The easiest book to grasp DAO in practice — our top recommendation!

In January 2025, How to DAO: Mastering the Future of Internet Coordination was released — arguably the first serious attempt to systematically explain how to build and run a DAO

The authors are Kevin Owocki (co-founder of Gitcoin DAO) and Punсar (Web3 researcher and practitioner). Not theorists, but people who have actually launched and managed DAO projects

From the book you’ll learn:

1️⃣ why Web3 needs DAOs and how they differ from traditional companies
2️⃣ how to design governance architecture and avoid chaos
3️⃣ what roles and mechanics are essential inside a DAO, and how voting works
4️⃣ all about the Pre-DAO and Post-DAO stages (when a project is still founder-led vs. when it’s time to decentralize)
5️⃣ real-world DAO practices and common mistakes

It’s a ~300-page practical guide already endorsed by names like Don Tapscott (author of the bestseller Blockchain Revolution, one of the most cited digital economy researchers) and Sandeep Nailwal (Polygon co-founder)

If you want a deeper understanding of how DAOs really work, this book is a perfect place to start