EPISODE · Mar 17, 2022 · 57 MIN
Why Creators Should Build DAOs to Empower Super Fans
from Mint Podcast by Adam Levy · host Adam Levy
Mint Season 4 episode 26 welcomes Yury Liftshits, Founder and CEO of SuperDAO, an all-in-one DAO formation platform that recently raised $11.5M in seed and pressed funding. Before Superdao, Yury has started four companies with one major exit, is a YCombinator alum, Ph.D. in Computer Science, and was teaching grad-level cryptography courses even before Bitcoin was invented. A long time ago he also won two gold medals at International Math Olympiad. In this episode, he shares why creators should leverage DAO models to build fan clubs, and why owning your monetization channels and incentivizing aligned participation is the future foundation for building a community.In this episode, we talk about:00:00 - Intro02:05 - Yury’s Previous Startup: The Discord Killer05:39 - How Yury Got Started With DAOs17:16 - Building Products In Web2 vs Web322:57 - Thoughts on The Emergence of Creator DAOs31:53 - How To Do an SEC Complaint Token Raise (Not Legal Advice)33:41 - Strategies for Generating Revenue in DAOs42:59 - Why Creators Should Build DAOs to Monetize Super Fans48:35 - DAO Trends for 202254:26 - OutroI hope you enjoy our conversation.Yury Liftshits: https://twitter.com/yurylifshitsLearn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-4---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 4's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. Polygon Studios - https://polygonstudios.com/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io
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Mint Season 4 episode 26 welcomes Yury Liftshits, Founder and CEO of SuperDAO, an all-in-one DAO formation platform that recently raised $11.5M in seed and pressed funding. Before Superdao, Yury has started four companies with one major exit, is a YCombinator alum, Ph.D. in Computer Science, and was teaching grad-level cryptography courses even before Bitcoin was invented. A long time ago he also won two gold medals at International Math Olympiad. In this episode, he shares why creato...
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