Mission: DeFi EP 54 - @FattyBagz on growing one of the largest DAOs in the world at @OlympusDAO & what founders & DAO members need to know

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/fattybagz" target="_blank">FattyBagz</a> ended up in DeFi through OlympusDAO and was able to apply his experience and expertise in marketing to helping grow the DAO and he learned a ton of valuable lessons along the way.&nbsp;</p> <p>He also had a massive life-changing experience that changed his approach to life and people and we discussed that in detail.</p> <p>So many amazing lessons in this episode. Do not miss it.&nbsp;</p> <p>Video: <a href="https://www.missiondefi.com/fattybagz-olympusdao" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.missiondefi.com/fattybagz-olympusdao</strong></a></p> <p>- Raised by hippy mom and Vietnam vet Dad on a Hindu compound.</p> <p>- Started in Bitcoin mining, but got rugged in Mt Gox</p> <p>- Was an Ethereum guy, but otherwise was just buying tokens, but not really doing DeFi. Was cautious</p> <p>- A friend introduced him to $OHM</p> <p>- Professional experience is in marketing and understanding the psychology of human beings and how they respond to things</p> <p>- Was amazed by the community and their generosity and Jawz sent him Ethereum for gas</p> <p>- Zeus proposed they create a DAO</p> <p>- Proposed ways to acquire users and how to target the different types of users properly</p> <p>- Then became the Marketing Stratego - essentially the head of marketing</p> <p>- Amazed at the caliber of people that were in offering to help</p> <p>- Consults to cannabis companies</p> <p>- How the team was built</p> <p>- How they figured out which ones were willing to do the work</p> <p>- How things were handled before operations and how important it is to have opps</p> <p>- Wanted a flat org, but also realized that some hierarchy was necessary</p> <p>- Compensation: Originally just volunteers and nobody really expected it</p> <p>- Social component to the DAO is so important. Really a fundamental aspect of social release</p> <p>- Take time when allowing people to join your DAO, but vet people properly</p> <p>- Tips for interacting and communicating</p> <p>- The steps