sadly, miss some votes.
Nonetheless we are back and still very excited for everything that is happening in the Nouniverse.
Before looking at the latest DAO proposals I want to highlight some of the positive things that happened in this period.
Winning the "Nouns 200k Video Contest":
Me and a team of builders were recently voted as one of the 4 winning entries for the Nouns video contest!! Below I will go a bit into the details around the production of the film.
Around the beginning of February I discovered the Nouns Video contest that would award $50K to 4 short videos about Nouns, voted by Nouners.
I thought this would be a great opportunity to start building and contributing to the Nouns ecosystem. So I contacted a close friend of mine who owns an animation production company, pitched him the idea, and we started working on the project.
We ended up working with over 17 people in the creation of the movie and I believe we achieved a great result; a video that engages people in a fun way and piques their curiosity to know more about Nouns. You can watch the video here.
IRL events:
During the past few weeks I've also attended a few IRL events here in Brazil where I got to meet a lot of great people and talk about Nouns.
First was PizzaDay POA. I was invited to speak at this event by fellow nounish builder @Akva.
In the panel we talked about my journey with Nouns and how I fell in love with the concept of the whole project, as well as details around the production of our video contest entry.
Next was NFT.Brasil. This event was a whole vibe <3, it felt like the whole brazilian community was there.
We had 2 Nouns related talks by @Aubtoshi @Cheffo and @JP @DebInvest and I have to say they absolutely killed it, representing Nouns so so well.
Everybody at the event was intrigued by Nouns and we saw so many people repping the noggles around the venue.
It really hits differently to see all of what Nouns is building being manifested out there, irl.
Lastly was Road to Web3, where I was invited by BrPunk to participate in a panel about Nouns DAO. Here we got to talk with @Danimim, @Guriba and @Kome about some very interesting topics surrounding governance and the Nouns ecosystem. I was very pleased with our panel and the whole event.
I can't say how happy I am to be ever more involved in the Nouns ecosystem and to represent it wherever I go.
With all the news out of the way let's take a look at the latest proposals from the DAO.
Huge props to Wilson, voter.wtf is an amazing voting suite. Navigation is fast and seamless while presenting the information in a way that's easy to follow.
I also support this model of retro funding, it incentivizes experimentation and new creations.
I will start off by saying I really like the idea of Nouns sponsoring athletes in extremely popular sports. I believe having the noggles on jerseys is an effective proliferation tool and a way to gain global awareness. Even if it's just on a subconscious level we would be exposing the noggles to a huge audience.
That being said I have a few issues with this prop. Mainly I sensed a disconnect from Nouns, it feels a bit like Nouns is being used as a stepping stone. I would've liked to see more on how one would collaborate with the other and how the project would incorporate nounish values.
Also would've been nice to see some engagement from Borna and other players, showing interest in Nouns and in this partnership.
A note on the proposal itself - it goes on too many tangents and makes it hard to follow exactly what is being asked and its objectives.
Voting against right now, but open to revisit if the issues are addressed.
This is important to keep building brand awareness. As I've mentioned earlier, I've been to a few IRL events recently and people really embrace the noggles and the fun around it, even if they aren't involved with the project. This is one of the best things going for DAO and we need to keep it rolling.
My only feedback on the proposal is that it's not clear whether Nounswork is getting paid for this work. If they aren't I think they definitely should be, but either way I would've preferred more clarity there.
The team did a great job with the pilot for the movie. They were very engaged with the community throughout the process and they delivered a very high quality movie.
Let's allow them to continue to create this film and add to the worldbuilding of Nouns.
Thank you to the proposers for working on this project, I appreciate the time dedicated and the interest in Nouns, but I see some major issues with this proposal.
Quality. I believe we should be striving to build a very high quality game for Nouns, instead of many "throw-away" mobile games. From what was shown on the proposal the quality just isn't there, it looks a bit amateurish to be completely honest.
Budget. No clarity on how the funds are going to be used. The figures seem high and arbitrary. Also denominated in ETH which I don't think fits this proposal.
Audience. The proposed website and games feel like a dated model. I'm not sure we would see much use of the website at all.
Again, appreciate the proposers but I don't believe this is the right fit for Nouns.
Nerman is a great tool for the community, I have used it many times myself by tagging him on twitter, and will likely do the same for this newsletter.
However I do have a few issues with how the proposal was presented:
Data - I would've liked to see more examples of how Nerman is useful for the community as well as some stats of the usage it is having now.
Same goes for the new features proposed. It would be helpful for non-devs to see some practical examples of what these features could deliver.
Budget - I believe there needs to be more clarity here. Some questions that pop to mind: How was the figure decided? How are the funds going to be distributed? Why choose funding in ETH over USDC?
That being said though, I believe Joel is an absolute integral part of the community and has proven his intent and dedication to Nouns. There are few people that I know truly have the DAO's interest at heart and he is one of them.
The sum of the positives here outweigh my concerns, so I'll be voting FOR Joel and his vision.
And that's it! Hit up on twitter @lep0327. Til next time. ⌐◨-◨
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