
Everything We Learned About ImpactDAOs with Matthew Jackson, Alkohlmist and Deepa Chaudhary of Impact DAO Media #22
01/11/23 • 44 min
Everything we learned operating Impact DAO Media (IDM) and researching 12 Impact DAOs. IDM is the first DAO to research mature Impact DAOs and write a book. This episode is our season 1 wrap (June to Nov 2022). IDM members Matthew (aka Seneca) , Alkohlmist and Deepa share their learnings. Listen to insightful discussion on DAOing Impactfully
- Origin story
- One full time contributor DAO
- Engaging contributors
- Leader Vs. Boss
- Voting and governance
- Layered governance structure
- Types of decentralization
- Why pods > workstreams
- Gamifying contributions
- Key learnings from Impact DAO Research
🐰Dig deeper:
The Story of Impact DAOs Book
Building an Impact DAO: What I Learned in 6 Months
The Problem with DAO Voting and How To Fix It
📕 Read the book, The Definitive Guide to Impact DAOs, at https://impactdaos.xyz/
Thanks for listening 🙌 We are committed to sharing authentic conversations with our listeners.
!?️For questions and podcast suggestions, connect with Impact DAOs on Twitter
Impact DAO Media is the leading voice and definitive source of truth on all things Impact DAOs. Impact DAOs are web3 native social impact organizations making a real-world impact.
We're are currently inviting contributors for our season 2. If you are eager to learn about the future of doing good, make new friends and acquire new skills, apply here.
Everything we learned operating Impact DAO Media (IDM) and researching 12 Impact DAOs. IDM is the first DAO to research mature Impact DAOs and write a book. This episode is our season 1 wrap (June to Nov 2022). IDM members Matthew (aka Seneca) , Alkohlmist and Deepa share their learnings. Listen to insightful discussion on DAOing Impactfully
- Origin story
- One full time contributor DAO
- Engaging contributors
- Leader Vs. Boss
- Voting and governance
- Layered governance structure
- Types of decentralization
- Why pods > workstreams
- Gamifying contributions
- Key learnings from Impact DAO Research
🐰Dig deeper:
The Story of Impact DAOs Book
Building an Impact DAO: What I Learned in 6 Months
The Problem with DAO Voting and How To Fix It
📕 Read the book, The Definitive Guide to Impact DAOs, at https://impactdaos.xyz/
Thanks for listening 🙌 We are committed to sharing authentic conversations with our listeners.
!?️For questions and podcast suggestions, connect with Impact DAOs on Twitter
Impact DAO Media is the leading voice and definitive source of truth on all things Impact DAOs. Impact DAOs are web3 native social impact organizations making a real-world impact.
We're are currently inviting contributors for our season 2. If you are eager to learn about the future of doing good, make new friends and acquire new skills, apply here.
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We spoke with Kyle Smith, Legal Engineer at LexDAO on legal options for DAOs. Lex DAO is a community of legal engineers building the legal infrastructure for DAOs and providing free legal aid to Impact DAOs.
Kyle shares numerous practical insights on legal and tax
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- Cayman Foundation and registration expenses $$$$$$+
- Taxation for foreign registered legal DAOs
- Kali DAO and Wrappr (onchain legal entity registration)
- Impact DAOs and legal
- Endaoment and fiscal sponsorship (faster option to 501c3) for Impact DAOs
- Transferrable tokens and securities
- What is LexDAO and how to get help
Thanks for listening 🙌 We are committed to sharing authentic conversations with our listeners.
!?️For questions and podcast suggestions, connect with Impact DAOs on Twitter
Impact DAO Media is the leading voice and a source of truth on all things Impact DAOs. Impact DAOs are web3 native social impact organizations making a real-world impact.
📕 Read the book, The Definitive Guide to Impact DAOs, at https://impactdaos.xyz/
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Thanks for listening 🙌 We are committed to sharing authentic conversations with our listeners.
!?️For questions and podcast suggestions, connect with Impact DAOs on Twitter
Impact DAO Media is the leading voice and a source of truth on all things Impact DAOs. Impact DAOs are web3 native social impact organizations making real-world impact. 📕 Read the book, The Definitive Guide to Impact DAOs at https://impactdaos.xyz/
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