gm Good Contributors!👋
I'm back on Substack. Why? Simply put, I feel more comfortable here.
This week we're diving into:
60 Books for Mastering the Art of DAO-ing
SuperverseDAO whopping $100 million fund
Frameworks to Make Your DAO Contribution Journey Easier
What I was DAO-ing?
Let 's get started.
📈 DAOs Market Brief
DAOs offer us a fresh way to work together and hit our goals. Now, if you've got internet, you can start or hop into these self-run, spread-out groups, shaking up the usual ways we do things. This new area has its own hurdles, but it also faces the same kinds of problems any group of people has dealt with forever.
Thankfully, we can learn from the past and the smarts of many to find our way.That´s why I’ve put together a list of books packed with key lessons, tactics, and advice for anyone into DAOs.
These books will equip you with a holistic view and shape you into a better DAO contributor, whether you're aiming to join or lead.
60 Books for Mastering the Art of DAO-ing
"Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity"
"The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy"
"The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations" "Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them"
"Brave New Work: Are You Ready to Reinvent Your Organization?"
"Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations"
"Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow"
"Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action"
"Up the Organization: How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits"
"Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty"
"Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed or Fail"
"Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't"
"The Innovator's Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization"
"The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization"
"Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World"
"Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age"
"Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals"
"The Pirate Organization: Lessons from the Fringes of Capitalism"
"Confronting Without Offending: Positive and Practical Steps to Resolving Conflict"
"Beyond Disruption: Innovate and Achieve Growth without Displacing Industries, Companies, or Jobs"
"The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future"
"Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers"
"Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards"
"Why Digital Transformations Fail: The Surprising Disciplines of How to Take Off and Stay Ahead"
Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business
"4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication in Love, Life, Work--Anywhere!"ild a business that’s smarter than you"
"Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy"
"The Art of Focus: Find Meaning, Reinvent Yourself and Create Your Ideal Future"
Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption and Redemption of Money
Final Thoughts
The books I shared give us a look at how far we've come and what's possible. They help us ask: Is life now better than before?
It's a mixed picture. We're up against big issues like global conflicts. Yet, technology advances have definitely made some things better. It's all about how you see it.
Now, with DAOs thriving and their treasuries reaching $40.1 billion, it's clear they're making a significant impact and proving successful, as Vitalik has recently highlighted.
This also makes me wonder, can we make the future even better?
DAOs are a fresh way to chase big goals together, like shaking up science and fixing NGO corruption. They're proof we can do things differently.
When thinking if the future's bright or bleak, I reckon it's somewhere in the middle. Sure, we've got our challenges, but there's also real hope for moving to something better.
🏆 DAO Showcase
Check out SuperVerse DAO – the powerhouse behind the SuperVerse community. They're all about collaboration and growth in the gaming world.
Some games that have teamed up with them: My Pet Hooligan, Shrapnel, and Metalcore are among my favorites.
And the big news? They've just announced a whopping $100 million fund to invest in top-tier games across the Web3 space.
Learn more about gaming DAOs here.
🎖️DAOist Spotlight
Big props to Rahul Nandakumar for his deep dive into the DAO world. He breaks down the complexity of DAOs, offering insights on how to actively participate, whether as a voter, grant applicant, or in other roles.
This article sheds light on the key aspects of DAOs, from strategy to finances, making it a crucial read for anyone looking to get involved.
👀 Must-See
"Why States Fail Us" is a must-watch for its critical analysis of how state structures contribute to societal divisions and environmental degradation. It challenges viewers to rethink the effectiveness of hierarchical power and offers a compelling argument for alternative forms of organization.
✍️ What I was DAOing?
I've kicked off writing weekly round-ups for DAOtimes, gathering 64 DAO news items in my first post.
I've also continued collaborating with Metagame, prepping playbooks I'll share soon.
Published two interviews with my project “Anti Secret Society”. Meet Mime and Subwway.
On the reading front, I wrapped up "How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life" by Massimo Pigliucci, which has been super helpful.
Now, I'm diving into "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness" looking forward to gleaning some wisdom.