# StarkNet Builders’ Council - Mission Statement **URL:** \ **Category:** Governance Proposals\ **Created:** [December 14, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045 "2022-12-14T16:47:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![s0lness](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/s0lness/32/1391_2.png) [@s0lness](https://community.starknet.io/u/s0lness)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/1 "2022-12-14T16:47:37Z")
Hi everyone! I’m Sylve, co-founder of [@briqNFT](https://twitter.com/briqnft), the NFT building protocol on StarkNet. I’m a former product manager at Ledger and I’ve been part of the StarkNet ecosystem since October 2021. As such I’ve organized a couple of things, like the first [StarkNet Hacker Building](https://twitter.com/starknetbuildin) at ETH Lisbon 2022 and gave a few talks like [A Folk History of StarkNet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0LpMwvIMmc). My goal is to keep StarkNet strange (and flourishing)! * * * Today I’m extremely happy to tell you about the Builders’ Council, which I will be helping out as a Governance Facilitator. This post explains what the Builders’ Council is and how it will work. If you have any questions, feel free to comment on this post or reach out to me via Twitter at [@sylvechv](https://twitter.com/sylvechv). # TL;DR - The StarkNet Foundation is delegating a portion of its voting power to the Builders’ Council. - The Builders’ Council is comprised of 17 builders from the StarkNet Ecosystem, chosen by the Foundation on merit of their expertise and deep knowledge of StarkNet. - The Builders’ Council will vote on behalf of the Foundation during the [First Phase of StarkNet Governance](https://medium.com/starknet-foundation/starknets-governance-first-phase-4614c7566f40). # Background The [StarkNet Foundation](https://medium.com/starkware/introducing-the-starknet-foundation-bd4b4379fbb) has been set up as an independent community structure to support and develop the StarkNet Ecosystem. The StarkNet Foundation will (i) foster research & development, (ii) foster expansion of the StarkNet network and supporting technology, (iii) promote use and adoption of the StarkNet network, and (iv) fuel StarkNet community participation and project governance. The Foundation will help fund and organize user and developer conferences, and coordinate cooperation with allied and related communities. The Builders’ Council will give opportunities to builders from the community to help shape StarkNet. This is good for the network, as the greater the wisdom available to it, the better. It’s also the right approach for a community where tokens are not yet widely distributed. # The role of the Builders’ Council - Carry out an in-depth learning and discussion process for each proposed decision, with the aim to lead to well-founded decisions that will benefit StarkNet and its long-term vision. - Take an active part in encouraging discussions and votes during the first phase on behalf of StarkNet community members. - Ensure transparency of the Council’s discussions, decisions, and activities. # How the Builders Council works - The StarkNet Foundation will delegate a portion (23.3%) of the total first phase voting power to the Builders’ Council. - The Builders’ Council will hold an in-depth discussion on issues proposed by the Foundation and make a decision on how to act, based on a simple majority vote. - All calls will be recorded, meeting notes will be written, and posted on this community forum and a dedicated [Github](https://github.com/starknet-io/builders-council) repo for everyone to see, to uphold transparency and accountability. - The council’s mandate will be reviewed by the Foundation’s board after the end of the First Phase of the StarkNet Governance. # Members of the Builder Council The members of the Builders’ Council were chosen by the StarkNet Foundation board, upon recommendation of the Governance committee & Starkware Ecosystem team, in order to create a balanced, well-involved council with deep knowledge of the platform. My role will be to help the Builders’ Council members have informed discussions, gather votes, herd cats, and post all the results of discussions on the StarkNet Community Forum. Confirmed members of StarkNet’s first phase Builder Council (in alphabetical order): 1. [Jon](https://twitter.com/0xmonkeyy), co-founder of NFT marketplace [Aspect](http://aspect.co) and StarkNet explorer [StarkScan](https://starkscan.co/) 2. [Chee](https://twitter.com/cheechyuanang), Software developer and co-founder of [StarkNet Malaysia](https://twitter.com/ETHKL1) 3. Federica Moletta, Software developer at [Lambda Class](https://lambdaclass.com/) 4. [GuiltyGyoza](https://twitter.com/guiltygyoza), co-founder of [Topology](https://topology.gg/) 5. [Jonathan Lei](https://twitter.com/xJonathanLEI), co-founder and CTO at [zkLend](https://zklend.com/) 6. [Julien Niset](https://twitter.com/jniset), co-founder of [Argent](https://www.argent.xyz/) 7. [Ivan Pavicic](https://twitter.com/ivpavici), Engineering Manager at [Space Shard](https://www.spaceshard.io/) 8. [Martin Triay](https://twitter.com/martriay), Cairo Lead at [OpenZeppelin](https://www.openzeppelin.com/) 