Blog Posts
Deliberate Practice & Self-Reinvention, Open Sourced.
A Week in the Life of a DAO Core Contributor
Initially, I was dong my role part-time. Now I'm kicking things up up a notch and going full time at Cabin. Here's the full time core contributor schedule I've been following for the past few weeks.
How to DAO Ownership 101: What Does It Mean to Be an Owner?
How do I develop an ownership mindset in myself and in others? A tactical, relatable field guide on what ownership looks like in a DAO setting. In this essay, I cover the standards of ownership that I hold myself to, along with several examples of what ownership looks like in Cabin.
Owners, Not Mercenaries: Why Working Exclusively for Tokens Is Web3 Privilege (and What to Do About It)
Web3 has made great strides in using tokens to compensate work. But if we stop here, then we've just built another version of the soulsucking gig economy, albeit with more community and fancier technology.
The Best Way to Buy, Trade & Withdraw Cryptocurrency (Canadian Edition)
Detailed step by step walkthrough of the fastest and cheapest way to trade and withdraw your crypto for Canadians.
CabinDAO: LARPing as a City State
CabinDAO is an online and IRL community using blockchain technology to help creators make a living online. This essay is an exploration into how the DAO came to be, including the projects and problems it’s trying to solve.
Web3 IRL: A Cow & A Treasure Chest
Two fun projects that CabinDAO took on, that shows how digital projects can cross into our analog world.
“A Prehistory of DAOs", Annotated
“A Prehistory of DAOs” is an essay that Gnosis Guild cofounder Kei Kreutler wrote. As its name implies, this piece traces the DAO’s ancestry from its organizational roots to its digital infancy.
DAO Leadership as Showrunning: What Do Core Contributors Do?
A DAO grows when people start believing in and opting into its narrative, the future it wants to realize. Guild leaders or core contributors find the best way to disseminate this vision as widely and quickly as possible.
My Core Contributor Role Proposal for ₡ABIN
I’m now a core contributor at ₡ABIN. Here’s the job description I wrote for myself.
“What’s a DAO?” — A 5-Minute Primer for Normal People
DAO stands for decentralized autonomous organization. DAOs are communities of people who share the same interests, work on the same projects or in similar industries, or hold the same beliefs, built on the blockchain.
How Web3, NFTs, & DAOs Upend Modern Marketing
In the next 10 years, a marketer’s ability to weave a narrative — fiction or otherwise — that brings people together will matter more than onpage SEO or keyword volume.
Understanding the Metaverse: A Syllabus for Normal People
Essential research and reading recommendations on the metaverse, for non-technical people.
Creators vs Gamers: How the Metaverse Accelerates the Gamer Economy
The metaverse – history’s biggest video game – will usher the gamer economy into the mainstream.
The Gamer Economy Is the New Creator Economy
The era of the gamer economy — making money playing games you love — is no longer a pipe dream. It’s here.
“What’s an NFT?” — A Practical 5-Minute Explanation for Normal People
An NFT or non-fungible token is a piece of digital data stored on a blockchain. “Minting an NFT” is the act of making that digital file — music, images, videos, etc. — available on the blockchain.