DAOs on Solana - governance in practice

Want to start your own DAO, or figure out how to do more cool stuff with on-chain governance?

Note: The twitch stream that accompanied this doc was recorded and is available on youtube.

• Requirements to get started
  • Fundamentals
    • https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-program-library/tree/master/governance
  • Mint, Clone, Deploy, Go
    • Step-by-Step Tutorial: https://mango-markets.notion.site/Launch-your-own-DAO-on-Solana-322b6ac0f7b54d66abb83b8de6e5f420
    • vanilla governance https://solana-labs.github.io/oyster-gov/#/
    • pass your own program id in url: https://dao.mango.markets/#/?programId=GovER5Lthms3bLBqWub97yVrMmEogzX7xNjdXpPPCVZw
• Configuring vote settings
  • Choosing the right voting time
    • under 24 hours is probably not very inclusive
    • under 48 hours excludes still a lot of people
    • let's be real: everyone votes last hour anyways
  • Number of parallel votes
  • How to handle emergencies, exploits etc.
    • not everything can be voted on for a few days: https://twitter.com/m_schneider/status/1436325732054093827
• Control your own program
  • How mango lists new markets through governance
    • https://dao-beta.mango.markets/dao/MNGO/proposal/HEUMLkDs8ZCEc1aCo5idZJhqMFJ7N1AqGsE8XVACx4o9
  • Learn how to control your own program
    • https://github.com/blockworks-foundation/oyster/blob/mango/packages/governance/src/views/proposal/components/instructionInput/mangoAddOracleForm.tsx
    • https://github.com/blockworks-foundation/governance-ui/blob/main/components/instructions/tools.tsx#L198
• Future developments
  • Vote weight addin: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-program-library/pull/2450
  • Vested tokens:
    • PSY Options https://github.com/mithraiclabs/psy-vesting
    • Streamflow: vesting contract code will be available in the following days at https://github.com/StreamFlow-Finance/timelock/
  • Hidden voting: https://forum.mango.markets/t/multicoin-proposal-to-implement-governance-by-token-lock-and-commit-and-reveal/110
  • Incentivizing voters
  • Treasury management

We need more helping hands. Looking for the best web programmers, who are passionate about crypto to help us out with this.

Anyone who wants to get involved with helping to build out this DAO @therealchaseeb on Twitter!