While I recognize the potential of the Uniswap Growth Program Renewal and have previously supported AlphaGrowth’s initiatives, the proposed $1.1 million budget does raise concerns. Is there info on how large the team is that’s working on this full time? Are comarketing/ecosystem marketing costs mainly production costs? Is there actual ad spend?
The “DeFi Operations” category stands out as a significant value driver, addressing a gap in the ecosystem by facilitating integrations like Uniswap LP tokens as collateral on platforms such as Compound and initiating pilot programs with projects like Nerite. While Bunni has not been able to make much progress with AlphaGrowth aside from introductions and retweets AlphaGrowth has always been timely with their responses and don’t feel “difficult” to reach which I couldn’t say for all parties inside of the Uniswap eco.
The “Uniswap Ecosystem Fund Research”, however, appears to overlap with the existing efforts of the Uniswap Treasury Working Group (UTWG) based on @Doo_StableLab’s comment. I would like to see us avoid redundancy and ensure efficient use of resources, it might be prudent to reassess or streamline this component if there is in fact overlap.
The “Embedded DeFi” initiative, aiming to integrate Uniswap into mainstream platforms like browsers and fintech apps, is ambitious but seems speculative at this stage. Given its uncertain outcomes or even potential added costs, I would like to understand what percent of the funding AG plans to allocate to these efforts and what ideal end results would look like.
AG has demonstrated it will add value, and I have personally seen good things related to DeFi Operations. I hope to see these small things ironed out.