teleo-codex/entities/internet-finance/metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan.md
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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 (1% supply) using co-founder vesting terms"
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 uses same performance-based vesting structure as co-founders Nallok and Proph3t, with linear unlocks tied to market cap milestones from $500M to $5B and a 4-year cliff before any tokens unlock regardless of price.
## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Passed
- **Proposer:** Nallok, Proph3t
- **Proposal Account:** B82Dw1W6cfngH7BRukAyKXvXzP4T2cDsxwKYfxCftoC2
- **Completed:** 2024-10-26
## Compensation Structure
- **Cash:** $180,000/year (retroactive to October 16, 2024)
- **Tokens:** 237 META fixed allocation (1% of 23,705.7 supply including co-founder allocations)
- **Vesting Start:** November 2024
- **Unlock Schedule:** Linear from $500M market cap (10% unlock = 23.7 META) to $5B (100% unlock)
- **Cliff:** No tokens unlock before November 2028 (4 years)
- **Clawback:** DAO can reclaim all tokens until July 2025 (8-month illiquid vest)
- **Market Cap Definition:** $1B = $42,198 per META
## Significance
This proposal establishes MetaDAO's founding engineer compensation template, extending the performance-based vesting model from co-founders to early team members. The structure aligns long-term incentives through market cap milestones while maintaining DAO control through extended clawback period. Part of MetaDAO's strategy to build core team in San Francisco following Fundraise #2.
## Relationship to KB
- [[metadao]] — hiring decision for founding team
- [[advaith-sekharan]] — hired engineer
- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] — implements this compensation model
- Related to [[metadao-compensation-proph3t-nallok]] — uses same vesting structure