Meetings have a reputation for inefficiency within the traditional organizational structure. Middle managers need to be able to quantify the reason for their existence, and meetings are the easiest way to do that. This means most meetings do not provide a value that equals the amount of time the attendee has to invest in attending it, which ultimately builds discontent towards the organization. The town hall in the context of a DAO is the antithesis to this meeting style. Across DAOs we have ...

Meetings have a reputation for inefficiency within the traditional organizational structure. Middle managers need to be able to quantify the reason for their existence, and meetings are the easiest way to do that. This means most meetings do not provide a value that equals the amount of time the attendee has to invest in attending it, which ultimately builds discontent towards the organization. The town hall in the context of a DAO is the antithesis to this meeting style. Across DAOs we have ...

CabinDAO is an online and IRL community using blockchain technology to help creators make a living online. The core community resides in Discord and reaches the public through Twitter. Cabin cofounder Jon Hillis came from a tech background. After spending his 20s building technology products in Silicon Valley, he relocated back to his childhood stomping grounds in Austin, Texas amidst the pandemic. There, he built a container home on the property — the first “node” in the CabinDAO network. Ne...

CabinDAO is an online and IRL community using blockchain technology to help creators make a living online. The core community resides in Discord and reaches the public through Twitter. Cabin cofounder Jon Hillis came from a tech background. After spending his 20s building technology products in Silicon Valley, he relocated back to his childhood stomping grounds in Austin, Texas amidst the pandemic. There, he built a container home on the property — the first “node” in the CabinDAO network. Ne...

“We’re in cool times man,” Mel exclaims as we discuss the collective excitement so many of us are feeling about web3 right now. Well before she was a core contributor for Cabin, she was a teenage artist living in North Carolina. Seeing the upwards velocity of tech, her mom suggested she combine her talents. Mel made a career as a UI/UX designer and currently works at Sleepme, parent company to ChiliSleep. Since joining Cabin DAO a few months ago, Mel has jumped on nearly every project related...

“We’re in cool times man,” Mel exclaims as we discuss the collective excitement so many of us are feeling about web3 right now. Well before she was a core contributor for Cabin, she was a teenage artist living in North Carolina. Seeing the upwards velocity of tech, her mom suggested she combine her talents. Mel made a career as a UI/UX designer and currently works at Sleepme, parent company to ChiliSleep. Since joining Cabin DAO a few months ago, Mel has jumped on nearly every project related...

There’s only two ways to advance civilization: bundling and unbundling Jim Barksdale, more-or-lessOnce in a while, in the long arc of civilization, a new set of coordination technologies come along and change everything. By allowing small groups of humans to better cooperate in the collective management of resources, these technologies redefine power structures and lay the bedrock of a new civilizational era. Humans are social creatures—we got to where we are by bootstrapping coordination too...

There’s only two ways to advance civilization: bundling and unbundling Jim Barksdale, more-or-lessOnce in a while, in the long arc of civilization, a new set of coordination technologies come along and change everything. By allowing small groups of humans to better cooperate in the collective management of resources, these technologies redefine power structures and lay the bedrock of a new civilizational era. Humans are social creatures—we got to where we are by bootstrapping coordination too...

“One of the first jobs I had was counting screws at my uncle’s hardware store,” Rafa tells me as we chat on a Discord call. That sounds miserable to me, and I let Rafa know that I wouldn’t have lasted very long doing that work. “It was tedious,” he agrees, “but it got me thinking about how systems and organizations work.” It’s obvious in speaking with him that this was no passing spark of inspiration. From his uncle's store to the present day, he has continued to think about systems and ...

“One of the first jobs I had was counting screws at my uncle’s hardware store,” Rafa tells me as we chat on a Discord call. That sounds miserable to me, and I let Rafa know that I wouldn’t have lasted very long doing that work. “It was tedious,” he agrees, “but it got me thinking about how systems and organizations work.” It’s obvious in speaking with him that this was no passing spark of inspiration. From his uncle's store to the present day, he has continued to think about systems and ...

When I saw Phil Levin’s name pop up on the CityDAO Discord, I gasped. For a moment, I thought my 64-year-old father Phil Levin who thinks Venmo is fake had hopped on to crypto. I regained my breath, looked at Phil’s profile pic, and shot him a DM on Twitter. And then I forgot about him. A few days later, I joined the CabinDAO Discord after watching from the sidelines for four months. I hopped into the writer’s guild, offered my services, and was instructed to interview out of all people Phil....

When I saw Phil Levin’s name pop up on the CityDAO Discord, I gasped. For a moment, I thought my 64-year-old father Phil Levin who thinks Venmo is fake had hopped on to crypto. I regained my breath, looked at Phil’s profile pic, and shot him a DM on Twitter. And then I forgot about him. A few days later, I joined the CabinDAO Discord after watching from the sidelines for four months. I hopped into the writer’s guild, offered my services, and was instructed to interview out of all people Phil....

