---
type: decision
entity_type: decision_market
name: "Futardio: Approve Budget for Pre-Governance Hackathon Development"
domain: internet-finance
status: passed
parent_entity: "[[futardio]]"
platform: "futardio"
proposer: "E2BjNZBAnT6yM52AANm2zDJ1ZLRQqEF6gbPqFZ51AJQh"
proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/2LKqzegdHrcrrRCHSuTS2fMjjJuZDfzuRKMnzPhzeD42"
proposal_date: 2024-08-30
resolution_date: 2024-09-02
category: "grants"
summary: "Approved $25,000 budget for developing Pre-Governance Mandates tool and entering Solana Radar Hackathon"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---

# Futardio: Approve Budget for Pre-Governance Hackathon Development

## Summary
This proposal approved a $25,000 budget for developing Futardio's Pre-Governance Mandates tool—a dApp combining decision-making engines with customizable surveys to improve DAO community engagement before formal governance votes. The tool was entered into the Solana Radar Hackathon (September 1 - October 8, 2024).

## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Passed
- **Proposer:** E2BjNZBAnT6yM52AANm2zDJ1ZLRQqEF6gbPqFZ51AJQh
- **Proposal Account:** 2LKqzegdHrcrrRCHSuTS2fMjjJuZDfzuRKMnzPhzeD42
- **Proposal Number:** 4
- **Created:** 2024-08-30
- **Completed:** 2024-09-02

## Budget Breakdown
- Decision-Making Engine & API Upgrades: $5,000
- Mandates Wizard Upgrades: $3,000
- dApp Build (Frontend): $7,000
- dApp Build (Backend): $5,000
- Documentation & Graphics: $5,000

## Significance
This represents Futardio's expansion beyond futarchy governance into pre-governance tooling—addressing the problem that "governance is so much more than voting" by providing infrastructure for community deliberation before formal proposals. The tool aims to complement rather than compete with established governance platforms (MetaDAO, Realms, Squads, Align).

The proposal explicitly deferred monetization strategy, listing potential models (staking, one-time payments, subscriptions, consultancy) but prioritizing user acquisition over revenue. This reflects a platform-building phase focused on demonstrating utility before extracting value.

## Relationship to KB
- [[futardio]] - product development funding
- [[metadao]] - mentioned as complementary governance infrastructure
