Signaling intention to become a Badgeholder

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Who are you?
DAODude(Kazzy),Gov lead of DAOAsia/ Contributor of Bankless Japan / a governance nerd

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?
Since Bankless, Iā€™ve been doing the contribution for DAOs and Optimism is no exception. As we got the funded RetroPGF before, the module of RetroPGF and its uniqueness would definitely be worth it and should be distributed as a new means of funding method.

As I feel so much importance for Op governance and to make it known to the people who are outside of Op, I want to definitely be the badge holder.

What are your areas of expertise?

  • DAO Governance
  • APAC/ Japanese crypto markets
  • Sales,BizDev / DevRel
  • Contents creation

Contact Point:
TG - therealdaodude
X - kazumat_

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Who are you?
SmuxC. I lurk on ecosystem Discord servers and occasionally help people on the Optimism Discord server.

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?
I invest a lot of time in Optimism because I support the foundationā€™s core value. As a way to show my appreciation, I want to be a badgeholder. As a badgeholder, I want to help personal emerging projects on Optimism. Furthermore, I want to help decentralize this process by being actively involved; there has been some negative feedback with round 3 recently.

What are your areas of expertise?
Economics, online privacy, cryptography and front-end development. I will gladly tell you more about my areas privately.

Contact point:
You can email ā€˜b04bylhx@dw8lq1.my.idā€™. I will respond within 12 hours.

Relevant info you think should be here (leave it empty if not):
I am open to discussing anything. Just leave me a way to get back to you because I wonā€™t respond using this email. You can also ask me for my PGP public key first.

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Who are you?
DuckDegen, founder at JobStash.xyz, a public good that aims to onboard talent into crypto.

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?
After being engaged with the Optimism ecosystem for such a long time, I feel like it is time to give back to a community that has supported me.
As a public goods builder and a RPGF3 recipient, I would like to serve.

What are your areas of expertise?
Iā€™m a software engineer with expertise in frontend and backend applications
Iā€™m a product manager and shape products together with teams
Iā€™m a decentralization + tokenomics nerd, and aim to build resiliant systems that are aligned with Ethereum

Contact point:
duckdegen on every social platform out there (discord, telegram, twitter, hey/lens, ens, gmail, and so on)

Relevant info you think should be here
Iā€™ve got Ā±2 decades of web2+web3 professional experience, and deeply engage with my peers to enable them to be successful.
For my vision of performing badgeholder duty, I pledge to accurately research projects that require evaluation in full conformance with the evaluation metrics set forth by the collective governance process, and to put in the hours required to have a complete picture of a project.
I aim to keep the quality of work performed high, and be open and transparent about it.

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Who are you?
My name is Dennison Bertram, CEO and co-founder of Tally.xyz. My journey in the blockchain space includes founding DappHero and being an early team member at OpenZeppelin. I have spearheaded innovative DAOs and social experiments such as DopeWars and PridePunks.

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?
Iā€™m deeply intrigued by Optimismā€™s groundbreaking work in social and technical aspects of decentralized coordination, which are pivotal for the evolution of the DAO ecosystem. As a badge holder, I aim to contribute my extensive experience to Optimismā€™s governance and, concurrently, absorb knowledge from this vibrant community. My background in creating and managing DAOs equips me with practical insights that could be invaluable in shaping Optimismā€™s future.

What are your areas of expertise?
My expertise lies in DAO Governance, DAO Infrastructure, and Developer Advocacy, underpinned by a profound understanding of DAO operations at both social and infrastructure levels. I possess a comprehensive grasp of L2s from both engineering and philosophical standpoints, demonstrated by my research in Tallyā€™s Research Report on Superchain Governance.

Contact Point:

  • Twitter: @dennisonbertram
  • Telegram: @dennison
  • Email: dennison@tally.xyz

Relevant info you think should be here:
My passion is in turning groundbreaking, wild ideas into reality, a skill I believe will be beneficial to the Optimism community. Iā€™m excited to blend my creative vision with Optimismā€™s innovative endeavors.

Also really just excited.

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Who are you?
Hi everyone! My name is Dionysios. I am an crypto Influencer, I have my own blog on youtube and telegram, about promising blockchain projects. Since November 2021, I am one of the first ambassadors of Optimism and a moderator (sup nerd) in Optimism discord. For my contribution and help I got the role of super ambassador and now I actively help the team with the community. I am also the founder of the web design, branding and internet marketing studio ā€œInHouse Agencyā€

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?
I participated in RetroPGF3 and I understand what the participants were thinking, what bothered them the most during the round. I think that my experience, my commitment to Optimism will help to make the program even better. What Optimism is showing today - is something new, fair and undoubtedly helping the ecosystem to develop. A lot of interesting and exciting things are ahead of us and I want to be part of the team of people who are doing this huge and important work.

