DAO Landscape — Coopahtroopa

The first real use case for DAOs were grants.

Very soon, we could see a world where DAOs are the new LLCs.

Protocol DAOs provided a framework for any network to issue a token that was (hopefully) owned and operated by its community.

DAOs are internet communities with a shared cap table and bank account.

Service DAOs create decentralized working groups for individuals to work for the open internet - essentially acting as crypto-native talent agencies.

It feels inevitable that tokens will eventually replace equity, and with it - so will the legacy legal structures that underpin them.

Investment DAOs allow members to pool capital and invest in projects at their earliest stages.

Social DAOs show that there is more to crypto than making a quick buck, and that the internet is the best place to meet people with similar interests.

Members work together to create, distribute and capture value relative to a shared mission. Ownership shares economic, social and political components, creating best practices for digital coordination.

Communities donate funds and use a DAO to vote on how that capital is allocated to various contributors in the form of governance proposals.