I was referring to Joyce Alvino—not sure if that account is controlled by you, but it is almost certainly a fake name/PFP and it is the only account that is quite supportive of your idea here.
There is no point sharing your identity with me—I’m not looking to contribute financially to your organization. Any anonymity is going to be unacceptable to most donors, and use of multiple fake names (Sally Atkins, Degen Chadwick) comes off as as particularly sketchy.
From this comment it does seem like your heart is in the right place—I was perhaps a bit too extreme in saying that this could damage the reputation of EA. I do really think you should take a step back and reconsider this work. Is your biggest impact going to be in creating something new, or could you work more effectively by leveraging the organizations that already exist in EA?
If you really want to launch a new org, that is not going to happen quickly. You need a business plan, a clear and concise pitch, a website, information about who you are and what your track-record is, etc.
Thanks again for the time to offer feedback. I really appreciate.
About the Joyce Alvino I’ve seen their comments but I don’t think I know them, but if they are being supportive then that indeed makes me glad.
I agree that the multiple fake names pseudonyms may seem sketchy. That is why I was upfront about the fact that I use pseudonyms a lot online (mostly because I’m also a digital marketer so using pseudonymous accounts are a common aspect of the trade). But I will understand if funders don’t like that although I believe some won’t mind and I believe that when I get my few collaborators all of that will be sorted out.
Thanks for the advice about the organisational setup. I did opt do do this the “crypto way” where anonymity/pseudonyms is almost normal but I understand that this is not exactly a crypto community so I need to do things the “proper” way. Perhaps if this doesn’t work out as planned I would pivot to a more traditional process.
I understand that getting a new org is not going to happen quickly and I’m not really expecting it to. This is why I want to first get a handful of people to work with me for 2 to 3 months to do all those proper things and also to advise and chip in ideas. One of the purposes of the NFT auction I mentioned is to get a handful of collaborators so that we can set things up properly.
I know it may not be quick or easy but I’m just trying to take the first tentative steps towards building the big organization. I’ll rather fail than not try at all.
You seem like a thoughtful person who is willing to listen to feedback, which I really appreciate, but I think there is something that you are missing here. Spending time trying to raise a billion dollars takes your time away from doing other things that have a higher chance of success.
I actually consider every mistake as an opportunity to learn and I value every kind of feedback because it helps me to improve.
Also nobody knows everything or as someone once said “I know a lot of things about a lot of things. But I don’t know as much about a lot of other things that I wish I knew a lot of things about.”
I always take every opportunity to learn from others because I believe it’s the fastest way to improve.
Wish I could have someone with your kind of insights on this team, that would really be useful.
All the same I very much appreciate the time you took to read the article and offer your feedback.
If my attempt at this DAO fails, I’ll probably come crawling to you for some tips on how to do it differently better.
But right now the ball is already rolling, I’m already promoting the NFT auction everywhere and the outcome of the auction will determine my next move.
I was referring to Joyce Alvino—not sure if that account is controlled by you, but it is almost certainly a fake name/PFP and it is the only account that is quite supportive of your idea here.
There is no point sharing your identity with me—I’m not looking to contribute financially to your organization. Any anonymity is going to be unacceptable to most donors, and use of multiple fake names (Sally Atkins, Degen Chadwick) comes off as as particularly sketchy.
From this comment it does seem like your heart is in the right place—I was perhaps a bit too extreme in saying that this could damage the reputation of EA. I do really think you should take a step back and reconsider this work. Is your biggest impact going to be in creating something new, or could you work more effectively by leveraging the organizations that already exist in EA?
If you really want to launch a new org, that is not going to happen quickly. You need a business plan, a clear and concise pitch, a website, information about who you are and what your track-record is, etc.
Thanks again for the time to offer feedback. I really appreciate.
About the Joyce Alvino I’ve seen their comments but I don’t think I know them, but if they are being supportive then that indeed makes me glad.
I agree that the multiple
fake namespseudonyms may seem sketchy. That is why I was upfront about the fact that I use pseudonyms a lot online (mostly because I’m also a digital marketer so using pseudonymous accounts are a common aspect of the trade). But I will understand if funders don’t like that although I believe some won’t mind and I believe that when I get my few collaborators all of that will be sorted out.Thanks for the advice about the organisational setup. I did opt do do this the “crypto way” where anonymity/pseudonyms is almost normal but I understand that this is not exactly a crypto community so I need to do things the “proper” way. Perhaps if this doesn’t work out as planned I would pivot to a more traditional process.
I understand that getting a new org is not going to happen quickly and I’m not really expecting it to. This is why I want to first get a handful of people to work with me for 2 to 3 months to do all those proper things and also to advise and chip in ideas. One of the purposes of the NFT auction I mentioned is to get a handful of collaborators so that we can set things up properly.
I know it may not be quick or easy but I’m just trying to take the first tentative steps towards building the big organization. I’ll rather fail than not try at all.
You seem like a thoughtful person who is willing to listen to feedback, which I really appreciate, but I think there is something that you are missing here. Spending time trying to raise a billion dollars takes your time away from doing other things that have a higher chance of success.
I actually consider every mistake as an opportunity to learn and I value every kind of feedback because it helps me to improve.
Also nobody knows everything or as someone once said “I know a lot of things about a lot of things. But I don’t know as much about a lot of other things that I wish I knew a lot of things about.”
I always take every opportunity to learn from others because I believe it’s the fastest way to improve.
Wish I could have someone with your kind of insights on this team, that would really be useful.
All the same I very much appreciate the time you took to read the article and offer your feedback.
If my attempt at this DAO fails, I’ll probably come crawling to you for some tips on how to do it
differentlybetter.But right now the ball is already rolling, I’m already promoting the NFT auction everywhere and the outcome of the auction will determine my next move.
Fingers crossed...