What are your areas of expertise?
I have a undergraduate degree in IT, and a masterā€™s degree in financial economics. I have a good knowledge of blockchain technology, marketing and I know how to identify potentially successful projects in terms of attracting new users to the Optimism ecosystem.

Contact Point:
Twitter: @ruslan_klinkov
Telegram: @suckmydiscoteque.eth
Email: suckmydiscoteque@gmail.com

Relevant info you think should be here:
I feel I have grown into this important and responsible role. I have sufficient time to fully immerse myself in this work. I know that several members of the Optimism team can vouch for me. If you decide I am worthy of the badge I promise I wonā€™t let you down.
Thank you for your attention :saluting_face:

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Who am I?

I go by the alias 0xR in the dynamic realm of web3. Currently, in pursuit of a Masterā€™s degree in sociology, my journey has been intricately woven with impactful contributions to renowned entities like DAOstack, PrimeDAO, PolkaDAO, Kolektivo, Breadchain, and Token Engineering Commons. Hailing from contemporary colonized Curacao, my demeanor is relaxed and patient yet proactive, underscored by a commitment to egalitarian and fairness-oriented values. Over the past 6-7 years, Iā€™ve immersed myself in researching, designing, and contributing to the web3 space, especially in areas of collective ownership & governance. From pioneering the first DAO governance research paper and article (DAO viability report, DAO tooling overview article) to designing interfaces for web3 products (Breadchain, PrimeDeals), my footprint is etched across various facets of this evolving landscape.

Why a Badgeholder?

I see Optimism as harboring an ambitious mission in the realm of public goods funding, a mission that aligns with my deep-seated belief in the underestimated importance of accessible public goods for humanity. I am drawn to Optimismā€™s vision of creating a new built-in public goods funding system, and I aspire to contribute to expanding and maintaining its efficiency amid growth. My attraction to become a badgeholder is fueled by concrete reasons:

  1. Expertise in Collective Governance: Drawing from my diverse experiences in web3 collective governance, I bring confidence in committing, analyzing, and strategizing desired outcomes for the RetroPGF, backed by a rich dataset.

  2. Multifaceted Background: My non-web3 experience in social sciences and multicultural upbringing equips me to decipher human behavior, offering unique insights valuable to any space advocating for collective governance.

  3. Values and Long-term Vision: My unwavering commitment to fairness and disdain for nepotism drive me to approach badgeholding with a focus on long-term vision execution, steering clear of short-term favors.

  4. Excitement for Collective Governance: The prospect of being part of a colossal collective governance experiment is immensely exciting, and my social scientific mind is brimming with ideas and questions for the narrative Optimism is shaping.

  5. Conflict Resolution Skills: Armed with conflict resolution skills, I am adept at moderating dialogues to fruitful outcomes, an asset in the collective governance terrain.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Designing Governance Systems: Crafting effective decision-making systems for collectively owned assets with a focus on web3 tooling capabilities.

  • DAO Research: In-depth understanding of how DAOs evolve, function, and sometimes falter through observatory and participatory research methods.

  • User Experience Research: Conducting insightful interviews to enhance the understanding of stakeholder needs, crucial for optimizing products and services.

  • Project Planning: Proficient in planning and organizing work, including feedback periods and coordination with other workgroups.

  • Proposal and Report Writing: Experienced in crafting well-thought-out DAO proposals and extensive reports, with a knack for simplifying complex governance interfaces.

  • User Interface Design: Adept at designing user interfaces using tools like Figma, poised to provide valuable feedback on design aspects within Optimism RPGF projects.

  • Online Community Management: Skilled in managing online communities through effective meetings, summaries, and moderation.

  • Entrepreneurship: Bringing vague and ambitious ideas into reality, identifying problems, and creating solutions aligned with the needs of the Optimism organism.

A Personal Mission:

ā€œMy personal goal has always been to increase the ownership class in any space I find myself in, aiming to reduce unequal socioeconomic outcomes through collective ownership and governance.ā€

Contact Point:

Additional Relevant Info:

  • Experience: 6+ years in hardcore DAO, web3 collective governance, and web3 research.

