{"signature": "0xf8a4813e7120323440f8b785691cdb2921adaae7161828712ac3e1468edec89640d88db72ce0ae02d3be6ad41d26b32af3e11bbbb16b64332042b942cc118b531b", "application": {"round": "0xb0ab31e907d5efe0dae69f29a22b5609fc2989e1", "answers": [{"type": "email", "answer": "yeshodharab@gmail.com", "hidden": true, "question": "Email Address", "questionId": 0}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "We have not received any funding yet. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Funding Sources", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Zu-Grāma (pronounced Zu-Graa-muh, meaning village in Sanskrit)", "hidden": false, "question": "Name of your event?", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- **Website**: [Zugrama.org](https://zugrama.org)\n- **Telegram**: [Join our Telegram](https://t.me/+WEGHdd6xLHBlYTA1)\n- **Contributor Form**: [Contribute to Zu-Grama](https://app.zugrama.org/event/6696513feb2456df4166f04b)", "hidden": false, "question": "Share the public communication channels for your event (website, social media, messenger groups, email)", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- **Yeshodhara Baskaran** - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeshodhara-baskaran-610096114/). \n- Zuzalu-Montengro resident (> 2 consecutive weeks)", "hidden": false, "question": "Name of the person responsible for the event and the duration of their Zuzalu/ZuConnect attendance", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "42 days", "hidden": false, "question": "Duration of the event, in consecutive days", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "150 people depending on location and fundraising efforts.", "hidden": false, "question": "Numbers of long-term attendees the event is reasonably expecting to host", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "## Focus Areas\n\n1. **Ethereum, ZK**\n2. **Rationality**\n3. **Public Goods, Decentralized Governance**\n4. **Crypto Cities** (i.e., Network Nations, Digital Nations, Network States)\n5. **Longevity, DeSci & BioTech**\n\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Groups of Zuzalu thought-schools the event is substantially dedicated to", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- We will have tracks dedicated to exploration of projects around the listed emerging tech (such as longevity, BioTech, AI) and addressing the three foundational challenges of ambition, talent and capital in these fields. We will address the thought schools through this mechanism.\n\n- We will have truth seeking (rationality) and impact as a core principle for the entire event and we will weave them into the programming. We will address the thought school of Rationality through this.\n\n- We will perform unique (opt-in) governance experiments during Zu-Grama. Like Harberger tax on the most desirable accommodation, live voting on sponsored adverts, plurality tools for collective decision making. We will address the thought schools for De-governance and Public Goods through this.\n\n- We will have tracks dedicated to Ethereum, ZK and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE).\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Elements that dedicate the event substantially to these thought-schools", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "## Non-Opt-In for the Attendees (Requirements)\n\nAll attendees will be communicated prior to getting the Zu-Grama ticket about the items that are non-opt-in.\n- Attendees will be automatically added to various communication tools, such as a Telegram group or consensus tools, to facilitate event coordination and communication. Attendees will have the option to opt-out of these communication tools if they choose.\n- Certain spaces within the event will be clearly marked for photography and recording. These recordings and photos may be used for live streaming or included in marketing materials. Attendees will have the option to opt-out of being featured in published materials. However, presence in these marked spaces will imply consent to be recorded or photographed unless the attendee actively opts-out.\n\n## Non-Optional for the Attendees (Requirements)\n\n- Potential attendees must apply by filling out the attendee application form. While there are no specific prerequisites to attend the event, applicants must demonstrate their motivation to participate in the Zu-Grama experiment through the application form. Our application form will be available publicly soon.\n- This includes adhering to policies that prohibit racism, caste-ism, harassment, discrimination, and any form of abusive behavior. Specific guidelines on these policies will be provided and we expect all attendees to abide by it.\n- All attendees will be required to sign house rules (such as to be respectful to others, no abuse, no discrimination, being kind etc.).\n- Attendees must have a valid Zu-Grama ticket to participate in the event and co-create sub-events. This ticket is essential for entry and involvement in all activities.\n- Attendees must abide by all applicable nation-state laws and regulations. This ensures the safety and legality of the event. Specific policies will be provided that attendees will be required to sign before getting the Zu-Grama attendance ticket.\n- All attendees must sign a liability waiver if they wish to participate in the event.