From 9676fb1026f675365c0161af04de410e2d6da7cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Teleo Agents Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:30:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] rio: extract from 2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md - Source: inbox/archive/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md - Domain: internet-finance - Extracted by: headless extraction cron (worker 2) Pentagon-Agent: Rio --- entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md | 24 ++++++++++ .../metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md | 45 +++++++++++++++++++ entities/internet-finance/metadao.md | 2 + ...e-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md | 14 +++++- 4 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md create mode 100644 entities/internet-finance/metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md b/entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c4a2ade8 --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +type: entity +entity_type: person +name: "Advaith Sekharan" +domain: internet-finance +status: active +role: "Founding Engineer at MetaDAO" +tracked_by: rio +created: 2026-03-11 +--- + +# Advaith Sekharan + +## Overview +Founding engineer at MetaDAO hired in October 2024 with $180,000 annual salary and 237 META token allocation (1% of supply). Compensation structure includes performance-based unlocks tied to market cap milestones and 4-year vesting starting November 2024. + +## Timeline +- **2024-10-22** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] proposed: $180K salary + 237 META tokens with linear unlocks at market cap milestones +- **2024-10-26** — Hiring proposal passed via futarchy governance + +## Relationship to KB +- [[metadao]] — founding engineer +- [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] — hiring decision +- Part of MetaDAO's San Francisco core team buildout strategy \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md b/entities/internet-finance/metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a499c8b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +type: entity +entity_type: decision_market +name: "MetaDAO: Hire Advaith Sekharan as Founding Engineer?" +domain: internet-finance +status: passed +parent_entity: "[[metadao]]" +platform: "futardio" +proposer: "Nallok, Proph3t" +proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/B82Dw1W6cfngH7BRukAyKXvXzP4T2cDsxwKYfxCftoC2" +proposal_date: 2024-10-22 +resolution_date: 2024-10-26 +category: "hiring" +summary: "Proposal to hire Advaith Sekharan as founding engineer with $180K salary and 237 META tokens" +tracked_by: rio +created: 2026-03-11 +--- + +# MetaDAO: Hire Advaith Sekharan as Founding Engineer? + +## Summary +Proposal to extend an offer to Advaith Sekharan for founding engineer role at MetaDAO with $180,000 annual cash compensation and 237 META tokens (1% of supply excluding DAO holdings). Token allocation follows same structure as co-founder compensation with performance-based unlocks tied to market cap milestones and 4-year vesting period starting November 2024. + +## Market Data +- **Outcome:** Passed +- **Proposer:** Nallok, Proph3t +- **Proposal Date:** 2024-10-22 +- **Resolution Date:** 2024-10-26 + +## Compensation Structure +- **Cash:** $180,000/year (retroactive to October 16, 2024) +- **Tokens:** 237 META (1% of 23,705.7 supply including co-founder allocations) +- **Vesting:** 4 years starting November 2024, no unlocks before November 2028 +- **Unlocks:** Linear based on market cap ($5B = 100% unlock, $500M = 10% unlock) +- **Clawback:** Full clawback authority until July 2025 (8 months), then vests into smart contract +- **Market Cap Definition:** $1B = $42,198 per META + +## Significance +First founding engineer hire following MetaDAO's Fundraise #2 strategy to build core team in San Francisco. Compensation structure mirrors co-founder terms, establishing precedent for performance-based token unlocks tied to protocol value rather than time-based vesting. The 4-year cliff before any token unlocks signals long-term commitment requirements for core team members. + +## Relationship to KB +- [[metadao]] — hiring decision for core team +- [[advaith-sekharan]] — hired founding engineer +- [[metadao-compensation-proph3t-nallok]] — parallel co-founder compensation structure +- [[metadao-fundraise-2]] — fundraising context that enabled hiring \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/metadao.md b/entities/internet-finance/metadao.md index 9f0ae560..36cea627 100644 --- a/entities/internet-finance/metadao.md +++ b/entities/internet-finance/metadao.md @@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ The futarchy governance protocol on Solana. Implements decision markets through - **2026-03** — Pine Analytics Q4 2025 quarterly report published - **2024-02-18** — [[metadao-otc-trade-pantera-capital]] failed: Pantera Capital's $50,000 OTC purchase proposal rejected by futarchy markets +- **2024-10-22** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] proposed: hire Advaith Sekharan as founding engineer with $180K salary + 237 META tokens +- **2024-10-26** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] passed: first founding engineer hired with performance-based token unlocks ## Key Decisions | Date | Proposal | Proposer | Category | Outcome | |------|----------|----------|----------|---------| diff --git a/inbox/archive/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md b/inbox/archive/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md index 8ac527d1..1b51e7de 100644 --- a/inbox/archive/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md +++ b/inbox/archive/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md @@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/B82Dw1W6cfngH7BRukAyKXvXzP4T2cDsxwKYfxCftoC date: 2024-10-22 domain: internet-finance format: data -status: unprocessed +status: processed tags: [futardio, metadao, futarchy, solana, governance] event_type: proposal +processed_by: rio +processed_date: 2026-03-11 +extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5" +extraction_notes: "Hiring proposal with detailed compensation structure. No novel claims about futarchy mechanisms or governance — this is standard entity/decision_market data. Token allocation structure mirrors existing co-founder terms documented in metadao-compensation-proph3t-nallok. Created person entity for Advaith Sekharan and decision_market entity for the proposal itself." --- ## Proposal Details @@ -71,3 +75,11 @@ The terms of its release would be the same as Nallok and Proph3t, except that th - Autocrat version: 0.3 - Completed: 2024-10-26 - Ended: 2024-10-26 + + +## Key Facts +- MetaDAO token supply excluding DAO holdings: 19,755.7 META (2024-10-22) +- MetaDAO token supply including co-founder allocations: 23,705.7 META (2024-10-22) +- MetaDAO market cap definition: $1B = $42,198 per META +- Advaith Sekharan GitHub: https://github.com/advaith101 +- Advaith Sekharan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/advaith-sekharan-78b52b277/