# Contributing Teams ### Newstart (Non-Technical) Newstart is a contributing company to the Dtravel ecosystem. The team is made up of travel and short term rental professionals and operators, digital nomads, crypto travelers, blockchain experts and web3 natives. Newstart is responsible for: * Product * Design * Operations * Sales, business development and partnerships * Marketing and growth * Community engagement and management * Customer service and support While Newstart has played an early role in the non-technical development of the Dtravel ecosystem, over time there will be many other teams and individuals contributing in various capacities. ### Blocktech Labs (Technical) Blocktech Labs works with Newstart to build products and features within the Dtravel ecosystem. Blocktech Labs is responsible for: * Development of Dtravel’s ecosystem products * Maintenance and improvement to existing products * Security of core products While initially there is currently one core technical team, over time there will be multiple technical teams and individuals making contributions to the Dtravel ecosystem. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.dtravel.com/papers/dtravel-dao-governance/contributing-teams.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.