Add XOAO & QUANTUM to Skull Council with Additional CM Responsibilities

Proposal Discussion Channel: https://discord.com/channels/584743270828081152/985286918709334056

Proposal Champion: Math_Averse & Leonidas.Eth

Proposal Stakeholders: XOAO & QUANTUM

Overview: Given current market conditions and immediate community needs, we are proposing the DAO selects to add XOAO & QUANTUM to the Skull Council in replacement of Brandon (who will be voluntarily stepping down). It is clear the DAO process needs more internal support with increased Council engagement and oversight - adding 2 new Council members will help strengthen this. XOAO & QUANTUM’s Council seats will be held for an indefinite amount of time and responsibilities of this position are outlined in the Skull Paper. In addition and as an extension of their Skull Council duties, XOAO & QUANTUM will also serve as Community Managers to create the foundational systems pertaining to the CryptoSkulls’ Marketing Roadmap, IRL Event Planning, Team Organization and Communication. In order to reduce risk while maximizing team synergy and production, they both will contribute 20 hours( each) weekly towards these outlined goals for an 8-week trial period. XOAO & QUANTUM have been formulating a detailed CM Roadmap over the last 6 weeks, have co-hosted numerous spaces together and are ready to execute (and deliver) on a strategic plan to increase brand awareness, value and loyalty, promote deep engagement amongst community members and create organizational systems that will serve us through 2022. This CM coordination work and Skull Council involvement will strengthen our abilities to adapt as an organization and create a more efficient and effective DAO process. This proposal will replace the Fund Lead CM Trial proposal that was passed on May 27, 2022. Compensation will include a hybrid combination of ETH and DAO held CryptoSkulls with unclaimed Demonic Blood. A total of 2 ETH and 20 Skulls are requested from the DAO. After 8 weeks the DAO would vote to either continue funding, scale up funding, or scale down funding as well as whether to move to a more sustainable USDC-only based compensation structure.

Funding Transparency: 1. Primary Funding - It is requested that 1 ETH along with 2 CryptoSkulls with Demonic Blood is transferred to both individuals at the beginning of Week 1. 4 additional Skulls will be transferred to each person at the beginning of Week 4 and the last 4 Skulls sent at the end of Week 8. By the end of the 8 week period, each CM would receive 1 ETH and 10 CryptoSkulls each amounting to a total of 2 ETH and 20 CryptoSkulls with unclaimed Demonic Blood. The first set of transactions (ETH and Skulls) will be sent within 24 hours after this proposal has passed DAO voting. These funding calculations are based on a CM salary of $80K, the current ETH value of $1500 USD and a combined Skull value of the CS FP (.3 ETH) and Demonic Skull FP ( .069 ETH) as of 6/11/22.

Proposal Details: Over the last month, XOAO & QUANTUM have been working together to create a clear CM Strategy which is briefly outlined below - more detailed tasks and goals have been organized into a Roadmap onlined using Jira management software. Through in depth Discord discussions, private chats with members, participation in Spaces and various other avenues, we have defined key areas to focus on within the first 8 weeks. Within each focus area, there are numerous tasks and goals, and each will be defined clearly with measurable outcomes and timelines and progress updates will be communicated weekly via Discord. The primary key areas we will focus on as CMs are: - Marketing Roadmap - this includes defining community values and brand identity, taking responsibility of Twitter and Discord (supporting MODS), creating all social media content (2-3 Spaces per week, event promo, event follow up), and building systems for future promotion that will include the use of templates and evergreen brand content. - IRL Event Planning - immediate planning will begin for Skull events along with the creation of evergreen content to support other community members in hosting their own CS events (this would include a media package for community use including written and visual assets). The Marketing Roadmap is closely tied to these events and content will be created pre/post each event so all organizing efforts are maximized. - Communication, Team Organization & DAO Participation - Communication is essential to every aspect of the CM role and we will be communicating daily with the community on Discord/Twitter as well as providing in depth weekly community summaries as well as updates specific to our CM work. We hope to make ourselves available to each community member and having CMs based in the UK and the US will give us solid overlap into two major time zones. Connected to this, we are already active in the DAO and plan to strategically support and facilitate the promotion of each passed initiative maximizing the investment and exposure of each project. Please note, our goals and tasks currently outlined on Jira will continue to be developed as more input is gained from the Skull Council and community. If you need clarification on any of the information outlined above, please reach out to us! See below for the high level roadmap.

Timeline: XOAO & QUANTUM are ready to co-lead as part-time Community Managers ASAP.

Team Experience: XOAO & QUANTUM have both been interviewed for CM positions and have been actively engaging in CS community activities, brand development and promotion. XOAO is a digital specialist & consultant, designer and creative with agency experience, and designing apps for startups and fortune 500 companies to deliver products to market and execute on large digital transformation projects. An expert on human-centred design, branding, design thinking, user-research, he offers consulting services for clients to meet user needs whilst delivering business value. Having led creative teams in Series A funded startups and implementing project delivery within larger teams to deliver client projects worth over 50+million, to a high standard and keeping consistent brand values. He has founded 2 startups; co-founded a mental health tech startup which raised pre-seed funding, co-founded a digital marketing agency which delivered projects for Fortune 500 companies. Clients include coca-cola, MAC, Tom Ford, Zalando and more. Since 2016, XOAO has also participated and won competitions in 3 blockchain hackathons, winning a Design Prize at Jaguar Land Rover Hackathon in 2016, backed by Inmotions Ventures, winning the London Fintech Blockchain Week by R3 (Corda) in 2017, and the WCAH London Blockchain Hackathon. He worked as a Digital Lead for a blockchain startup called ARAW in 2017. Through these experiences and domain expertise in crypto since 2016, he has been working in web 3, consulting for blockchain startups, for the past 3 years where has invested into building communities and products for the future. QUANTUM’s background is firmly rooted in Business Management, Economics and Marketing. Over the last decade, he has served in numerous leadership roles within the Craft Beer & Specialty Coffee industries where valuable skills related to social media management, marketing, time and staff management, and community development were gained. In 2017, he launched his own independent coffee roastery, taking full responsibility over all business operations, including product design, promotion and creation, company advertising and collaborations, fininances and all other business aspects. QUANTUM provides consultation services to businesses helping to implement front and backend organizational systems, evergreen products & content, financial sustainability and brand development. In 2021, QUANTUM sold his business to focus full time on crypto, Web3 and real estate investing. Currently QUANTUM is based in Minnesota (doxxed to the Skull Council), he operates a Biodynamic Farm, likes to hang at the beach with his two kids, plays Magic cards monthly with friends and has found enjoyment in collecting historical NFTs.

Receiver: XOAO & QUANTUM (2 addresses) 0x65cD8D1C724FCbF42D452014296188EB77078eB0 0x27FfbC97a4d1d1Cd9087b47a2BD9cA4068dd3D53