Taking a look back at Q1 and a look ahead to our plans for 2018 Gitcoin’s mission is to grow open source software. In pursuit of this mission, we are also focused on the ‘future of work’, where creatives (read: everyone) are compensated for the work they achieve in a variety of ways.
Gitcoin’s mission is to grow open source software. In pursuit of this mission, we are also focused on the ‘future of work’, where creatives (read: everyone) are compensated for the work they achieve in a variety of ways.
In November 2017, Gitcoin announced the launch of Pilot Projects alongside leading web3 projects including MetaMask, ConsenSys Diligence, EtherDelta, Truffle, and web3py.
https://medium.com/gitcoin/gitcoin-joins-consensys-announces-pilot-projects-bc1b9241d836
The hypotheses we were testing were as follows. Using the Gitcoin Issue Explorer:
Here are some of the results.
To recap, for those intrigued. In our first four months of launch, we have:
In the meantime, Gitcoiners have fielded issues for other leading web3 projects such as MyCryptoWallet, Colony, ETHGasStation, Remix (Ethereum Foundation), Grid Plus, Software Engineering Daily, MARKET Protocol, Trust Wallet…and, Gitcoin.
Gitcoin core added four team members during Q1, rounding out a team who inherently focuses on two goals: growing Gitcoin’s community and building Gitcoin products which enable the community to grow open source. Without further ado, here are the team members.
The team will continue to grow into Q2, with openings for a Business Development Lead and a Front-End Engineer. The process to find a good fit is well underway for both roles. We are grateful to have a strong community who has helped make the process easy (though it does make decisions hard).
Are you interested in joining Gitcoin? Message us on Slack and tell us how you’d consider pitching into the mission.
Alongside our focus on driving the Pilot Projects to successful completion, we launched a few interesting Gitcoin features which we believe set us up well.
Along with these launches, we also dealt with some production bugs which we believe are now in the past. Thanks for sticking with us.
In Q1, the Gitcoin team sponsored two hackathons, ETHDenver and the SXSW Hackathon. We enjoyed meeting community members and inviting new ones to the fold at both events.
We’ve also immensely enjoyed our weekly livestream (Every Friday, 4PM CT). If you work remote, like seeing demo’s of live crypto products, or have a perspective on whether or not we’re living in a simulation… you might enjoy the conversation. Conversations on Github and Slack have been stimulating as we think through the different ways we can support open source. Interest in demo-ing anything to an engaged group of developers? Reach out and let us know.
Special shoutout to Aditya, Mitch, Eswara, Ian, Collin, and many others for hanging out with us often these community calls.
Gitcoin is an open source project. Following the OSS ethos, we aim to be as transparent as possible about our goals so that contributors can offer feedback and we can row in the same direction. Or, at least generally in the same direction. We are a bubbling bazaar, at the end of the day. 
https://medium.com/gitcoin/gitcoin-joins-consensys-announces-pilot-projects-bc1b9241d836
In Q2, we’ll be building on the success of our pilot projects and welcoming a number of new repositories to Gitcoin. Here are some of our tangible OKR’s.
In order to ‘Scale Current Platform’, we’re looking for great open source repo’s to partner with in order to bring top-tier development talent to web3. If you know of any web3 open source projects which Gitcoin should be involved with, please let us know. We’re willing to put up an initial bounties of up to $300 on successful applicants.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUDnLRXu03eGldeb3twlgdccg4xvRI22XwRo7pm60pemDEpw/viewform
For those who refer repo’s, we’re offering a 15% founders fee on the first bounty which is funded by that repo on Gitcoin’s platform.
Other than this, we appreciate you doing what you’re already doing. Let’s continue our journey to grow open source and change the way we work.