Facilitating Community Growth in a Decentralized Ecosystem

Hired as the founding Community Manager at PsyDAO (and a member of the founding team), I played a pivotal role in forming the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) dedicated to democratizing access to intellectual property (IP) from psychedelic research. PsyDAO leverages Web3 technologies and tokenized IP systems to build an open-source, community-driven platform for funding, developing, and managing psychedelic innovation in an ethical and inclusive manner. My responsibilities extended from building a robust community of contributors to designing governance frameworks that align with the DAO’s mission of reimagining psychedelic research ownership.

PsyDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that pioneers the integration of Web3 technologies into psychedelic research. DAOs represent the future of organizational structures, emphasizing transparency, inclusivity, and collective decision-making. Operating within the decentralized Web3 ecosystem, PsyDAO utilizes tokenization to create new models for funding and managing psychedelic intellectual property.

Mission: Democratize ownership of psychedelic research to ensure accessibility and ethical stewardship for the benefit of all humankind.

Vision: Combine the principles of open science, collective ownership, and decentralized governance to create a future where psychedelic knowledge is freely traded, responsibly managed, and accessible to everyone.

Values: Anonymity, community-driven decision-making, and privacy-preservation are at the core of PsyDAO’s ethos, ensuring inclusion and trust in an emerging space often dominated by centralized entities.

Community Building: Established and grew a global, inclusive community of researchers, psychonauts, and advocates, fostering collaboration and shared purpose.

Ethical Stewardship Governance Design: Developed decentralized frameworks for transparent and equitable decision-making, enabling the community to direct funding and prioritize research.

Strategic Communication: Crafted messaging to convey PsyDAO’s mission, aligning stakeholders with its vision of decentralized psychedelic innovation.

Conflict Resolution: Designed and facilitated processes to manage disputes, ensuring transparency and sustained trust in a pseudonymous environment.

Scalable Operational Systems: Streamlined workflows and decentralized participation using Web3 technologies to enhance community engagement and operational efficiency.

Fundraising: Through Gitcoin grant rounds, fundraising from the public, and by joining the accelerator Seed Club.

Through my leadership, PsyDAO became a pioneering force in decentralized psychedelic research, redefining ownership and access to psychedelic knowledge. By combining tokenization, open-source principles, and decentralized governance, PsyDAO established itself as a model for how DAOs can transform traditional industries, providing a scalable, ethical framework for innovation.