9. [Mentor Reka](https://twitter.com/MentorNotPseudo), Cofounder at DeFi platform [Alpha Road](https://testnet.app.alpharoad.fi/fr)and community platform [StarkNet Ecosystem](https://www.starknet-ecosystem.com/fr) 10. [Motty Lavie](https://twitter.com/mottylen), co-founder of [Braavos](https://braavos.app/) wallet 11. [Nnam Darlington](https://mobile.twitter.com/0xdarlington), Software developer and dev community lead of [StarkNet Africa](https://mobile.twitter.com/StarkNetAfrica) 12. [Nicolas Bacca](https://twitter.com/btchip), VP Innovation Lab and co-founder of [Ledger](https://ledger.com/) 13. [Orlando](https://twitter.com/_Orland0x), developer at [Snapshot](https://snapshot.org/) working on trustless voting app [Snapshot X](https://snapshot.mirror.xyz/cUOrwdtEs5PvNh0sqYWWxPjt8GdJWn_Qp3cl7E3_8IU) 14. [Rohit Goyal](https://twitter.com/imrgoyal), co-founder of DeFi protocol [JediSwap](https://twitter.com/jediswap) 15. [Sylve Chevet](https://twitter.com/sylvechv), co-founder at NFT procol [briq](https://twitter.com/briqnft), acting as Governance Facilitator 16. [TobbyKitty](https://twitter.com/tobbykitty), co-founder of [Fibrous Finance](https://twitter.com/FibrousFinance) and [StarkNet Turkey](https://twitter.com/StarkNetTurkiye) 17. [Tarrence van As](https://twitter.com/tarrenceva), co-founder of StarkNet Gaming Console [Cartridge.gg](https://cartridge.gg/) and on-chain game [DopeWars](https://dopewars.gg/) # FAQ - What kind of voting system is put in place? - simple majority - Where does the discussion happen? - Discussions will take place in this Community Forum and in community calls. All discussions will be posted on the StarkNet Community Forum. - Where will the votes take place? - Votes will take place on [Snapshot](https://snapshot.org/#/starknet.eth) - Where is the decision posted? - The decision will be posted on StarkNet’s Community Forum. - How were the Builders’ Council members chosen? - They were chosen by the StarkNet Foundation, recommended by the StarkWare team, and StarkNet community members (including me) # Any questions? Should you have any questions please comment on this post or reach out to me on Twitter at [@sylvechv](https://twitter.com/sylvechv), or through my profile in this StarkNet Community Forum. # Links - [Builder Council Github Repo](https://github.com/starknet-io/builders-council) - [StarkNet Foundation Mission Statement blogpost](https://medium.com/starknet-foundation/welcome-to-the-world-starknet-foundation-7bd55d5dbc59) - [StarkNet Governance First Phase blogpost](https://medium.com/starknet-foundation/starknets-governance-first-phase-4614c7566f40) - [StarkNet Delegation Onboarding Announcement](https://community.starknet.io/t/delegate-onboarding-announcement/4047) - Safe wallet of the Builder Council: eth:0x5C04Aa0E6896d5039bBeb4EEcAE8526a0A052A77 ---
**Author:** ![cryptoSPB](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/cryptospb/32/1116_2.png) [@cryptoSPB](https://community.starknet.io/u/cryptoSPB)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/2 "2022-12-14T17:51:13Z")
how can we vote in a future? with what tokens or NFTs or any other assets? 😀 ---
**Author:** ![s0lness](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/s0lness/32/1391_2.png) [@s0lness](https://community.starknet.io/u/s0lness)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/3 "2022-12-14T17:53:47Z")
In the future anyone will be able to vote provided they possess StarkNet tokens which, at the moment, can’t be bought or generated. Once the network progressively decentralizes, the StarkNet token will be generated just like ETH is, and will be used to pay for transaction fees, etc. The StarkNet token is currently locked for a year, so there’s no way to buy it. More information about the StarkNet token: - [StarkNet Token is Deployed on Ethereum | by StarkWare | StarkWare | Nov, 2022 | Medium](https://medium.com/starkware/starknet-token-is-deployed-on-ethereum-f27f0000b00c) - [Part 1: StarkNet Sovereignty: A Decentralization Proposal | by StarkWare | StarkWare | Medium](https://medium.com/starkware/part-1-starknet-sovereignty-a-decentralization-proposal-bca3e98a01ef) - [Part 2: A Decentralization and Governance Proposal for StarkNet | by StarkWare | StarkWare | Medium](https://medium.com/starkware/part-2-a-decentralization-and-governance-proposal-for-starknet-23e335645778) - [Part 3: StarkNet Token Design. In this post we dive deeper into the… | by StarkWare | StarkWare | Medium](https://medium.com/starkware/part-3-starknet-token-design-5cc17af066c6) ---
**Author:** ![Juanbug](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/juanbug/32/85273_2.png) [@Juanbug](https://community.starknet.io/u/Juanbug)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 6:52am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/4 "2022-12-15T06:52:20Z")
Will there be compensation for these 17 individuals? Additionally, how would one apply/become a council member. Or is this solely for the first cycle of Starknet votes and after the first cycle, the council will no longer steward the 23.3% of the votes and be dissolved? ---
