Making DAOs Work
We've spent 3.5 years solving the problem that killed 95% of DAOs. And we think we finally cracked it. In our previous article, we explained that the real problem in DAOs is the Delegation Trilemma: a fundamental tradeoff between effectiveness, cost-efficiency, and hardness that every DAO must navigate.The Real Problem with DAOsHats ProtocolOct 29, 2025Internet Capital Markets are heating up. The dream of funding internet-native businesses is back! But here’s the trillion dollar question...
Making DAOs Work
We've spent 3.5 years solving the problem that killed 95% of DAOs. And we think we finally cracked it. In our previous article, we explained that the real problem in DAOs is the Delegation Trilemma: a fundamental tradeoff between effectiveness, cost-efficiency, and hardness that every DAO must navigate.The Real Problem with DAOsHats ProtocolOct 29, 2025Internet Capital Markets are heating up. The dream of funding internet-native businesses is back! But here’s the trillion dollar question...
The Real Problem with DAOs
Internet Capital Markets are heating up. The dream of funding internet-native businesses is back! But here’s the trillion dollar question: Once the project is funded, what is the best way to apply the capital toward achieving its mission? Well, if you want a typical startup risk-return profile, you'd probably plow the funds into the founders’ bank account or multisig and hope for the best. But as we’ve seen over and over again, that doesn’t usually work out too well…
The Real Problem with DAOs
Internet Capital Markets are heating up. The dream of funding internet-native businesses is back! But here’s the trillion dollar question: Once the project is funded, what is the best way to apply the capital toward achieving its mission? Well, if you want a typical startup risk-return profile, you'd probably plow the funds into the founders’ bank account or multisig and hope for the best. But as we’ve seen over and over again, that doesn’t usually work out too well…
Role Call: A Podcast Miniseries
Exploring organizational design, DAO governance, AI agents, and progressive automation
Role Call: A Podcast Miniseries
Exploring organizational design, DAO governance, AI agents, and progressive automation
Hats Top Use Cases
Discover what you can do with Hats Protocol
Hats Modules: A New Era for Programmable Organizations
TL;DRHats Modules are programmable extensions for rolesModules can be connected to hats to expand their functionality, such as automatic granting/revocation and activation/deactivation based on specific conditionsAny builder can create their own module, plug it into their own hats tree permissionlessly, and even make it available in any app that supports the Hats Modules RegistryAny app can also tap into the Hats Modules infrastructure to offer these same module options to their end-usersThe ...
Hats Modules: A New Era for Programmable Organizations
TL;DRHats Modules are programmable extensions for rolesModules can be connected to hats to expand their functionality, such as automatic granting/revocation and activation/deactivation based on specific conditionsAny builder can create their own module, plug it into their own hats tree permissionlessly, and even make it available in any app that supports the Hats Modules RegistryAny app can also tap into the Hats Modules infrastructure to offer these same module options to their end-usersThe ...
The Hats protoDAO Lego Kit of Composable Tools
There are so many incredible composable tools for collectively managing an organization. We're living it in Hats protoDAO, composing DAOhaus, Safe, Sobol, Quests, Splits, Coordinape, DeForm, CharmVerse, Collab.Land, and Guild into an all-star suite of tools with Hats tying it all together. Here’s how 👇DAOhaus DAOsHats protoDAO governance runs through DAOHaus and Moloch v3 contracts. Hats Contributors earn protoRep based on their contributions. Once they put on a Steward hat, their proto...
The Hats protoDAO Lego Kit of Composable Tools
There are so many incredible composable tools for collectively managing an organization. We're living it in Hats protoDAO, composing DAOhaus, Safe, Sobol, Quests, Splits, Coordinape, DeForm, CharmVerse, Collab.Land, and Guild into an all-star suite of tools with Hats tying it all together. Here’s how 👇DAOhaus DAOsHats protoDAO governance runs through DAOHaus and Moloch v3 contracts. Hats Contributors earn protoRep based on their contributions. Once they put on a Steward hat, their proto...
Hats protoDAO: How to Join the Community & Help Build Hats
TODAY IS THE DAY — Hats protoDAO has launched! 🧢💥 This launch marks a major step in our commitment to decentralizing the governance & operations of Hats Protocol. What's the purpose of Hats protoDAO? And how can you join the Hats Community and get involved? Read on!Hats protoDAO PurposeThe Hats protoDAO exists to 1) create and steward the best possible organizational primitive for roles, and 2) explore and curate the vast design space of how to use the protocol to solve real problems. ...
Hats protoDAO: How to Join the Community & Help Build Hats
TODAY IS THE DAY — Hats protoDAO has launched! 🧢💥 This launch marks a major step in our commitment to decentralizing the governance & operations of Hats Protocol. What's the purpose of Hats protoDAO? And how can you join the Hats Community and get involved? Read on!Hats protoDAO PurposeThe Hats protoDAO exists to 1) create and steward the best possible organizational primitive for roles, and 2) explore and curate the vast design space of how to use the protocol to solve real problems. ...
Hats Templates: Forkable Structures to Supercharge Your Org
Hats are roles. When roles are linked together they create structures that you can use to supercharge your organization. This unlocks a whole new design space...Forkable Hats Templates! 🧢Here are 4 Hats templates you can fork today from groups like Cabin and ATX DAO:GuildsCabin uses a guild structure to organize contributors into one of five guilds. Each guild has a custodian hat worn by the guild leader(s) and an artisan hat worn by guild members, powering identity & reputation across the C...
Hats Templates: Forkable Structures to Supercharge Your Org
Hats are roles. When roles are linked together they create structures that you can use to supercharge your organization. This unlocks a whole new design space...Forkable Hats Templates! 🧢Here are 4 Hats templates you can fork today from groups like Cabin and ATX DAO:GuildsCabin uses a guild structure to organize contributors into one of five guilds. Each guild has a custodian hat worn by the guild leader(s) and an artisan hat worn by guild members, powering identity & reputation across the C...
How to Create Your First Hats
Heard about Hats but not sure how to get started? Go from idea to deployed Hats in minutes. Here's how:STEP 1: CREATE A NEW TREE 🌲Visit the Hats App at app.hatsprotocol.xyz. Once you’re there:Connect your walletClick "Create a new tree" (hats are organized in trees)Add an image, name, and description for your new tree as seen in the image belowClick "Create"Create a new treeYou're now the proud wearer of your very own top hat! This top hat is the first hat you will create; you can ...
How to Create Your First Hats
Heard about Hats but not sure how to get started? Go from idea to deployed Hats in minutes. Here's how:STEP 1: CREATE A NEW TREE 🌲Visit the Hats App at app.hatsprotocol.xyz. Once you’re there:Connect your walletClick "Create a new tree" (hats are organized in trees)Add an image, name, and description for your new tree as seen in the image belowClick "Create"Create a new treeYou're now the proud wearer of your very own top hat! This top hat is the first hat you will create; you can ...
