SuperteamDAO x Solana ecosystem call, May 2023: “Crypto is a crazy place. The prices go up & the prices go down”- Kash Dhanda
When we speak about “communities”, we have definitely come a long way, not only in terms of our overall perception, but also to the channels & ecosystem. Any sort of meet-up of like minded people at a common place for a shared purpose is what I would personally define community as.
Initially, communities were more often than not referred to as social gatherings at community centres, this was in 900 B.C (Lol, Jk), this was before Web2. Then came the dawn of the internet, ushering a new age digital sphere and we began to see the transition from real-life interaction towards digital-life interaction. This was all a part of Web2, mind you.
Today with our transition towards Web3 & the whole cryptosphere, we are again beginning to see a new outlook to communities & if you have spent even 5 mins hunting for crypto communities, you would know by now, that Discord is what all these guys call HOME 🏡
Now that we have got some brief understanding of a community and their transition towards digital, we will be taking a deep dive into SuperteamDAO, a solid handshake between community & product that brings a twist to the DAO model. Through this deep dive, we will try to understand how this tokenless DAO is spreading like wildfire amongst the brightest minds in the web3 space.
What is SuperteamDAO?
If you have not heard about SuperteamDAO, my friend, which rock are you living under? (Send me your location ASAP).
Technically, SuperteamDAO is a DAO-as-a-service on paper, but it’s actually a behemoth shipping insane projects and grooming the most insane web3 talent shipping for the Solana ecosystem. Does not matter if you are a tech guy/gal or a non-techie bitten by the web3 bug. If you can shine, Superteam will make you shine brighter than the sun.
It is one of the…correction, it is THE hottest DAOs in the Web3 space. They are changing the way creators in Web3 earn money through Grants, Bounties, Internships, Full-Time Job opportunities & so much more… ohh guess what? They take a whooping 0% out of the earnings. Mad Lads these guys are 👀
Everything is run from their fancy HQ located in a Discord near you. Yeah, all you have to do to experience the madness is join the discord server. But, as you read about the secret society reference, well, we will explore that further now.
The DAO within the discord server has 3 levels of memberships.
- LVL 1; Lurkers 🚶♂️
- LVL 2: Contributors 🧑🏻💻
- LVL 3: Members 😎
LVL 1: Lurkers- This is your stepping stone to the rocket ship 🚀. Minimal channel access and you really need to show your talent on scale to fight to enter the fight-club. If you ship something absolutely insane, Kash Dhanda (founding member & Sherpa) will graciously extend an invitation to enter the citadel.
LVL 2: Contributors: Depending on the type of bounty you win, acces level 2 is granted and you have more resources at your disposal, ranging from helping on instant project work (tech/non-tech) to getting access to dedicated channels for design talks and dev talks. Facing an issue with a code? Worry not, a Superteam hero will swoop in to help you in no time. All this permissionless 💥
LVL 3: Members: This is where you become a part of the Justice League or the Avengers (depends on the universe your mind is locked into). Members get access to the entire playground. Getting access to all the projects shipping from the Superteam dock to giving suggestions on improving the DAO all the way to working group updates from grantees and project leads. It’s an opportunity vending machine and quite overwhelming to catch up with everything.
Currently, Superteam has its presence in India, Germany, Turkey, Mexico & Vietnam.
What’s the key to full-access SuperteamDAO?
Shine through by winning a grant or winning a bounty. That’s it. No holding 1 million tokens, knowing a celebrity or a million dollar subscription fee can get you access.
Bounties can be of different types, including, but not limited to:
Writing bounties: Deep-dives sponsored by projects that require you to explore the background of the project, user experience, onboarding process, judging the competitive landscape, relevant data inputs…basically the A-Z to put your writing and research analytics skills to test.
Design bounties: Super talented at creating the slickest looking website? Consider yourself a Figma God/Goddess? These bounties cater to showcasing your tasteful designs and securing your pass-key to the DAO
Developer bounties: For the tech guy in you coding like a true hacker. These bounties serve you with a problem statement or a specific tooling solution to solve with your coding skills.
