Season 4. Ep. - 13 - Gitcoin Grants 20 w/ Sov, Sejal, Mathilda, Meg
May 2, 2024
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Guests Sov, Sejal, Mathilda, and Meg discuss Gitcoin Grants 20, covering topics like the structure and innovations of the latest round, the introduction of the Community Council, the Checker AI tool for project reviews, community involvement, decentralized funding for web3 projects, and the importance of funding and evaluation criteria for project success.
Maximizing returns with impact beyond financial gains in capital allocation.
Enhanced transparency and community governance in grant selection through decentralized decision-making and eligibility tools.
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Overview of GreenPill.network Podcast
The podcast episode discusses the concept of lean, mean capital allocation machines in season four of GreenPill. It emphasizes the importance of maximizing returns while achieving impact beyond financial gains, such as ecosystem growth and public goods funding. The episode features members of the Grants Lab team at Gitcoin discussing Gitcoin Grants Round 20, aiming to fund projects in the Ethereum ecosystem with $1.6 million worth of matching funds.
Gitcoin Grants Round 20 Details
Gitcoin Grants Round 20, the 20th round of Gitcoin Grants, started on April 23rd and runs until May 7th. With a focus on open-source software, the round includes OSS rounds, community rounds, and experimental rounds like hackathons. The episode highlights a heightened focus on OSS, decentralized decision-making, and improvements in eligibility criteria using tools like Checker and OpenAI LLM.
Innovations in Community Rounds
The episode explores the introduction of a community council for decision-making in community rounds, aiming to decentralize the process and reduce subjectivity in grant selection. By involving external council members and leveraging tools like Checker for eligibility vetting, Gitcoin Grants aims to enhance transparency and community governance in funding allocations.
Future Directions and Calls to Action
Looking ahead, the podcast participants express excitement for scaling decentralized capital allocation through tools like quadratic funding. They encourage more applications, especially in dev tooling areas, and emphasize the importance of supporting community and educational projects within the Gitcoin Grants ecosystem. The discussion ends with a call to action for stakeholders to contribute to Gitcoin Grants Round 20 and participate in shaping future rounds.
00:00 Intro 02:17 what is GG20 ? 05:34 How GG20 works and more11:05 Checker and team tiger16:05 Gitcoin’s Community and GG20 25:00 Contribute to GG20 28:23 Meg on GG20, Gitcoin and it’s Future29:59 Season 4 Theme & Gitcoin 31:03 Final thoughts of Guests37:42 Outro
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