A Big Test for DAOs: Honing New Compensation and Contribution Practices

DAO infrastructure is an emerging sector, and novel compensation mechanisms are a key part of it. Fortunately, over the past year or so, we’ve seen more tools to help compensate contributors in various ways. The sector has also seen well-funded DAOs adopt more traditional mechanisms like USD-based salaries that feature token-based compensation pack... See more

Contributors should have flexibility in how they are compensated by the DAO

Contributor evaluation & growth: As more DAO members join, how can we help contributors evaluate their personal growth & development? How can the DAO effectively align compensation and value created within a non-hierarchical context?

While we begin with self-assessment, the DAO collectively has final say over which value levels each contributor is assigned. We’re still actively working on how best to do this in a way that balances DAO budget constraints and needs with our desire to drive compensation in a bottom-up manner