After Sunday’s Public DAO Call and further discussion among a range of active GRAPE DAO Members regarding the opportunity or risk that this presents for the GRAPE Community, I wish to definitively clarify my position given my clearer understanding:
Scenario A: FOR
Brief: There are so many more pro’s than con’s, including the value accretion and marketing, this would be a strong signal to the ecosystem that GRAPE is capable of more than what may appear today and those who have the vision or willingness to take a 5+ Year position should be rewarded accordingly. We should entrust the decision making to the same members involved in past negotiations, which are usually confidential and for good reason.
Rationale:
- I maintain my initial position that I have faith & trust in the individuals involved in decision making that have played a role in the genesis and continued development of GRAPE.
- Provided it is a time-sensitive opportunity, it would prudent to avoid seemingly unnecessary debates of semantics, given the opportunity may not exist in the near future due to a change in market conditions or our community inability to delegate authority to proven leaders who should be entrusted with sensitive information & opportunities of this nature.
- If a credible stakeholder is willing to take a large Long Term $GRAPE position over a 10 Year timeframe in exchange for Short Term funding, this is not an insignificant investment thesis for both parties. The value of GRAPE is tied to Time Value of Social Work, which is not undermined, but rather, supported by this proposal as it combines Time Value of Money & Social Work, which would likely lead to $GRAPE appreciating in value organically & with substantial credibility.
- Liquidity can bolster the strengthening of the treasury needed to catalyze a range of key strategic GRAPE DAO & Community Initiatives.
- Pros outweigh the cons as this is not a mutually exclusive consideration, but an opportunity to parallelize opportunities & bootstrap future strategic options.
- The majority of arguments against this proposal weigh fears of Governance control, which I initially was skeptical of, but these opinions overlook a key fact:
- A large stakeholder has an equally weighted responsibility to ensure the success of the project, community and token.
- Theoretical models of allocating resources and capital were framed before the popularization of decentralization, web3, technology, finance & markets. Ascribing to one thesis overlooks the strengths inherent in augmenting efficient theory with effective reality.
Concerns: Counter arguments against seem to index more on pessimistic shorter-term perspectives (trader), rather than optimistic longer-term perception (investor).
As always, Thank you all for your incredible energy & participation. Keep making Grape GRAPE!