Portfolio - Stories of craft, culture, community and then some

# Portfolio ## ⚡ Recent Highlights - 🧠 Designed Gitcoin’s GG23 retroactive metrics for OSS funding - 🤖 Built Alfred — AI assistant for climate bounties using LangGraph - 📊 Launched analytics suite for assessing impact of funding by Octant - ✍️ Published 25+ essays on grant strategy, DAOs, and decentralization This portfolio is organized by the type of contribution — research I’ve led, tools I’ve built, ideas I’ve published, and conversations I’ve facilitated. Each entry links to live artifacts, published work, or recordings that reflect how I approach funding, coordination, and system design in the public goods space. [[#🔎 Research & Strategy]] | [[#🛠️ Data Tools & Applications]] | [[#🗒️ Content & Writing]] | [[#🎧 Speaking & Workshops]] ## 🔎 Research & Strategy **Designing GG23 Retroactive Metrics (2025)** *Framework for merit-based OSS funding* Designed data-driven framework to evaluate OSS projects in Gitcoin based on three core objectives: Ecosystem Growth, Donor Loyalty, and Builder Participation. 🔗 [GG23: How We’re Powering Retroactive Funding - Metrics That Matter ](https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/gg23-how-were-powering-retroactive-funding-metrics-that-matter/20216) **Open Source Funding Analysis (2025)** *Clustered insights from funded OSS projects* Built an interactive dashboard for data-rich analysis of 47 open source projects funded by Octant in 2024 using GitHub metrics, composite scores, and clustering to derive funding strategies. 🔗 [Looking back at Octant's funding to open source in 2024](https://docs.opensource.observer/blog/octant-2024-grant-analytics) **Data-Driven Decision Making in Quadratic Funding (2024)** *Live tools for donor guidance during Gitcoin GG22* This study explores the potential of live data-driven tools in enhancing quadratic funding (QF) for public goods in the web3 ecosystem. 🔗 [Data-Driven Decision Making in Quadratic Funding](https://rohitmalekar.in/data-driven-qf) **Exit to Community – Open Collective (2022)** *Exploring augmented bonding curves for decentralization* Applied curve-based self-funding to propose governance transition at Open Collective. 🔗 [Inside Open Collective's Effort to Become Decentralized for Global Public Good](https://hackernoon.com/inside-open-collectives-effort-to-become-decentralized-for-global-public-good) **Codeless Conduct DAO Strategy (2022)** *Hackathon-winning DAO model for equitable participation* Won via quadratic vote with a governance strategy empowering web3 learners and community liquidity. 🔗 [Strategy for Codeless Conduct DAO](https://github.com/rohitmalekar/codeless-conduct-feb2022/blob/main/Codeless%20Conduct%20DAO%20Strategy.md) ## 🛠️ Data Tools & Applications **Alfred by Atlantis (2024 - Ongoing)** *AI assistant for climate bounties* Designed and built Alfred, a LangGraph-based multi-agent system that simplifies bounty creation for measurable, funder-aligned impact. 🔗 [Live App](https://alfredv0.streamlit.app/) · [Article](https://paragraph.xyz/@atlantisp2p/alfredv01) · [Github Repository](https://github.com/AtlantisDAO1/Alfred) **GrantsScope (2023 - Ongoing)** *LLM-powered grantee discovery for QF donors* Python + ML tooling to help donors find high-impact OSS projects across Gitcoin Grants. 🔗 [Website](https://grantsscope.xyz/) · [Code](https://github.com/grantsscope) **Examples:** - Personalized donor recommendations - [here](https://x.com/RohitMalekar/status/1822035624649748879), [here](https://x.com/RohitMalekar/status/1823715195757465680), and [here](https://x.com/RohitMalekar/status/1777642300274839990) - Grantee discovery using RAG - [here](https://x.com/RohitMalekar/status/1785011019489661439), [here](https://x.com/RohitMalekar/status/1786413137220059398), and [here](https://x.com/RohitMalekar/status/1784869975435456620) **Gitcoin Grants Wrapped (2024)** *Visual donation history for Gitcoin donors* Developed a personalized, interactive visual donation history for Gitcoin Grants donors 🔗 [Website](https://ggwrapped.gitcoin.co/) · [Code](https://github.com/rohitmalekar/gg-your-impact) · [Example](https://x.com/gitcoin/status/1785718388381323570) **Public Goods Funding (PGF) Deep Fields (2024)** *Data geenrated NFT Art* Visualized Gitcoin donor patterns in a cosmic NFT highlighting micro-contributions. 