"The Ethereum Foundation Mandate" generated a lot of fuss and critique. I really don't understand why. The @ethereumfndn is a non-profit. Remember this. It makes sense for it to focus on vision, values and stewardship. I think its goals (censorship resistant, open source, private, and secure--CROPS) make sense. While other blockchain's seek to differentiate with cheap and efficient throughput/transactions per second, etc...for Ethereum, its robustness, censorship resistance, neutrality and decentralization that serve as its moat. These are not easy to replicate, and in my mind, are a primary source of value in the network and the token. There is no "Ethereum Labs". This makes sense, too. Instead, there are plenty of public and private companies (@Consensys, @Etherealize_io, @BitMNR, @Sharplink, @TheEtherMachine, etc) that seek to drive commercial outcomes across the ecosystem for its users. So, let the non-profit be a non-profit. And let the builders build.