This is the Community Leader nomination thread for the next two Phonon DAO governance terms (May 2022 - June 2023). Per our approved governance structure, this thread will stay open for five days to allow people to nominate themselves. Non-nominees may provide feedback or ask questions of the nominees.
After five days, this post will close, and a new Discourse thread will be posted allowing DAO members to vote on their preferred candidate(s), with the number of votes depends on the number of open positions*. After the Discourse poll closes, the chosen candidate(s) will be moved to Snapshot for formal approval.
*At this time, we are electing 2 Community Leaders.
As a reminder, compensation for this role is set at $750 (in PHONON) per month, and nominees need to at least respond to these prompts:
Discord Handle
Summary Experience in DeFi/DAOs
Reason for applying
Describe your involvement thus far in the Phonon DAO
Qualifications - What will you bring to the DAO as a Community Leader?
Confirmation that the applicant can commit the time required for the position; Other projects they are working on
I would love to be one of your Community Leaders! Our DAO is at a critical juncture: Test net is looming, and we’re set to start building upon the base we’ve thoughtfully constructed over the past half year. We need leaders who 1) are plugged-in and ready to lead, and 2) understand at the same time they are but a vessel of the DAO’s will. I believe I can thread this needle.
As our DAO grows and new people with diverse opinions start to engage, we will need a Community Leader who can find common ground amongst differing opinions and make sure everyone is heard. I have experience bridging gaps and finding consensus.
In addition to the duties described in our governance structure, as your Community Leader, I will:
Ensure the DAO Council prioritizes the Long-Term Strategic Plan.
Hold routine Discord “office hours” so that people know for certain when I’m around to chat about whatever they want.
Host Town Halls to make sure the DAO has opportunities to ask questions of the rest of the DAO Council.
To answer the nomination prompts:
Discord Handle: andrew byrley#6998
Summary Experience in DeFi/DAOs: I am interested in web3 because I believe in the power of decentralization and I think the tech is super cool. To this end, I operate a rocketpool validator and helium miner, and generally try to stay up to date on the state of the art. My experience in DAOs is almost entirely in Phonon DAO, which I described below.
Reason for applying: I am applying because I believe in a future where Phonon is ubiquitous, and I want to be a part of bringing this vision to fruition. Additionally, as a DAO, I think we need to make it as easy as possible for people to get involved. If I were to be elected, I would work to ensure we spread the wealth and don’t create work silos or other potential single points of failure.
Describe your involvement thus far in the Phonon DAO: I have been involved with Phonon DAO since the beginning. Here is an abbreviated list of things I’ve been involved with:
Member of the Phonon DAO Bootstrapping Group
One of the core drafters of our governance structure
Drafted the first iteration of the FAQ
Hosted community AMAs
Currently advising a few Working Groups
Discord Mod
One of the Treasury multisig wallet holders
Qualifications — What will you bring to the DAO as a Community Leader? In my non-web3 life, my professional background is international affairs, and I have an engineering education. I work for a major government (my views are my own), and I have experience in governance, economic policy, and public relations. For my next assignment, which starts summer 2022, I will be serving in Latvia. Should the DAO consider doing business with any entity located in Latvia, I will need to recuse myself.
Confirmation that the applicant can commit the time required for the position; Other projects they are working on: I commit to working at least 4 hours per week on our DAO. As I settle in to my new home in Latvia, I hope to devote even more time.
Anything else you would like to share? For me the goal is not to extract value, the goal is to build a product so spectacular that value is inevitable. This is how we succeed.
Summary Experience in DeFi/DAOs: I run a DeFi community and help create educational content to assist other with learning about DeFi. As far as DAOs go Phonon is my first that I’ve been involved with. But I currently am an admin in the discord and excited for our future.
Reason for applying I believe in this project and think that it will become a huge project in the crypto sphere. I’m excited to help with it in any way that I can.
Describe your involvement thus far in the Phonon DAO I have assisted with helping out in the discord management. And attend the majority of weekly meetings for the the current working groups. I am also spearheading the Testnet working group to help people with any issues they have in the testnet.
Qualifications - What will you bring to the DAO as a Community Leader? I have led gaming communities for 12 years and have lead a DeFi community for the last year. I understand community management and dispute resolution. I have had years of experience of making compromises for the better of the community so that things can move and that tensions are low.
Confirmation that the applicant can commit the time required for the position; Other projects they are working on I can commit at least 20 hours/week to the community even though this role doesn’t require that. But yes, I do have the time for the role. I also manage Palisade Crypto LLC as most of you know, and create content there. But I will easily be able to handle both.
Anything else you would like to share? I’m excited for the testnet and look forward to the future of the DAO.