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "In what ways are attendees obligated to comply with non-optional aspects of the event design? Is there any action or prerequisite necessary to join? Is there anything on the event, that is not optional for the attendee to opt-in to?", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Bottom-up programming will be built into the Zu-Grama dapp by Lemonade. All attendees of Zu-Grama will have the ability to create and/or co-create events which will be accessible to all other Zu-Grama attendees. Event creators will be able to use the spaces/venues secured by Zu-Grama to host their event.\n- Meta-event tracks will be defined by the core Zu-Grama team.\n- A valid Zu-Grama ticket will be required for attendees to be able to create and list their events on the Zu-Grama dapp.\n- A valid Zu-Grama ticket will be required to RSVP and attend any guest-created Zu-Grama events.\n- All attendees will be notified and will have access to view and RSVP to events created by other guests.\n- Event organizers and attendees will be responsible for upholding the quality of their events and the whole Zu-Grama experiment.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "What are the aspects of the event effectively allowing for bottom-up dynamics to arise", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- The entire event is designed for **cross-pollination of ideas across different fields**. The main programming of the event will be designed to address the challenges of **ambition, talent, and capital** for each of those fields. These challenges look entirely different for each field, and the attendees will be able to form communities, projects, and ideas to address these challenges as they see fit. Zu-Grama will only provide the infrastructure and the meta-programming; everything else will be co-curated by the participants.\n\n- Some of the fun meta-programming will include the following items, and we will invite participants to co-build this experience for Zu-Grama:\n  - **Community breakfast**\n  - **Morning cold plunge**\n  - **Karaoke night**\n  - **Onchain scavenger hunt**\n  - **Run club**\n  - **Cosplay - Meme play**\n  - **Morning yoga, Cricket games**\n", "hidden": false, "question": "What are the aspects of the event advocating for relationships and communities to organically form", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- We will have dedicated time in the schedule for community-led events and clearly communicate this in our schedules and make it visible in Zu-Grama Dapp. \n- All the attendees will be able to create events in a permsionless way through the Dapp. Please see our answer on our tech for more details on how we achieve this. ", "hidden": false, "question": "What are the aspects that allow attendees the permissionless co-organisation of the event (accessibility of schedule programming, availability of venue space and dedicated time)", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Social impact, X-risks, alternative Indian models for local de-governance. (Local/rural community powered cooperatives in India within the agriculture, dairy and logistics sectors are unique in their bottom-up governance model that work with corporates and state governments while retaining power. They are similar to labor unions in the Western world, but as opposed to being in conflict with the corporate management, their operating and governance model enables a positive symbiotic relationship in India.)", "hidden": false, "question": "Which other themes or thought-schools will be present in your event?", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "## Before the Event:\n\n- The attendees accepted to the event will have the possibility to suggest events to the main curated programming team via a public newsfeed room only available to Zu-Grama guests.\n- Guests will be able to connect within gated Telegram and Matrix channels to coordinate and organize events together.\n- Zu-Grama attendees will be able to start creating their own events within the dapp right after obtaining their tickets.\n- All attendees will be kept informed of new events created, with the ability to RSVP and contribute to them.\n- Event initiators will be equipped with tools within the Zu-Grama dapp to collect crowdsourced contributions from all Zu-Grama attendees to cover costs for their event.\n\n## During the Event:\n\n- Have a few empty slots / free-days in the programming where participants can create their own events and invite all the Zu-Grama attendees. The initiators of such events can use our tools, communication channels, and event spaces at no cost.\n- The initiators of the event can also request funding from the core team. Based on available capital, the core organizers will be able to fund some events or provide matching funds for crowdsourcing.\n- We will explore a community-sourced plurality voting points system, wherein each Zu-Grama attendee will have (say) 1000 votes to distribute across events they attended.\n- A leaderboard showcasing the event organizers with votes earned will be created on the Zu-Grama dapp to highlight the best events. We might use these data points to build a Zu-Grama social graph that could feed into future Zu-Grama activations.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "How do you expect to foster community contributions and bottom-up development of programming? ", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Yes. Our partner Lemonade is already integrated with Zupass. All Zu-Grama event attendees will receive Zupass compatible tickets.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Does your project plan to give out zupass-compatible membership passes to your attendees?", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- We have not received any other funding as of writing this application. 