Collective Thoughts #25: DAO Talks, IRL Web3 Meetup in Miami, & more!

what we’re reading:

• Gucci Invests $25K in DAO of NFT Marketplace SuperRare to Start Digital Art Vault  (CoinDesk)
• Here’s How DAOs Are Becoming the New PACs (Observer)
• Farfetch to Fund Web3 Startups Through New Accelerator (Vogue Business)
  

what’s happening this week:

1. DAO Talks #4 - Developer DAO

Tues @ 2pm ET | (RSVP)

Join us for the 4th event in the series where we’ll talk to Mark, Founding Member of Developer DAO (@developer_dao). Developer DAO has a community of 5,000 members, all who can contribute and get rewarded for working on projects.

2.  IRL Miami: Choose Your Web3 Adventure Meetup

Thurs @ 6pm ET | (RSVP)

We will have 6 different dinner parties and sessions with guest speakers around the hottest web3 topics to bring together Miami’s web3 community by connecting like-minded innovators based on their passions.

3. NFT Community Event #74

Fri @ 1pm ET | (RSVP)

The NFT Community’s weekly meet-up where we’ll run through the latest proposals and what we’re seeing in the space.

save the date:

IRL NYC: Crypto & Web3 NYC End of Summer Party

Mon, Aug 29 @ 6pm ET | (RSVP)

Join the NYC crypto ecosystem to celebrate the end of summer! Everyone will get one drink ticket and enjoy a beautiful night at Freehold in Union Square Park.

what we’re sharing in our group chats:

• Caryn’s amazing newsletter about what it’s like to interview to become a DAO community lead
• This video about the Biggie NFT Drop
• This Boys Club Podcast titled “Too Dumb to DAO”
• This video exploring the future of the metaverse
  

what we’re screenshotting:

Alex Taub on TechCrunch’s Chain Reaction (podcast)

what we’re celebrating:

• Ja’dan Johnson spoke at Black Tech Week about “Community as a Currency”
• Pomp raised $12.6M for his crypto hiring firm called Inflection Points
• a16z is opening an office in Miami, they’re in good company!
• We’re giving away 25 complimentary Platinum VIP Passes to the Palm Beach Crypto Expo & NFT Gallery (valued at $399!). Click here to claim with code “upstreamvip”