S2E3 - Aaron Wright Founder, Tribute Labs

SquiggleDAO Podcast

S2E3 features Aaron Wright who is the co-founder of Tribute Labs, a company that creates and supports DAOs, such as The LAO, Flamingo, and Neon.
The impact of Tribute DAOs speaks volumes: with nearly 90k ETH raised (equivalent to $200M at today's prices), they've collected over 22k NFTs, and invested in almost 700 projects.
Beyond his groundbreaking work in the blockchain space, Aaron is also a published author and a respected law professor, bringing a unique blend of academic insight and real-world experience to his endeavors.
In this episode, Nifty talks with Aaron about his early interest and influence in crypto and DAOs, some insights into the world of building DAOs, and the future of generative art and Squiggles.
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Guest
Aaron Wright: https://twitter.com/awrigh01
Hosts
Nifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETH
Jared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_poz
Editor
Fnkl: https://twitter.com/0xFnkl
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Chapter

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Aaron’s role in the creation of Ethereum (00:02:10)

3. Discovering Bitcoin early (00:03:22)

4. The early interest in DAOs (00:05:52)

5. The challenges of running DAOs (00:09:41)

6. The issue of DAO liquidity (00:13:07)

7. What the future holds for FlamingoDAO (00:16:10)

8. How DAOs are being created (00:18:56)

9. Why FlamingoDAO is so bullish on Art Blocks & Squiggles (00:20:47)

10. A prediction for the future of generative art (00:26:51)

11. What makes Snowfro special (00:33:28)

12. Describe Snowfro in one word? (00:36:54)

13. Any grails that got away? (00:37:22)

14. Any physical art hanging on your walls? (00:38:44)

15. What is currently capturing your attention? (00:39:28)

16. How do you filter for opportunities? (00:43:08)

17. How do you define success? (00:45:00)

18. What motivates you? (00:45:39)

19. Closing thoughts (00:47:04)