Some other thoughts I’ve had and wanted to add since this proposal was funded:
Despite calls to the contrary, I think it’s incredibly important that we converge on some standardized value and have concern for the overall solvency of the CoE. To date, I think we’ve already been funding at an hourly rate that is probably too high. I would suggest we aim for somewhere in the $40 - $60 per hour for content (paid post-hoc) with the NMR payments marked to market at the time of payment.
In addition to the fact that I think we need more Signals development, I was one of the four that voted/approved this initial funding transaction simply to get things moving and people motivated. That said, I think we need to be more scrutinous on the rates that people are proposing because it’s simply not sustainable (or wise) to approve all proposals as soon as they come in at whatever price is initially suggested. So, I hope if we continue to fund content proposals in the future, including this one, we would use a standardized rate and pay out post-hoc.