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by wtvanhest 1672 days ago
A DAO is more like a specific corporate governance mechanism than a company. For example, ConstitutionDAO will be a non-profit, with a non-profit board etc. I presume they will put things up for vote using the DAO.

If it is executed flawlessly it will prove DAOs as a viable corporate governance mechanism. If it fails or struggles, there will be learnings.
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arcticbull 1672 days ago
> For example, ConstitutionDAO will be a non-profit, with a non-profit board etc.

Ok but you can just form a 501(c)(3) whenever you want right, which actually has some force of law over its activities.

> I presume they will put things up for vote using the DAO.

But... they don't have to.

It's all fun and games until there's a disagreement over what to do. The way in which a meaningful disagreement is resolved is what will prove the viability of this model. When everyone's aligned already, it doesn't really prove much.

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rank0 1672 days ago
Except owners of the governance tokens have zero legal authority.

Traditional shareholders have actual legal voting power. Nothing is stopping this group from ignoring governance token votes.

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javert 1672 days ago
Corporate governance by voting has already been proven to be viable. That's how publicly traded companies work.

A DAO is not special. It's just an unregulated international corporation.

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