Then there's the supper club model, which a group called DinnerDAO is currently testing out in cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Portland. Members purchase an NFT, and the proceeds are pooled into a treasury that pays for an eight-person group dinner. Anyone can buy-in, and everyone receives an equal vote in deciding which local restaurant the... See more
-It should be well aligned with activities or behaviors that are under the control of individual payee. This ensures participants are motivated to act.
Morale compounds via work: high morale helps you do good work, which increases your morale and helps you do even better work. But this cycle also operates in the other direction: if you're not doing good work, that can demoralize you and make it even harder to. Since it matters so much for this cycle to be running in the right direction, it can be ... See more
Technology, new fund structures, and regulatory changes are combining to work their magic here, too. Platforms like AngelList and Forge give regular (albeit, currently, high net worth) people the opportunity to access high risk, high reward venture investments, from early to late stage, and even in the public markets.