Sugar Club operation costs 2023
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### Here is our total budget requirements for 2023 | **2023** | operation costs | | ----------- | ----------- | | Audio / video servers | 3000 | | Software | 2860 | | Hardware | 3980 | | Event management | 24000 | | SDK game dev | 12000 | | Artist onboarding budget | 12000 | |Miscellaneous | 2000 | |**TOTAL 2023**| **59840 USD** ### summary of the operation costs followed by more info: > Audio broadcasting (Icecast) and video streaming hosting + servers > Software subscriptions and paid digital creation tools > Hardware (DJ controller / mixer for live events, 2nd laptop during events separate from main desktop ) > Event creation and management ( designing Art posters, POAP delivery, promotion , hosting artists, live music mixing) > Wearable and emote production (mocap suit , paid software) > Upgrading and maintaining Sugar Club models and SDK code > Budget for paid gigs with DJs > Online broadcasting music licensing fee ### Event creation and management: I am the sole creator and manager of events at SugarClub at the moment. That includes creating the theme, designing the posters, updating the club to the relevant theme with animations and art, hosting the event, promoting on social, organizing the airdrops and giveaways on twitter. I plan on creating 2 branded events per month with paid dj gigs / and NFT artists featured at our gallery ( included renown artists from the early NFT scene ) With a bigger budget I can start looking for a community manager that could take a load off my shoulders while I focus on the main content creation. ### Metaverse Electronic Music Event aka MEME I have a plan to create and organize an inclusive Metaverse Electronic Music Event (MEME) with some popular venues in Decentraland, fostering exchange and collaboration for the clubbing scene in Decentraland. Part of the Event creation budget would go towards leading the initiative and organizing the first event in 2023.. ### Artist / DJs onboarding I would like to have a budget going forward that allows me to pay artists a fair price in exchange for great DJ sets. Sugar Club is welcoming existing DJs from our web3 network ( Bufalo , Greencross, Gucci Toe, Alien DJ , Panther Modern, Mighty33, Superflat , AmbieNFT , Mumbai Science , GraffitKings, EzzyLand , Eclectic Method , DJ Laroc, DJ LethalSkillz, Bootsy Collins etc.) . I also want to explore onboarding other DJs and electronic producers by leveraging some of my existing contacts internationally. I have contacts in Europe, notably France, Belgium, Austria, the UK , Mexico/ South America, as well as South Korea. ### Game dev Last year updates have included a new video screen projection code from the SDK repository, upgrading the main stage, optimizing textures, colliders, creating a new UI system to interact with, cleaning up all the modules of the code so they are better organized for debugging, and finally overhauling the VIP gate code to include Polygon as well as Ethereum contracts (an essential part of using NFT ticket access on Polygon) I would love to have a proper budget for game development, to maintain and debug code when necessary but also to be able to hire on demand for specific features such as a gamified experience at the club . ### Retroactive costs I would like to use this grant to fund early hardware such as my mocap suit for emote creation and the 2nd laptop i use to log into DCL
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Yes, it's cool!
Sugar Club operation costs 2023 This proposal has been ENACTED by a DAO Committee Member (0xbef99f5f55cf7cdb3a70998c57061b7e1386a9b0) Vesting Contract Address: 0x7C14EA414189F31aC907F3EF054161876A145CE2
Stop pointing the finger at me. This is about accountability. I find your comments very disrespectful.
[quote="SugarClub, post:60, topic:16430"] Only now 1 year later when it is convenient to you , you come and attack me instead of taking responsibility for your own action. [/quote] 1 year later, I wasn't expecting you to come out for a grant after you claim you made over 1 Million in MANA. Where did the money go?
[quote="SugarClub, post:58, topic:16430"] because you lost money on an investment. [/quote] Lost money on YOUR PRODUCT. You also failed to state this in your product description: [quote="SugarClub, post:58, topic:16430"] Sugar ads meta on metazone platform is a meta nft where you are in charge of placing it on your land and attract visitors that may be interested in purchasing an ad on your spot . ( back end maintained by metazone ) . I only created the 3D models that hosts the images and the branding in this case . [/quote] Yes I feel you misrepresented your product and clearly don't care that your customers "LOST." I invested in YOUR PRODUCT. Decentraland is also investing in YOUR PRODUCT. If they are unsatisfied or they lose their investment, will you treat them the same way?
