PleasrDAO: Collecting Internet Culture, Acquiring the Wu Tang Clan Album, Snowden & Doge NFT, and Art DAO Operations

11/26/21 • 50 min

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The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with members of PleasrDAO Jamis (Chief Pleasing Officer), Andy (founder of Fractional), and gmoney (INFINFT Partner). PleasrDAO is a collective focused on acquiring culturally significant art pieces, creating value from the essence of the pieces and sharing them with the community. Topics discussed include the origins of PleasrDAO, war stories behind significant art pieces, challenges with operating an art DAO, and much more!

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:00:52) – Elevator pitch for PleasrDAO.

(00:03:01) – The origins of PleasrDAO.

(00:06:20) – Building out an art DAO.

(00:11:50) – Sole ownership vs. owning NFTs as a community.

(00:13:29) – PleasrDAO’s coordination process.

(00:15:35) – Deciding when to add or remove members.

(00:17:02) – The challenges as a DAO.

(00:20:46) – War stories behind collection pieces.

(00:25:18) – Deciding what to focus on as a DAO.

(00:30:05) – Planning to monetize assets.

(00:32:16) – The Wu Tang Clan Album.

(00:36:28) – The Edward Snowden NFT.

(00:39:57) – DAO Operations.

(00:41:51) – The future of PleasrDAO.

(00:45:50) – How far away is ideal DAO tooling?

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Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction.

(00:00:52) – Elevator pitch for PleasrDAO.

(00:03:01) – The origins of PleasrDAO.

(00:06:20) – Building out an art DAO.

(00:11:50) – Sole ownership vs. owning NFTs as a community.

(00:13:29) – PleasrDAO’s coordination process.

(00:15:35) – Deciding when to add or remove members.

(00:17:02) – The challenges as a DAO.

(00:20:46) – War stories behind collection pieces.

(00:25:18) – Deciding what to focus on as a DAO.

(00:30:05) – Planning to monetize assets.

(00:32:16) – The Wu Tang Clan Album.

(00:36:28) – The Edward Snowden NFT.

(00:39:57) – DAO Operations.

(00:41:51) – The future of PleasrDAO.

(00:45:50) – How far away is ideal DAO tooling?

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Resources:

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