Milestone Change Requests

Projects may request milestone modifications before or after evidence submission deadline. Processes are described below.

Pre-Submission Changes

Type 1: Pivot Request When: Business model or product direction changes significantly

Requirements:

  • Detailed justification (market conditions, technical constraints, strategic reasons)

  • Proposed new milestone roadmap

  • Mapping of old milestones to new milestones

  • Impact assessment on timelines and funding

Process:

1

Submit written proposal to Seedify

2

Seedify reviews and posts to Community Voting

3

Community vote (7-day window)

4

If approved: New milestones replace old ones

5

If denied: Original milestones stand


Type 2: Single Milestone Delay When: Unexpected obstacle delays one milestone

Requirements:

  • Maximum 60-day delay

  • Detailed explanation of cause

  • Mitigation plan

  • No impact on subsequent milestone timelines

Process:

1

Submit delay request ≥7 days before deadline

2

Seedify reviews feasibility

3

Community vote (3-day expedited window)


Type 3: All Remaining Milestones Delay When: Force majeure, regulatory action, critical external dependency failure

Requirements:

  • Comprehensive force majeure documentation

  • New timeline for all remaining milestones

  • Risk assessment update

Process: Same as Type 1 (Pivot Request)


Type 4: Early Release (Single Milestone) When: Project completes Milestone N+2 while on Milestone N

Requirements:

  • Full evidence for skipped milestone

  • Explanation of acceleration

  • Confirmation no corners were cut

Process:

1

Submit evidence for out-of-order milestone

2

Seedify & Oracle review

3

Standard Community vote

4

If approved: Funds release, original roadmap continues


Type 5: Early Release (Multiple Milestones) When: Project delivers 2+ milestones ahead of schedule

Requirements:

  • Evidence for all accelerated milestones

  • Justification for speed (not sandbagging evidence)

  • Quality assurance documentation

Process:

1

Submit comprehensive evidence package

2

Enhanced Seedify review (deeper quality check)

3

Community vote

4

If approved: Redistribute remaining funds proportionally across remaining milestones


Type 6: Partial Release Request When: Project completes 70-90% of milestone but cannot complete remainder due to external factors

Requirements:

  • Clear documentation of what was completed vs. not completed

  • Explanation of blocking issue

  • Proposal for handling incomplete portion

Options:

  • Option A: Release X% of funds now, remaining milestones absorb the gap

  • Option B: Extend deadline for full completion

Process:

1

Submit partial completion evidence + gap analysis

2

Seedify reviews and recommends percentage completion

3

Community vote on partial release

4

If approved: Remaining funds redistributed proportionally


Post-Vote Changes

Projects may request modification after Community vote under limited circumstances.

Type 7: Dispute (Oracle/Seedify/Community Decision) When: Project believes milestone was incorrectly evaluated

Limitations:

  • One dispute per milestone

  • Must be filed within 48 hours of Community vote result

  • Cannot dispute based on new evidence (only on evaluation of submitted evidence)

Requirements:

  • Detailed written argument explaining error

  • Reference to specific evidence that was overlooked

  • No new evidence allowed (dispute must use original submission)

Process:

1

File dispute with Seedify

2

Seedify re-reviews evidence + dispute argument

3

Seedify publishes response and recommendation

4

New Community vote (7-day window)

5

Second vote is final (no further disputes)

Bad Faith Penalty: Frivolous disputes harm project's reputation for future milestone votes.


Type 8: Post-Vote Partial Release When: Community votes NO, but project wants to argue for partial credit

Requirements:

  • Can only be used once per project lifecycle

  • Must present case for what portion was completed

  • Seedify must agree partial completion occurred

Process:

  • Same as Type 6 (Partial Release Request)

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