###### tags: `DAO`

# MetaPod Sustainability Model

MetaPod should remain bottom up and a public good. There shouldn't be a business model, but instead a Sustainability Model.

Sustainability should come from grants, sponsorships, treasury diversification and DeFi activity.

### Two main branches of MetaPod:

1. Events
- top of funnel for program
- onboards both web2 & web3 projects
- bottom up contributor model
- collects sponsorship funding
2. Program
- accelerate DAO launches
- resource hub & connectors
- fuels partner pipelines & continued funding
- collects sponsorship funding
- collects and distributes grant funding

Both the event and accelerator models should be fully automated with little labor overhead for MP DAO members.

## Events

Events are the life blood of MetaPod and the main bottom up driver for the ecosystem. A templatized 'micro-event' package model should be provided to the public that enables anyone to start a local event as a 'MetaPod Host'.

Event process doc outline (WIP)
https://hackmd.io/@MetaPod/SkhEuQqEY

Leverage ticketbot to process incoming event host application requests.

Event packages include:
- grant funding for venue/expenses/labor
- Pizza DAO pizza party
- sponsorship banners
- MetaGuide ops support for planning/running
- promotion/networking for event/speakers

Sponsorship packages can be offered based on event quantity, location and type. There can be separate packages for program sponsorships and/or combined packages.

|Tier|Cost |Micro-Events | Location(s) | Type |
|----|--------|-------------|-------------|----------|
|1 | $5,000 | 5 |NY, CA, CO |pitch |
|2 |$10,000 | 10 | any |fireside |
|3 |$15,000 | 15 | any |workshop |
|4 |$20,000 | 20 | any | any |

Sponsorships can be paid in stables, ETH, or native tokens.

Larger events can be handled separately

As the top of the vetting layer, events help identify projects that can be a good fit for the program.

### To-do

- start a pilot program for the micro-events
- micro-event templatized process
- vetting process for projects coming through event funnel
- recruit initial hosts (we have some on backburner)

## Program

MP DAO members should utltimately act as creators/curators of and connectors to resources (i.e. systems/processes, contributors, funding and advisory).

**Use MP s0 for resource creation/curation and then dog food it for s1. Then a clearer decision on verticals and stages can emerge.**

Projects brought in through the events funnel gain FREE access to the MetaPod resource hub and can schedule weekly calls.

*The accelerator program should remain open year around.*

- have a public calendar (calendly) for the MP DAO members to automate call scheduling for the participants.
- 1-week bootcamp - quarterly seasons (intensive)
- non-bootcamp week = 1 fireside per week
- workshops based on scheduled calls by participants

Defining specific verticals and the different stage projects that should participate in the MP program can be decided in a more emergent way as the MetaPod program continues to take shape (like recognizing POAPathon as a good fit), but ultimately the program should remain more open and MP DAO members should focus on leveraging the resource hub and feeding the pipelines. Keep automation/efficiency/scalability in mind while designing the program structure.

### To-do
- define success metrics
- decide on qualitative vs quantitative results
- where does MetaPod (want to) fall on the spectrum?
- build and maintain a robust resource hub

## Tokenomics

Introduce POD Tokens (index type token)

Don't take a % of the network of a MP project, but instead offer the OPTION to trade POD for the MP projects' tokens/DAO shares

Have sponsors/pipeline partners add liquidity for POD token.

Interact with DeFi activities involving sponsors' & MP projects' tokens.

Stake portion of stables & ETH in secure, slow(er) grow DeFi protocols.

## DAO structure

Event hosts, alumni and advisors should have the opportunity to join the DAO and contribute as a connector/curator/creator.

DAO structure Doc (WIP)
https://hackmd.io/@MetaPod/HyHAKQG0t