16.07.2024. \n- But we do plan to fundraise externally through sponsorships and ticket sales. \n- We commit to being transparent about all our funding and will make it public.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Have you received any other funding for this project? If so, how much and from what sources? (See Rule 5)", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "No. We are also not affiliated with any other Indian events.", "hidden": false, "question": "Did either you, or the project, or its predecessor participate in the Zuzalu-Gitcoin Q1 Events Round? If that is the case, please share how much funding you receive and detail how these funds were used? Was your project involved in (non-monetary) kickbacks that were given out in exchange for contributions in?", "questionId": 17}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "No. ", "hidden": true, "question": "Did any of the organizing members involved in this event (or its predecessor) receive or hold funds awarded to the Zuzalu project as part of Optimism’s Retro PGF round 3? If so, please share in detail how much, when, and on what basis of justification were these funds received by you?", "questionId": 18}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "No. ", "hidden": true, "question": "Did you, or any organizing members involved in this event involved in your project or its successor or predecessor, hold Optimism Retro PGF funds in the Name of Zuzalu? Please make sure that the funds have been sent to vitalik.eth before applying in order for your project to be eligible.", "questionId": 19}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "The funds that we raise will be utilized for the following elements:\n\n- The fundraise will help us keep the quality of the event higher and make it more accessible to everyone. The funds will be used as a legal non-profit entity that will conduct the Zu-Grama event.\n- **Venue** (including co-working spaces, event spaces) and **Accommodation**\n- **Programming and Experience Design**\n- **Healthy Food** for all the attendees\n- **Prizes and Grants** for Hackathons\n- **Scholarships / Fellowships** for deserving attendees\n- **Compensation** for contributors and core-team\n- **Funds for Development** of the ecosystem in various fields of technology\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe how you will use the funds received from this round?", "questionId": 20}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Yes. ZuGrama event and dapp will be compatible with Ethereum and common Ethereum ecosystem standards along the parameters mentioned below.\n### Permissionless Onchain Ticketing\n- All approved applicants for Zu-Grama will be able to purchase tickets on Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Base, Scroll, and Linea via self-custody wallets.\n\n### Event Data Interoperability\n- All Zu-Grama event data will be attested onchain with the [Ethereum Attestation Service](https://attest.sh/); enabling transparency and allowing other Zuzalu builders and the wider Ethereum ecosystem to leverage the EAS API to build products, platforms, and services.\n\n### E2E Encrypted Messaging\n- Zu-Grama attendees will be provided with the option to communicate with each other via the Zu-Grama dapp built on the Matrix Protocol.\n\n### Future Integrations\n- Zu-Grama dapp will integrate other 3rd party tools such as SAFE AA, Snapshot, Charmverse, etc., for transparent governance and files/data storage management.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Is your blockchain-facing tech maximally compatible with Ethereum and common Ethereum ecosystem standards? If so, how?", "questionId": 21}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "By submitting an application, you agree to the following: 1) provide a statement on Zuzagora (or it’s successor) on how the funds received through this round were used one month after the event ends. In case your event has not fully happened within 2024, all unused funds must be returned, used funds must be publicly accounted for. Please confirm you understand this. ", "questionId": 22}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "We recommend including in your application, please confirm you have understood this: What problem you’re trying to solve Traction, if any Team Roadmap Budget", "questionId": 23}], "project": {"id": "0x0fbfe067af5632485ce802df839a4de492cce2cd7ca6dfec25aa0b1142fc94fa", "title": "Zu-Grāma", "logoImg": "bafkreidl7zoksqvvicb66xje4ab7g3skdqkncqfwtxtpfo6bix5cqobe3a", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreib2tfxc5pel47aud2554proajfiuuix3b4wfrp6d6s5wjxo7uge24", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://Zugrama.org", "bannerImg": "bafybeif7g4cmpfzrf7jtk35wwpooddorguzr5rwg4bsgmloxy3rf7srd24", "createdAt": 1721150473126, "credentials": {}, "description": "\n**Zu-Grama** (pronounced Zu-Graa-muh, meaning village in Sanskrit) is a pop-up village experiment designed to address three fundamental challenges in India: **Ambition, Talent, and Capital**—each playing a significant role in fostering an innovation culture. Current efforts to tackle these challenges have been thwarted by systemic inefficiencies, symbolized by Moloch, due to their game-theoretic nature. Zu-Grama will be a mechanism designed to change the existing incentive structures and overcome these inefficiencies by exploring alternative approaches.\n\nInspired by the Zuzalu model, Zu-Grama is an India-focused effort to advance Zuzalu’s mission and build upon its foundation. Zu-Grama will unite diverse fields of technology and communities for the first time in India in a co-living setup. The pop-up village will be activated in Bangalore, India from late October to early December. The focus will be on emerging technologies such as AI, BioTech, Nanotech, Neurotech, Spacetech, Longevity, Blockchain & Crypto (with a focus on Ethereum), and communities like rationality and social impact groups.