🔗 [Mint](https://zora.co/collect/oeth:0x4e17da9659cca38ebfd98446d2b404bf94fe9997/1) [Code](https://github.com/rohitmalekar/PGF-s-Deep-Fields) ## 🗒️ Content & Writing **Gitcoin Blog (2023 - 2024)** *Research-backed essays on funding innovation and public goods* **📚 [Author Profile](https://www.gitcoin.co/blog/author/rohit-malekar)** **📝 Highlights:** - [Grants for Public Good: A Roadmap for Resilient Democratic Funding](https://gitcoin.mirror.xyz/YoSf01Pjm7ZDflCrLypbWxN0B0Fv2bYCVGLSOye8xjE) - [WTF is Cluster-Matching QF?](https://www.gitcoin.co/blog/wtf-is-cluster-matching-qf) - [The Case for Grant Programs: How to Incentivise Ecosystem Growth by Funding Innovation](https://www.gitcoin.co/blog/the-case-for-grant-programs-how-to-incentivise-ecosystem-growth-by-funding-innovation) - [Introducing gtcETH: A New Way to Fund Public Goods through Staked ETH](https://www.gitcoin.co/blog/introducing-gtceth-a-new-way-to-fund-public-goods-through-staked-eth) **Gulshan Journal – GreenPill India (2023–Ongoing)** *Exploring regenerative futures through culture and code* **📚 [Gulshan, A Digital Journal on Paragraph](https://paragraph.xyz/@greenpill-india)** **📝 Highlights:** - [GreenPill India's Adventure at Chiguru Ecospace](https://paragraph.xyz/@greenpill-india/farm-visit) - [The Role of Inquiry for a Regenerative Future](https://paragraph.xyz/@greenpill-india/role-of-inquiry) - [Harnessing Nature’s Wisdom for Mechanism Design](https://paragraph.xyz/@greenpill-india/mechanism-design) **HackerNoon Contributor of the Year – DAO (Runner-up, 2022)** *Recognized for thought leadership in DAOs & decentralization* 🏆 [Award Profile]( https://noonies.hackernoon.com/2022/web3/2022-hackernoon-contributor-of-the-year-dao) **📝 Highlights:** - [Blockchain for Public Good](https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-for-public-good) - [The Decentralized Internet and Redistribution of Power](https://hackernoon.com/the-decentralized-internet-and-redistribution-of-power) **Product Management Grid (2020)** *Strategy framework for PMs balancing business, tech, and design* [UX Collective](https://uxdesign.cc/product-management-grid-a5f392f6e4a5) · [Gumroad Download](https://rohitmalekar.gumroad.com/l/pm-grid) ## 🎧 Speaking & Workshops **Open Source Observer Demo (2025)** *Ethereum Cat Herders - Ecosystem Project Demo* Overview of the analytics suite to help funders measure the impact of open source software contributions to the health of their ecosystem. 🔗 [Watch on Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1MKSCi0Hak) **Data-led Frontier for Public Goods Funding (2024)** *Talk on funding scale, metrics, and long-term impact* Explored whether data insights are keeping pace with the scale of web3 funding at FIL Bangalore. 🔗 [View Slides](https://www.canva.com/design/DAGYfhFbvK8/9s66pfYRsJ7LEVxQV109Mg/view?utm_content=DAGYfhFbvK8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor#1) **Get to Know About DAOs (2024)** *Campus workshop on DAO theory & governance futures* Covered evolution, challenges, and values-first DAO models with real-world founder insights. 🔗 [Get to Know About DAOs - A Campus Workshop](https://paragraph.xyz/@greenpill-india/dao) **Quadratic Voting Workshop (2024)** *Experiential workshop on QV for collective decision-making* Facilitated a learning session on how QV captures voter intensity and its role in regenerative coordination. 🔗 [GreenPill India Workshop on Quadratic Voting](https://paragraph.xyz/@greenpill-india/qv) **Workshop on Careers in Product Management (2022)** *Workshop + guide for navigating PM roles* Shared actionable tools and mindset shifts for aspiring product managers. 🔗 [Seeking Product Management Careers](https://rohitmalekar.gumroad.com/l/pm-careers?layout=profile) **The Product Makers Circle (2021)** *8-part audio series on PM journeys & craftsmanship* Curated conversations focused on beginner mindsets and the value of craft over title. 🔗 [Takeaways thread](https://twitter.com/RohitMalekar/status/1422103428042428416?s=20)