Challenges in Growing The Ethereum Ecosystem As A Community

Challenges in Growing The Ethereum Ecosystem
As A Community
William Mougayar
Investor, Advisor, Board Member
Author, The Business Blockchain
Founder, The Token Summit and WMX
@wmougayar
wmougayar@gmail.com
EthCC Paris March 7 2019

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❖ Marketing
❖ Governance

What is the Most
Important Ethereum
Feature?

Ethereum Ecosystem
Startups
Researchers
Scientists
Crypto
Capitalists
Meetups
Hackathons
Infrastructure
Entrepreneurs
Developers
Enterprises
DRUMMERSDREAMERS DOERS

Decentralization Projects Are
(Living Systems*) Communities.
* Grows into its environment by self-organizing

▪ Open source and open
standards pioneer since
the 90’s
▪ Author of AMQP
▪ Editor, RestMS
▪ Author, 30 protocols and
distributed systems
▪ Launched edgenet (mesh)

Communities Toolbox
✓ Strong mission
✓ Free entry
✓ Transparency
✓ Free contributors
✓ Full re-mixability
✓ Strong protocols
✓ Fair authority
✓ Non-tribalism
✓ Self-organization
✓ Tolerance
✓ Measurable success
✓ High scoring
✓ Decentralization
✓ Free workspace
✓ Smooth learning
✓ Regular structure
✓ Positivity
✓ Sense of humor
✓ Minimalism
✓ Sane funding
Source: Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens

1. Strong Mission
A
- the stated reason for the group’s existence
Adapted from Social Architecture by Pieter Hintjens

2. Free Entry
A
- how easy it is for people to join the group

3. Transparency
A-
- how openly and publicly decisions are
made
“Groups that work in secret do not
achieve wisdom.”

4. Free Contributors
A
- how far people are paid to contribute
“One Free contributor is worth 10 paid
contributors.”

5. Full Remixability
A
- how far contributors can remix each
others’ work

6. Strong Protocols
B
- how well the rules are written
“Good protocols let strangers collaborate
without up-front agreement.”

7. Fair Authority
C
- how well the rules are enforced
“Without authority, rules have no
strength.”

8. Non Tribalism
B
- how far the group claims to own its
participants

9. Self-Organization
A
- how far individuals can assign their own
tasks

10. Tolerance
C
- how the group embraces conflicts
“There are no dangerous opinions, only
dangerous responses.”

11. Measurable Success
C+
- how well the group can measure its
progress

12. High Scoring
B
- how the group rewards its participants

13. Decentralization
A++
- how widely the group is spread out

14. Free workspaces
A
- how easy it is to create new projects

15. Smooth Learning
A-
- how easy it is to get started and keep
learning

16. Regular Structure
C
- how regular and predictable the overall
structure is

17. Positivity
A
- how far the group is driven by positive goals
“Competitors are good, because they give you
resistance.
Copycats are good, because they prove your market
is a real one.
Trolls and vandals are good, because they give
sincere people an extra chance to prove their value.”

18. Sense of Humour
A++
- how seriously the group takes itself

19. Minimalism
B
- how much excess work the group does

20. Sane Funding
B
- how the group survives economically

Areas to improve
C (4) 20%
Fair authority, Tolerance, Measurable
success, Regular structure.
B (5) 25%
Strong protocols, Non tribalism, High
scoring, Minimalism, Sane funding.

Governance has 4 dimensions:
Philosophical
Technical
Economic
Business

Different Priorities … Different Governance
Blockchains
P2P Networks
Protocols
Dapps/Apps/Platforms
Socio-Political Change
Sybil attacks, Consensus process.
Installation, Self-incentivization, Economics.
Adoption, Ecosystem, Value.
Network Effects, Development, Support.
Inclusiveness, Fairness, Wealth Distribution.
Segment Key Considerations

Use Governance as a Tool,
not as a Weapon or Crutch.

9 Governance Issues and Challenges
❖It is not just about voting
❖Decision-making by consensus is not ideal
❖Communities alone shouldn’t govern
❖Beware of premature decentralization of governance
❖When will Code = Governance?
❖Transparency / Openness in Self-governance
❖One size or method doesn’t fit all
❖Large gap in governance UI’s (still very technical)
❖Obsession with self-governance (DAO was not a
standard)

Are We Decentralized Yet?

Selling the
Vision
Build-out
Installation
Deployment
Acceleration
Vision
Realization
2018-2020
2013-2015
2015-2016
2021+
2016-2018
2019-2021
Ethereum: The Evolution
Feb 2018
Today…Shifting Timelines

Some Suggestions for the Ethereum
Ecosystem to Maintain Leadership
❖ Don’t try to eat your (decentralized governance) dog
food too early
❖ Increase the sense of urgency
❖ Some authority for decision-making

Can the blockchain lead us to a
new world that is better than the
current one?

THANK YOU
William Mougayar
Investor, Advisor, Board Member
Author, The Business Blockchain
Founder, The Token Summit and WMX
@wmougayar
wmougayar@gmail.com
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