State of the DAO #1 | October 20

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State of the DAOs curates high-quality content from the DAO ecosystem and delivers it to you in an easily accessible form.

This week we headline How to Join a DAO with a stack of additional resources to get you started on your DAO journey. Then we survey the DAO ecosystem with perspectives on community building, governance, and merging with the off-chain world. There's a lot to dive into, let's get started!

Authors: Bankless DAO Writers Guild (Samanthaj, siddhearta, scottyk, Alvo von A, Theophile, frogmonkee)


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How to Join a DAO

Author: Samantha Marin

You want to join a DAO. Welcome! You’re in good company. In this newsletter, we’ll outline a few first steps for starting your DAO journey. Then we’ll wrap up with some DAO FAQs and action items to send you on your way into the wild west of decentralized work, profit, and community.

Step 1: Research the DAO ecosystem

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There are many types of DAOs, including social DAOs, protocol and project-based DAOs, and even former-companies-turned-DAOs. Since there’s not one repository of all DAO information, you’ll have to comb through the internet to find the DAO that’s right for you. Included below are some resources to help you get started.