**Author:** ![Morrigan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/morrigan/32/2208_2.png) [@Morrigan](https://community.starknet.io/u/Morrigan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 6:54am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/5 "2022-12-15T06:54:38Z")
Hi, is the number of consuls limited? I mean, will there be new members in the future? Will they be chosen by the StarkNet Foundation or will there be an opportunity to nominate candidates from the community? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![s0lness](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/s0lness/32/1391_2.png) [@s0lness](https://community.starknet.io/u/s0lness)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 9:44am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/6 "2022-12-15T09:44:59Z")
You’re correct, the current mandate for the Builder’s Council only applies for the [First Phase of governance](https://medium.com/starknet-foundation/starknets-governance-first-phase-4614c7566f40). Compensation isn’t finalized just yet. ---
**Author:** ![s0lness](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/s0lness/32/1391_2.png) [@s0lness](https://community.starknet.io/u/s0lness)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/7 "2022-12-15T09:49:28Z")
Anyone can apply to become a StarkNet delegate! More information [here](https://community.starknet.io/t/delegate-onboarding-announcement/4047). - StarkNet’s Governance mechanism implements Delegation of voting power - Delegation enables a system in which where token-holders who take economic stake in the network, elect Delegates who take social stake in the community - All are welcome to receive delegation and participate in governance as a StarkNet Delegate: to signal your willingness to receive delegation, please post your delegate profile on the linked [Delegate profile thread](https://community.starknet.io/t/delegate-profile-thread/4049) - Token-holders are encouraged to select a delegate from the [Delegate profile thread](https://community.starknet.io/t/delegate-profile-thread/4049) to delegate to if they do not plan to vote themselves - Information about delegate responsibilities can be viewed on the [Delegate expectations post](https://community.starknet.io/t/delegate-expectations/4048) About the number of members in the council: we tried to keep it low enough so it’s actually manageable. Someone has to herd those cats, and that’s me 😅 ---
**Author:** ![ppj](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/ppj/32/2124_2.png) [@ppj](https://community.starknet.io/u/ppj)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/8 "2022-12-15T09:49:49Z")
I like the Geographical diversity and the talent of the Council members. I would love to see a few CEO’s of Traditional Web2 companies in future in this Council so that we can learn how best to onboard web2 companies into this space. Real world utility will be a key success factor. Polygon Team has taken the lead but there is a lot more space to capture for other L2s & L3s ---
**Author:** ![Juanbug](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/juanbug/32/85273_2.png) [@Juanbug](https://community.starknet.io/u/Juanbug)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/9 "2022-12-15T20:10:12Z")
Would there be interest in opening up 3 more spots to the council? There seems to be a decent amount of interest, including us, in running. 20 total members would not only just look more “appealing” it would give some community members a vote into a very important process, and also provide some more transparency to the whole process, as these 17 pre chosen members seem to be very qualified, but the selection process was a bit invisible. ---
**Author:** ![DevenMat](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/devenmat/32/1399_2.png) [@DevenMat](https://community.starknet.io/u/DevenMat)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/10 "2022-12-15T20:44:32Z")
Council members hold no additional governance rights than other Delegates. Applying as a delegate [here](https://community.starknet.io/t/delegate-onboarding-announcement/4047) is the best way for community members to contribute to governance as of now. From my understanding the Builder’s Council 6-month charter is meant to: - Grant voting power to a distributed set of StarkNet application developers to ensure their input is considered in network upgrades - Discover a relationship between a Voting Council and the DAO We’ve had consideration about how the Builder’s Council will look like after this charter: potentially some forced cycling of members through ranked voting, potentially dissolving the council entirely if the delegate role fills our needs. These 6-months are meant to be a pilot for us to test this interaction to best understand how we can open up participation and expand responsibilities. As for the selection process- there may have been just as many people debating who should be on the builder’s council as there are people on the builders council. If you check out this list, it’s pretty considerate of many different actors in StarkNet. Not perfect, but approaching representative. I think @s0lness is confident in the group. Just as the builders council, we expect the role of delegates to evolve as well. One note is that more voting power will be available for delegation as more of the [Foundation’s token allocation](https://medium.com/starkware/part-3-starknet-token-design-5cc17af066c6) is distributed. There will be a calculated introduction of tooling following major decentralization events to ensure Delegate’s are able to receive significant voting power based on their good faith contributions to StarkNet governance. ---