  • Education: Finalizing a Masterā€™s in Sociology (University of Lisbon) with a focus on wealth inequalities in the Caribbean.

  • Affiliations: Light affiliation with Kolektivo and Breadchain as a research and UI/UX designer; all other former positions are financially retired, however social ties do remain.

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Who are you?

Hello, my name is Alberto, im the Founder of Inbest Program, im an engineer with a passion for blockchain technologies. im a member of the ETH Costa Rica Team, im also a member of the CostaRica Blockchain Association and im part of the Education Committee. Im also a member of the Arbitrum Council.

I have created a free Spanish speaking community of blockchain enthusiasts and i have been growing this community and educating them in different topics like: Decentralization, Security, Governance, Scalability and more.

Why do you want to become a Badgeholder?

I want be a voice for the community and help grow and decentralize even more the collective on the central and latin American continents. I also have strong values that align with the optimistic values and i understand the commitment and i will help in this very important mission, to allocate the future of the super-chain on the right hands!

What are your areas of expertise?

As an engineer, i love the tech and understanding the technicalities behind blockchains and their component and layers fascinates me. iā€™ve been around for about 6 years, more recently i started a journey and created InBest Program, to help onboard more users and provide them with real value content and information. This has given me a lot of experience building and managing web3 communities

Governance is something i personally enjoy, finding out what is the next update, and what it does for the chain or the ecosystem, this are topics that the regular user does not understands and therefor, donā€™t pay much attention to it. my role is simple, simplifying and sharing this technical content with the community to educate them and grow the Superchain.

My current participation on the Arbitrum Grant Council has also helped my with my skills and experience in evaluating different grant apps and measuring their impact.

As a technical content creator, i can actually review and measure the work reach and impact behind different educational, journalism or onboarding projects with a better understanding of the whole process. since this category (education, news, onboarding) has been the biggest one in terms of applicants, i believe i can be of help to the collective.

Contact point:

info@inbestprogram.com
Telegram/Twitter: @inbestprogram.eth

Relevant info you think should be here (leave it empty if not):

Thanks

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Who are you?
ZEFIRIUM aka Sergo. Ambaasador in training and recipient of 3 RPGF3 grants:

  • Ambaasador
  • Individual
  • Optimism_CIS

I work with the community through my Telegram, Twitter, YouTube: Podcasts, AMA sessions, posting, contests, courses and collaborations. Iā€™ve been an active participant in the ecosystem for almost a year.

I also created Optimism_Collab to help the ecosystem grow through collaborations and cooperation of interested projects.

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?
I have a good understanding of how RPGF works and all of my grant applications have been approved. I have analyzed the work of BHs and Contributors involved in RPGF3 & RPGF2. I have also presented my vision for the next rounds in this thread: RetroPGF Experimentation: Voting Algorithms - #11 by ZEFIRIUM.

I am sure that I can benefit the community, unite the efforts of the contributors and help with the systematization of jamming techniques and their verification.

What are your areas of expertise?
Community and education. ETH ecosystem analytics and L2 solutions.
Collaboration and workflow organization.

Contact point:
Telegram: @serg260597 (preferred method for communication)
Telegram channel: Telegram: Contact @ZEFIRIUM_CRYPTO

Twitter:https://twitter.com/zefirium_crypto

Mail: crutikvertik@gmail.com
Discord: zefirium.eth

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Hi Everyone!

Who are you?
My name is Hanson, the founder of a small start up called Plastic Flux. In a nutshell, Plastic Flux takes plastic waste that would normally end up in the landfill and transforms it into elegant furniture and household goods.

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?
I aspire to become a badgeholder because, despite being new to the Collective, I am profoundly moved by Optimistic Vision. My goal is to serve as a bridge connecting the Web3/Collective community with passionate individuals striving to create climate solutions and promote the circular economy. I aim to be the connection and navigator that empowers innovators by facilitating collaboration with early adopters with the ultimate goal of fostering the development of public goods.

What are your areas of expertise?
Community Building | Early Stage Start Up Development | Network within Circular Economy and among individuals focused on tackling climate change

Contact point:
Discord: hansonpotatoes

Relevant info you think should be here (leave it empty if not):
Hereā€™s my small start up - https://plasticflux.ca/

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Hello everyone! Thank you for expressing your interest in becoming a badge holder. However, this thread was dedicated to indicating interest for RetroPGF 3. For future rounds, I believe there isnā€™t a process in place yet for selecting new badge holders, so thereā€™s no need to express your intentions at this moment. Nonetheless, I appreciate your activity in the Optimism Forum. To stay updated on the next round of RetroPGF, please follow the ā€œRetroPGFā€ category on Discord. Have a fantastic week!

