# Season 1 launch | temperature check

**URL:** <https://forum.inverse.finance/t/season-1-launch-temperature-check/219>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 16, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inverse.finance/t/season-1-launch-temperature-check/219 "2023-03-16T17:03:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pepperoni\_Jo3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inverse/user_avatar/forum.inverse.finance/pepperoni_jo3/32/94_2.png) [@Pepperoni\_Jo3](https://forum.inverse.finance/u/Pepperoni_Jo3)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.inverse.finance/t/season-1-launch-temperature-check/219/1 "2023-03-16T17:03:27Z")

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**Author:** Pepperoni Jo3 (r3gen)  
**Reviewers:** @cryptoharry @patb

## Summary

We propose the move to a “Seasonal” model at Inverse Finance to support improved financial planning, accountability and transparency. We propose that Season 1 planning begin on April 1st, with Season 1 running through until September 31st.

## Background

Since Inverse Finance’s launch in 2020, the organisation has operated on a loosely quarterly planning and proposal process for Working Groups.

Whilst broadly effective, the approach has created some points of friction:

- Difficulty maintaining clear financial insights on the costs, spend and runway
- Difficult for the community to assess the relative impact and cost of different business functions.
- Reduced clarity for new and existing WGs on timelines and how best navigate a budgeting and proposal process
- Lower levels of cohesive organisational planning for medium-long term strategy.
- Challenges in articulating and uniting the Inverse Finance community around a clear vision for the future.

## Season 1 Launch

Season’s are increasingly used by many leading DAOs, including Optimism, Forefront, and Bankless.

**Seasons @ Inverse Finance**

- Inverse Finance detethers from the traditional Quarterly financial model and chooses a more flexible cadence for planning, delivery and reflection. We are recommending a 6 month Season.
- Every Season starts with 2+ planning workshops aimed at bringing together the core team to discuss and lay out a cohesive vision for what they want the organisation to achieve. The outputs of this can then be socialised and discussed with the community.
- Seasonal planning will identify the critical decision points and topics we need to resolve to execute on a successful medium-long term plan
- Financial Reports will be published to inform holistic and WG specific planning. In collaboration with the TWG, r3gen aims to publish the following financial reports: financial status report, runway analysis and revenue projections.
- Working Groups will clearly articulate a proposal detailing their responsibilities, projects and objectives over the next 6-months.
- Season “half time” provides an opportunity for the organisation to reflect on what’s worked and provide more detailed updates to the community

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/inverse/original/1X/5b70022de906c2c2abdff629bedf042eef049939.png)  
[[source doc]](https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVMczAsTQ=/)

## Timeline

The following indicative timeline is provided to give the Inverse Finance community a sense of how we see Season 1 progressing.

| Item | Date |
| --- | --- |
| Season Launch Temperature check | Thursday, 16th March |
| Financial Status Reports | Wednesday, 29th March |
| Seasonal planning workshop #1 | Wednesday, 6th April |
| Seasonal planning workshop #2 | Wednesday, 13th April |
| Season 1 Budget & Proposal Process proposed and passes governance | Wednesday, 13th April |
| All Work Group Proposals pass through governance | Thursday, 28th April |

## Next steps

This forum post does not instigate any on-chain actions and was intended to serve as an update and temperature check on our Season 1 approach.

We would appreciate and value the Inverse Finance community expressing their feelings and perspective in the comments below