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title: Winter Brigade 2025

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# Epic: RaidGuild Winter Brigade 2025

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## Epic: Information Asymmetry (AI Automation) (Pupcakes)

### Story: Newsletter Automation System

**Description**
Design and implement an automated RaidGuild newsletter pipeline that reduces manual overhead while increasing signal quality.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Define newsletter SOP
* Identify what content should be automated vs manual
* Integrate curated AI recaps
* Define scribe responsibilities vs automation
* Clarify relationship to Elco’s funnel work (inline vs separate pipeline)

**Dependencies**

* AI tooling
* Content sources (Discord, forum, meetings)

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## Epic: Ops Audit

### Story: Hats Protocol Maintenance & Review (EC)

**Description**
Audit current Hats tree and roles to ensure accuracy, relevance, and maintainability.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Review existing Hats tree

  * [https://app.hatsprotocol.xyz/trees/100/92](https://app.hatsprotocol.xyz/trees/100/92)
* Identify outdated or unused roles
* Propose maintenance cadence
* Evaluate feasibility of self-hosted Hats

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### Story: Define New Hats Roles & Responsibilities

**Description**
Clarify new and evolving operational roles within RaidGuild.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Identify missing roles
* Define responsibilities per role
* Align roles with actual work performed
* Address incentives and accountability

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### Story: Ops SOP Inventory & Definition

**Description**
Create a clear inventory of operational SOPs and identify gaps.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* List current ops workflows
* Identify undocumented processes
* Define which SOPs should exist
* Propose ownership for each SOP

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### Story: Role Review & Revocation Process

**Description**
Establish a formal process for reviewing, renewing, or revoking roles.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Quarterly review cadence
* Revocation criteria
* Termination/offboarding flow
* How decisions are communicated
* How to make people care about role stewardship

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### Story: Budget & Finance Readiness

**Description**
Ensure RaidGuild ops are CPA-ready.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Review current budget tracking
* Identify gaps for CPA readiness
* Align with treasury management work

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### Story: Docs Review (Unassigned)

**Description**
Audit and modernize core RaidGuild documentation.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Handbook audit for accuracy and relevance
* Identify or appoint new handbook keeper (EC?)
* Add search to handbook (Nextra template) (Deke)
* Identify deprecated or redundant docs

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### Story: Share Distribution Review (Deke)

**Description**
Review, update, and formalize share distribution policies.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Update RIP and SOP
* Solidify current approach
* Define Hall Monitor role
* Pilot program assessment
* Decide whether program continues
* Publish updated formal post

**References**

* RIP issue: [https://github.com/raid-guild/RIPs/issues/213](https://github.com/raid-guild/RIPs/issues/213)
* Discord discussion: [https://discord.com/channels/684227450204323876/1450179838265786533](https://discord.com/channels/684227450204323876/1450179838265786533)

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## Epic: Miscellaneous Ops & Structure

### Story: SOP Documentation Consolidation

**Description**
Reduce fragmentation of SOPs across platforms.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Audit existing SOP locations
* Cookie bounty list
* Decide canonical source (forum, docs, etc.)
* Reduce Discord overload
* Evaluate CharmVerse and Notion usage

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### Story: Membership Rings Analysis

**Description**
Understand and potentially formalize membership “rings.”

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Define current rings (core, adjacent, OG, cohort, friends)
* Why this stratification exists
* Whether it should be formalized or simplified

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### Story: Discord Refresh & Role Re-Evaluation

**Description**
Clean up Discord roles and permissions.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Resolve cohort role issues
* Audit unused or overlapping roles
* Improve clarity for members

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### Story: Possible Chain Move (Stretch)

**Description**
Explore whether RaidGuild should migrate chains.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Evaluate strategy and options
* Identify recommended path
* Articulate reasons *not* to move
* Compare mainnet options (Optimism, Base, Arbitrum, Gnosis)

**Label:** `stretch`

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## Epic: Business Development (BD)

### Story: BD Data Gathering Framework

**Description**
Define what BD data RaidGuild should collect and how it’s used.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Define “data gathering” scope
* Pricing heuristics for clerics and hunters
* Analytics strategy
* Estimation and scoping guidance
* Review past BD strategies and outcomes

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### Story: Incentives for Sourcing Talent to Clients

**Description**
Clarify how RaidGuild is incentivized to source talent.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Explore recruiter-style incentive model
* Evaluate creation of a new business arm
* Align incentives with guild values

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### Story: ETH Denver Planning (Suede)

**Description**
Coordinate RaidGuild presence at ETH Denver.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Swag decisions (hoodies / long-sleeve tees, quality materials)
* Branding consistency (colors, logos)
* Logistics (travel, lodging)
* RG-hosted events
* Attendees list
* Speaker participation

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## Epic: Strategy

### Story: Cohort Infrastructure & Strategy (Deke, Tae)

**Description**
Strengthen cohort systems and positioning.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* DMG updates
* Service Vertical (SV) definition
* Onboarding website
* ETH Denver cohort w/ WebZero

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### Story: Conversion Funnels & Service Verticals

**Description**
Define how users move through RaidGuild offerings.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* SV strategy (Deke)
* Funnel design and ownership (Elco)

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### Story: Year End Review

**Description**
Prepare and publish RaidGuild year-end review.

**Acceptance Criteria**

* Scope TBD
* Data sources identified
* Timeline set

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### Story: Budget Review

**Description**
Conduct a holistic budget review.

**Acceptance Criteria**

* Scope TBD
* Inputs from treasury and ops

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### Story: Treasury Management Enhancements

**Description**
Improve treasury oversight and strategy.

**Acceptance Criteria / Notes**

* Evaluate need for new role
* 20% strategy discussion (EC)
* CPA readiness alignment

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