Ask HN: Would you join an Indie Hacker DAO, if so how should it be structured?

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5 years ago

I've been thinking about alternative funding options for indie hackers / bootstrappers that don't include debt or venture financing and it seems to me like a cooperative version of a startup studio / incubator could be a way to do it. Something similar to https://dxdao.eth.link where members can vote to bring on new members and potentially offer to cover living (UBI) and business expenses for a year at a time with an option to re up if there's traction.

I'm personally not a fan of crypto but DAOs seem like an interesting business structure that could make it possible to set things up in a decentralized manner and make it easier to manage members vesting in and out if they leave.

Starting this would either require a few initial crowdfunded projects or a merger of already profitable bootstrapped companies willing to use some of their revenue to fund things (ideally new projects that they'd be customers of).

TLDR: How can we build the Y Combinator for Indie Hackers without needing VCs and infinite growth?

(also posted on IH: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/would-you-join-an-indie-hacker-dao-cooperative-if-so-how-should-it-be-structured-864503bd13)

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