How DAOs Track Grant Milestones
In one sentence
Milestone tracking determines whether execution data compounds or disappears.
Short answer
DAOs track grant milestones using tools ranging from documents and spreadsheets to dedicated funding platforms, each with tradeoffs around structure, visibility, and learning.
Common approaches
Docs / Notion / Sheets
- Fast and flexible
- Low upfront cost
- No standardization
- Poor long-term memory
Custom dashboards
- Powerful and tailored
- Expensive to build
- High maintenance
- Ecosystem silos
Modular funding platforms
- Standard milestone schemas
- Ongoing updates
- Review workflows
- Cross-round visibility
What good milestone tracking enables
- Clear expectations
- Transparent progress
- Comparable outcomes
- Better future funding decisions
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Karma's role
Karma provides milestone tracking as shared infrastructure rather than ad-hoc reporting artifacts.