Following the brainstorm, now is the time to quantify what is our mission/vision for MakerDAO. I keep the objectives on the side for now.
Below is the description of each possible mission/vision for MakerDAO. Those are stereotypes, the reality is obviously more complex than a one-liner. If needed I can detail more some aspects. I can’t change the poll after publishing, but if you come up with a new type of mission/vision, please put it in the comments for discussion.
Below, there are two polls. The first one only allows one choice and the second one is multiple choices. I suggest that you avoid selecting all options in the second poll (I know it is tempting). There are pros and cons for each method so the easiest way is to do both.
If the results are interesting and if that makes sense (I delegate that to @LongForWisdom ), the same question will be put on-chain.
Mission list
Maker the CryptoBank corporation
Be the biggest bank amongst DeFi and CeFi thanks to a first-class workforce and governance.
Banks being defined as what a bank means in the future. Expanding the competitive landscape to CeFi (Square is next on the list, then HSBC and BoA). Put an emphasis on the importance of the workforce (paying our teams with the protocol money, being the best place to work) and the governance community.
Maker Autonomous Protocol
Be the leader in stablecoin lending and provide a good return to MKR holders
This is a narrower mission and it avoids pushing the scope too far and over-investing to remunerate the MKR token holders. One target is to have the least human interaction in the day to day activity. So most likely a small or no dedicated workforce and low governance overhead.
Maker The Money Lego
Be the key building block in DeFi and change the world
Support all the DeFi by having the best permissionless, trustless system. Be at the bottom on the Protocol Sink Thesis . Put an emphasis on the protocol versus front-end for instance. Also, need a lot of interaction with other protocols to collectively create the best possible version of DeFi.
Maker Making the World a better Place
Banking the Unbanked
Put an emphasis on the retail market, marketing, and the front-end. Leverage the work done by the Foundation in Latam and elsewhere.
Single choice poll
- Maker the CryptoBank corporation
- Maker Autonomous Protocol
- Maker The Money Lego
- Maker Making the World a better Place
- Abstain
0 voters
Multiple choice poll
- Maker the CryptoBank corporation
- Maker Autonomous Protocol
- Maker The Money Lego
- Maker Making the World a better Place
- Abstain
0 voters
Polls open until January, 20th.