Paisano DAO Briefing Document

 
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-- PRE-CALL CHECKLIST ---
General Discovery
Researched by: yusufxzy
About the event
  • Project: Paisano DAO
  • Guests: Tony Herrera
  • Topic: DAOs For Diversity
  • Event schedule: 8/30
  • NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE
About our guest speaker
  • Include guest name(s); try to include name pronunciation.
    • Pronounced as Tony Herrera, Born in Mexico, and raised in California
  • Write a short bio about the guest(s) including their role at the project they are speaking about.
    • Find one or two things that are unique or interesting about our guest. Little known facts are great! i.e. owns two Shiba Inus in real life so bought a lot of SHIB.
    • Describe their crypto journey thus far. i.e. graduated from college in 2016, got their first bitcoin as a graduation gift, fell down the rabbithole of Ethereum, and launched a DeFi protocol in 2020.
      • Got into the crypto space by accident in 2015
      • Tony worked with and helped the immigrant community with transferring funds back to their home countries. When he was looking for a solution, this was made possible through bitcoin and this is how he got into web3. (The use cases are what kept him in crypto through the ups and downs)
      • He came across Ethereum and then later got into ICOs in 2017. Tony also came across NFT projects such as CryptoPunks, CryptoKitties. (He minted 100 cryptopunks at their genesis and he is one of the largest holders of CryptoPunks)
      • Participated with EtherCards, now rebranded to Galaxis, a dynamic NFT and monetization platform
    • How has their crypto journey impacted their decision to join/launch the project they work on today?
    • What are some notable achievements that increase their web3 reputation?
      • He is known for onboarding a lot of people in web3 by helping them set up wallets and gifting them crypto.
    • Career & Project Involvement
      • @dgenarcade -
      • 0xdrip - 0xDrip is a fashion brand founded in Web3 that is powered by tokenized accessories and wearables.
      • @PaisanoDAO - PaisanoDAO is a social impact DAO with a mission to foster and promote inclusivity and diversity in the Web3 ecosystem.
        • Tony helped start Paisano DAO by selling Paisano DAO blue-chip NFTs like CloneX, Meebits for a small price
      • @brtmoments - NFT art gallery building IRL minting experiences.
      • @MeebitsDAO - Development fund for the Meebits Ecosystem & Metaverse. Aligned with the creators of the Meebits, @Larvalabs.
      • @Neon_DAO - A for-profit DAO building the metaverse
      • @ReadyPlayerDAO - A DAO focused on the gaming economy to drive value to the ecosystem in different ways: investment, marketing support, and community building
      • @ObscuraDAO - A web3 organization focused on the creation on NFT Photography.
      • Advisor to @TheEthereans - NFT collection created by The Chaos Duo -
      • Creator of ether_cards (rebranded as Galaxis) - Platform to launch NFTs and engage with communities.
About the project
  • What is the general positioning of the project? i.e. DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, governance.
    • Paisano DAO is a social impact DAO that acts as an activist for immigrant and immigrant rights.
  • What is the value proposition of the project? How does it clearly differentiate itself from others in the web3 space?
    • Provides venture funding to immigrant founders
    • Activist for immigrant rights
    • Provided seeding funding to 100 photographers from Obscura DAO ($1000 each)
  • How does it benefit the community members and general web3 communities at large?
    • Paisano DAO supports and funds founders and creators who are immigrant / underrepresented to increase inclusion in web3
  • Is it bridging blockchains, protocols, tools, communities, etc.?
  • Does it bring a unique vision or approach to solve challenges in web3?
    • Paisano DAO is a “community of communities”
    • Some of its partner communities are -
      • Wixárika / Amparuche / The Ethereans / EME2CE2 / Artists Valley / Martians 247 / Obscura / CryptoMonster Lab / Robotos / The Collector of Caos
  • How does it improve the web3 ecosystem?
  • Generally, how does the product work?
    • Provide basic information about the product
    • Details of product stemming off high level overview
    • Outline a few mid to high-level topics about the product
    • Results of the product so far
      • Supported 100 photographers participating in Obsucra DAOs “WHO WE ARE” project. The project was about photographing humans of the web3 and NFT space.
    • This is how Paisano DAO describe themselves -
    • A collective of creators. A community that drives the community. A dialogue with inclusivity and the voices of underrepresented groups. A place of exchange of knowledge. A space of representation.
  • Practical applications of product.
    • Detail current functionality of project, where it is deployed, TVL.
    • Current and potential use cases.
    • Outline steps for a beginner to get started.
    • Token economy.
    • Any recent, meaningful updates to the project.
      • The objectives of Paisano DAO are to help historically neglected communities in Latin America. For this they seek to finance projects that include a social impact in the type of communities they want to help.
      • Paisano DAO also wants to educate minorities about web3
  • Roadmap/future applications
    • Technical updates
    • Community updates or changes
About the ecosystem
  • Find one or two things the speaker has shared in the past about the future growth, impact of web3?
    • He is really bullish on Ethereum - stated himself as an Ethereum maxi
    • Tony is bullish on NFTs that represent a real object IRL - Phygital art
  • How will their project(s) contribute to the evolution and adoption of web3?
    • Paisano DAO will promote inclusivity and help underpresented communities be a part of web3
  • What are some web3 projects/tools that the project integrates to create a more robust ecosystem?
Anything else?
    Resources
    References
    • Relevant project links including discord, website, twitter, podcast, medium, mirror, substack, gitbook, etc.
     
