Introducing: Zaibatsu-DAO
What seems like years ago (and is, in CT time) I wrote the first set of ideas around a framework for a multi-pronged, cross-industry collective. And while my skepticism of the term and concept of a DAO (which is seldom decentralized, autonomous, or organized) has grown, my affection for the term as a type of suffix has only grown. Similarly, so has my interest in an interdisciplinary organization that can simultaneously or concurrently tackle projects and problems in ways that other organizat...
Introducing: Zaibatsu-DAO
What seems like years ago (and is, in CT time) I wrote the first set of ideas around a framework for a multi-pronged, cross-industry collective. And while my skepticism of the term and concept of a DAO (which is seldom decentralized, autonomous, or organized) has grown, my affection for the term as a type of suffix has only grown. Similarly, so has my interest in an interdisciplinary organization that can simultaneously or concurrently tackle projects and problems in ways that other organizat...
"the King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds" -- questioning what is successful leadership in the crypto space
While I have previously indicated an unwillingness to explore the actual concept of leadership in my writing, as always conversations with smarter friends have made me start thinking -- and so here we are. Leadership is a tricky subject to nail down. I’m not going to rely on some dictionary definitions or even strong historical examples (of which there are many). Going down a road of strict definition often ends up with people defending genocidal dictators in an effort to be purely rhetorical...
"the King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds" -- questioning what is successful leadership in the crypto space
While I have previously indicated an unwillingness to explore the actual concept of leadership in my writing, as always conversations with smarter friends have made me start thinking -- and so here we are. Leadership is a tricky subject to nail down. I’m not going to rely on some dictionary definitions or even strong historical examples (of which there are many). Going down a road of strict definition often ends up with people defending genocidal dictators in an effort to be purely rhetorical...
Zaibatsu-DAO: A theoretical framework for a decentralized conglomerate leveraging multiple skillsets + a philosophical mindset on collaboration
After writing my previous article I ended up talking a lot with giga-brained friend 0xcarnation. Carn asked, as always, an incredibly prescient question that cut to the heart of my thought process: “So what do you want to do?” Meaning, ok you’re thinking about DAOs and governance, you’ve created a model that is too centralized for many use-cases, and each concept we threw around didn’t fit your desires. So what did I want? What I want, personally, is to be able to leverage my own abilities to...
Zaibatsu-DAO: A theoretical framework for a decentralized conglomerate leveraging multiple skillsets + a philosophical mindset on collaboration
After writing my previous article I ended up talking a lot with giga-brained friend 0xcarnation. Carn asked, as always, an incredibly prescient question that cut to the heart of my thought process: “So what do you want to do?” Meaning, ok you’re thinking about DAOs and governance, you’ve created a model that is too centralized for many use-cases, and each concept we threw around didn’t fit your desires. So what did I want? What I want, personally, is to be able to leverage my own abilities to...
On Governance
In the wake of the SushiSwap leadership crisis and my own place in the corporate financial world, I started thinking more and more about the actual structure of governance. There are a wealth of self-help and philosophical texts on the more abstract idea of what being a leader means -- go read the Art of War, Kill Six Billion Demons, the Prince, whatever. I have always been drawn to these scholarly writing on the nature of leadership and governance. Invariably when power coalesces – be it in ...
On Governance
In the wake of the SushiSwap leadership crisis and my own place in the corporate financial world, I started thinking more and more about the actual structure of governance. There are a wealth of self-help and philosophical texts on the more abstract idea of what being a leader means -- go read the Art of War, Kill Six Billion Demons, the Prince, whatever. I have always been drawn to these scholarly writing on the nature of leadership and governance. Invariably when power coalesces – be it in ...
“you must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain” aka WAGMI: reading the book of five rings from a crypto perspective part 1
Just as a diversion, I wanted to apply the teachings of Miyamoto Musashi to our space and ecosystem. There is much to be said of the endless repetition of inspirational or pseudo-philosophical quotes (of this, I must bow to Zhu Su, who remains the undisputed master of this art form). However, without delving into the toxic realms of the grindset and the sigma mentality (complete with images of Peaky Blinders and Wolf of Wall Street), I think there is a great value in reading the classic texts...
“you must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain” aka WAGMI: reading the book of five rings from a crypto perspective part 1
Just as a diversion, I wanted to apply the teachings of Miyamoto Musashi to our space and ecosystem. There is much to be said of the endless repetition of inspirational or pseudo-philosophical quotes (of this, I must bow to Zhu Su, who remains the undisputed master of this art form). However, without delving into the toxic realms of the grindset and the sigma mentality (complete with images of Peaky Blinders and Wolf of Wall Street), I think there is a great value in reading the classic texts...
