04: CityDAO Lead Developer & Discussion about DAO Development // Greg Anonymous
Background:
Greg is the original lead developer of CityDAO. Ever since that fateful tweet last summer, Greg has been tirelessly working to make the technical aspects of this venture become a reality. For this interview, Eric provides more interesting questions that give more clarity towards the CityDAO project. Greg shares his views and opinions about DAOs, NFTs, and the CityDAO project itself. He also offers some advice and recommendation to the CityDAO citizens and how they can contribute to this awesome project.
CityDAO is exploring making assets and governance digitally legible to unleash accessibility, interoperability, and opportunity. If you want to get more involved in this project, stay in touch on Twitter @CityDAO, and join the Discord! They have lots of interesting discussions happening around DAO structure, land rights and governance, urban planning, and more.
Time-Stamped Show Notes:
- 1:39 Greg is grateful that even if he is the lead developer of CityDAO, he can still maintain his anonymity.
- 2:26 Being anonymous, Greg says that he is not fully committed to maintaining it indefinitely.
- 5:14 Greg talks about the differences and similarities between an open-source and DAO.
- 7:09 When it comes to finding the ideal structure for the code development that works for CityDAO, Greg is undecided because they are still in this trial-and-error phase.
- 9:43 Greg shares his view about moving from an initial centralized setup to a fully decentralized project.
- 14:55 In five to ten years, Greg predicts that there will be an evolution of the DAO terminology.
- 17:13 DAO can reduce red tape and delay in people’s contribution, according to Greg.
- 21:02 The flexibility aspect of DAOs is what makes them attractive for Greg.
- 22:36 Greg thinks that the CityDAO council can provide more clarity on their code development.
- 24:46 Meeting Chance McAllister, the community manager of CityDAO, got Greg involved in CityDAO.
- 26:29 For Greg, he is very much excited about the idea of NFTs representing physical objects.
- 30:14 Greg explains why CityDAO uses NFTs instead of other methods.
- 33:10 One of the unique things about CityDAO is how they are using their citizen NFTs in more creative ways.
- 35:28 With the huge amount of hype around CityDAO, it can be a bit concerning for Greg.
- 37:14 Greg offers some recommendations for people who are thinking about starting a DAO project.
- 38:56 Eric and Greg talk about the red flags that one should look into when launching a DAO.
- 40:57 For this year, Greg anticipates that the council will have a big role in the CityDAO roadmap and make it more decentralized.
- 43:34 More advice and recommendations from Greg for the CityDAO NFT holders.
Key Points from the Interview:
- “I’m really excited about using NFTs to represent physical objects. I think that’s the end goal, that’s the world we want to truly work within. You hear a lot of talk about the metaverse, which is cool, but the physical world is where we live, the physical world is where we operate, and if we can more closely tie that with the digital world, that opens up a lot of possibilities in terms of interoperability and how creative I can get with my physical ownership.”
- “I think by the end of 2022, it is extremely likely that there will be multiple people living in a CityDAO owned property.”
