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Throwing weight behind zero weight votes with reason.

I'm supportive and appreciative of the work Mucho has done so far, and the impact they've had. I think at this funding ask it's hard for me to say yes though - I'd be comfortable with a smaller, shorter ask to further validate the strategy and impact.

GG, well played!

For - Wins

FOR - 5 VOTES

peterpandam | "huge reach, already viral, great time to make a big commitment to a great cause. should probably use a multi-sig."

.mach. | "A force for good, would maybe prefer a smaller budget. But mucho should be able to capitalize on their reach and what they're doing to be sustainable."

sasquatch | "Mucho success deserves a Mucho budget"

AGAINST - 3 VOTES

matttaylorlol | "absolutely beautiful initiative, but a million dollars could help individual grass roots communities grow; wider and more efficiently."

samscolari | "Although it is a big ask, the Mucho team has done a fantastic job at supporting and raising awareness for the initiatives that embody nounish culture, and I would love to see the team execute on this vision. However, I cannot support a proposal at this size that does not custody funds in some sort of multisig."

ABSTAINS - 3 VOTES

Overall super supportive of Mucho and Necfas work. The barber shop is one of the strongest nounish things I have ever seen.

For context, this is Mucho's 5th onchain prop, 3 of them already succeeded (137, 209, 326) and totaled roughly 300k USD.

Voting abstain atm because for a very large ask, this prop feels a little too lyrical, and not specific enough about revenue streams, engagement scores on various platforms, and a bit vague regarding branding strategies and path to sustainability.

To sum up, I would like to see a revised proposal that provides more precise figures, and requests a smaller fund and/or more streaming milestones.

Note for content creation on socials: we would benefit from hiring a third party digital marketing agency that can give us a detailed audit of our builders accounts. I'm not sure content creators are always in the best spot to evaluate their own metrics (especially when it justifies the next prop)

This ask is essentially the same as Nounish, for a similar concept (videos to help showcase the ethos of Nouns). The execution is different of course (Mr. Beast style-doing good videos vs more educational videos), but the form and amount is close to the same.

Should we support another Nounish style approach to showcasing the Nouns ethos? My belief is yes, with a focus on highlighting crypto’s support of public goods.

I am a yes as long as we reevaluate the stream prior to it starting. Funding the first half of the ask, seeing how close it gets to sustainability, and then funding the second half is extremely expensive. Giving the first half of the ask a shot - something many voters are requesting, when this is already essentially the case in the proposal due to the delayed start of the stream - seems like the way to go.

Good video production is extremely expensive, but also sustainable once the flywheel gets going. Let’s see how far the flywheel can kick off in six months, and reevaluate the stream from there.

I'm having a hard time justifying such a large ask given the small time frame on which the new direction has been tested. Big supporter of necfas - I'd vote for on a a lower ask with a shorter duration to test new grounds before doubling down.

while I appreciate krel’s perspective, I don’t feel its appropriate to ask for such a large extension when the project is in the middle of shifting their strategy. Though I’m supportive of the team and believe they can execute, I can’t get behind this prop as is. I would support a shorter duration with a lower ask to prove that this is an effective direction before making a larger commitment. I’d also really appreciate quantifiable success metrics or goals

The funding ask really stands out. Overall I think I just haven't seen enough to justify this kind of ask, especially when putting it side by side with similalrly high ask proposals. I would like to see a bigger global impact before commiting to a budget of this size.
I'm a big fan of Mucho's and necfas' work and would be willing to support the initiative at a lower rate and timeframe.

I am very supportive of this proposal overall. I think the activations and videos and the numbers Necfas and team are doing on socials are all very impressive, and not at all easy to achieve. I believe in the team to make a go of thrning Mucho into a potentially profitable Mr. Beast-like brand for Latin America, and I think it could be a great opportunity for Nouns to have been a part of that. Having said all that, my only objection to this proposal is the length of the term and by extension, the overall ask. I’ve noticed that of late, we seem to have slipped into a habit as a DAO of approving 12 month engagements for our teams and I don’t think this is the way. There are just so many things that can change— on a macro level, on a crypto industry level, in the Nouns community— in 6 months, let alone a year, that I don’t think funding teams for a full year makes sense in most cases. Voting Abstain here to register this objection. If this proposal fails to pass, I would fully support a similar proposal for a 6 month term.

