Podcast 37 [Bridged] - Pat Rawson

Are Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) the answer to achieving more equitable and transparent ownership structures?

Pat is the Co-Founder at Curve Labs, an innovation network working with Web3 primitives to design, develop and improve blockchain-native organisations more than the sum of their parts.

Tune in to learn about credentialism found within our overcollateralised banking sector, ownership structures within DAOs (https://medium.com/curve-labs/ownership-in-cryptonetworks-96f13f4a113e) and much more. Enjoy!

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Episode Breakdown

00:45 - How did you go about the founding of Curve Labs?

09:10 - How do you envision DAOs being this promised land for achieving more equitable, transparent and decentralised ownership structures?

13:30 - One of the roles of management consultants is to streamline inefficiencies found within corporations of our capitalistic society, so does this imply that the system currently in place is inherently flawed?

20:00 - There is an element of laziness, showcased by the average person, when it comes to objectively dissecting information in times of crises and public turmoil, do you believe that DAOs represent the right alternative when it comes to this over speculated and overcollateralised world that we live in?

26:45 - What role do you think that Regenerative Finance (ReFi) can play in channelling funds to sponsor reforestation projects around the world leveraging blockchain’s potential?

37:00 - How do you envision blockchain being a disruptor for good for the scaling of environmental assets, such as carbon credits, to solve some of the threats posed by the climate crisis?

46:30 - Do you believe there are any parallels between the political structure found within ancient Rome, wherein politicians had normal day jobs and their role as public servants was not remunerated, and DAOs’ ownership structure?