Tengji Zhang
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Tengji Zhang
- “All the successful DAO founders I know weren't trying to start a DAO in the first place,” Hillis tells me after more sips of tea. “They were just self-actualizing in a community and that’s what came out of it.”
from How Jonathan Hillis’ cabin became a DAO | Meridian by Shreeda Segan
- Towards the end of my tour at Cabin, Jonathan leaves me with two sayings that Cabin’s core contributors (like him and Rafa) are trying to distribute among the community: “The DAO provides” and “Manifest your role.” He also leaves me with a sticker of their logo.
from How Jonathan Hillis’ cabin became a DAO | Meridian by Shreeda Segan
- Cabin has no formal job application process, geographic requirements, or time-bound commitments for completing bounties. It’s like playing Minecraft. You have some agency and all these tools. You get to decide where to apply them.
from How Jonathan Hillis’ cabin became a DAO | Meridian by Shreeda Segan
- “If you look at a typical company, the founders and investors own 80-90%,” he goes on. “All of the employees own the other 10-20%. It doesn't make sense. It's not who is producing most of the value. We wanted to flip that model on its head. With the DAO, the community controls 80% of the tokens; the founders and strategic partners control 20%.”
from How Jonathan Hillis’ cabin became a DAO | Meridian by Shreeda Segan
- Serendipity: Keep books around and when some new information suggests an old book is more important than you thought, you can go back to it.
- Annotate in the margin
- Build an index in the end for interesting ideas
- Generally don't go back to a book I have read
- Share snippets and insights of really good books with friends, which often results in good rec
... See morefrom Patrick Collison's Manifesto on Reading by The Knowledge Project
- Every single moment you should be reading the most valuable to you based on the latest information. Don't be afraid to jump to a new book before finishing the current one.
from Patrick Collison's Manifesto on Reading by The Knowledge Project
- How to process a book:
- Jump mid-way through and ask do I want to have got here. If the answer is yes then read from start more carefully.
from Patrick Collison's Manifesto on Reading by The Knowledge Project
- When to read: morning, evening, eating, walking.
from Patrick Collison's Manifesto on Reading by The Knowledge Project
- How to choose books: The intersection of all the books that are worth reading and enjoyable to read.
from Patrick Collison's Manifesto on Reading by The Knowledge Project