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@thedevanshmehta please make an intro here

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Thanks Carlos! I had signalled my intention back in August '23 on this very thread, should i do so once more?

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ty @Gonna.eth for the thread.

Who are you?
I have been co-lead of governance @blockchainatusc team with @chaselb for almost 2 years. Weā€™ve been an active delegate at the Optimism Collective, and we are both members of the anti-capture commission. I also lead the incentive analysis team for the blockchainSC and weā€™ve completed 2 NumbaNerd bounties on incentive efficacies on Yearn and Velodrome. Furthermore, Iā€™m a receiver for the retroPGF season 3 for the governance dashboards for the OP Collective. Aside from Optimism, I work as a Data Scientist at HyperArc, a web3 codeless analytics platform.

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?
Being a token-house member is awesome and there are transferrable skills for the citizne-house such as reviewing grants / public goods projects based on milestones / impact metrics. Being a past recipient of retroPGF, Iā€™m aware of the effort and work needed as a badgeholder and I am fully ready if given the opportunity. Being a badgeholder empowers me to assign rewards to impactful projects that had and will continue to bring blob/block space demand for the Optimism and its superchain ecosystem.

What are your areas of expertise?

  • Onchain sleuthing with my data science skills
  • Decentralized Governance: its theories, practices, and limitations
  • Project Evaluation based on trackable and non-trackable metrics through my experience as an active delegate at the token house
  • Identification between public good projects vs private goods
  • Builder Experience as an ETH DEN 2024 hackathon top 15 finalists

Contact Point

  • Discord: satorrr
  • Telegram: Atlantropaz
  • X: Atlantropaz

Other Relevant Link

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Rewriting my application as tons has happened since i first applied back in August!

Who are you?

I am a Next Billion Fellow with the Ethereum Foundation where I work on my app VoiceDeck, which is launching on OP Mainnet with the Hypercerts marketplace, to fund investigative reporters retroactively based on impact of their stories.

I am also the working group lead for Arbitrumā€™s Treasury Working Group, where I focus on how we diversify our treasury while supporting ecosystem growth. I recently submitted my first onchain tally proposal worth 35 million ARB for us to support RWAs on Arbitrum through our DAO being a customer of their products (rather than a grantor) and also figuring out how token swaps can replace grants for mature apps.

I am also active in Octant and Gitcoin governance, with a seat at their council.

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?

My app VoiceDeck is all about retroactive funding for investigative reporters, by purchasing impact artifacts of their stories. So at one level, I want to be a part of retroactive funding experiments like RetroPGF as it is related to the product Iā€™m developing. At another level, since my app is launching solely on OP Mainnet, I want to contribute to good governance.

What are your areas of expertise?

I am a journalist by training and background, so my core expertise is writing. I have written tweets analyzing the RetroPGF results and also shared my feedback here in the forum.

Contact Point

Twitter, Telegram and Discord handle - TheDevanshMehta

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Who are you?

Hi, Iā€™m Paul, Project Manager for Gardens :seedling:, active contributor at 1Hive, and have been working full time in the crypto for public goods space for the last 3 years.

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?

Weā€™re launching v2 of Gardens on the Optimism network and plan to help grow the Optimism ecosystem through Conviction Voting funding pools that will be dedicated to attracting builders, applications, and infrastructure to the OP network. You can read more about what weā€™re doing in our application for a Builderā€™s Grant.

Looking to connect with other people in the Optimism community and become a meaningful contributor to the growth of the OP ecosystem!

What are your areas of expertise?

  • Web3 Growth, Operations, Marketing and Project Management
  • The application of cryptocurrency tech for funding public goods (like open source software)
  • Showing up, connecting with people, getting stuff done :slightly_smiling_face:

You can view all my 1Hive contribution activity in [this forum post].(Fluid Proposal - Paul2 active contributor - 1Hive)

Contact Point

Twitter: Paul_Glavin
Telegram: pglavin2
Discord: potablepaul

Relevant info you think should be here:
We recently applied for Hedgeyā€™s RPGF grant program running live on Jokerace now. Hereā€™s our submission: Hedgey RPGF grants final project updates - #25 by paul2

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Hey everyone,

If youā€™re a developer and youā€™re interested in participating as a voter in Retro Funding 5, check out this forum post to learn more and submit an application!

