1/ I get this question a LOT, so I’m making a mega-thread on how to contribute to DAOs

3 easy steps
1⃣ Discover the right DAO for you
2⃣ Onboard as quickly & seamlessly as possible
3⃣ Find your niche + value-add and begin contributing Image
2/ 1⃣Discover the right DAO for you

Saying you want to join a DAO is like saying you want to join a company or a club

You’ll need to think more specifically about what kind of DAO you want to join:
- DeFi protocol
- NFT collection
- Public goods

h/t @Cooopahtroopa for the pic Image
3/ Also helpful to think about what you want to get out of joining a DAO

Is it to just see what all the buzz is about?
Is it to find a community?
Is it to be more deeply involved in building in crypto?
Is it a jumping off point to working full time in crypto?
4/ After some reflection & intention setting, you can begin your search with a more filtered POV

The shit thing is that there’s no ‘Google for DAOs’, i.e., a way to see ALL the existing DAOs in order to determine which one to choose
5/ The DAO landscape is constantly changing, but there are some good resources that try to index and categorize them to improve discoverability

H/t @nir_III for the lists

app.yup.io/collections/ho…
deepdao.io/#/deepdao/dash…
snapshot.org/#
6/ OK you scoured the lists and finally decided on 1-2 DAOs (pls don’t do more to start) that you are interested in exploring

The next step is to enter the ‘community’ of the DAOs, which are usually represented by their Discord servers (sometimes governance forums or Telegram)
7/ This is where your DAO exp will vary

Onboarding is a huge problem in the DAO space

Some DAOs will have a comprehensive process to get you ramped up (@indexcoop) & well-kept source of truth for context setting (@banklessDAO) while others will just be a crazy blur of activity
8/ This is where a lot of DAO newcomers get disillusioned

Discord is a rat’s nest and not very beginner-friendly

The key is FOCUS and not get lost in the noise. Some steps to help:

9/ Context setting is important:
- what’s the vision of the DAO
- Who’s who in the zoo
- How are we organized
- What are our current priorities

Also important is finding mentors who can answer any questions you have
10/ DAOs always want Minimum Viable Participation

Meaning that every newcomer should overcome the inertia of just lurking and actually getting involved as a form of learning & ramping up

Cooper has a great starting list:
11/ OK now that you’re onboarded, how do you start REALLY contributing & even getting paid?

Again, the key is to be focused and not get lost in the flurry of activity in the DAO

First step: reflect on what type of work you want to do (e.g., writing content, shipping products) Image
12/ Find one working group or task force that you resonate with (e.g., Growth, BD, Product/Eng)

Attend their cadence of meetings and read up on their docs (you may have to ask someone for them or even offer to create them)
13/ DAO working groups will never explicitly give you a task to do (unless it’s a really well-oiled machine like @indexcoop)

So you have to be a self-starter and see what value you can bring

That's it! Hope this helps more ppl get involved in DAOs!

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30 Sep
1/ MCon+Mainnet takeaway #2: The whole DAO contributor funnel needs work:

- Discovery: no Glassdoor of DAOs for beginners 2 browse
- Onboarding: Discords lack process for ppl 2 gain context
- Contribution: DAOs disproportionately benefits self-starters who create their own scope
2/ The most common question I get is 'what DAO should I join'

Usually the best answer I can give is 2-3 ones that I really like, but no one exhaustively knows all the DAOs

Would be great for there to be a Glassdoor for DAOs w/ verified member reviews

3/ Here are some great lists to get a sense of what DAOs are out there, but it's definitely not exhaustive

Until we solve discoverability, we're going to continually have a top-of-funnel awareness issue for DAOs

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1/ Pretty disappointed at defi innovation right now

Maybe that's why CT has been so encapsulated with NFTs - it's where the new ideas are

We need to stop copy pasta'ing the same degen playbook and reinvent new primitives that people will actually use after LM rewards dry up
2/ Here's some shit that I want to see:
- Composable primitives that aren’t possible in tradfi
- Structured products with real-world use
- Reputation-based primitives

Here's shit I don't want to see:
- leveraged pools
- same primitive, different L1
- ponzinomics yield farming
3/ Innovation means reimagining financial products from first principles, leveraging what blockchain can do that is impossible in tradfi

@AlchemixFi combined yield on Yearn w/ upfront loans
@RariCapital created isolated lending pools
@OlympusDAO created protocol-owned liquidity
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1/ Summarizing “Algorithmic Insurance” by @0xtuba for @scribedao

TLDR; Smart contract insurance has PMF due to user need (from degens) and deterministic payout from on-chain events, but also has drawbacks due to subjectivity in the claims process
2/ Link btw: tuba.mirror.xyz/72Oo_gd-e_XxyX…

Context: Insurance is an intuitive use case for defi bc (1) immediate payout, (2) objective claims information, and (3) transparency for the claimant

But adoption is hampered by the trustworthy oracle problem for off-chain data
3/ Smart contract insurance has found PMF with @NexusMutual leading the way; @cozyfinance @AnteFinance @riskharbor newer entrants

Each has a different implementation on Payouts and Pricing: from human actuaries to supply-demand interest rate matching against a bonding curve
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1/ It's here: a megathread on how to get a job in Web3

We'll cover must-dos & 3 scenarios
1) working in CeFi/a big company
2) working in a smaller startup
3) working at a DAO

TLDR; it's all about investing time & energy to showcase your interest before you even apply for a role
2/ First thing before getting a new job is reflecting on ur what ur solving for

Ask yourself
- Why do I want to work in web3?
- What do I want to get out of that experience?

This will help you better prioritize ur search based on sub-industry, mission, size, etc.
3/ When I was looking for a web3 job, I did that exercise & stack-ranked my priorities

- Mission: build smtg transformational
- Industry: i wanted to work in payments
- People: I want to work with crypto natives

U can read more this exercise on my blog: bit.ly/3jibaQI
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1/ I'm not an art guy - I mainly collect based on provenance and mimetic desire, but I instantly resonated with @ArtbyNafay's Light Streaks collection

So happy to be a holder of one of his pieces
2/ I feel so much emotion when I look at his work. It reminds me of the sleepy sunsets of my travels

Combined with the fantastical nature of my favorite movie Your Name
3/ The fact that this collection is going for an order of magnitude less than his SuperRare pieces made it a must buy for me

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And not from a money standpoint, I’ve met the smartest, most passionate people EVER who are my friends that I respect and care about very much

I wake up everything day knowing that I’m contributing to a greater vision for the internet and for our futures
I get to work at a job that I love with an insane vision: we're letting people OWN their usernames

My job is to build cool shit for devs and hang out with developers in the community

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