How to DAO 301: Contributor Rewards

There is also a possible 11th factor, which is when the reward needs to be paid. Big upfront commitments with the 'hope' of later rewards and recognition can be very weak mechanisms when work is plentiful and good contributors are scarce. Understanding if you can pay immediately, in tranches, or at completion might be a relevant and important facto... See more

The leading tool for intersubjective evaluation is Coordinape. DAOs can experiment with various policies for the mechanism, including for how many points each contributor should have to give out to others (impacting how much weight each contributor has in determining the results), how large the bonus pot should be relative to the base compensation ... See more

-Most atomize compensation by role and piece work. Perhaps a third way where something like core contributors have a base role and then are rewarded for extra work. Compensation can be hard to pin down for roles like business development or strategy.

So, currently it’s a W2 but I’m probably going to change it to a 1099 because I’m figuring out exactly what the best legal structure is based on how I actually like work, and we’re still figuring out where I fit within Orca because again, it’s like one of those things where I’m a researcher but I’m engaging a lot with their DAO and I think that spe... See more