Arrow Business Development: Project Proposal [Vote Open]
Final version of the proposal discussed here, now open for a Snapshot vote.
Status: FOR APPROVAL — Snapshot vote · framework: AIP-006 · a pass is recorded downstream as an amendment to AIP-007
Snapshot vote: opens Monday 3 August 2026, runs one week, closes Monday 10 August 2026. I am starting the project at my own risk on Monday 3 August 2026, ahead of the close — if the vote does not pass, I receive nothing for work done in the interim. The term runs 28 weeks (7 four-week pay periods) from that date, with funding expiring ~15 February 2027 so the DAO actively reviews rather than auto-renews.
Summary
One DAO-level project, led by me (Alex), on the same gated pay-on-delivery model as Media, Docs & Compass:
| Project | hrs/wk | Level (AIP-004) | Monthly cap | Max across term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Business Development | ~7.5 | L4 ($64) | $1,920 | $13,440 |
An outbound partner pipeline across five categories: supply chain & manufacturing (feeding AIP-009 participant onboarding), tokenomics & launch partners, software & licensing, content & media sales, and distribution & operators. Full reasoning in the discussion thread. No objections were raised during the three-week discussion window (open since 14 July).
Payment gate
Gated on pipeline facilitation, not signatures — closed deals are reported but never gate pay. Each line pro-rates independently against its share of the cap; a strong line can’t rescue a weak one.
Monthly floors: ≥ 10 new qualified pipeline entries (logged publicly with rationale and status) · ≥ 4 substantive contacts progressed (evidence linked) · 1 monthly BD report to the forum.
Quarterly: ≥ 2 partnership briefs · category map refresh.
The public accountability table lives in the project repo — [REPO LINK] — updated monthly. No table, no funds released.
Parameters finalized from discussion
- Term locked at 28 weeks (7 four-week pay periods), up from the 26 weeks in the discussion draft, to align cleanly with AIP-004 pay periods and match the Media/Docs/Compass term structure.
- Midpoint checkpoint at week 14 (week of 2 November 2026): a midpoint report plus a 7-day continue/wind-down sentiment poll, on the same mechanics as Media/Docs/Compass (net-negative at 2M $ARROW quorum triggers a binding halt-vote; funding stops at week 14 pro-rated to delivered work).
Timeline
- Snapshot opens: Monday 3 August 2026
- Snapshot closes: Monday 10 August 2026
- Work begins (at the leader’s risk): Monday 3 August 2026 — the remaining Shenzhen supplier visits land inside period 1
- Midpoint review: week of 2 November 2026 (week 14 of 28)
- Term ends: ~15 February 2027, with an end-of-term review to renew or wind down
Compensation disburses at the end of each 4-week period, once the accountability table shows that period’s criteria were met.
Snapshot vote
Question: Shall the DAO approve the Arrow Business Development project, led by Alex (@Alexander_Dada), with a funding-eligibility start of 3 August 2026 (work begun at the leader’s risk ahead of this vote), for a 28-week term of 7 four-week pay periods (funding expiring ~15 February 2027), with a midpoint continuation checkpoint at week 14, under the gated pay-on-delivery terms above (per-period cap $1,920, maximum $13,440 across the term, released only against delivery)? A pass approves the project and its funding on these terms; it is then officially recorded via an amendment to the AIP-007 projects list.
Options:
- For — approve the project on the terms above.
- Against — do not approve.
- Abstain