The Nouncil has spoken.

We discuss all Nouns proposals every week in our Discord https://discord.gg/fdjJpMeV6K. The calls are public and all are welcome!

You can find previous call recordings here: https://nouncil.notion.site/30328df718424f17a623859018497fc2?v=806b5234a2a34b619c3d5028bcd879f0&pvs=4

Against - Wins

FOR - 13 VOTES

peterpandam | "Not only doing good but better impressions than Nounish, Nouns Esports, and Gnars which all received large funding as well."

bigshotklim | "always great vibes and proliferation . KFC, mcD and Starbucks have very different standards for healthy eating outside of the US and also helps to note that to a hungry underprivileged kid this is a huge deal that you can not frown on"

sqx.pcc | "Cross Posting From Lil Nouncil:
is it too much too fast. probably. necfas has energy and passion most don’t at that age. feed it. feed the person. feed the idea. shadows and dust."

AGAINST - 22 VOTES

borg00000 | "mcdonalds and kfc are frownish"

ABSTAINS - 5 VOTES

+1 to krel.eth vWr.

Incredibly Nounish with a goal of self0sustainability by 2025. Lets put Much in perpetual motion.

Im a big proponent of this and believe Necfas is taking the right steps for Mucho to hit escape velocity and sustain themselves without future nouns funding.

To break down whats going on here:

• Mucho has received a couple of grants to explore the concept of 'doing good' under the banner of Nouns as a non-profit org. While they accomplished a series of impressive activations and impacted thousands of people (locally, offline), it never really clicked as there was no flywheel to bring in attention from anyone else than the people directly affected by Muchos activations. There was no real (online) audience for what they did, and the model relied on perpetual funding from the DAO to support further activations. (Note: nothing wrong with being reliant on DAO subsidies, but it constrains projects and makes it hard/impossible to outgrow the Nouns treasury at any given time. The promise of projects like Mucho and Nouns Esports is that they find a path to sustainable on their own, outgrow Nouns DAO and effectively bring new audiences back to the DAO.)
• With their Dias experiment last December, Mucho found an audience on tiktok (and IG) where there is a deeper connection between doing good x online virality, and content people want to consume. This is key and closes the loop they previously lacked.
• From this experiment, Necfas realized Mucho is better as a for-profit org and their goal going forward is to create videos for this newfound audience where the content and context is 'doing good'. Compare this to the old model where they did activations to 'do good', recorded it to create content, but didnt have an audience for the generated media output.
• The execution risk now is whether Necfas/Mucho can grow their audience on these platforms and whether they can transfer it to Youtube where (afaik) the most revenue exists to become sustainable. Not an easy task but arguably they already solved the hardest part in finding a small, core (non-nouns) audience that loves Mucho.

I would not fund this prop if it was simply a continuation of what Mucho has been doing so far. But im excited to fund this now because of Necfas realizations and learnings along the way, and his decision to take Mucho in a for-profit direction. Mucho is asking for 900k to build a media startup on top of Nouns, and while the price tag is high, i have conviction the EV of funding Mucho is much higher.

My only request is that they course correct and limit spending if they dont see the expected results (maximize experiments, shots-at-goal, and runway). Given necfas founder-mindset and track record with mucho i trust them to do so.

I do think this is a good initiative, but it seems a bit too big of a budget for what it can deliver.
I would like to see a shorter form of proposal.

The Amigos made a decision!