How can capital benefit individual, environmental and community needs? As all good stories begin, this one began at Home Depot. Jon wanted to make something, but couldn’t decide on what. So he asked Twitter, who suggested a fire pit. While we were on Zoom, Jon brought his laptop outside, so I could see it. It’s a circle of chairs, with rocks surrounding the pit and Texas Hill Country all around. Jon Hills is Caretaker at Cabin. He aspires to be a servant leader, emphasizing his intention to l...

How can capital benefit individual, environmental and community needs? As all good stories begin, this one began at Home Depot. Jon wanted to make something, but couldn’t decide on what. So he asked Twitter, who suggested a fire pit. While we were on Zoom, Jon brought his laptop outside, so I could see it. It’s a circle of chairs, with rocks surrounding the pit and Texas Hill Country all around. Jon Hills is Caretaker at Cabin. He aspires to be a servant leader, emphasizing his intention to l...

We are stoked to announce the launch of our DAO Operator Residency program. This program brings together DAO leaders from across the ecosystem for a one week intensive IRL experience. Participants work together at Cabin's Node Zero location outside Austin, sharing in the triumphs, pains, and learnings from building their own DAOs. This program is for people that work part-time or full-time as core contributors in DAOs. We’re talking top community managers, guild leaders, product leaders ...

We are stoked to announce the launch of our DAO Operator Residency program. This program brings together DAO leaders from across the ecosystem for a one week intensive IRL experience. Participants work together at Cabin's Node Zero location outside Austin, sharing in the triumphs, pains, and learnings from building their own DAOs. This program is for people that work part-time or full-time as core contributors in DAOs. We’re talking top community managers, guild leaders, product leaders ...

Today we are excited to announce Cabin’s 2022 Roadmap. In support of our goal to build a decentralized city for online creators, we will be spending this year building an Embassy for DAOs, both physically in our cabin network and virtually around the world. We believe an Embassy for DAOs can provide the seed for our decentralized city because:DAOs are the best organizing structure for independent online creatorsCoordination among DAOs is one of the most important bottlenecks to ecosystem grow...

Today we are excited to announce Cabin’s 2022 Roadmap. In support of our goal to build a decentralized city for online creators, we will be spending this year building an Embassy for DAOs, both physically in our cabin network and virtually around the world. We believe an Embassy for DAOs can provide the seed for our decentralized city because:DAOs are the best organizing structure for independent online creatorsCoordination among DAOs is one of the most important bottlenecks to ecosystem grow...

I first met Roxine after she tweeted that she could help writers break into web3. I shot her a DM on Twitter and we soon connected in the CabinDAO Discord channel where she taught me about the Writer’s Guild procedures and gave me my first few bounties. Although we were now working together, I knew next to nothing about her. This relative anonymity is common in web3, hence why we’re writing these profiles of core contributors. While it’s fun chatting with an anon account with an ape profile p...

I first met Roxine after she tweeted that she could help writers break into web3. I shot her a DM on Twitter and we soon connected in the CabinDAO Discord channel where she taught me about the Writer’s Guild procedures and gave me my first few bounties. Although we were now working together, I knew next to nothing about her. This relative anonymity is common in web3, hence why we’re writing these profiles of core contributors. While it’s fun chatting with an anon account with an ape profile p...

Welcome to the ongoing series on how we are building Cabin! In this deep-dive we talk about changing leadership styles and how a shift from direction to advocacy can support DAO and other digital-first organizations at scale.Magical VibesCharlie joined the town hall first. ‘Gotta make sure CraigBot is recording for folks who can’t attend’ Charlie thought. This was the community’s first meeting and the anticipation was palpable. “gm gm gm gm gm”, Discord pinged. Simultaneously, Charlie thought...

Welcome to the ongoing series on how we are building Cabin! In this deep-dive we talk about changing leadership styles and how a shift from direction to advocacy can support DAO and other digital-first organizations at scale.Magical VibesCharlie joined the town hall first. ‘Gotta make sure CraigBot is recording for folks who can’t attend’ Charlie thought. This was the community’s first meeting and the anticipation was palpable. “gm gm gm gm gm”, Discord pinged. Simultaneously, Charlie thought...

In the middle of November, when America usually focuses on pumpkin spice lattes, football, and Thanksgiving, much of Twitter was focused on another topic: a group of crypto-natives were trying to buy a copy of the United States Constitution at a Sotheby’s auction. On November 18th, ConstitutionDAO had over $40 million in its treasury via 17,000 donors. Alas, it was not enough. Like the British victory at the Battle of Brandywine, during the American War of Independence, the traditional power ...

In the middle of November, when America usually focuses on pumpkin spice lattes, football, and Thanksgiving, much of Twitter was focused on another topic: a group of crypto-natives were trying to buy a copy of the United States Constitution at a Sotheby’s auction. On November 18th, ConstitutionDAO had over $40 million in its treasury via 17,000 donors. Alas, it was not enough. Like the British victory at the Battle of Brandywine, during the American War of Independence, the traditional power ...