Really excited to see Paul and the Blockathon DAO team finally come over to NEAR!
I met Paul and the other team members back in 2018 through a range of Meetups and a Hackathon in Sydney. The Australian crypto community is actually quite strong ad growing daily, and much of this success has to do with the work of Paul and other organisers (Adriana, Daniel, et al)
Some of the specific reasons why I really like this proposal:
- Targeted, highly relevant community. By holding an event aimed at existing crypto communities we are reaching a high-value group of people that can more easily engage with the NEAR value proposition, adopt the technology
- Learning, Building, Earning. Ticks all the boxes for an immersive, supportive on-boarding experience. NEAR branding is strong, but some things need to be experienced to be fully understood. This has been consistent across most people I’ve onboarded to NEAR - give them a try and they’ll never look back.
- Focus on UX. Playing to our strengths; NEAR enables unique advanced user experiences, we must continue to amplify this message and invite brilliant, playful minds to take advantage of this.
I am happy to support this and put it through the Marketing DAO. Would equally give my full support if this is routed through any other funding avenue (Grants team or otherwise)
LFG