Pooja

43 / Guest speaker Pooja Ranjan, Herder-in-chief at Ethereum Cat Herders, discusses how the Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) process has evolved over time and how to make the community more reflective of the world.

Episode notes

• Ethereum Cat Herders
• EtherWorld
• Peek an EIP

• Guest speaker Pooja Ranjan, Herder-in-chief at Ethereum Cat Herders https://www.ethereumcatherders.com/
• Pooja got involved in the ecosystem via EtherWorld https://etherworld.co
• Peek an EIP https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD9iiIwTRtLDYcEWONs2Q3A/videos

• EtherWorld https://etherworld.co/

• Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) process is how standards get born in the Ethereum ecosystem https://ethereum.org/en/eips/
• Fellowship of Ethereum Magicians is key forum for EIPs https://ethereum-magicians.org
• How has EIP process evolved over time?
• How did Pooja learn how to run meetings in such an organized and inclusive way?
• Objective of ETH Cat Herders is to be inclusive, allowing anyone who wants to be part of the community to have ways to contribute
• Co-hosted the Merge viewing party with Ethereum Foundation, Bankless, Daily Gwei, and other ecosystem media
• Ethereum Cat Herder’s Discord https://discord.io/EthCatHerders
• Workstreams have been created for specific areas, such as wallet devs – should we consider something similar for NFT-related EIPs?}
• How to make the community more reflective of the whole world? Still many circles are dominated by white dudes from rich countries.
  • Some circles are more diverse, like NFT art
  • Since mostly remote-first, could be a good opportunity for moms who want to return to work after focusing on raising kids for a few years
  • Internship opportunities with Ethereum Cat Herders