Service Provider Stream Nomination Thread

coolhorsegirl · December 1, 2023, 10:58am

Tally

Name and website of provider: tallyxyz.eth
Website: https://tally.xyz

Name of main point of contact: coolhorsegirl.eth

At Tally, our commitment to the decentralized web is unwavering. We envision a future where the Internet operates on a foundation of credibly neutral Ethereum infrastructure, with ENS playing a pivotal role in this evolution. ENS has already marked a significant leap in enhancing Ethereum’s usability, yet we believe its potential is far from fully realized, and that’s a good thing. With features like subdomains and cross-chain ENS capabilities, there’s an enormous scope for ENS to expand its influence massively.

Our enthusiasm for integrating ENS into our application is matched by our dedication to supporting the ENS DAO. We’re excited to continue building ENS into our application and to continue supporting ENS DAO. We are proud to contribute to such an important part of the web3 world. We are proud to contribute to such a vital element of the web3 ecosystem.

What do you want to build on ENS?

Tally’s mission is to build tools that significantly contribute to the growth and sustainability of governance for decentralized organizations. But Tally itself is more than just a tool; it’s a dynamic ecosystem designed to empower operators, voters, and delegates, facilitating a more engaged, transparent, and effective decentralized governance environment. We have three key areas we are focusing on:

1. Frontend for governance of decentralized organizations

Tally provides an end-to-end decentralization stack, making it easy for teams to launch governance, ship software upgrades, and fund initiatives. You can learn more about Tally in our docs.

For Operators: Tally acts as a comprehensive, one-stop platform, skillfully managing the intricacies of decentralized organization operations. This allows operators to devote their full attention to leading and growing their organizations, assured that the backend complexities are handled by Tally.
For Voters: The platform offers a unified, intuitive interface for engaging with proposal voting. Voters gain access to a seamless experience that simplifies the process of understanding, evaluating, and participating in critical governance decisions, enhancing active participation in the governance process.
For Delegates: Tally is a tool for expanding their influence within a DAO. It provides robust profile-building features and engagement tools, enabling delegates to effectively showcase their contributions and stances, and to connect with a broader audience. This not only elevates their visibility but also strengthens their impact in governance discussions.
Educational Resources: Additionally, Tally’s docs serve as a comprehensive educational resource, offering in-depth insights into the nuances of governance in decentralized organizations. This repository of knowledge is invaluable for both newcomers and seasoned participants in the DAO space, fostering a well-informed and engaged community.

2. Create Proposal Lifecycle (view prototype)

Right now, 86% of onchain Governor DAOs are moving money through proposals on Tally. Our Create Proposal tool is top of mind, and we’re building an intuitive proposal creation interface with integrated features including temperature check, team commenting abilities on draft proposals (think comment abilities on Google Docs!), and risk checker. With this, we hope to foster a more dynamic and participatory governance environment for ENS and other decentralized orgs.

3. Delegate Discovery and Engagement (view prototype)

We believe that delegation is absolutely integral to the functioning of a healthy decentralized org, and we intend to aid with simple and clean delegate discovery and engagement. Our solution will offer advanced search and filter options, detailed delegate profiles, and interactive tools to facilitate better decision-making by tokenholders. Check out the funnel symbol in the demo—you will see the beginnings of the ways users will be able to filter delegates, by everything from issues to activity to a tailored formula to spotlight new and up-and-coming delegates. This will not only make the delegation process more transparent and efficient but also encourage wider participation in governance of ENS and other decentralized orgs.

Our vision at Tally is not just to build specific projects but to create a robust, dynamic ecosystem that supports the growth and adoption of governance for decentralized organizations. While we have clear goals and projects in mind, we also maintain the flexibility and creativity to develop new solutions as the governance ecosystem evolves. Our team is committed to driving innovation in this space, ensuring that our contributions have a lasting and positive impact on the ENS community and the decentralized organization ecosystem.

Past experience working on ENS

At Tally, we bring a wealth of expertise in developing tailored governance solutions for decentralized protocols. Operating since 2020, now over 86% of decentralized organizations that use Governor are making token-transfer proposals on Tally. The largest and most important decentralized organizations operate on Tally, including ENS, Arbitrum, Uniswap, Compound, and Gitcoin. Decentralized organizations have facilitated the transfer of over $250million worth of tokens via onchain proposals on Tally.

Specifically, Tally has a proven track record of contributions to the proliferation and maintenance of ENS protocol and ENS DAO. Here’s a summary of our key accomplishments:

Comprehensive Governance App for ENS DAO: Our user-friendly governance application is extensively used by ENS DAO. It enables delegates and tokenholders to vote, delegate, create proposals, and conduct delegate research/discovery efficiently.
Enhancing Transparency in ENS DAO Operations: We integrate seamlessly with ENS DAO’s operational frameworks, including working group members and activities. This is facilitated through our Safe integration, which also includes proposals involving treasury usage. For example, our tool was instrumental in a proposal where ETH was swapped for USDC earlier this year.
Utility with the ENS Protocol: Our governance app is not just a management tool; it’s an extension of the ENS protocol itself, adding utility and functionality.
Organizing Delegation Week: We collaborated with ENS DAO in hosting Delegation Week, which played a crucial role in increasing governance participation in DAOs across the ecosystem, and specifically ENS DAO, as we partnered with ENS to offer gasless delegation for the DAO.
ENS Name Resolution Across Tally Platform: We have integrated ENS name resolution across our platform. This includes delegate profile URLs, voting records, recipients of proposal transfers, and Safe signers, replacing the traditional 0x addresses. This not only simplifies processes but also enhances the overall user experience.

Size of team and commitment

15 full-time team members

Links to documents with further information

ENS Create Proposal Prototype
ENS Delegate Discovery Prototype
ENS DAO’s Page on Tally
Delegation Week Website