Point of Clarification: I was a buyer of Sugar Ads Network Billboards as shown in the comments above. Is there a reason you are not using your own product? Or was my claim correct? 
Yes! for sure. @SugarClub Your grant has a Vesting Contrat that vests every second, and has a one-month cliff (30 days). This means you can start releasing your funds after the first month. That´s why, according to the current vesting contract created, you can´t release funds before December 18. I suggested creating a new vesting contract without this cliff.
Hi! @SugarClub How are you? I hope everything is fine. What I wrote is a suggestion for the DAO Committee according to your roadmap and considering that spirit of the Grant Program is giving funds to develop projects and not to recover costs of production originated in the past. However, that´s why the new vesting contract suggested not having a Cliff. In short, you will available to claim funds on the first day of January 2023 Regards!
Dear community, The Grant Support Squad was created to support grantees to achieve their goals and to take care of the DAO Treasury, with the main goal of guaranteeing the effectiveness of the Grants Program. We had a meeting with the grantee and we checked that this project has already started and will continue during all of 2023. However, the vesting contract created is not following the timeline of the roadmap proposed. For this reason, we suggest that the DAO Committee (@yemel @HPrivakos ) create a new vesting contract with a duration that coincides with the schedule presented at the beginning of the proposal. In this sense, the new vesting contract should start on January 1, 2023, with a duration of 12 months, preferably without a cliff. Last but not least, this does not have to be used as a precedent, but as a kickstart to continue working[ on this governance proposal](https://governance.decentraland.org/proposal/?id=71987090-7b71-11ed-ad27-015f26e7c35c) to have a vesting contract duration that matches with the timeline voted. Best regards, The Grant Support Squad
Dont Forget you updates @SugarClub :kissing_smiling_eyes:
Sugar Club operation costs 2023 This proposal has been ENACTED by a DAO Committee Member (0xfe91c0c482e09600f2d1dbca10fd705bc6de60bc) Vesting Contract Address: 0x10Ae8d46E1d5d47bdcb5B8bAdE83E258a2DAcC2e [View Transaction](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x310464ea1934ac6342032924aa2b8c73c08210cd389b49e87a47197e5731ba72)
[quote="TheCryptoTengu, post:45, topic:16430"] Cant go on a jihad against everyone tho [/quote] This was about reputation. I bought a shitty product from Sugarclub. It's my fault for buying the shitty product. However, a bigger issue is that Sugarclub won't stand behind their shitty product. I asked for a refund out of respect, and it was claimed that I am the issue. Also for Sugarclub to claim they made a million in Mana on Twitter, then need $60k. Something is fishy here. I wish the best. I also find it strange that they are part of a voting collective that is draining DAO funds. No receipts required from them either. Say goodbye to the $58K. Anyways I dont think you understand what I am about. I am about doing what's right. None of this is a personal attack. If I was a business and my customer was dissatisfied, I would have at least offered a constructive response rather than pointing fingers back a the customer. Anyways I only wish the best. They can shape me as a bad person all they want, but this is not the reason. The real reason is they are working with others to drain the DAO funds in this VP scheme. Keep an eye on DougNFTWorld, Metatrekkers, KevinonEarth and a few others. I have a whole list. I have more than a hunch some are up to fishy shit. Anyways I wish for the best with Sugarclub!
Sugar Club operation costs 2023 This proposal is now in status: PASSED. Voting Results: * Yes 93% 3,003,808 VP (147 votes) * No 7% 232,300 VP (10 votes)
I wana see @GucciToe play the sugar club and get paid :muscle:t2:. i can understand Tudamoon being mad about the billboards and this that. Cant go on a jihad against everyone tho. Balance is key. I know for while seemed sugar club disappeared but they came back swinging new wearables this and that. Love see fermions in her donut. To many pros here for the community. To me that whats daos about funding cool stuff that is net positive for the community.
[quote="CheddarQueso, post:43, topic:16430"] I don’t see a reason to message you in private, because these are open discussions and none of this is personal. [/quote] Yeah I appreciate you agreeing with my opinion on this.
