This document is a living, breathing list of essays and threads that I wish I’d read in my first 1-2 months working in web3. Given my bias, this is probably best suited for folks building in, for, or around DAOs.

Philosophy

**Squad Wealth, Other Internet [Sam Hart, Toby Shorin, Laura Lotti]**

**Positive Sum Worlds, Other Internet [Sam Hart, Toby Shorin, Laura Lotti]**

**Inventories, Not Identities, Other Internet [Kei Kreutler]**

**Come for the Network, Pay for the Tool, Other Internet [Toby Shorin]**

**Headless Brands, Other Internet [Brian Lehrer, Sam Hart, Toby Shorin, Laura Lotti]**

**The Twin Propellers of Web3, David Phelps**

Community and DAOs

**A Prehistory of DAOs, Other Internet [Kei Kreutler]**

**13 Ways of Looking at a DAO, David Phelps**

**How to DAO 201: Onboarding as Wayfinding, Rafathebuilder**

How to DAO 401: DAO Community Leadership, Rafathebuilder

**Better Living Through Networks, David Ehrlichman**

**Cities of Ghosts Await Their DAO Revival, Dark Star DAO**

**Conceptual Models for DAO2DAO Relations, PrimeDAO and BlockScience**

DAOs as Novelty Search Engines, olly.eth

Product Development

**Market-Protocol Fit, Other Internet [Sam Hart, Toby Shorin, Laura Lotti]**

**A product manager’s guide to web3, Jason Shah & Lenny Rachitsky**