Drawing on ACI’s full transparency report, which shows an 8-person team turning $4.625M of DAO funding into $141.8M in annual protocol revenue and major market-share gains, this post contrasts that high-ROI track record with concerns that, despite much larger historical capitalization and a 23% founding allocation, Aave Labs has delivered weaker products, slowed V3 improvements, underperformed in BD, and is now asking for $51M more plus strategic control via the “Aave Will Win” proposal.