Participation Guidelines

Participation Guidelines

1. Tech Developers

Why It Matters:
We plan to evolve Nouns DAO into a cross-DAO governance platform, where users can manage voting across multiple DAOs from a single interface, with a unified “Call for Delegation” entry point for each DAO. This transformation requires smart contract engineers and front-end developers. Our long-term goal is to ensure that governance tools built for Nouns DAO become plug-and-play standards for other DAOs.

How to Get Involved:

  • Smart contract development: design reusable governance modules for cross-DAO interaction.
  • Front-end development: build a seamless multi-DAO governance interface.
  • Security auditing: ensure robust, secure governance infrastructure.
  • Long-term: help us make Nouns’ governance tools the standard across Web3.

2. Lawyers

Why It Matters:
Legal expertise is essential as we transition toward compliance-ready DAO operations. Issues around treasury management, tax compliance, and cross-border legality require top-tier legal insight.

How to Get Involved:

  • Draft governance and compliance frameworks.
  • Conduct legal risk assessments for treasury and governance models.
  • Advise on novel DAO legal structures (e.g., 501(c)(3) models or new jurisdictional experiments).

3. DAO Researchers

Why It Matters:
One of our key goals is to make Nouns DAO a true lab for DAO governance methodologies. We aim to generate rigorous research that bridges theory and practice.

How to Get Involved:

  • Publish deep-dive research papers on DAO governance.
  • Analyze case studies of DAO successes and failures to extract frameworks.
  • Help build a governance knowledge base, akin to a modern-day Federalist Papers.
  • Organize workshops and discussions to evolve theory into practice.

4. Founders

Why It Matters:
Project founders bring valuable business perspectives that help align DAO strategies with real-world needs and opportunities.

How to Get Involved:

  • Share operational insights and governance challenges.
  • Explore joint experiments in governance or treasury collaboration.
  • Participate in a “DAO Founders Roundtable” to facilitate cross-ecosystem dialogue.

5. Venture Capitalists (VCs)

Why It Matters:
VCs provide critical capital, networks, and strategic insights. They are key partners for expanding DAO impact and governance innovation.

How to Get Involved:

  • Share market insights and participate in governance roundtables.
  • Collaborate to incubate new governance tools and models.
  • Explore joint initiatives to make governance infrastructure an investable asset class.

6. Public Goods Advocates

Why It Matters:
Public goods are central to DAO ethos. We aim to collaborate with well-governed DAOs to create impactful public goods that benefit the broader ecosystem.

How to Get Involved:

  • Participate in cross-DAO public goods tracks and initiatives.
  • Propose standardized cooperation frameworks for public goods funding.
  • Explore ways to tie public goods to sustainable revenue streams.

7. IRL Event Organizers

Why It Matters:
IRL events should serve the vision, not just social gatherings. Every offline event should have clear objectives tied to governance goals.

How to Get Involved:

  • Organize governance-focused summits, workshops, and hackathons.
  • Host governance milestone announcements and debriefs.
  • Ensure all events have measurable outcomes aligned with DAO goals.

8. Artists

Why It Matters:
Decentralized governance needs compelling narratives. Artists help tell the story of DAO governance through culture, visuals, and creative works.

How to Get Involved:

  • Create visual art, animations, and storytelling projects about governance.
  • Collaborate across DAOs for joint artistic initiatives.
  • Contribute to cultural events that reinforce DAO identity and governance ethos.

参与指引

1. 技术开发人员

为什么重要：
我们计划将Nouns DAO打造成一个跨DAO治理平台，未来可以在同一界面上管理多个DAO的投票，每个DAO都有一个标准化的“委托入口”。这个转型过程需要智能合约开发者和前端开发者。我们的长期目标是，让Nouns DAO的治理工具成为其他DAO也能即插即用的标准。

如何参与：

  • 智能合约开发：设计可复用的跨DAO治理模块。
  • 前端开发：打造多DAO无缝治理界面。
  • 安全审计：保障治理基础设施的安全性。
  • 长期：推动Nouns的治理工具成为Web3的标准。

2. 律师

为什么重要：
在合规转型期，法律力量是我们的护城河。Treasury管理、税务合规、跨国法律等问题都需要顶尖法律专业人士的支持。

如何参与：

  • 起草治理与合规框架。
  • 针对Treasury与治理模型进行法律风险评估。
  • 提供DAO法律架构建议（如501(c)(3)模式或新型实验性法律结构）。