\n\nThis confluence aims to foster cross-pollination of ideas and address the challenges of ambition, talent, and capital in each of those fields. Zu-Grama will be the playground for innovation around these challenges and play a new game rather than conforming to existing paradigms.\n\nWe think of Zu-Grama as a **mechanism design**, which we will try to keep credibly neutral, with the following components:\n\n### Inputs:\n- **Talent**: Experts, builders, thinkers, and doers.\n- **Capital**: Financial, time, and social resources.\n- **Ideas**: The memetic energy of communities and problem sets.\n\n### Processes:\n- **Learning Tracks**: Structured pathways for skill and knowledge development.\n- **Residency and Community Building**: Intentional design to foster cross-pollination of ideas and build meaningful personal relationships.\n- **Funding Mechanisms**: Quadratic funding, value-aligned grants or pre-seed investment, and support for scalable projects.\n- **Governance Experiments**: Innovative governance models to be tested within Zu-Grama.\n- **Truth Seeking**: Truth seeking as a foundational principle within Zu-Grama.\n- **Neutrality**: Affordability, transparency, and verifiability of the mechanism, funding, etc.\n\n### Outputs:\n- **Successful Projects**: Real-world applications and successful projects in various tech fields.\n- **Cross-Pollination and Cultural Exchange**: Enabling a rich exchange of ideas and cultural values.\n- **Problem Sets for Zu-Projects**: Identifying and tackling problem sets that can be addressed by other Zu-projects/events.\n\n### Expected Outcomes\nWhile we aim to let outcomes emerge organically from the Zu-Grama experiment, we anticipate the following potential outcomes:\n- **Ambition and Innovation**: Cultivating a culture of high ambition and breakthrough innovations with a d/acc philosophy.\n- **Scaled Governance Experiments**: Models and tools that could help local governance.\n- **Value-Aligned Projects**: Nurturing startups and projects that align with core values of Zu-Grama.\n- **Inspiring Nation-State Improvements**: Through the actions of Zu-Grama.\n- **Long-Term Zu-Grama**: Establishing a self-sustaining and innovative community.\n- **Innovation**: Catapulting the immense opportunity India presents by harnessing the vast potential of India's talent and resources arbitrage to drive innovation and ecosystem growth.\n\nZu-Grama is a bold step towards transforming India's innovation landscape by aligning ambition, talent, and capital with systemic change and long-term impact.\n\nWe have more to say on the Zu-Grama experiment. Please see our lite-paper (WIP) [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AFP0QcSTNIoRE77d99rDIeXi3zGvxGCaw6ZYKjYbBCE/edit) for more details on how and why we want to do this experiment.\n\n## What problem are we trying to solve?:\n\nWe want to address the challenges of **ambition, talent, and capital** for different thought schools in India. Zu-Grama will provide a playground for understanding these challenges and solving them through a different incentive structure.\n\n\n## Team:\n\n- **Anish Mohammed**: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishmohammed/)\n- **Kritarth Chhabra (KC)**: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kritarthchhabra/)\n- **Yeshodhara Baskaran**: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeshodhara-baskaran-610096114/)\n\nYou can see other contributors on our lite-paper (WIP) [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AFP0QcSTNIoRE77d99rDIeXi3zGvxGCaw6ZYKjYbBCE/edit).\n\n## Roadmap:\n\n### Q3 2024:\n- Fundraising\n- Onboarding curators\n- Securing venue\n- Building partnerships\n- Launch applications\n\n### Q4 2024:\n- Zu-Grama activation\n- Writing reflections and analyzing the results of the Zu-Grama experiment\n\n### Q1 2025:\n- Ecosystem development support for identified fields such as mentorship programs and future funding\n- Fellowships for select participants until the next Zu-Grama activation\n- Smaller gatherings of Zu-Grama in other cities/towns in India\n\n## Budget:\n\nWe do not have a set budget yet, but the funds that we raise will be utilized for the following elements:\n- The fundraise will help us keep the quality of the event higher and make it more accessible to everyone.\n- Venue (including co-working spaces, event spaces) and accommodation\n- Programming and experience design\n- Healthy food for all the attendees\n- Prizes and grants for hackathons\n- Scholarships/fellowships for deserving attendees\n- Compensation for contributors and core team\n- Funds for the development of the ecosystem in various fields of technology\n\n## Impact on the Zuzalu Ecosystem:\n\n- Zu-Grama will perform unique governance experiments (discussed above and in the experiment lite paper) which can serve as data points for the broader Zuzalu ecosystem.\n- Through our unique funding mechanism experiments, we will contribute to Zuzalu public goods.\n- We will run hackathons for building public goods for the Zuzalu ecosystem.\n- We will identify and publish unique problem sets or calls for projects that the broader Zuzalu ecosystem can contribute to.\n- Zu-Grama experiment will be interoperable with the broader ecosystem and will consider partnerships with highly aligned Zu-events.", "lastUpdated": 0}, "recipient": "0x0DC73465348B57Cd732740a3A85390dD98063354"}}