diff --git a/board-documents/minutes/2018-06-28.md b/board-documents/minutes/2018-06-28.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..49b6541 --- /dev/null +++ b/board-documents/minutes/2018-06-28.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +Zcash Foundation Board Meeting +============================== + +June 28, 2018 — started approximately 3pm Montréal time — at the end of Zcon0 + +Board members in attendance: Amber Baldet, Andrew Miller, Peter Van Valkenburgh, Ian Miers, Matt Green + +Foundation employees also present: Josh Cincinnati (virtually), Antonie Hodge, Sonya Mann + +Minutes +------- + +Prior to the meeting, Yan Zhu and Naval Ravikant resigned over email. The remaining Board members unanmiously voted for Amber Baldet and Ian Miers to take the open Board seats. + +Topics discussed: + +1. Interfacing and collaboration with the Zcash Company going forward, with a focus on the June 29 joint retreat. + +2. How to appropriately create resources that will be relevant to regulators, given the legal constraints of a 501(c)(3). Reference point: The historical and ongoing ["Crypto Wars."](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars) + +3. Who to enlist for the creation of such resources. Example topic: "What does strong privacy look like for domestic abuse victims?" + +4. Possible branding, web development, and graphic design vendors. + +5. How to balance usability development with other priorities. + +6. Ideal potential longevity for the Foundation. Josh Cincinnati, paraphrased: Our goal is to be one of many stakeholders in a broader ecosystem, and we should exist long enough to become irrelevant / unnecessary. + +7. Budgeting for technical hiring and development, especially with respect to eliminating single points of failure.