You're welcome @Tudamoon. I don't see a reason to message you in private, because these are open discussions and none of this is personal. It is perfectly OK for me to agree with the comment @ile made, and to add my point of view, respectfully. My intention is to give **constructive criticism in good faith.** Please do not take my comments as a backhand. I appreciate your input. Cheers.
Thank you for your opinion! I find it quite interesting that you are telling me to NOT be confrontational, yet you couldn't DM me this advice? Nice ego you have there, so generous of you! Not only that, I believe this is not the first time you have called me out in public. So once again thanks for your opinion. I would consider yours more, if you actually showed you cared and messaged me the advice privately. However you just seem to be using it as a backhand.
Sugarclub has been here before a lot of us , is still here and will be here! What an amazing person and project! This shouldn’t go without praise! A modeled project! A builder! A community activist! A yes 10 times over!❤️
> Hey @Tudamoon I appreciate your skepticism, I think that it’s needed in the DAO, but reading through threads in the past few days it seems like you’re alienating almost everyone you interact with. If your goal is for people to take your criticism at face value and use it to improve their proposals, I think you’re failing by being overly confrontational and personal. Everyone automatically gets defensive and ignores all your points including the valid ones. You’ll catch more flies with honey than vinegar as they say. Well said... **you bring up some legit concerns @Tudamoon..** but your confrontational delivery and sometimes disrespectful manner gets in the way. @SugarClub I vote yes because I have very much enjoyed your contributions to the space and would like to see more. Keep up the good work.
[quote="SugarClub, post:30, topic:16430"] The only achievement I see so far is: alienating himself from **long standing members of this community that have been building the ecosystem from the ground up** :face_with_spiral_eyes:. [/quote] This entitlement is the issue.
This was never about me. Everyone keeps claiming I am not doing anything for DCL or claiming me as a troll, so I thought I would share this. Not ego tripping. Take your $60k. Have fun!
Getting back to the grant, which is what this thread is supposed to be about, It looks well planned and has clearly defined goals. I'd vote yes if I hadn't delegated all my VP :grimacing: Good luck with the project and the proposal.
Hey @Tudamoon I appreciate your skepticism, I think that it’s needed in the DAO, but reading through threads in the past few days it seems like you’re alienating almost everyone you interact with. If your goal is for people to take your criticism at face value and use it to improve their proposals, I think you’re failing by being overly confrontational and personal. Everyone automatically gets defensive and ignores all your points including the valid ones. You’ll catch more flies with honey than vinegar as they say. Please take my criticism as you hope others take yours.
[quote="GucciToe, post:28, topic:16430"] What have you done for the community, aside from being the self-appointed DAO gatekeeper. *No need to answer.* [/quote] Well the problem you have child is you are only thinking in the **now**. You would be stupid to burn a bridge with me. I myself am not trying to burn bridges except trying to do what is right. The question is will you fall in the 'right side of history' or will your past come to haunt you? If Decentraland moves in the right direction, I will own way more than you will ever imagine. However, right now I am the Top investor of the Holy Ones and am part of the MultiNFT team. Both in Decentraland. I am also a top 100 investor in My Pet Hooligans (if you dont know them yet, you will). I win. As for my own business, I am in the Web2 Skill gaming industry where people risk money to earn monetary prizes. I also have something I am working on behind the scenes coming soon for the Web3 industry. Just wait and see. If my opinion doesn't matter as an end user of Decentraland, because I haven't created anything besides wearables, then maybe you are the problem. Maybe public policy isnt your thing and that's ok, but you do need fresh minds with different backgrounds to contribute. If you want everyone to think the same, you are going to see Decentraland stay the same.
hahah @GucciToe has been playing like prob 100+ shows now for free for years in Decentrland. If any operation costs should go to him on this proposal or any other it should be encouraged. His "principles" or whatever, have gone well beyond proven.
Calm down, fella. There are currently no plans for me to play a paid show at SugarClub. As a DJ that has played for more than a year of free shows in the space in an effort to help build the community, I am all for performers getting paid for the work they do. What have you done for the community, aside from being the self-appointed DAO gatekeeper. *No need to answer.* Also, it's "*do* your principles matter to you?"
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