Course Outline
Introduction to Blockchain and Smart Contracts
- Brief review of blockchain fundamentals
- Ethereum, Layer-2 solutions, and smart contracts
- The role of smart contracts as the foundation for DAOs
Understanding Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)
- Key distinctions between DAOs and traditional organizations
- Types of DAOs: protocol DAOs, investment DAOs, service DAOs, and social/community DAOs
- Examples: MakerDAO, Aragon, ConstitutionDAO, PleasrDAO
Legal and Regulatory Considerations
- Current status of legal recognition for DAOs (e.g., Wyoming, Marshall Islands)
- Compliance challenges including securities law, taxation, and liability
- Case studies of legal outcomes involving DAOs
DAO Governance Structures
- Tokens and voting mechanisms
- Quadratic voting, delegation, and weighted voting systems
- Coordination challenges: voter apathy, whale influence, and governance attacks
Safety, Security, and Risk Management
- DAO hacks and exploits (e.g., The DAO hack, DeFi DAO exploits)
- Smart contract auditing and security best practices
- Strategies for securely managing treasury funds
Advantages and Challenges of DAOs
- Benefits such as transparency, inclusiveness, and global collaboration
- Challenges related to scalability and decision-making bottlenecks
- Balancing decentralization with operational efficiency
Evaluating DAO Tools and Ecosystem
- DAO frameworks: Aragon, DAOstack, Snapshot, Gnosis Safe
- Community management platforms: Discord, Discourse, Coordinape
- On-chain versus off-chain governance models
Practical Application: Does Your Business Need a DAO?
- Identifying business cases where DAOs provide value
- Mapping DAO use cases for investment and entrepreneurship
- Workshop: developing a problem statement and DAO roadmap
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Fundamental knowledge of blockchain technology
- Familiarity with corporate structures and governance models
Target Audience
- Investors
- Entrepreneurs
- Business leaders interested in blockchain-based organizational models
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- Customized Content: We adapt the syllabus and practical exercises to the real goals and needs of your project.
- Flexible Schedule: Dates and times adapted to your team's agenda.
- Format: Online (live), In-company (at your offices), or Hybrid.
Price per private group, online live training, starting from 1600 € + VAT*
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- like the blockchain introduction. For a blockchain newbie like me, its englighten me. - Like the technical workshop, also interesting
