#10 VitaDAO: Democratizing Longevity Research | Laurence Ion + Theo Beutel

05/18/22 • 37 min

On this week’s episode of Campfire, Jackson talks with Laurence Ion and Theo Beutel from VitaDAO, a DAO democratically funding longevity research. So far, they have deployed over 2 million dollars over 10+ projects with the help of their community.

Gather around to hear about the current state of science research, VitaDAO’s value proposition, their working groups, and governance structure.

Topics Covered:

What is Longevity? — (01:55)
The State of Traditional Science Research — (04:02)
What is VitaDAO? — (06:10)
Laurence and Theo’s Roles at VItaDAO — (10:58)
Applying for Funds From VitaDAO — (15:45)
IP Within a DAO — (18:38)
VitaDAO’s Partnerships— (19:50)
How Proposals to VitaDAO Work — (22:40)
Repurposing Ideas — (23:55)
VitaDAO’s Governance and Token — (26:00)
VitaDAO’s Projects — (31:50)
VitaDAO Funding its Community — (34:45)

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Episode Links:

VitaDAO Website

VitaDAO Twitter

Laurence and Theo on Twitter

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @prodcolin

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

Gather around to hear about the current state of science research, VitaDAO’s value proposition, their working groups, and governance structure.

Topics Covered:

What is Longevity? — (01:55)
The State of Traditional Science Research — (04:02)
What is VitaDAO? — (06:10)
Laurence and Theo’s Roles at VItaDAO — (10:58)
Applying for Funds From VitaDAO — (15:45)
IP Within a DAO — (18:38)
VitaDAO’s Partnerships— (19:50)
How Proposals to VitaDAO Work — (22:40)
Repurposing Ideas — (23:55)
VitaDAO’s Governance and Token — (26:00)
VitaDAO’s Projects — (31:50)
VitaDAO Funding its Community — (34:45)

Episode Links:

VitaDAO Website

VitaDAO Twitter

Laurence and Theo on Twitter

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @prodcolin

Produced by @PhilippeIze

Distribution by @alisonclaire and @PhilippeIze

Previous Episode

#9 UkraineDAO: Wartime DAOs & Humanitarian Aid | Alona Shevchenko

On this episode of Campfire, Jackson speaks with Alona Shevchenko, co-founder and operational lead of UkraineDAO. They discuss how UkraineDAO has raised over $8 million US dollars to help defend Ukraine from the Russian invasion, counter Russian propaganda, and amplify Ukrainian voices.

The episode details how wartime DAOs are different from traditional charities and nonprofits, the founding of UkraineDAO in the days leading up to the Russian invasion, and how web3 mechanics enable coordination of humanitarian aid and a fleet of trucks during war.

Topics Covered:

Could you describe your sense of adoption of crypto technology in Ukraine?— (03:34)
A call from a friend and chain of events that led to the formation of UkraineDAO — (12:47)
What were you hoping your parents would do when you called them? — (18:05)
What was the early genesis of UkraineDAO and how did you connect with Steve & Matthew? — (21:08)
Walk us through the gameplan that UkarineDAO came to in terms of growing and marketing the existence of the DAO to the world? — (26:15)
Could you help us understand the 3 main components of UkraineDAO’s mission? — (33:25)
Where have the funds UkraineDAO raised gone and what other tangible outcomes were achieved? Why is a DAO the best answer for executing everything that UkraineDAO has done compared to a traditional organization?— (43:20)
Could you share your thoughts on the relationship Russia has with the UN? — (45:32)
Share with us the types of organizations that UkraineDAO has helped/donated. — (49:50)
How did your family change their mind on the war and how are they involved now? — (56:40)
Has UkraineDAO been subjected to any hackers and what practices should other DAOs implement? — (64:10)
What is a Multi-sig wallet? — (66:40)
What do people misunderstand about decentralization? — (68:32)

Want to learn more about how to support UkraineDAO? Follow UkraineDAO on Twitter or connect on Discord. Donate to UkraineDAO at UkraineDAO.eth. For more ways to support UkraineDAO, check out 10 ways to get involved with Ukraine DAO.

Episode Links:

UkraineDAO multi-sig wallet address

UkraineDAO Twitter

UkraineDAO Discord

UkraineDAO Telegram

Alona Shevchenko, Matthew Bunday, and CryptoSteve (UkraineDAO co-founders) on Twitter

UkraineDAO Link Tree

Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @prodcolin

Distribution by @alisonclaire and @Allen_Taylor

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#11 Clarity: A Contributor Community Hub | Richie Bonilla

On this week’s Campfire, we sat down with Richie Bonilla from Clarity: a DAO tool that describes itself as the “Contributor Community Hub.” With Clarity, DAOs can onboard new contributors, match contributors with opportunities, log that work, and get people compensated.

Tune in to hear Jackson and Richie talk about Clarity, how Cabin is using the platform, the short + long term vision for Clarity, the future of DAOs, and much more!

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