**Author:** ![cryptoSPB](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/cryptospb/32/1116_2.png) [@cryptoSPB](https://community.starknet.io/u/cryptoSPB)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 8:35am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/11 "2022-12-16T08:35:03Z")
Do you think its safe to delegate to someone ? Could they still some tokens or it working only for voting power activities ? ---
**Author:** ![s0lness](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/s0lness/32/1391_2.png) [@s0lness](https://community.starknet.io/u/s0lness)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 8:51am UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/12 "2022-12-16T08:51:20Z")
It is safe to delegate. The [StarkNet Token contract](https://etherscan.io/token/0xCa14007Eff0dB1f8135f4C25B34De49AB0d42766#code) implements standard [`delegate`](https://docs.openzeppelin.com/contracts/4.x/api/token/erc20#ERC20Votes-delegate-address-) and [`delegateBySig`](https://docs.openzeppelin.com/contracts/4.x/api/token/erc20#ERC20Votes-delegateBySig-address-uint256-uint256-uint8-bytes32-bytes32-) functions from the Compound delegation module. These functions are standard and do not transfer tokens, they only delegate the voting power. ---
**Author:** ![kuchinasaigibat](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/kuchinasaigibat/32/2317_2.png) [@kuchinasaigibat](https://community.starknet.io/u/kuchinasaigibat)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/14 "2022-12-16T14:26:06Z")
Who are able to make proposals? What will happen when community rejects council’s proposals? ---
**Author:** ![teronzavoruev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/teronzavoruev/32/2315_2.png) [@teronzavoruev](https://community.starknet.io/u/teronzavoruev)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/15 "2022-12-16T14:26:22Z")
it is totally true, if you want someone represents your interests you are able to delegate him/her your tokens. If you trust the delegated person, you can do it without any doubt ---
**Author:** ![lillaplatonihina](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/lillaplatonihina/32/2310_2.png) [@lillaplatonihina](https://community.starknet.io/u/lillaplatonihina)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/16 "2022-12-16T14:26:35Z")
> [@s0lness](#): > > the Builder Council will be sessions of the Builder Council public or private? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/jayjay/32/2299_2.png) [@jayjay](https://community.starknet.io/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/17 "2022-12-16T14:26:46Z")
> [@s0lness](#): > > The StarkNet token I dont get how to participate in governance It is neede to hold The StarkNet token, but it is not distributed yet, so as i understand, token distribution will be firstly and after that we can participate in governance module ---
**Author:** ![s0lness](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/s0lness/32/1391_2.png) [@s0lness](https://community.starknet.io/u/s0lness)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/18 "2022-12-16T14:30:55Z")
As explained in the [Medium post](https://medium.com/starknet-foundation/starknets-governance-first-phase-4614c7566f40), only the Foundation itself is able to propose topics for now. These topics, during the First Phase of Governance will only be about protocol upgrades. Should the community decide not to go forward with a protocol upgrade, it will not be implemented on StarkNet Mainnet. ---
**Author:** ![s0lness](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/s0lness/32/1391_2.png) [@s0lness](https://community.starknet.io/u/s0lness)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/19 "2022-12-16T14:30:56Z")
We’ll hold meetings, record them, post them here and on the dedicated [Github repo](https://github.com/starknet-io/builders-council). Finishing out the final details soon. ---
**Author:** ![s0lness](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/s0lness/32/1391_2.png) [@s0lness](https://community.starknet.io/u/s0lness)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/20 "2022-12-16T14:31:55Z")
Delegates, token holders and members of the Builder’s Council can participate in governance at the moment. When the StarkNet network decentralizes its consensus the StarkNet token will flow and anyone will be able to get tokens and vote. ---
**Author:** ![passmeta](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.starknet.io/passmeta/32/1733_2.png) [@passmeta](https://community.starknet.io/u/passmeta)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045/21 "2022-12-20T19:40:41Z")
Good job Starknet, good luck team and devs [Next page](https://community.starknet.io/t/starknet-builders-council-mission-statement/4045.md?page=2)