Is the Slabs Model a Good Model for DAOs?

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Many entrepreneurs want to maintain this feeling of control or ability to kind of direct their vision. And so I think that is why the Slabs model or even a multi-sig in some cases is appealing. It's led to some just incredible product directions that have come out of that and a lot of diversity there.

Nouns DAOs are having a moment in the spotlight, with Jacob Horne —founder of Zora — as one of the more prominent evangelists. In this conversation, Jess and Jacob discuss a core question: Why are ERC721 tokens (NFTs) a more compelling form of ownership than ERC20s? They explore the connection between Nouns DAOs and hyperstructures, and a compelling take that forkability is additive to the ecosystem as a whole. Nouns DAOs enable localized nodes of functionality, thereby increasing optionality and infinite possibilities for proliferating a community meme. Communities exist, communities want to do things together, and they need a medium to do that — the Nouns model provides the tools to do exactly that.