Applications are open until July 14th 2024.

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Who are you?

Spencer Saar Cavanaugh, also operating as Clinamenic LLC, and Iā€™ve been involved in DAOs in leadership capacities for the last few years (JournoDAO, PubDAO, DAO Coalition, etc). Lately Iā€™ve been serving as a Steward of OpenCivics, having co-managed community grant rounds during GG19 and GG20. Iā€™ve also been working as a freelancer under Clinamenic LLC, for various web3 organizations such as Consensys and Tally.

Why do you want to become a badgeholder?

Iā€™m interested in becoming a badgeholder to help our collective efforts to mold how digital public infrastructure gets funded and developed. This area fascinates me on a theoretical level, and on a practical level I believe my experience can prove useful in this role.

What are your areas of expertise?

My area of expertise is in the nascent field of onchain organization design and operations, and within this field Iā€™m especially enthusiastic about public goods.

Iā€™ve written about various subjects in this domain, such as progressive public goods funding, methods for bootstrapping governance for onchain orgs, and techniques for reconciling ā€œcode is lawā€ with accountability. Iā€™m currently conducting research for LexDAO about how Hypercerts and EAS can be used to systemically assess impact across the field of legal engineering.

Contact point:

Twitter: clinamenic
Farcaster: clinamenic
Telegram: clinamenic
Website

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I have also recently set up my delegate profile for Optimism, where I go into further detail about my motivations for wanting to get involved in Optimism governance.

Will gladly share more info if needed! Happy to see some (highly capable) familiar faces signaling interest here as well.

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Who are you?

Nice to meet you. I am Raja, a 2x Web3 founder. I run a boutique Web3 venture support studio called ā€œAmigooā€ to help Web3 startups grow and scale. I am also building a lifestyle DAO exclusive to men called ā€œThe BrotherHoodā€ DAO to help men become their own heroes. I am very interested in topics related to DAOs and Autonomous Corporations.

Why do you want to become a badge holder?

I am a badge holder of DAOBase and EventHorizon. Being a badge holder is not only a symbolic move to show our affiliation with an entity but also a commitment to ensure effective and good governance. Given my experience with other DAOs I am part of, I understand the responsibility and impact a badge holder can have on the community.

I have participated in many votings through Event Horizon DAO, which is one of the largest delegates of Optimism. I want to involve myself in the Optimism governance in some way. When I came across this opportunity, I wanted to apply.

What are your areas of expertise?

  • Business Strategy: Business modeling, Pricing Strategy, Revenue Modeling, General Management
  • Marketing: GTM Strategy, Brand Building, Marketing, Community Building, Advertising
  • Business Development: Sales, Partnerships

Contact point:

X: @electro_nft
Tg: rrajasg

Relevant info you think should be here (leave it empty if not):

I am a holder of two badges of other governance.

I have been actively participating and contributing to the governance of blue-chip companies like Uniswap, AAVE, Gitcoin, and Optimism through Event Horizon, which is one of the largest delegates of these companies. I hold $1.2 million worth of voting power.

I also participate in the governance of RnDAO, which builds innovative Web3 tools. I have shared my on-chain voting link.

I minted the DAOBase Badge, a DAO Analytics toolā€™s first-ever NFT, to show support for establishing good governance in DAOs.

I am also part of Octant, a public goods DAO initiative to fund public good projects.

I am building my own lifestyle DAO for men called ā€œThe BrotherHoodā€ DAO. My ambition is to build a DAO that will become a benchmark for all DAOs.

I also write thought leadership articles about DAOs on my Mirror page:

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My name is dori and im computer engineer from uk

The badge, for me, represents a deep commitment to the values, and vision of this community that is dedicated to fostering a decentralized future. It symbolizes the trust and responsibility that the community places in its bearer and serves as a beacon, guiding those who share a curiosity for the experiments happening within our collective. My aspiration is to be one of the torchbearers who ensures our shared journey remains purposeful and progressive.

i have expertise in web development and machine learning

contact point:
discord: doriorito

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Iā€™m a Portuguese graphics designer and web3 learner and Iā€™m loving it!
You can be so kind to check my work at https://www.artespraticas.com Best of success to all and thanks for having me on the forum of my favorite L2 :slight_smile: