On The Other Side ep 66 - The evolution of Boys Club: balancing control + scale w/ Parker Jay-Pachirat
Primer: How did Parker Jay-Pachirat stumble upon the crypto rabbit hole and end up joining the core team at Boys Club? What is the Boys Club all about and how are they organised? Let’s find out in this episode of On The Other Side.
Background
Early-stage investor in crypto startups
Is a DAO contributor
On the founding team of Boys Club
Studied Critical Theory at a Liberal Arts school
Started discovering tech in university. Went deep into it
Realized that blockchain is an inflection point technology that has the potential to change the way that we live our lives
Learning About Boys Club
In early 2021, she discovered a Twitter account called Boys Club
The Twitter account led her to a website hosting a dinner for women in New York City who are curious about crypto
Started interacting with the people behind the account
Decided to reach out to them. Got on a call with Deana and Natasha, the co-founders
Went for their dinner in Nov 2021
Realized that Boys Club could be scaled into something far larger
Joined their core team, pioneering the design and execution of their DAO
Recently launched their grants program
Positioning Boys Club
Boys Club has a very distinct voice. This has been intentional from the start
The people on their core team have a lot of experience in branding and marketing
Is focused on world-building — the vision, ethos, and vibe of the brand
Emphasizes transparency and shipping in public
Is receptive to their community and brings them in to participate and build
“Our vision of inclusivity for Boys Club is to create a space where we are really including everyone. It doesn't really matter what your gender is, it doesn't matter what your identity is, like, honestly, we don't really care.”
- Parker Jay-Pachirat
Their Contributors
Several layers to Boys Club. Can think of it like an onion:
People that listen to their podcasts, follow them on Twitter, etc.
Everyone in their Discord. High barrier to entry as there’s a merit-based application
The DAO. Everyone who’s contributing on a day-to-day basis
The DAO has 4 different guilds:
Membership guild focused on protecting and nurturing the community vibes
Programming guild focused on connecting people, putting resources into creating opportunities, etc.
DAO ops guild, which she co-leads, is focused on designing and maintaining the DAO
Labs guild focused on experimentation
Refining Into 4 Main Guilds
It was an emotional process
Cracks appeared within their organization
Had to have intentional conversations around it
Each member of their core team took complete ownership of their work
For the DAO to scale, it meant that it is necessary for them to let go, delegate to others and allow them to experiment
“It's almost like parenting in a way. It's like, oh, we have a responsibility over this thing. And we really care what happened to it.”
- Parker Jay-Pachirat
When she gave founders feedback on what they could experiment with, they were resistant to her ideas. After experiencing it herself, she now understands their perspective
Creating Containers For People To Experiment In
Was intentionally baked into the DAO design
Each guild has 1-2 leads who are responsible for pioneering that guild
These people are typically the founders who initiated the guild
Foresees that, in 2-3 years, these guilds will have their own treasury and governance systems
Each guild has to create a one-pager for its mission statement and what the guild is about
Filtering Process For DAO Contributors
Had a DAO rush — an informational session about what the DAO is, each guild and their needs, and what they are working on
Looking for skills and experience
Working in a DAO is difficult as there is no direct manager and most people are working part-time
Looking for people who are self-starters, self-accountable, and have good communication skills
Each guild looks for different things
Thoughts On AI
People should be thoughtful, intentional, and aware of the potential risks of any technology
Plenty of her values are not aligned with government regulation (e.g. when government bans something, it often backfires)
Things will get weird and bad if we take everything that AI says literally
Real danger in designing technology and AIs solely based on a small group of people’s belief system
Other Thoughts
Would be interesting for Chase to invite guests to discuss the intersection of AI and Web3 on her podcast
Is anti-tokenization right now — more important to find product-market fit before randomly launching a token
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