From 29198e8d59af7bb425a8646837d53a6fb77f7d4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Teleo Pipeline Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:21:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] extract: 2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer Pentagon-Agent: Ganymede --- entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md | 27 +++++++ .../metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md | 47 ++++++++++++ entities/internet-finance/metadao.md | 2 + ...advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.json | 75 +++++++++++++++++++ ...e-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.md | 14 +++- 5 files changed, 164 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md create mode 100644 entities/internet-finance/metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md create mode 100644 inbox/archive/.extraction-debug/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.json diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md b/entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..034916916 --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/advaith-sekharan.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +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 +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 co-founder 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 performance vesting +- **2024-10-26** — Hiring proposal passed via futarchy governance + +## Relationship to KB +- [[metadao]] — founding engineer +- [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] — hiring decision + +## Links +- [GitHub](https://github.com/advaith101) +- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/advaith-sekharan-78b52b277/) \ 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 000000000..11c1cd87b --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +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: "Hire Advaith Sekharan as founding engineer with $180K salary and 237 META tokens (1% supply) vesting to $5B market cap" +tracked_by: rio +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 vesting tied to market cap milestones, 4-year cliff starting November 2028, and 8-month clawback period. Retroactive salary begins October 16, 2024. + +## Market Data +- **Outcome:** Passed +- **Proposer:** Nallok, Proph3t +- **Proposal Account:** B82Dw1W6cfngH7BRukAyKXvXzP4T2cDsxwKYfxCftoC2 +- **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 from $500M market cap (10% unlock) to $5B market cap (100% unlock) +- **Cliff:** No tokens unlock before November 2028 regardless of milestones +- **Clawback:** DAO can reclaim all tokens until July 2025 (8 months) +- **Market Cap Basis:** $1B = $42,198 per META + +## Significance +This hiring decision demonstrates MetaDAO's execution on its San Francisco core team buildout strategy from Fundraise #2. The compensation structure is notable for mirroring co-founder terms rather than standard employee equity, signaling founding-level commitment expectations. The 4-year cliff with market-cap-based unlocks creates extreme long-term alignment but also substantial risk for the hire. + +## Relationship to KB +- [[metadao]] — hiring decision for core team +- [[advaith-sekharan]] — hired individual +- [[metadao-fundraise-2]] — strategic context for hiring +- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] — compensation mechanism example \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/metadao.md b/entities/internet-finance/metadao.md index 6dc365891..2fd69458d 100644 --- a/entities/internet-finance/metadao.md +++ b/entities/internet-finance/metadao.md @@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ The futarchy governance protocol on Solana. Implements decision markets through - **2024-03-02** — [[metadao-increase-meta-liquidity-dutch-auction]] passed: completed Dutch auction and liquidity provision, moving all protocol-owned liquidity to Meteora 1% fee pool - **2025-01-27** — [[metadao-otc-trade-theia-2]] proposed: Theia offers $500K for 370.370 META at 14% premium with 12-month vesting - **2025-01-30** — [[metadao-otc-trade-theia-2]] passed: Theia acquires 370.370 META tokens for $500,000 USDC +- **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: founding engineer hire approved via futarchy ## Key Decisions | Date | Proposal | Proposer | Category | Outcome | |------|----------|----------|----------|---------| diff --git a/inbox/archive/.extraction-debug/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.json b/inbox/archive/.extraction-debug/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.json new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e4b4ff695 --- /dev/null +++ b/inbox/archive/.extraction-debug/2024-10-22-futardio-proposal-hire-advaith-sekharan-as-founding-engineer.json @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +{ + "raw_response": "```json\n{\n \"claims\": [],\n \"enrichments\": [],\n \"entities\": [\n {\n \"filename\": \"advaith-sekharan.md\",\n \"domain\": \"internet-finance\",\n \"action\": \"create\",\n \"entity_type\": \"person\",\n \"content\": \"---\\ntype: entity\\nentity_type: person\\nname: \\\"Advaith Sekharan\\\"\\ndomain: internet-finance\\nstatus: active\\nrole: \\\"Founding Engineer at MetaDAO\\\"\\ntracked_by: rio\\ncreated: 2026-03-11\\n---\\n\\n# Advaith Sekharan\\n\\n## Overview\\nAdvaith 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. 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