November 2021
Virtual / Nov 11
Join Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), Karl Floersch (Optimism), Juan Benet (Protocol Labs), and other thought leaders in the first installation of Funding the Commons to discuss novel experiments and future directions for funding our collective commons.
TL;DR - Watch us in Action
Speakers
Vitalik
Buterin
Founder,
Ethereum
Karl
Floersch
CTO,
Optimism
Kevin
Owocki
Supermodular, Gitcoin
Andrew
Critch
Research Scientist, CHAI; Founder, BERI
Raul
Jordan
Co-Founder, Prysmatic Labs
Pooja
Shah
Head of Product, Protocol Labs
Miles
Jennings
a16z General Counsel, Crypto
Marta
Belcher
General Counsel, Protocol Labs
Owen
Cotton-Barratt
Research Fellow, FHI
Evan
Miyazono
Protocol Labs
Dawn
Song
UC Berkeley
Darren
Zhu
Founder,
Atoms.org
Juan
Benet
Protocol Labs
Schedule
November 11, 2022
Intro: Closing The Innovation Chasm
Overview of the history and importance of public goods funding, and why new approaches are critical to pushing technological process forward
Juan Benet
8:00 PST / 16:00 UTC
Funding public goods — algorithms and mechanisms
A view of the latest thinking around novel public funding experiments and exciting new projects in the ecosystem
Vitalik Buterin
8:35 PST / 16:35 UTC
Quadratic funding on Gitcoin
A history of quadratic funding on one of the most mature public funding platforms in Web3
Kevin Owocki
9:20 PST / 17:20 UTC
Networked OKRs & Milestone Bounties
Protocol Lab's approach to aligning and funding ecosystem progress in a more decentralized fashion
Pooja Shah
9:40 PST / 17:40 UTC
Impact certificates and Impact Markets
The benefits of markets in altruistic impact, and what's needed to achieve them
Owen Cotton-Barratt
10:00 PST / 18:00 UTC
Story of a network-funded team
How Prysmatic Labs developed Prysm and other public goods using new funding mechanisms
Raul Jordan
11:10 PST / 19:10 UTC
How can public goods be profitable?
Miles (a16z General Counsel, Crypto) and Marta (Protocol Labs General Counsel) discuss the challenges and opportunities of creating sustainable, profitable public goods projects
Miles Jennings
Marta Belcher
11:30 PST / 19:30 UTC
Retroactive Public Goods Funding Experiment 1
Discussing the mechanisms, results and learnings of Optimism's first retroactive public goods award
Karl Floersch
12:30 PST / 20:30 UTC
S-process funding
Introducing the S-process, an algorithm that enables multiple funders to simultaneously delegate the optimization of funding decisions to overlapping groups of trusted advisors. This also allows the advisors to debate and coordinate in deciding the total amount of funding any particular project should receive
Andrew Critch
12:50 PST / 20:50 UTC
Impact Evaluators
Retroactive public goods funding for the broader Protocol Labs network
Evan Miyazono
13:40 PST / 21:40 UTC
Beyond Philanthropy: Memetic Altruism and Future Prizes
Incentives for funding public goods at scale
Darren Zhu
14:00 PST / 22:00 UTC
Data Commons for Public Good
Building a data economy to enable more responsible use of data, in order to maximize social welfare and economic efficiency while protecting users' data rights and enabling fair distribution of value
Dawn Song
14:10 PST / 22:10 UTC
Closing remarks
Breakout Room
Juan Benet
14:30 PST / 22:30 UTC
Previous Partners
Tokyo 2024
Join us for our 10th Funding the Commons conference in Tokyo Summer 2024!
In a program curated by our partners from DeSci Tokyo and Plurality Tokyo, we’ll explore organizations and research projects revitalizing communities and civic infrastructures by defining new forms of support for public goods.
In the midst of complex interdependent global challenges, and regional issues like declining population, defining needs, mechanisms, and coordination pathways around shared common resources can provide hope and tangible solutions.
Amidst Japan's environmental and demographic shifts, this conference emerges as a crucial platform for inspiring new strategies in public goods support and presenting a regenerative vision from the cosmopolitan city of Tokyo. Over two days, engage, share, and collaborate to forge paths toward effectively funding and sustaining public goods in our dynamic world.
Funding the Commons Tokyo 2024 brings together presentations, panel discussions, and collaborative sessions, welcoming both in-person and virtual participants. It's a chance for builders, protocol developers, academics, and funders to talk, create, and share new ways to fund public goods. Whether you're looking to add your knowledge, learn from the experts, or meet others in the field, this event is where you can help shape the future of public goods funding.
Register now to secure your spot at Funding the Commons Tokyo 2024!
[description]
Let's be Friends
Join us for the future
We excited to connect with you at our next event, but we'd rather not wait! If you support our mission and would like to get involved, please let us know how you'd prefer to participate.
Sign up to receive our newsletter!
General inquiries
Please email us with any questions you have, and we look forward to speaking with you soon!
2023 Funding the Commons Inc.