    Sources
     
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    Paisano DAO Briefing Document

     
    ☑️
    -- PRE-CALL CHECKLIST ---
    General Discovery
    Researched by: yusufxzy
    About the event
    • Project: Paisano DAO
    • Guests: Tony Herrera
    • Topic: DAOs For Diversity
    • Event schedule: 8/30
    • NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE
    About our guest speaker
    • Include guest name(s); try to include name pronunciation.
      • Pronounced as Tony Herrera, Born in Mexico, and raised in California
    • Write a short bio about the guest(s) including their role at the project they are speaking about.
      • Find one or two things that are unique or interesting about our guest. Little known facts are great! i.e. owns two Shiba Inus in real life so bought a lot of SHIB.
      • Describe their crypto journey thus far. i.e. graduated from college in 2016, got their first bitcoin as a graduation gift, fell down the rabbithole of Ethereum, and launched a DeFi protocol in 2020.
        • Got into the crypto space by accident in 2015
        • Tony worked with and helped the immigrant community with transferring funds back to their home countries. When he was looking for a solution, this was made possible through bitcoin and this is how he got into web3. (The use cases are what kept him in crypto through the ups and downs)
        • He came across Ethereum and then later got into ICOs in 2017. Tony also came across NFT projects such as CryptoPunks, CryptoKitties. (He minted 100 cryptopunks at their genesis and he is one of the largest holders of CryptoPunks)
        • Participated with EtherCards, now rebranded to Galaxis, a dynamic NFT and monetization platform
      • How has their crypto journey impacted their decision to join/launch the project they work on today?
      • What are some notable achievements that increase their web3 reputation?
        • He is known for onboarding a lot of people in web3 by helping them set up wallets and gifting them crypto.
      • Career & Project Involvement
        • @dgenarcade -
        • 0xdrip - 0xDrip is a fashion brand founded in Web3 that is powered by tokenized accessories and wearables.
        • @PaisanoDAO - PaisanoDAO is a social impact DAO with a mission to foster and promote inclusivity and diversity in the Web3 ecosystem.
          • Tony helped start Paisano DAO by selling Paisano DAO blue-chip NFTs like CloneX, Meebits for a small price
        • @brtmoments - NFT art gallery building IRL minting experiences.
        • @MeebitsDAO - Development fund for the Meebits Ecosystem & Metaverse. Aligned with the creators of the Meebits, @Larvalabs.
        • @Neon_DAO - A for-profit DAO building the metaverse
        • @ReadyPlayerDAO - A DAO focused on the gaming economy to drive value to the ecosystem in different ways: investment, marketing support, and community building
        • @ObscuraDAO - A web3 organization focused on the creation on NFT Photography.
        • Advisor to @TheEthereans - NFT collection created by The Chaos Duo -
        • Creator of ether_cards (rebranded as Galaxis) - Platform to launch NFTs and engage with communities.
    About the project
    • What is the general positioning of the project? i.e. DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, governance.
      • Paisano DAO is a social impact DAO that acts as an activist for immigrant and immigrant rights.
    • What is the value proposition of the project? How does it clearly differentiate itself from others in the web3 space?
      • Provides venture funding to immigrant founders
      • Activist for immigrant rights
      • Provided seeding funding to 100 photographers from Obscura DAO ($1000 each)
    • How does it benefit the community members and general web3 communities at large?
      • Paisano DAO supports and funds founders and creators who are immigrant / underrepresented to increase inclusion in web3
    • Is it bridging blockchains, protocols, tools, communities, etc.?
    • Does it bring a unique vision or approach to solve challenges in web3?
      • Paisano DAO is a “community of communities”
      • Some of its partner communities are -
        • Wixárika / Amparuche / The Ethereans / EME2CE2 / Artists Valley / Martians 247 / Obscura / CryptoMonster Lab / Robotos / The Collector of Caos
    • How does it improve the web3 ecosystem?
    • Generally, how does the product work?
      • Provide basic information about the product
      • Details of product stemming off high level overview
      • Outline a few mid to high-level topics about the product
      • Results of the product so far
        • Supported 100 photographers participating in Obsucra DAOs “WHO WE ARE” project. The project was about photographing humans of the web3 and NFT space.
      • This is how Paisano DAO describe themselves -
      • A collective of creators. A community that drives the community. A dialogue with inclusivity and the voices of underrepresented groups. A place of exchange of knowledge. A space of representation.
    • Practical applications of product.
      • Detail current functionality of project, where it is deployed, TVL.
      • Current and potential use cases.
      • Outline steps for a beginner to get started.
      • Token economy.
      • Any recent, meaningful updates to the project.
        • The objectives of Paisano DAO are to help historically neglected communities in Latin America. For this they seek to finance projects that include a social impact in the type of communities they want to help.
        • Paisano DAO also wants to educate minorities about web3
    • Roadmap/future applications
      • Technical updates
      • Community updates or changes
    About the ecosystem
    • Find one or two things the speaker has shared in the past about the future growth, impact of web3?
      • He is really bullish on Ethereum - stated himself as an Ethereum maxi
      • Tony is bullish on NFTs that represent a real object IRL - Phygital art
    • How will their project(s) contribute to the evolution and adoption of web3?
      • Paisano DAO will promote inclusivity and help underpresented communities be a part of web3
    • What are some web3 projects/tools that the project integrates to create a more robust ecosystem?
    Anything else?
      Resources
      References
      • Relevant project links including discord, website, twitter, podcast, medium, mirror, substack, gitbook, etc.
       
      Sources
       
      notion image
      notion image