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Breaking the Centralized Order: DAO Design for Founders in Vermont

Burlington has a small but active tech and startup community, and many Vermonters work remotely.

Town Meeting Day, held each March, keeps Vermont's tradition of direct local democracy alive. These are exactly the institutional questions a DAO has to answer in code: who belongs, who decides and who is accountable.

Across Vermont, from Burlington, South Burlington and Montpelier, more teams are asking how a community can own and govern something together online.

The book is about institutional design, not legal advice: rules on entities, tokens and taxes differ by jurisdiction, so consult a local professional in Vermont before you launch.

At a glance: Vermont

3 practical tips for founders and builders in Vermont

  1. Design for low turnout. Set quorums you can actually reach and use delegation so busy members in Burlington still have a voice.
  2. Map your upgrade powers: list every admin key and contract permission, and publish who holds them.
  3. Borrow from institutions people in Vermont already trust, such as cooperatives, associations and member clubs, and translate what works into explicit rules.

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Questions and answers

Can I use Breaking the Centralized Order to start a DAO in Vermont?

The book covers institutional design (governance, treasury, voting and upgrade powers), which applies anywhere. It is not legal advice: rules for entities, tokens and taxes vary, so consult a local professional in Vermont before launching.

What is Breaking the Centralized Order about?

A founder's desk handbook for DAO institutional design: why DAOs fail, governance failure modes, treasury, voting and upgrade powers, and a minimum viable constitution.

Where can founders in Vermont get the book?

It is sold on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLWZVBCK

About the author: Jarvis Nelson Osorio, technology entrepreneur and innovator, writes about AI systems, governance and DAO institutional design.

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