3. DAO研究者

为什么重要：
我们致力于将Nouns DAO打造成DAO治理方法论的实验室。需要系统性研究来桥接理论与实践。

如何参与：

  • 发布DAO治理深度研究文章。
  • 分析DAO案例，提炼方法论框架。
  • 帮助建立“治理知识库”，输出类似《联邦党人文集》的内容。
  • 组织workshop，推动理论到实践的落地。

4. 创始人

为什么重要：
项目创始人能带来现实的商业视角，帮助DAO识别真正的市场需求和机会。

如何参与：

  • 分享项目治理经验与挑战。
  • 探索共同治理实验与Treasury协作。
  • 参与“DAO创始人圆桌”，促进跨项目交流。

5. 风险投资人（VC）

为什么重要：
VC为DAO带来资金、资源、人脉和战略视角，是推动DAO治理创新的重要伙伴。

如何参与：

  • 提供市场洞察，参与治理讨论。
  • 合作孵化新的治理工具与模型。
  • 探索治理基础设施投资新机会。

6. 公共物品支持者

为什么重要：
公共物品是DAO核心精神之一。我们希望通过跨DAO合作，推动优质公共物品项目，实现生态共赢。

如何参与：

  • 参与跨DAO公共物品轨道/计划。
  • 提出标准化的公共物品合作机制。
  • 探索公共物品与可持续收入结合的新模式。

7. 线下活动组织者

为什么重要：
线下活动必须服务愿景，而非单纯聚会。所有活动都应当有清晰目标，与治理相关。

如何参与：

  • 策划与治理主题相关的峰会、工作坊、黑客松。
  • 举办治理里程碑发布会/复盘会。
  • 确保每次活动都有明确可衡量的成果。

8. 艺术家

为什么重要：
去中心化治理不仅需要制度，还需要文化与叙事的力量。艺术家帮助我们用视觉和内容讲述DAO治理的故事。

如何参与：

  • 创作治理主题的视觉作品、动画、讲故事内容。
  • 推动与其他DAO的跨社区艺术合作。
  • 参与文化活动，持续塑造Nouns的文化影响力。

My Vision of Nouns

Over the past several months, I’ve deeply evaluated and reflected on the development trajectory, organizational culture, and governance challenges faced by NounsDAO. I fundamentally believe in the immense potential of the DAO framework to transform current social coordination and governance. The issues previously experienced by Nouns do not indicate a failure of the DAO concept itself, but rather reflect a failure in leadership and the absence of a clearly defined vision.

From my perspective, we have not yet identified an effective management and organizational model suitable for this new type of decentralized structure, nor have we articulated a clear, executable shared vision. However, I believe these issues are not insurmountable but represent critical governance challenges we must address.

During extensive observation of NounsDAO, I’ve witnessed invaluable yet harsh lessons, particularly during the fork incident, when I felt the DAO was on a path of self-destruction and zero-sum conflict. Some community members treat Nouns as a corpse to be rapidly divided from its treasury. This led me to proactively acquire more Nouns tokens from the market and deeply engage in community governance discussions. The Break Even Movement was an initial step in this broader effort, aimed at preventing individuals who seek short-term financial gain from accessing DAO funds.

My objective is to gradually form a new leadership team, clearly define and rigorously execute a strategic vision for NounsDAO. All future proposals will be assessed based on their alignment with this vision.

My strategic vision involves positioning Nouns as a governance hub within the Web3 ecosystem, providing comprehensive governance frameworks, legal compliance solutions, strategic advisory services, and partnership-building support. As a trusted partner, Nouns will actively assist other DAOs in overcoming their governance challenges.

To achieve this vision, we will set clear, measurable milestones:

  • Within one year, establish deep partnerships with at least 1-2 external DAOs with larger treasuries than Nouns, securing delegation voting rights and actively participating in their governance as a key KPI.
  • Create a DAO Ambassador Program dedicated to ensuring effective cooperation with external DAOs.
  • Actively drive the Break Even Movement, ensuring that DAO funds are utilized to support sustainable long-term growth rather than short-term division.
  • Invite cryptocurrency lawyers, academic researchers, venture capitalists, and project founders worldwide to build governance infrastructure together, including regular Governance Summits and a dedicated governance research platform.

