The RnDAO Blog
News from the Future of Work

How RnDAO Works With Startups - 2025
RnDAO helps CollabTech startups grow with hands-on support, shared assets, and co-ownership.

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How RnDAO Works With Startups - 2025
RnDAO helps CollabTech startups grow with hands-on support, shared assets, and co-ownership.

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RnDAO’s Approach to Compensation: Sweat Upside - 2025
Contribute skills, earn ownership—RnDAO's Sweat Upside swaps effort for future project rewards.

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Joining RnDAO's Entrepreneur in Residence Program - 2025
Build your startup with RnDAO: stipend, support, no idea or team needed—just your drive.

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Joining RnDAO as a Contributor – 2025
Join RnDAO ventures as a contributor—build fast, earn equity, and shape the future of CollabTech.

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Early Stage Startups: From ad-hoc to Systematic - 2025
The success rates for Venture Studio startups are dramatically higher than incubator & accelerators.

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Fixing DAO governance
The blog post proposes a 3-branch governance model to improve DAO decision-making and participation.

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What is a Swarm?
This blog explores Swarms—startup networks that share resources, align incentives, and grow faster.

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Ethereum's 4th Foundation
RnDAO seeks input on improving Ethereum builder support via a 10-min survey, open until January 9th.

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RnDAO x Arbitrum CollabTech Incubator Program
Create the future of collaboration! Apply to RnDAO’s Swarm for hands-on support and funding.

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Capital Efficiency: using Sweat Equity to do more with less - 2024
Sweat Equity lets builders earn ownership through contributions, driving collaboration and success.
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More Than Investors: How RnDAO Works With Startups – 2024 Edition
See how RnDAO supports early-stage startups and the steps to join as an RnDAO venture.

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Startups: From Solo to Multiplayer, From ad-hoc to Systematic - 2024
Venture Studios boost startup success through collaboration; RnDAO supports founders and investors.
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Web3 Ecosystem Development
Web3 needs strategy, not just tech. Discover our guide to building resilient ecosystems.
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Why CollabTech
This article explores what 'CollabTech' is and how it can influence the Web3 landscape.

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60 Apps for Identity and Reputation in Your Organization
An Apps Landscape of Identity and Reputation apps
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50 Apps for Sensemaking & Deliberation in Your Organization
An Apps Landscape of Sensemaking and Deliberation apps
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The Medici Effect and Leadership Toward a Polycentric Form of Leadership
Discover Polycentric Leadership: diverse, decentralized leadership fostering innovation and success.

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60 Apps for Sharing Knowledge in your Organization
An app landscape of knowledge management and communication apps

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From Chaos to Clarity: Proposal Evaluations in Web3 Grant Programs
A final paper by one of ArbitrumDAO Co.Lab Fellows

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Unlocking the Power of Off-Chain Data for Better Collaboration
A final paper by one of ArbitrumDAO Co.Lab Fellows

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The Problem Space-Compensation in early stage teams
A blog post by one of our Co.Lab fellows.

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Dencun & the Big Buidl
Exploring how Dencun & cheap blockspace enable a new era of decentralized dApp building.

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Getting real with the unmet needs of Harmonica's customer
A blog post by one of our Co.Lab fellows.

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Innovating Trust in Web3: Pioneering the Future of Decentralized Fundraising
A blog post by one of our Co.Lab fellows

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Business Clusters as a Strategy for Web3 Ecosystems
Web3 Business Clusters: Innovation, Efficiency.

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Decisions in DAOs - What Causes the Pain?
RnDAO studies show private DAO debates are more effective, despite a preference for openness.

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What is a Web3 Community and when is it healthy
This paper outlines a framework to measure and improve DAO community health through vital signs.

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Top 9 Challenges of DAO Unit Success
The blog outlines nine challenges of DAO Units, focusing on leadership, trust, and autonomy.

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Why and How we SubDAO
RnDAO and Sobol's research on "DAO Units" in DAOs highlights their types, benefits, and challenges.
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What is a DAO? Conceptual Foundations
This post defines DAOs as decentralized, autonomous collectives shaped by communication and ethos.

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Decentralizing leadership: from monolithic to modular and polycentric
A new leadership model: modular, collaborative, and polycentric for modern organizations.

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In Defense of Coin Voting
A defense of Coin Voting in DAOs, proposing mechanisms to balance power and improve governance.
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Six Key Interactions for a Thriving DAO
Discover six key interactions that help DAOs thrive through collaboration and innovation.
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From Purpose Statements to Guiding Questions
Transition from Purpose Statements to Guiding Questions for better stakeholder inclusivity & ethics.

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Expertise as a Business Model
Web2 to Web3 shift: Expertise-driven models evolve with collaborative R&D in DAOs like RnDAO.

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Minimum Viable Salaries for a fairer Web3
Blog advocates for Minimum Viable Salaries in Web3, combining fixed payments with variable rewards.