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FOR - 7 VOTES

andrealomelin | "the world needs a lot of love 💜"

‌menta_jengibre | "I love this project, may it continue to have as much impact as it has until now and more. the nuuuunssss ❤️"

atilioacm | "Tik Tok is a tool to reach many people, viralizing videos of nouns can be the hook that attracts more young people."

franklinvargas | "MUCHO has done a great job in the Dominican Republic showing the Nouns spirit directly to thousands of people. It is time to take these actions to all of Latin America!"

ferusoria | "MUCHO over time has created a community linked to the vision of Nouns where through its initiative it has touched the hearts of thousands of people physically and virtually, it has too much proof of work and it is certain that in 2024 it will continue to share Nouns' vision around the world"

0xmonografia | *"Doing good is one of the things that will make Nouns a meaningful force inside and outside the crypto world. The plan is ambitious, but Necfas and his team have demonstrated they are capable several times – they deliver!

The road to sustainability will be challenging, but Mucho's plan sounds doable based on their track record. An ambitious project at the door that is worth it to give it a shot!

+++"*

AGAINST - 0 VOTES

ABSTAINS - 0 VOTES

It feels like a lot, for what's essentially harvesting social followers. I rather see what things actually work and drive traffic, than just blasting the internet with lots of uninteresting content. Look at Quacks as a perfect example for experimenting and finding an avenue that works and then we double down on it. I know Mucho Love is more than just the content, but you are really just selling us more viewers and followers across the proposal. I rather y'all present what worked really well and just focus on those activities and I know the cost won't be $1m to do that.

https://www.lilnouns.wtf/vote/nounsdao/485/votes

FOR 52 VOTES

AGAINST 93 VOTES

0x9e0e9D25a5ED9bc773f91691f0b45599255257B1 | "938k USDC budget outweighs its potential impact, prioritizing social media growth over meaningful, direct community contributions."

0xae4705dC0816ee6d8a13F1C72780Ec5021915Fed | "sending half a million $ to a hot wallet is insane however you try and frame it. Massive security risk here."

0xADa31Add8450CA0422983B9a3103633b78938617 | *"LIL NOUNCIL HAS SPOKEN

Delegate to Lil Nouncil here -> https://lilnouns.wtf/delegate?to=lilnouncil.eth"*

ABSTAINS 19 VOTES

Doing good is one of the things that will make Nouns a meaningful force inside and outside the crypto world. The plan is ambitious, but Necfas and his team have demonstrated they are capable several times – they deliver!

The road to sustainability will be challenging, but Mucho's plan sounds doable based on their track record. An ambitious project at the door that is worth it to give it a shot!

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being on two Nouncil calls with necfas explaining this proposal is what I imagine being on the other side of a call with me talking about Berries is like

“this guy has a level of passion that is exceedingly rare, seems to have a solid track record of delivery, but trying to understand what he has going on is like drinking water out of a fire hose”

if i had started an impact marketing fund and had sole discretion over the funds,
i’d counter offer $250k and let necfas close the deal at $500k.
the full million is probably definitely too much too soon,
if only because scarcity + necessity are the parents of ingenuity,
and it’s obvious from the Nouncil calls that this is more of a vision than a plan with clear steps

this is Nouns though; it’s a meme machine, not a VC firm or a philanthropic foundation.
(and onchain society and all that too)

the DAO has certainly taken bets with a worse risk:reward ratio
this guy isn’t grifting easy money based off his connections and reputation

Necfas has put in work on behalf of Nouns and delivered some of the most significant results,
measured in both impact and media metrics

is almost a million dollars appropriate? hard to gauge based on precedent.

are we sending the treasury to zero? if we’re sending the treasury to zero then pay the guy
if we’re not sending the treasury to zero, i say ask them to refine the 70% “Content & Social Impact” lines from the budget so that the overall budget is $500k - 650k

As part of my participation in the UnfilteredNoun experiment, VWRs will be minted via bound.wtf

https://zora.co/collect/base:0xc3f7ea98c83a147ace998d6de91cb5612e5ca6fc/2?referrer=0xc6a39E2f9A7626612292AD56e76d738DB43596E4