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What grant is being renewed?
GA032316. Renewal for RP Community Call Co-Hosting - Host Ken Smith
What work from the previous proposal was completed?
Here is a listing of the Community calls that I have hosted since the grant’s last renewal. Over the previous six months, 12 calls occurred, two as guests and 10 as a co-host.
- 11 Jan 2024
- 09 Feb 2024
- 03 Mar 2024 (Bankless Academy Channel)
- 15 Mar 2024
- 27 Mar 2024
- 03 Apr 2024
- 24 Apr 2024
- 02 May 2024
- 10 May 2024
- 30 May 2024
- 13 June 2024 (Heroglyphs channel)
- 25 June 2024
What work from the previous proposal is ongoing or pending?
The proposed work is to continue hosting bi-weekly Rocket Pool Community calls hosted on Twitter space. The Community calls are routine calls that typically feature members of the RP dev team. The calls usually are 1-1.5 hrs. in length. We regularly feature a business/marketing partner (“special guest”) and inform the community on significant news topics with weigh-ins from the core Rocket Pool team.
What work was not originally planned but completed, if any?
None.
What work is newly slated since the previous proposal?
This is a 6-month grant renewal to provide for on-going hosting of the RP Community Calls.
Are the results of this project entirely open source (MIT, GPL, Apache, CC BY license or similar)? If not, which parts are not, and why not?
Recordings of the live Community calls are recorded and posted on the Rocket Pool YouTube channel for asynchronous listening after the event.
Benefits:
What metrics can you share on the success of the project?
The following are the number of views from the YT recordings. I do not have any statistics for the number of attendees present in the space or channel during the live call.
- 11 Jan 2024 unk views
- 09 Feb 2024 275 views
- 03 Mar 2024 (Bankless Academy Channel) unk views
- 15 Mar 2024 19 views
- 27 Mar 2024 195 views
- 03 Apr 2024 144 views
- 24 Apr 2024 52 views
- 02 May 2024 46 views
- 10 May 2024 99 views
- 30 May 2024 60 views
- 13 June 2024 (Heroglyphs channel) unk views
- 25 June 2024 32 views
In less specific terms, how has this project improved the Rocket Pool ecosystem or benefited the Ethereum ecosystem?
The Community Calls increase the RP NOs’ knowledge and awareness of rETH and what users can do with it. It’s a weekly (and sometimes multiple times a week) live Twitter or Discord space that covers topics of interest to rETH holders and NOs alike. The Community Calls keep holders up to date with the protocol and ecosystem so that they can make informed decisions. Most guest protocols either incorporate or will incorporate Rocket Pool within their protocol or service. The Community Call continues to be a foundational communication platform between three key stakeholders. The development team, the RP Community (in particular the pDAO), and the DeFi Ecosystem that is incorporating Rocket Pool into their various protocols and services.
Team:
Who has done the work, and have there been any changes to the team?
Jasper and I have been doing these Twitter Spaces since Feb of 2022. Occasionally, one fills in when the other cannot host, but we’ve, by and large, been remarkably consistent. For qualifications, I have been a long-term community member of RP and serve as a Rocket Scientist.
How have the individual constituents of the team been compensated?
Both Jasper and have separate co-host grants previously approved by the GMC.
How has maintenance been performed since the delivery of the project?
Most community calls are re-uploaded on YouTube by @maverick and publicly accessible via the YT platform.
Payment and Verification:
Have the acceptance criteria been met?
Yes. Except for the primary holiday weeks and the weeks surrounding ETH Denver, I have consistently hosted a bi-weekly Rocket Pool Community call.
What is the proposed payment schedule for the grant? How much RPL and over what period of time is the applicant requesting? Does this differ from the original approved amount?
I am seeking the newly established standard remuneration for media production. Payments can continue to be routinely made in the periodic (~ monthly) reward cycles. (Payment in either RPL or LUSD is acceptable.)
Is there a measurable Return on Investment for the project?
n/a
What is the breakdown of spending on development for the original grant vs. maintenance?
n/a
Conflict of Interest:
Does the person or persons proposing the grant have any conflicts of interest to disclose? (Please disclose here if you are a member of the GMC or if any member of the GMC would benefit directly financially from the grant).
Yes. I serve as a member of the GMC, and per the current RPIP-18, I will have to recuse myself from deliberations on this application.
Will the recipient of the grant, or any protocol or project in which the recipient has a vested interest (other than Rocket Pool), benefit financially if the grant is successful?
Possibly. We routinely invite special guests from other DeFi and Ethereum-based protocols to the Community Calls. They are screened and selected by Mav or Gant and generally have a tie-in to the Rocket Pool ecosystem. Their DeFi protocol may benefit from being included on the call. I will disclose if I am an investor or hold any protocol tokens of the invited guests.