All of the above bounties are super competitive and you are always going up against the cream-of-the crop. It’s the most insane gladiator pit and the winning dollars are super lucrative, but it’s the access to the knowledge pool that is the highlight of SuperteamDAO.
Grants galore:
SuperteamDAO has multiple active grants live on their platform Superteam Earn (more on that later). These grants have a very straightforward application process: Apply for the chosen grant, explain your project, give a timeline on expected project delivery, KPIs to map project success, funding required ($1-$10000) & your thoughts on why the project suits the grant provider. That’s all. A decision is provided within the next 48 hours and 25% of the funding directly sent to your Solana wallet.
Now let’s talk about Superteam Earn!
This is where things go bonkers and the opportunities go next level. SuperteamDAO just launched V2 on 4th May, 2023 and showcased it on the Solana ecosystem community call. As a member, I got early access to view the platform and a huge shoutout to Kash for that.
The approach now is simple. Projects can now access the best bounty hunters according to the XPs earned by members and reach out to them directly through the portal.
Bounty hunters can filter through all the bounties available with their respective sponsored bounty amounts and decide to allocate time according to their area of interest and deadline in hand towards the particular submission of choice.
Superteam Earn also doubles down as a job board and shows all the available job positions listed by organisations and has a complete overview of the job description, what the project is looking for in a candidate and the scope of work for the role being offered. Similar to bounties and grants, even the job board in Superteam Earn caters to both non-tech and tech folks. Hurray to inclusivity.
The magic doesn’t stop here, Superteam Earn is now aiming to go more social in their approach and will allow members to leave comments and interact with other members on any type of listing, leave a feedback, general thoughts or highlighting something that’s top-of-mind, it’s an inclusive workplace, but not a traditional one: a fun one.
XPs & The numbers game:
SuperteamDAO rewards its most active contributing members and contributors by allocating XPs against permissionless work. Write a crazy thread on SuperteamDAO = earn XP. Contribute to a in-house project = earn XP. Write an article= Earn XP. Participate in a bounty = earn XP. Help SuperteamDAO secure a sponsor = earn XP. You get the drill.
These allocated XPs are crucial to your member status with the DAO and opens even greater opportunities that align with the members skill set.
Forweb3 ALPHA: SuperteamDAO has exclusive member NFTs dropped to all the member wallets. Taking it a step further, the exclusive member NFTs will be dynamic in nature and will display the XP earned by the member, and update with changes as and when they happen. BIGGER ALPHA: These NFTs will also have a physical card soon 🔜
GDP GDP GDP
SuperteamDAO is insanely proud about the DAO’s GDP. This basically calculates the amount of money that members have earned in total through all the work opportunities generated from Superteam, by Superteam and through Superteam, like mentioned earlier in the article, Superteam charges NIL fees and all earnings are exclusively retained by the winning member(s). What a beautiful thing!
The GDP at the time of writing this article stands at $1.6 million. An absolute crazy number for a DAO generating revenue without a native token. Ohh also, to NOT lower your chances of getting entry into the DAO, please don’t ask ‘wen token’. It’s not happening.
Driving this number is a community of 181 members & 250+ contributors. A growing talent network with 2500+ registered people looking for opportunities in web3. And 50+ partner projects who’ve tapped into this talent pool.
Every bounty, job opportunity by a member, internship through Superteam interns, project earning through delegated work contributes to the overall GDP of SuperteamDAO.
Conclusion
SuperteamDAO is a force to reckon with. Period. Through the bear market and the chilly crypto winter vibes, SOL price dumps and the FTX debacle …SuperteamDAO and the community has stood strong together against all odds. The winnings are great, but the true beauty lies in the collaborative community effort led by the best people you can come across in the space.
So get your coffee and start working towards becoming a part of THE best DAO in the web3 space. You can check-in whenever, but check-out time is never at SuperteamDAO.