S2 E5 | Parody Sorority Turned Grants DAO w/Kseniya & Nich from MGD

On this Episode of Rehash: a web3 podcast, we sat down with Kseniya and Nich, contributors at Meta Gamma Delta DAO. MDG started as a parody of sororities and has evolved into a grants DAO for women-led projects in web3. 

We kick off the episode getting to know Kseniya and Nich, and their journeys into web3. We discuss how MGD started and how it has evolved. We talk about the choice to use the Moloch DAO structure, pros and cons of using DAOhaus on mainnet, and they leave us with some advice on choosing an L2 or sidechain for your own DAO. 

Next, we get into the community side of things, discussing how MGD fosters its community (a community of mostly women) and how other DAOs can adopt some of their best practices. 

Lastly, since MGD is now primarily a grants DAO for women-led projects in web3, Kseniya and Nich share the process for how MDG distributes grants, how MDG gets its own funding, and shout out some past projects that MGD has funded. 

Kseniya and Nich were nominated by Zayi (@ZayiRey) and some of the questions asked in this episode were submitted by DAO members Zayi and Carsten (@carstenpoetter).

To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things Rehash, you can follow Diana on Twitter @ddwchen and Rehash @rehashweb3. You can also follow Kseniya @theonlykseniya, Nich @nichanank, and Meta Gamma Delta DAO @metagammadelta.

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0:00 Intro

1:19 Kseniya’s background

4:50 Nich’s background

8:55 How MGD has evolved since 

12:26 What is a Moloch DAO and why did MGD choose this model?

14:27 Why use DAOhaus on mainnet?

16:43 How to decide which L2 or side chain to launch your DAO on

18:13 How MGD fosters community

22:38 Curating a community of women

26:19 How MGD distributes grants

27:51 Past projects funded by MGD

28:53 How does MGD get its own funding?

31:15 This or that!

33:13 Follow Kseniya!

33:35 Follow Nich! 

34:00 Credits

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DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is the opinion of the speaker(s) only and is for informational purposes only. You should not construe it as investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice, and it does not represent any entity's opinion but those of the speaker(s). For investment or legal advice, please seek a duly licensed professional.