Mission Requests

What do Mission Requests offer to builders in Optimism? After a great Respect Game, we explore funding opportunities with Optimism Missions and how Optimism Fractal will support the intents of the Collective 🔴📝

Date: Jul 18th, 2024

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0:00 Welcome to Optimism Fractal 35

0:37 Optimism Fractal overview, including tools, governance, respect game, and videos. Dan mentions the 4th season will be starting on August 15, this season ending July 25.

5:45 Dan welcomes Jrocki.

7:05 Breakout rooms begin.

7:41 Jrocki shares contributions, working on grants council, sponsored idioms, and voted on mission requests. Created Super Fest video tutorial. Completed demo day for three projects. Building and ranking mission requests.

10:31 Dan asks Jrocki to give additional feedback on his Optimism background.

11:17 Jrocki provides additional background info.

12:59 Will introduces himself, founder of King Fishes Media, shares screen on Learn to Earn program which is an educational media company. Voted in snapshot proposal on Optimism Town Hall. Shares info on his participation in Gitcoin community grants, details info on KF Media. Shares art created by community art director, preparation plan, and website updates.

18:35 Jason shares his week’s contributions. Feels Fractally is creating value for education and the future. Explains the need to add value production in any community.

24:34 Dan made topics for OP topics, updated topic proposal system. Focused on mission requests that he made: develop on-chain social games, create educational programs, create and distribute videos about Optimism collective governance. Shared info on requests. Two mission requests have been approved so far, made additional posts sharing details. Gives details on Eden epoch 2. Dan gives additional info on Optimism Fractal social app. Spoke with Vlad on app building.

30:26 Dan starts Fractalgram and explains its use to newcomers.

30:48 Jrocki comments he can appreciate the amount of effort that Dan put into writing all the mission requests.

31:28 Dan thanks Jrocki

32:52 Jason comments on its value, Will joins the conversation on using ChatGPT

34:44 Will and Dan share a conversation on an upcoming meeting for Dan to speak, introducing Cagendas for mission on DAO.

35:52 Dan shares Fractalgram, asks participants to respond. Dan gives quick instructions. Consensus Level 6 - Jrocki, Level 5 - Dan, Level 4 - Will, Level 3 - Jason

40:30 Jason comments on the consensus process, Dan responds.

44:03 Dan explains the next step in submitting consensus.

45:42 Return to the main room.

46:17 Jrocki asks Dan if submission is creating an attestation and the use of EAS, Dan responds.

47:07 Jrocki introduces himself and what he’s been doing, he’s a delegate and on the grants council.

49:07 Dan asks Jesse about his experience as a first-time attendee, Jesse gives feedback.

50:10 Dan explains all Optimism Fractal tools are open source, shout out to Tadas, Vlad, and Abraham on building the tools.

52:38 Dan welcomes everyone to Town Hall. Dan explains the use of Cagendas for choosing and voting on topics. He shares that Optimism Fractal and Town Hall will have individual videos posted.

55:20 Dan mentions topics proposed, Dan explains OPtopics and how it works with respect. Dan shares Optimism Town Hall snapshot space.

57:04 Dan shares three topics proposed: 1 - Optimism mission request, 2 - OP Fractal video production, 3 - OP Fractal social media. Most votes are for OP Fractal mission request.

1:02:11 Abraham asks Dan for his thoughts on Optimism Fractal attendees applying for missions, individually or as a group.

1:02:36 Dan gives details on applying for missions.

1:04:45 Dan shares an idea that he has for Optimism Fractal, possible funding for new tool Tadas is building and also a growth experiment grant.

1:07:23 Abraham shares his understanding of Dan’s explanation.

1:08:22 Dan shares screen of mission request grants, detailing how it works. Dan also mentions the possibility of reaching out to the foundation.

1:11:15 Dan shares screen of Welcome to the Collective including additional learning avenues.

1:12:46 Will comments briefly on a grant that he filed for and will resubmit.

1:14:00 Dan reminds everyone to share links.

1:14:28 Jrocki comments on Dan’s knowledge, his writings, reaching out. This is how to affect change.

1:16:00 Dan shares resources to help everyone apply, Jrocki jumps in to add additional office hours and application times.

1:18:09 Dan shares the calendar of resources on the governance calendar. Dan also shares the mission request page including OP rewards available. Dan also shares his experience with mission requests. Shares page on his request which was sponsored by Jrocki, mentions there is a process to change funding at some point by making a proposal to delegates. Dan mentions the last event of this season on July 25, returning August 15, also thanks Hodlon for making the council proposal.

1:24:54 Dan starts wrapping it up. Go Optimism!