# The DAO Playbook v1 By [peth.eth](https://paragraph.com/@peth) · 2024-05-22 --- Welcome to the first edition of the crowdsourced playbook on successfully building DAOs, with contributions from >60 DAOists from across the DAO ecosystem. This playbook contains experiences from 8 years of DAOing, and it should help understand DAOs, why people are building them and how to actually build one. As the field is everchanging, we’ll be updating the playbook at least once a year. We believe DAOs are the future of coordination, and together we will make it so. * peth, summoner of [DAO Accelerationism](https://mirror.xyz/peth.eth/ExcCRanI2590MT7ZHZoyQM2anFjhtnp9urKQcZ-lytQ) [https://opensea.io/assets/0xDC035FdbBC5B2D46021CAf1e7EcaBA1937b0002C/2](https://opensea.io/assets/0xDC035FdbBC5B2D46021CAf1e7EcaBA1937b0002C/2) Sponsored by ============ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3f8e5062440bfe7745b72c50eabcbb4987f6b766bf7530b577c38bea7f876bbd.png) [DAOhaus](https://x.com/DAOhaus), [Optimism](https://x.com/Optimism), [Public Nouns](https://x.com/PublicNouns), [MetaCartel](https://x.com/Meta_Cartel), [Push Protocol](https://x.com/pushprotocol), [MetaGame](https://x.com/MetaFam), [MangroveDAO](https://x.com/MangroveDAO) & [Hats Protocol](https://x.com/hatsprotocol). _Note: funding was split between_ [_DAOcember_](https://daocember.space)_, DAO Playbook and_ [_DAO Spring_](https://daospring.org)_._ **Table of Contents** ===================== ### **Act I: Understanding DAOs** 1. WTF are DAOs 2. Why DAO 3. Becoming the Ultimate DAO Contributor 4. The Artful Philosophy of DAO Dynamics ### [**Act II: Summoning a DAO**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/19hBSIjcggG2fWxAiLiocLvXWzcmKbQdZgyMIo3eZy14/edit#bookmark=id.3mbt0y9u5cis) 1. Narrowing Vision and Focus 2. Tending to Your Growth, Sustainability & Community 3. Toward Collective Intelligence 4. Right Tool for the Right Job 5. Perfect Governance for Your DAO 6. Membership, Authorities, Rewards and Compensation 7. Going from 0 to 1 in Building a DAO 8. Building Healthy Communities 9. Transparency, Accountability, and Privacy in the DAO Ecosystem 10. Preventing Capture and Censorship in Decentralized Organizations ### **Act III: DAO Growth & Thriving** 1. Internal and External Communications in DAOs 2. Towards Product or Community Market Fit 3. A Guide to Constructive Conflict Resolution 4. Funding Via Grants 5. Rhythms & Feedback Loops 6. Legal Structures and Concerns 7. DAO Canvas 8. DAO Death, Decomposition, and Resurrection 9. Future of DAOs Authors ------- **Sources**[Sky](https://x.com/0xSkyMine), [Willy Wonka](https://x.com/willyogo), Ralph, [Chuy Garcia](https://www.supercast.xyz/chuy), [Chris Carella](https://x.com/ccarella), [Gus](https://x.com/sepu85), [Jennifer](https://x.com/jkim_tran), [Elco](https://twitter.com/duartedao), [peth](https://twitter.com/petheth), [Boiler,](https://twitter.com/boilerrat) [Penguin](https://twitter.com/c0mput3rxz), [Ann](https://twitter.com/annbrody7), [Travis](https://x.com/earth2travis), [Ian LeViness](https://x.com/ExpatCrypto3), [Zemm](https://x.com/Zemm_NFT), [Victor](https://x.com/twoirtter) [Rich](https://x.com/honestly_rich), [Boluwatife](https://twitter.com/ShoBolu), [Andrej](https://x.com/kischiman), [Ivan](https://x.com/TheTakenUser), [b3nn](https://twitter.com/b3nnn21), [Eugene](https://x.com/bbeats1), [Joshua](https://x.com/0xJoshuaSL), [Kyle (StarGarden)](https://x.com/KyleSt4rgarden), [Jack Du Rose](https://x.com/jackdurose), [Bryan (BPetes)](https://x.com/BryanPetes), [PhilH](https://twitter.com/phil_h), [Richard Bartlett](https://x.com/richdecibels), [David Ehrlichman](https://x.com/davehrlichman), Travis Wyche, [Grace Rachmany](https://x.com/rebeccarachmany), [Frisson](https://x.com/0xfrisson), Q, [Katerina](https://x.com/katerinabohlec), [Sid](https://x.com/sidcode_), [Zakku](https://x.com/zakku), [The Beyondr](https://x.com/thebeyondr), [Bryn (Skrillah)](https://x.com/0xSkrillah), [Kevin Owocki](https://x.com/owocki), Oliver, [Christina (BorrowLucid)](https://x.com/BorrowLucid), [Simona Pop](https://x.com/Sim_Pop), [Stephen Reid](https://x.com/stephenreid_net), [Spencer](https://x.com/spengrah), [Anna](https://x.com/kaicanna), [Coffee Crusher](https://x.com/achartersmith), [Rika](https://x.com/RikaGoldberg), [Caolán](https://x.com/CaolnBreathnac1), [Schlomo](https://x.com/schlomo), [Nick Naraghi](https://x.com/0xNN2), [Rafa](https://x.com/rafathebuilder), [Jeremy Ackers](https://x.com/gospelofchange), [Links (Al Mithani)](https://x.com/almithani), [Daniel Ospina](https://x.com/_daniel_ospina), [Jawna](https://x.com/jawna_standish), [Pablo](https://x.com/pablo_moncada), [Adam Miller](https://x.com/0xThriller), [Jason](https://x.com/jwindawi), [0xJustice](https://x.com/singularityhack), [Dr. Nick](https://x.com/drnick), [Auryn Macmillan](https://x.com/auryn_macmillan), [Juan Carlos](https://x.com/Bellcho), & [Rolf Hoefer](https://x.com/RolfHoefer) **Writers**[peth](https://x.com/petheth), [Franklynstein](http://discordapp.com/users/1130852787136254124), Zanne, [Elizabeth Cusma](https://x.com/elizabethcusma) & [KAF](https://x.com/kafcrypto) **Edits**[Franklynstein](http://discordapp.com/users/1130852787136254124) w/ smol edits from Lica, Qdev, Alexis, Hana, [Humberto](https://x.com/HumbertoBesso), Patrice, IM & Michelle Baldwin Links ===== * read or export epub from [The DAO Playbook v1](https://docs.google.com/document/d/19hBSIjcggG2fWxAiLiocLvXWzcmKbQdZgyMIo3eZy14/edit?usp=sharing) * join the DAO/acc [announcements channel](https://t.me/+7ybMAQp-dEpmZmNk) * join the DAO/acc [community group](https://t.me/+Ut5Byx-IooUyODU0) * subscribe to the [DAO/acc newsletter](https://daocember.substack.com/publish/posts) * follow us on [X](https://t.me/+Ut5Byx-IooUyODU0) or [Farcaster](https://www.supercast.xyz/daoacc) Like it? 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