DFINITY Foundation

Synapse.vote (original)

ICDevs.org

CryptoIsGood

Anvil

ICPL.app

ysyms

The Accumulators’ Neuron

RawTech Venture

Paul Young

ICPMANUAL

8yeargangDAO

Isaac Valadez

Krzysztof Żelazko

Nicolas.ic

Smaug’s Neuron for Retail Investors

ICLight.io

Synapse.vote (NEW)

Taggr Network

CodeGov.org

Sonic AMM

Rakeoff.io

OpenChat

ELNA AI

GEEKFACTORY

ICP Hub México

ICP Hub Poland

Jerry Banfield

WaterNeuron

ICP Hub Bulgaria

Gold DAO

NeuronPool

Internet Computer Association

Arthur’s Neuron (used to be cycle_dao)

Inactive (Request Removal) - The Fools' Court

$STACK

Always Rejects

John Wiegley

## Background 
As part of an ongoing effort to to incentivise neurons to verify proposals in depth, voting grants will be provided for candidates selected by the community. Overall, 2 candidates are selected for each of 4 proposal topics.
**This is one of multiple motion proposals submitted today to select these candidates**:  
- one NNS motion proposal is submitted for each candidate and topic for which the candidate applied  
- for each proposal, the result is computed as the number of YES minus the number of no votes (#YES-#NO) 
- for each topic, the 2 candidates with the highest results get the grants  

You can read more about the motivation and the process [here](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/grants-for-voting-neurons/32721).

## Proposal Topic
Protocol Canister Management, Participant Management & Node Admin, Subnet management

## Is this a team grant application?
 no 

## [Application Text](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/grants-for-voting-neurons/32721/46)
Hey @lara and ICP community members. 

I would like to be considered for the **Protocol Canister Management** grant, the **Participant Management & Node Admin** grant, and the **Subnet management** grant. I've engaged with many of you within the ICP community over the years, but for those of you whom I've yet to meet: 

**My name is *Jesse D. Williams Jr.*** The neuron ID that I will be voting with on behalf of Personal DAO is:  `6459874325470209959`

I'm an ICP developer building [Personal DAO](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/personal-dao-a-commoditized-dao-that-functions-as-a-icp-neuron-pool-for-now-more-features-on-the-way/29958?u=jesse) which, in short, is a commoditized application that functions as a turn key DAO that communities can use to pool their neuron stakes, lend to earn interest, leverage their neuron stakes to borrow liquid ICP, fund community initiatives and more. 

My X account can be found here: https://x.com/JesseThaGreat_
The Personal DAO X account can be found here: https://x.com/Personal_DAO

My LinkdIn account can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-williams-m-s-8369601ab

**My team consists of 2 developers** (myself and [Samuel Atwebembeire](https://x.com/samthetutor2))

My **relevant experience** consists of:

* 10+ years of quantitative reasoning background that includes combinatorics, optimization of algorithms for space and time complexity and teaching/training students of computer science
* 5+ years of industry experience as a software engineer
* 3+ years of experience developing on the Internet Computer
* 3+ years participating in NNS governance as an active voter on the Internet Computer
* 5+ years of rigorous independent study within the field of economics, economic history, monetary policy and capital markets

**Relevant Technical Knowledge** includes:

* Familiarity with NNS architecture and functionality
* Familiarity with the DFX SDK for building, verifying and deploying ICP canisters
* Proficiency with Motoko, Rust, Typescript and Javascript development
* Proficiency with Optimization of algorithmic functions with respect to space and time complexity

For those of you who would like to see a reference to my work, the best showcase would be the [Personal DAO Decentralized Web Application](https://unl3b-waaaa-aaaam-ach6a-cai.icp0.io/)

note: *(The github repo to this project is still private pending a code audit. The link above takes you to the live instance of the first Personal DAO deployed to the internet computer. To access it, click the *login* button and then authenticate your internet identity. Doing so automatically submits a request for access to the DAO. Once you've done so, reach out to me with your principal ID and I will approve you for access to the DAO. From there, you'll be able to participate as any other DAO member.)*

My **motivation for becoming a voting neuron** is that I've invested several years of time and resources developing a digital business on top of the internet computer protocol as well as a positive working relationship with the community. I have every interest in seeing to it that the IC is properly governed so that I may continue to carry out my mission of onboarding participants of the TradFi economy to the DeFi space. 

My **reason for needing grant funding** is that I work full time towards contributing to the internet computer ecosystem as a builder, which limits the time that I have available for pursuing other sources of income. In order to continue to contribute to this ecosystem and sustain myself, it will require some form of basic funding that allows me to meet my financial obligations in the real world. 

I am **acting in the long-term interest of the ICP ecosystem** because this is the ecosystem that I've chosen to host the technical foundation of my web3 business (Personal DAO). I benefit in no way, shape or form from voting in a way that is counterproductive to the Internet Computer's security, operations, and/or community. To do so would render my own efforts and resources over the past several years unfruitful.

I am **interested in the topics for which I am applying** because I understand the implications that these topics have for the development and security of the ICP ecosystem. Additionally, these are the topics that I feel confident voting on as I believe I have the technical background and experience needed in order to make an informed decision on these topics. 

**I will remain a voting neuron in the long term, even after the grant program has ended** because, as the founder and lead developer of an ICP project, I have a vested interest in helping ensure that the network's security and integrity is maintained for the sake of the business that I operate. Furthermore, Personal DAO requires that the DAO's neurons select a delegate for their vote, I will be the default delegate for all Personal DAOs deployed to the Internet Computer. This means that in order to service my own community of supporters, I am required to maintain an active role as a voting neuron- independently of this grant. 

My **voting principles** derive from a commitment to decentralization and sovereignty for users and builders- no introduction of any centralized points of failure that could be manipulated to the detriment of end-users. My conviction for this principle is demonstrated by the architecture that I've chosen for Personal DAO in which no entity outside of each respective Personal DAO (not even myself as the developer) may interfere with the DAO's canister's WASM modules nor their internal governance.



Voting grant application of Personal DAO for topic Protocol Canister Management