Finding the UnicornDAO
summary
UnicornDAO launches as a queer-creative fund that raises over $5–6M in months, buys thousands of NFTs from women and LGBTQ+ creators, invests in female-founded web3 orgs, and runs educational programs to onboard mainstream communities. It cites the striking metric that only 5% of 2021 NFTs were by women, uses party-bid funding and investor support, and builds sub-DAOs and short-term paid governance roles to avoid burnout. Legal limits (99-member LLC models in Tennessee/Wyoming/Delaware) shape membership and structure.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00UnicornDAO introduction
- 1:45DAO background and journey
- 3:32Founding UnicornDAO
- 5:57UnicornDAO impact
- 8:29DAO launch philosophy
- 12:00Individualism vs community
- 15:08Exclusive vs inclusive DAO
- 19:05DAO legislation challenges
- 24:42Onboarding and fundraising
- 30:00Closing remarks & Q&A
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