Startup Funding Espresso – DAOs As the Next-Generation Crowdfunding Platform

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DAOs As the Next-Generation Crowdfunding Platform Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. DAO stands for Distributed Autonomous Organizations. DAOs hold the promise as the next generation of crowdfunding platforms. Crowdfunding lets anyone raise funding from anyone else through online means. Here are some key benefits of using DAOs for crowdfunding. The blockchain provides access to anyone to post and raise funding. It removes any censorship or gatekeeping. DAOs provide the promise of building bigger, more complex networks for fundraising. Current platforms are general platforms in most cases with no incentives for the members to fund startups. DAOs can provide incentives to those who fund startups of their members. By providing tokens, the startup can give additional benefits such as the use of the product, access to the team, or additional compensation for helping the startup. The startup can find additional support through the DAO by accessing the members to buy their product/service, providing support, or enabling the growth of the startup. It’s the network the DAO brings to the startup that makes DAOs superior to current crowdfunding platforms. The regulatory aspect of selling ownership stakes into an entity must still be worked out. Just as it took several years for crowdfunding to gain regulatory approval with clearly defined rules, DAOs must undergo the same process with the SEC. Consider using a DAO for your fundraising. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let’s go startup something today. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: Check out our other podcasts here: For Investors check out: For Startups check out: For eGuides check out: For upcoming Events, check out For Feedback please contact [e-mail] Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .