Index Coop: Scaling Decentralized Governance, Specialization Within DAOs, and Token Compensation

In this episode, we sit down with DAO pioneer Simon Judd from Index Coop, a community-led initiative that makes crypto investing simple and accessible through on-chain crypto funds. We dive into Index Coop’s structure, operations, and people, specialization within DAOs, treasury management, and much more!

Show Notes:

(00:00:00) – Introduction / Simon’s background.

(00:07:46) – The entities & value flows within Index Coop.

(00:11:45) – What is a DAO?

(00:19:37) – How Index Coop functions.

(00:25:10) – A week in Index Coop.

(00:29:41) – Index Coop’s onboarding experience.

(00:32:49) – The people in Index Coop.

(00:37:37) – Compensation in Index Coop / Thoughts on tokens.

(00:41:50) – Thoughts on DAO structures.

(00:52:35) – DAO treasury management and tooling.

(00:56:28) – The future of DAOs.

(00:58:58) – Closing thoughts.

Social links:

• Simon’s Twitter
• Index Coop Twitter
• Index Coop DAO Twitter
• Index Coop Discord

Resources:

• Delphi Podcast Summaries
• Index Coop Website
• Index Coop Blog
• Index Coop Org Chart

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