rio: extract from 2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md

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- Domain: internet-finance
- Extracted by: headless extraction cron (worker 5)

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entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md

@@ -12,16 +12,17 @@ created: 2026-03-11
 # Advaith Sekharan
 
 ## Overview
-Advaith Sekharan is a founding engineer at MetaDAO, hired in October 2024 with $180,000 annual salary and 237 META tokens (1% of supply) subject to performance-based vesting tied to market cap milestones. His compensation structure mirrors the co-founder allocation model with linear unlocks beginning at $500M market cap and full unlock at $5B market cap.
+Advaith Sekharan is a founding engineer at MetaDAO, hired in October 2024 with $180,000 annual salary and 237 META tokens (1% of supply) with performance-based vesting tied to market cap milestones. His compensation structure mirrors the co-founder allocation terms with linear unlocks beginning at $500M market cap and full unlock at $5B, with a 4-year cliff starting November 2028.
 
 ## Timeline
-- **2024-10-22** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] proposed: $180K salary + 237 META (1% supply) with 4-year vest starting Nov 2024, no unlock before Nov 2028, 8-month clawback period
-- **2024-10-26** — Hiring proposal passed via futarchy governance
-
-## Links
-- GitHub: https://github.com/advaith101
-- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/advaith-sekharan-78b52b277/
+- **2024-10-22** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] proposed: $180K salary + 237 META tokens with performance vesting
+- **2024-10-26** — Hiring proposal passed; joined as founding engineer with retroactive salary to October 16
 
 ## Relationship to KB
 - [[metadao]] — founding engineer
-- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] — compensation structure example
+- [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] — hiring decision
+- Part of MetaDAO's San Francisco core team buildout strategy
+
+## Links
+- GitHub: https://github.com/advaith101
+- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/advaith-sekharan-78b52b277/

entities/internet-finance/metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/B82Dw1W6cfngH7BRukAyKXvXzP4T2cDsxw
 proposal_date: 2024-10-22
 resolution_date: 2024-10-26
 category: "hiring"
-summary: "Hire Advaith Sekharan as founding engineer with $180K salary and 237 META tokens (1% supply) vesting over 4 years with market-cap-based unlocks"
+summary: "Proposal to hire Advaith Sekharan as founding engineer with $180K salary and 237 META tokens with performance-based vesting"
 tracked_by: rio
 created: 2026-03-11
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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ created: 2026-03-11
 # MetaDAO: Hire Advaith Sekharan as Founding Engineer
 
 ## Summary
-Proposal to hire Advaith Sekharan as MetaDAO's founding engineer with $180,000 annual salary and 237 META tokens (1% of supply excluding DAO holdings). Compensation mirrors co-founder structure with performance-based unlocks tied to market cap milestones, 4-year vesting starting November 2024, and 8-month clawback period.
+Proposal to extend an offer to Advaith Sekharan for founding engineer role at $180,000 annual cash compensation and 237 META tokens (1% of supply excluding DAO holdings), with vesting terms matching co-founder allocations but starting November 2024. The compensation structure includes linear unlocks tied to market cap milestones ($500M = 10% unlock, $5B = 100% unlock) with a 4-year cliff (no tokens unlock before November 2028) and 8-month clawback period.
 
 ## Market Data
 - **Outcome:** Passed
@@ -28,19 +28,20 @@ Proposal to hire Advaith Sekharan as MetaDAO's founding engineer with $180,000 a
 - **Proposal Number:** 7
 - **Completed:** 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 Start:** November 2024
-- **Unlock Schedule:** Linear based on market cap ($500M = 10% unlock, $5B = 100% unlock)
-- **Cliff:** No tokens unlock before November 2028 (4-year cliff)
-- **Clawback:** DAO can reclaim all tokens until July 2025 (8 months)
+## Key Terms
+- **Fixed Token Allocation:** 237 META (1% of 23,705.7 supply including co-founder allocations)
+- **Linear Unlocks:** 100% at $5B market cap, proportional below (e.g., 10% at $500M)
 - **Market Cap Definition:** $1B = $42,198 per META
+- **Vesting Cliff:** No tokens unlock before November 2028 regardless of milestones
+- **Clawback Period:** DAO can reclaim all tokens until July 2025 (8 months)
+- **Start Date:** November 2024 for vesting; October 16, 2024 for retroactive salary
 
 ## Significance
-This proposal established MetaDAO's founding team compensation model, extending the performance-based token structure used for co-founders (Nallok and Proph3t) to the first engineering hire. The structure aligns long-term incentives through market-cap-based unlocks rather than time-based vesting, and includes significant downside protection for the DAO through the 8-month clawback period and 4-year cliff.
+This proposal demonstrates MetaDAO's execution on its San Francisco core team buildout strategy from Fundraise #2. The compensation structure mirrors co-founder terms, signaling equal treatment of early team members while maintaining long-term alignment through the 4-year cliff and performance-based unlocks. The 8-month illiquid vest with clawback provisions balances commitment verification against team member security.
 
 ## Relationship to KB
-- [[metadao]] — core team expansion
-- [[advaith-sekharan]] — hired as founding engineer
-- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] — compensation mechanism example
+- [[metadao]] — hiring decision for founding engineer role
+- [[advaith-sekharan]] — hired individual
+- [[metadao-fundraise-2]] — strategic context for core team buildout
+- [[metadao-compensation-proph3t-nallok]] — parallel compensation structure for co-founders
+- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] — implements this compensation philosophy

entities/internet-finance/metadao.md

@@ -54,8 +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 (1% supply)
-- **2024-10-26** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] passed: first engineering hire approved via futarchy governance
+- **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: Advaith Sekharan hired as founding engineer
 ## Key Decisions
 | Date | Proposal | Proposer | Category | Outcome |
 |------|----------|----------|----------|---------|

inbox/archive/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ event_type: proposal
 processed_by: rio
 processed_date: 2026-03-11
 extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
-extraction_notes: "Factual hiring proposal with structured compensation terms. No novel claims about futarchy mechanisms or governance dynamics—compensation structure already covered by existing claim on performance-unlocked team tokens. Created entity pages for new person (Advaith Sekharan) and decision market (hiring proposal), plus timeline updates for MetaDAO parent entity."
+extraction_notes: "Extracted decision_market entity for hiring proposal and person entity for Advaith Sekharan. No novel claims about futarchy mechanisms or governance—this is a straightforward hiring decision following established compensation patterns. The compensation structure mirrors existing co-founder terms documented in metadao-compensation-proph3t-nallok, so no new mechanism insights to extract. Updated MetaDAO timeline with proposal and resolution events."
 ---
 
 ## Proposal Details
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ The terms of its release would be the same as Nallok and Proph3t, except that th
 ## Key Facts
 - MetaDAO supply excluding DAO holdings: 19,755.7 META (2024-10-22)
 - MetaDAO supply including co-founder allocations: 23,705.7 META (2024-10-22)
-- MetaDAO market cap definition: $1B = $42,198 per META
+- 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/