Memoirs of a gweisha | Core, Dealflow Steward
@vita_dao
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@lab_dao
|
@beondeck
| Interested in the intersection of politics, philosophy & science
Observations after 36hrs in Davos: DeSci is still new but had an overwhelmingly positive response. Now is time to build beyond the bubble. “It’s actually doing something impactful, how do I not know about this?” - IPTs + DTT longevity spinouts, distrib. compute
@vita_dao
@lab_dao
Had the incredible opportunity to talk about the applications of
#DeSci
with
@DataLakeToken
and
@GenomesDAO
in Warsaw. Exciting to see so many people embracing the potential of decentralisation, innovation and collaboration.
@vita_dao
#longevity
🤯 VitaDAO becomes the FIRST DAO to 🌱 kickstart a BIOTECH company, MatrixBio. 🔬🧬
MatrixBio explores hyaluronic acid-based compounds, aiming to pioneer in cancer and aging treatments, utilizing insights from cancer-resistant naked mole rats 🐀
🧵
Love that DAOs are being recognised as an alternative route for funding and building translational R&D. I’m excited by how far
@vita_dao
has come since ‘21 - we’ve done 2 longevity spinouts already. The first ever in DeSci! And there’s so much more cool stuff to come 🚀
The community of the DAO
Decentralized autonomous organizations are growing as alternative research funding models, but are also strong scientific communities. We should get on board
@lab_dao
officially announced its fundraise at
@DesciLondon
yesterday! Proud to have led this effort in the builder’s market with
@Niklas_TR
A huge thank you to our supporters 🙏
What a day! Hosted at King’s College Cambridge, we had some great discussion around company building with
@vita_dao
including IPT funding mechanisms and legal/regulatory pathways in new jurisdictions.
Thank you to everyone who joined 💛
@camblockchains
@Cambridge_Uni
What a time to be in VitaDAO! I’m excited by what we are building in Dealflow - it’s just the beginning. I’m grateful to collaborate with inspiring community members, to fund and build great science. Let’s tackle aging research, community first -> more in the newsletter
#VitaDAO
Hot off the press🔥 - VitaDAO Letter: A New Journal, Ambassador Program, and New Steward!
Check out our newsletter and learn about:
•
@longevist_xyz
• VitaDAO Ambassador Program
• New Dealflow Steward:
@gwei_sha
and many more👇
The
@a16z
London opening event this week was awesome. So good to see so much web3 talent in one place. I'm left feeling optimistic about the UK's ability to house high calibre innovators and bring bleeding edge innovation to market. Let's gooo!
Taking decentralised venture building from 0 to 1 in one of the most prominent DeSci DAOs is hard work but extremely satisfying
@vita_dao
💛
#turnedacorner
One of the most impactful actions for VitaDAO: Refer a great project! 🌟
• Earn 400 $VITA for projects scoring over 3/5 (1yr lock) 💛
• $2,000 USD if funded 💵
• 1% proceeds for successful exits 🤝
It’s not just win-win, it’s double win-win:
1. 🔬 The project receives
Last month I was featured in
@TheFutureLab
Futures 100 Innovators to showcase what we're doing at VitaDAO.
I'm excited that
@vita_dao
and its approach towards progress in Longevity Biotech is gaining traction and I'm grateful to be a part of it. Let's keep building!
With July coming to an end, we uncover the next 10 names to watch as part of our Futures 100 Innovators Awards, highlighting the brands, businesses and people innovating for change – and a better, more resilient future :
Hey Vitalians, meet the VitaDAO Scientific Advisory Board! 💛
This group of exceptional experts comes from prestigious backgrounds including
@pfizer
,
@Novartis
, and other leading organizations.
They're steering VitaDAO's course in longevity research
• Michael Baran
It is with great excitement that we can officially announce DeSci London 2023! 🎉The event will take place over January 15-16 hosted
@TheCrick
. Please visit for tickets, speaker applications and more.
#Singapore
DeSci community! Join us for the first ever event in Singapore. We are excited to spread the DeSci gospel. For more
#DeSci
events in 2023 follow
@desci_global
It’s interesting to see where foundation models in AI like
@StabilityAI
could take medical research like this. Esp. in conjunction with DeSci / public goods orgs like
@lab_dao
for data analysis or
@IPFS
for distributed storage
Announcing the launch of the MedARC!
MedARC is a novel, open, & collaborative approach to medical AI research.
It was created to develop large-scale AI models for medicine & build interdisciplinary teams to address clinical needs. (1/10)
Heading to the
@protocollabs
@IPFS
camp in Lisbon? We’ve helped curate an exciting lineup of talks and workshops happening October 28th which will cover all things DeSci x IPFS
We are very excited to share some details on the workshops taking place tomorrow at the LabDAO x
@foresightinst
DeSci Paris event sponsored by
@cnrs
and
@SpringerNature
! Not in Paris? Don't worry—we'll be doing some extensive note taking and post-workshop write-ups📝
This was Open Protocol 2022 🔥
@SlushHQ
's largest side event in '22 and the largest Nordic Web3 event ever. Thank you to all the founding members who joined us. Playlist of all the talks available below.
#OPSlush22
See you next time. (Sound On 😉)
Cont’d: time to educate, clean up the technical (confusing) lingo and showcase the value using real world language. Both JPM and Davos had a great reception. There’ll be more frontier longevity tech from academia and industry to follow
I call this the BLACKMIRROR FALLACY:
When new technologies are treated as much more threatening and risky than old technologies with proven risks/harms. When technological progress is seen as a bigger threat than technological stagnation.
Years of job experience is one of the WORST predictors of future performance for new hires.
Asking for X years of experience (without measures of how someone actually performed) doesn’t tell you anything.
Updated paper on what works & doesn’t in hiring:
Excited to co-work at the
@frontdoordotxyz
campus for London’s Crypto week (Nov 7th -> Nov 11th). Join me and 100+ web3 builders to network while getting some work done 💪
📅 SAVE THE DATE 📅
Mark your calendars for the biggest funding & building event in Web3.
🎉 Gitcoin Grants Round 15, Sept. 7-22, 2022 🎉
🌱 Nothing's gonna stop the regeneration nation 🌱
DAOs are highly interesting in terms of organisational psychology, governance, and human progress. It was great to explore these components at DAO Day with
@inflectionxyz
@JocelynnPearl
Could be! For DeSci, having a B Corp or LEED certification could mitigate existing crypto skepticism and help grow the desired user base within DAOs. More trust = higher community engagement and quality of output
@jkey_eth
Hey Justin, thanks for making Safary Club - and this thread - happen! Would love to jam about building on Web3, and a copy of that CRM would be amazing! 🙏
Great to see a more formalised PM platform for community members to contribute to DeSci work. I like the option for Discord vs. Web3 only SSO. Can there be a Twitter SSO, too?
#frictionlesscontribution
@PraxisSociety
Agree with the latter. I think it’ll be a question of critical thinking and having the willpower to walk away from the crowd. Thinking, “is this good for my psyche and is this ‘reaction’ a lifestyle I want to pursue, for myself and future generations?” My response would be: no