Bayesian Baller Contributor Stream Renewal

Author: Bayesian Baller

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Recipient: Bayesian Baller

Wallet: 0xD9b3Ad0eb0d3b9DF83CE919198F9ad0Ff692522F

Up to:

• 2k $KRAUSE / month
• 2k USDC / month

Paid monthly for 3 months (in arrears to June 1st).

Stewardship team may cancel this agreement at any point.

Community may submit a proposal to cancel this agreement at any point.

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Scope of Work

A stream request is designed to give contributors freedom and encouragement to work across multiple domains across the DAO; however, here are the current main focuses / intentions:

1) Around The Association

Research, record, produce, and market roughly 4 podcast episodes per month that drive community engagement, demonstrate the community’s basketball acumen, break down the barrier to entry to get non-crypto fans interested in Web3 / DAOs, and generate ad revenue for the Krause House treasury. Bayesian Baller has already released 16 episodes of Around The Association and interviewed a variety of guests including NBA players, coaches, and front office members.

Guest list for the summer includes:

• Stacy Davis, BIG3 Ball Hogs Player
• Jeremy Woo, Writer & NBA Draft Analyst at Sports Illustrated
• Jorge Costa, former Director of Analytics at Detroit Pistons
• Mustafa Abdul-Hamid, EVP of Arria Boost and former UCLA teammate of Russell Westbrook, Jrue Holiday, & Kevin Love
• Ross McMains, former Head of Player Development & Video Coordinator at New York Knicks & Sacramento Kings

2) Data Science & Basketball Analytics

Spearhead the Ball Hogs’ basketball analytics initiatives during the 2022 BIG3 season. This includes laying the groundwork for the Ball Hogs’ analytics database and using it to build data-driven scouting reports on a weekly basis for HC Rick Barry and the players to use for game-planning purposes. It also includes facilitating opportunities with leaders in the sports analytics industry, collaborating with other team’s and communities to advance the collective analytics expertise of the BIG3, as well as, establishing a framework for a dedicated basketball strategy and analytics team within Krause House.

As a proof of subject matter expertise, below are several examples of Bayesian Baller’s past basketball analytics work. Bayesian will taking his learnings from these past analytics projects and apply them to his work with Ball Hogs this summer:

Click here to read Bayesian Baller’s plan for the Ball Hogs’ analytics efforts:

• Krause House x BIG3: Analytics Strategy

Click here to learn about the Boost Coaching Analytics platform for which Bayesian Baller has served as the Product Owner (clients include Florida, Louisville, and UCLA among others):

• Boost Sport AI: Coaching Analytics Product

Click here for a few past samples of Bayesian Baller’s analytics work with the UCLA Bruins Men’s Basketball team:

• UCLA Bruins: 2018-19 Offseason Analytics Report
• UCLA Bruins: 2019-20 Offseason Analytics Report

Click here for some analytics work Bayesian Baller did that was featured in Sports Illustrated on a daily cover story leading up to the 2021 NBA Draft:

• Sports Illustrated: Why Cade Cunningham Is the No. 1 Pick

Click here for a series of analytics reports Bayesian Baller completed during graduate school regarding on-court strategy and talent evaluation in the NBA:

• Offensive Putbacks, Why Bother? The Art of Exploiting the Extra Possession
• The Golden Age of Backup PGs: Identifying Point Gods in the NBA Draft
• College Stats: The Good, Bad, & Ugly - Analyzing PGs & Playmaking Metrics with Predictive Modeling & Machine Learning

3) OpenRuns / Pick-Up App

Bayesian Baller had previously built and launched a pickup basketball mobile-app called OpenRuns that several Krause House members are eager to pursue further. They’ve formed a #pick-up-app channel in Discord, began recruiting power users, and plan to collaborate with other teams in KH for community building efforts.

4) Media Team Contributions

Bayesian Baller is a content creator and contributor to the Krause House Media Team. In addition to his weekly podcast, he also creates audiograms, social media posts, and markets KH to the world across a variety of media channels. Here are a few examples of past posts from Bayesian Baller that have received 25,000+ views and impressions for KH on social media: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Weekly Breakdown

A detailed breakdown of how Bayesian Baller’s time commitment to KH will be broken down across the aforementioned projects listed in the scope of work:

• Bayesian Baller will contribute roughly 15-20 hours per week (60-80 hours per month).
• The time commitment breaks down to 5-10 hours per week towards media, podcasting (research, recording, post-production), and content creation (audiograms, social media).
• Plus 5-10 hours spearheading Krause House’s basketball analytics initiatives for the Ball Hogs, as well as, managing the OpenRuns x KH partnership. In addition to contributing to KH’s weekly Media Team syncs and - of course - promoting good vibes through the community’s social spaces.

Bayesian Baller’s Background:

5+ years working professionally in basketball analytics, including the last 2.5 years as a Data Scientist / Product Manager for a leader in the basketball analytics space and the previous 2.5 years at the collegiate level with two major Div. 1 programs. Along the way, developed working relationships with a variety of influential figures in the basketball industry who will help facilitate partnerships and opportunities for Krause House to reach their ultimate goal of NBA ownership.

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Specification

This contributor may submit a request for up to the specified amount based on self-assessment of their work.

Intention

This is intended to encourage contributors to take immediate action on a wide range of problems/opportunities, as opposed to proceeding through the slower process of submitting a proposal for a narrow scope of work.

We prefer to invest in and groom talent, giving them the freedom and capital they need to be entrepreneurs within our community.  We value self-starters who are able to take action and deliver quality work.

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Both the community and the Stewardship team has the power to cancel this stream if it is being abused.  In addition, if a contributor abuses this trust, they are effectively burning their social credibility and ability to successfully submit proposals in the future.  We expect some lossiness; however, we believe the benefits of getting good work off the ground is worth this small cost.