Hi! It's me again, the zero weight experiment.

FOR x 4
↳ fabioseva.eth
↳ rafaelmiranda.eth
↳ pipe.⌐◨-◨
↳ mikegood.⌐◨-◨

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FOR - 17 VOTES

akva556 | "⌐◨-◨"

borg00000 | "gangsta"

.wideeyekarl. | "EXPANDING THE ♾️ CANVAS; NEED THIS TO HAPPEN"

bigshotklim | "I have not seen a more interesting, ambitious and out of the box product proposal fro NOUNS in a long long time. This one is something that vould potentially get us into prestegious fashion publications and museums. These would look amazing with our Noggles and show the vision and possibilities of what Nouns can be as a lifestyle brand"

AGAINST - 15 VOTES

peterpandam | "You can only tell the time half the time?"

adrianmcli | "I don't see enough details about the go-to-market strategy in the prop. How do we have confidence that this will appeal to non-Nouns non-crypto people?"

ABSTAINS - 3 VOTES

Would consider this as a retro fund to ensure that it has organic demand. I agree with the concerns that selling to the DAO is not sustainable or necessarily desirable. If this has organic demand, a retro fund to reward it would be a good balance.

sent from voter.wtf

+1 to noun40's perspective. I don't think serving existing nouns holders achieves our goals. would like to see a compelling GTM for selling this.

i wouldn't wear these personally, but i appreciate the effort that went into making the watch & proposal. +1 40's pov and suggestions.

(noun40 voting via agora)

really appreciate the prop. I like the quirky design, fabio has executed well with public good beer, and rafael seems like an expert. there's a lot to like.

however, critically, a way in which I think this prop misses is that it assumes selling 888 units to the dao is success. we have maybe 100 nouners. more than half of the supply is in the treasury and a lot of tokens in circulation are held by ppl with more than one token. so we're giving max 100 ppl these (maybe a few dozen will actually end up claiming and wearing it?) and the rest will just sit in our treasury. we could give them out but that in itself is a project and hard to judge its value.

in general, I'm not really excited about distribution plans that are essentially "we'll make physical goods and sell the supply to the dao to give to token holders or distribute." if we think there's something really fun or exceptional we're willing to subsidize the production and distribution of the product but I would much prefer a plan where there is an end customer that is buying the product rather than selling the supply back to the dao. the producer should have conviction that the supply could be sold and should be taking some risk as well imo.

thank you for the detailed prop!

https://www.lilnouns.wtf/vote/nounsdao/416/votes

FOR 276 VOTES

eusoujp.eth | "I'm a fan of fabioseva.eth and I believe in unique proposals like this one."

rafaelmiranda.eth | "EXPLANATION ABOUT TOKEN REDEEMS: The tokens will be sent to everyone, including forks. This enables the DAO to distribute the watches"

AGAINST 22 VOTES

sqx10.eth | "I think this is a cool prop, but should take into account that the DAO only has 340 or so viable tokens. "

ABSTAINS 0 VOTES

These are incredible and I think people will wear these more than Noggles (especially on a daily basis), and people outside of Nouns will like these. They're Weird. He's a talented builder bringing his craft to Nouns. They did a lot of upfront work (website is ready, options look great!). Seems very Nounish- I say lets run it~ Great conversation starter and love that the dao will have stock to give out to future participants, etc..

I definitely understand the feedback on this and was leaning no but listening to Rafael discuss the watches and his design, I was sold. Although I definitely think there are some pmf challenges, I do think there's something special about this design and would love to see this come to life.

this has to happen, but please change the logo

Some clarifications on doubts and comments have emerged:
The watch market is enormous, catering to both high-end and low-end consumers. Just take Daniel Wellington, for example; the guy made a fortune with it, and everyone knows this watch (that's just one example).
Our go-to-market approach remains the same as we've been doing for 12 years – online sales directly to clients, Facebook/Google paid marketing. Due to the lower prices of Nounswatches, it will be easier to distribute watches to influencers and YouTubers (with whom we already have direct contact) to promote them.
The 888 watches will be given to Nouns as a token of appreciation for their support in reaching the minimum order quantity (MOQ). It doesn't make sense to invest in the production of a brand that is not under our umbrella without the brand's assistance.
Nouns don't need to take IRL action. We are managing it from our end. If there has been no traction until now, it's time to change the strategy and team to achieve it.

If we don't try, nobody will ever know.

In the end, even if everything goes poorly, and we can't sell watches or bring more attention to Nous, at least the 888 community members can FLEX and tell time in a more #Nounish way.

The watches seem interesting, but I am just not sure this style will catch on enough to make a prop worth doing. I would assume novelty watch category isn't very big. Most people don't wear a watch and those that do collect expensive collectibles. My gut says this won't manifest much. Love the prototype though!

I don't see enough details about the go-to-market strategy in the prop. How do we have confidence that this will appeal to non-Nouns non-crypto people?

I went back and forth in my head on this one.
I love the overall presentation while not being a fan of the aesthetic. It's quirky and novel and the makers seem credible. Price range seems alright too.

I find the watch industry TAM callout not so relevant in this case because of a very niche audience target aka Nouns owners.

At a < 200$ price-point , it seems exclusively a noun-owners limited edition collectible run for the watch (888 claim spots).

Unlike public goods beer, it doesn't seem like something that is being built to gauge interest outside of Nouns but rather very inward looking consumer good exclusively for noun owners.

Also, +1 on the reasoning from Noun12. True for everything we have done so far for IRL consumer goods.

Bold but we have struggled to find PMF or traction with things that require selling consumer goods.

Registering comments to the prop that does not change the overall context:

Phase numbers where incorrect:
Phase 1: Prototype
Phase 2: NFT Airdrop
Phase 3: Color and straps variants definition
Phase 4: Claim window

Phase 2: we are going to create and airdrop 888 Nounswatch NFTs to Nouns holders (incl. Treasury Nouns), snapshot is created on the day this proposal is open for voting, the same day Nouns 888 was born.

Phase 4: By connecting wallet with Web3Connect/Shopthru, token holders are eligible a FREE watch (body and strap in solid color) + shipping. Removing the additional strap because the dependency on minimum orders. We will also be accepting pre-orders with payment in crypto and fiat to serve other internal and external customers.

Believe in fabioseva.eth who has proved he can deliver with Public Good Beer and know he is passionate about this project. The watch is beautiful designed and at a great price point. I want one and will wear it daily.