Ultimately, I envision Nouns becoming a dynamic hub attracting governance experts and builders from diverse DAOs, collaboratively refining DAO governance practices and establishing NounsDAO as the ideal experimental ground for developing and perfecting effective DAO management.

我的 Nouns 愿景

在过去数月里，我深刻地审视并反思了NounsDAO的发展历程、组织文化和治理挑战。我始终相信DAO框架拥有无限的潜力，能够深刻地改变我们当前社会的协调和治理方式。然而，Nouns此前遭遇的问题并非DAO这个理念本身的失败，而是缺乏清晰的领导力和明确的愿景。

在我看来，我们至今尚未找到适合DAO这一新兴组织模式的管理和协调方式，当前Nouns也没有形成一个足够清晰、有执行力的共同目标。我认为这并非无解的困境，而是一个亟需解决的治理难题。

在长期观察NounsDAO的过程中，我见证了许多宝贵且惨痛的教训。尤其是经历了fork事件后，我一度认为这个DAO正陷入自我毁灭的困境，走向零和博弈。部分成员将Nouns视作一个尸体，意图从Treasury中尽可能快速地分割资金。因此，我决定通过个人的努力，包括在市场上积极购买更多的Nouns，并深度参与社区治理。Break Even Movement只是这一系列思考之后的一个初期尝试，旨在确保仅以短期获利为目的的人无法再从DAO中获取资金。

我将致力于逐渐形成一个崭新的领导团队。这个团队将共同赋予NounsDAO一个清晰、具体且可执行的战略愿景，并坚定地推进落地实施。未来所有的提案都将围绕这个愿景进行评估。

我的愿景是推动Nouns成长为Web3网络化治理机构的核心节点，向整个DAO生态提供治理架构支持、法律合规方案、战略咨询和伙伴关系建设服务。以可信赖的合作伙伴身份，协助其他DAO共同解决治理挑战。

为了实现这一愿景，我们将设立明确可衡量的阶段性目标：

  • 在未来一年内，与至少1-2个规模大于Nouns的外部DAO（以Treasury规模计）建立深度合作，获得其Delegation的投票权，并积极参与这些DAO的投票和治理讨论，以此作为关键KPI。
  • 建立对外合作小组（DAO Ambassador Program），确保与外部DAO的合作有效推进。
  • 积极推动Break Even Movement，确保DAO资金被用于支持长期健康发展，而非短期资金分割。
  • 邀请来自全球的加密货币律师、大学研究人员、风险投资者及项目创始人，共同搭建治理基础设施，包括定期举办治理峰会和建立治理研究平台。

未来，我希望Nouns能够聚集来自各个不同DAO的治理者和建设者，共同讨论并实践DAO治理问题，将NounsDAO打造成一个完美的“如何正确建立和管理DAO”的试验田。

后记 / Note：

For a long time, I carefully considered whether now is the right moment to publish this vision. As the largest voting block in the DAO, any direction we set will inevitably impact members whose views don’t align with this vision. I fully recognize that a clear and strong vision may bring differing opinions and even challenges within the community. However, I am equally convinced that NounsDAO urgently needs this clarity and direction.

I deeply respect the diversity of opinions and needs within the community, but I firmly believe that a clear and resolute vision is essential for Nouns to overcome past governance struggles and achieve sustainable, long-term growth. Such decisions always come with trade-offs and risks, but if we lack the courage to take this step, Nouns will remain trapped in uncertainty. I am prepared to shoulder all the consequences and responsibilities of this action and will work hard to resolve any emerging differences through open communication, transparent decision-making, and active community engagement.

我长期以来都非常慎重地考虑是否应该在此时公布这份愿景文档。作为DAO内目前规模最大的投票团体，我们的任何决定都不可避免地会对部分成员产生影响。我深知，这样的清晰愿景一定程度上可能带来社区内的不同声音与挑战，但我同样坚信，这是NounsDAO目前亟需的明确方向。

我理解并尊重社区内部不同的观点与诉求，但也深信，一个清晰、坚定的愿景才是我们走出过去治理困境、实现DAO长期健康发展的关键。这种决策一定伴随风险与挑战，但如果我们都无法勇敢地迈出这一步，那么Nouns将很难摆脱目前的不确定局面。我愿意承担此举可能带来的全部后果与责任，并将积极通过沟通、透明决策和社区参与，努力化解可能的分歧。