TL;DRAccording to Research from the Standish Group, 40% of startups fail due to lack of funding and the impossibility of keeping their teams. 30% of funded projects will get canceled prior to completion due to misalignments in the team, and lack of motivation. Over the past three months, I conducted research on the topic of compensation, talking to DAO contributors, core teams, startup founders and thought leaders in the DAO space. The problem I explore in this paper is how compensation, co-o...