Paulo Fonseca @paulofonseca__ Twitter profile

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

DAOs are to Corporations what Democracy was to Monarchy.

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

I've started a Twitter list of DAO Governance Tools, to see what's going on in the space... If you have any other tools to add to this list, please tag them below and of course, you can follow the list here 👉

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

3 years

“Knowing how to look is a way of inventing.” — Salvador Dalí via @tferriss newsletter

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

27 days

Let’s go! Let’s fucking go!

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

6 months

we're so back

Josh | The Blockchain Socialist ⬛🟥⬛

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6 months

I'm going to lose my fucking mind

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Paulo Fonseca

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1 year

mood: installing @Starlink in a remote, no cell reception, riverside beach, all vegetarian coffee shop of some friends… so that they can have ATM payments and so that I can make this my new office =) all of this, rocking a new #slowmorningsclub cap that @raykanani sent me 🤩

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

9 months

hi anon, how many "big DAOs" are out there? ...and by big DAOs, I mean, orgs with: ❤️‍🔥 actual onchain and permissionless governance 🗳️ more than 10k votes cast all time 💰 more than $10M in their treasury 12. there's just a dozen of them. we are so early.

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

in 30 mins… let’s create a DAO together @eth_porto

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

5 months

I just recently divorced my wife. we were married for exactly 10 years,from Valentine’s day 2014 to Valentine’s day 2024. divorces are a really hard thing to go through and i’m so grateful for all the friends that have been there for me in this last few weeks. thank you all 🙏

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Paulo Fonseca

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4 months

happy in the snow

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

7 months

I grew up on these streets

Gwart

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7 months

I grew up on these streets

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

25 days

so… me and @andreivtweets just won the @arbitrum GovHack with @proposalsapp by community vote? is that what just happened? damn son! 🥰

Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

25 days

Pitch submission for GovHack Brussels @HackHumanityCo @arbitrum Please give us ( @andreivtweets and me) feedback about our proposal! 🤓

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

the current state of DAOs... #wearesoearly

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

4 months

providing liquidity for $enjoy on @ourZORA chain, listening to portuguese melancholic songs, in my pijamas, in a house boat between the border of Serbia and Bosnia… just chilling… enjoying… ☺️

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Paulo Fonseca

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15 days

lol we're a joke =)

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Paulo Fonseca

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4 months

oh so you wanna launch your own DAO? that's so funny of you =)

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

these digital nomads are getting wild

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

I was today years old when I discovered that somehow a photo of my wife's first car is being used as an example of that specific model on its Wikipedia page. This car died in my hands just a couple of years ago and this is the best possible tribute to it!

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

Thank you to everyone @eth_porto that came and participated in the crazy attempt of creating a DAO, in real-time, in a rainy Friday morning. It was cool! And if you have the POAP, you can join at

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

On the day when the Bitcoin whitepaper turned 14 yo, I facilitated my first in-person workshop post-covid. It felt pretty great! And to top it off, some pretty promising DAOs were created today! Today was a great day! 🤩

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

7 months

I grew up on these streets

DisruptionJoe.eth (💙,🧡)

@DisruptionJoe

7 months

I grew up on these streets

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Paulo Fonseca

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10 months

felt cute… might delete later

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

the good thing about being in 🇵🇹 and working with people in the US, is that it forces my workday to start with a slow morning where I can have space to myself and my own things before starting to work... I love being part of the #slowmorningsclub

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

just so you know... April was a big month in DAO governance...

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

3 years

@max_guise honestly, the way @Coinkite ’s Coldcard works, where it can be powered by a widely available 9V battery, via an adaptor and a magnetic usb cord, that seems to be the best option, functionally speaking.

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

5 years

For power users, the winner is this one! @framer just obliterated all competition with this move. Well done! =)

Framer

@framer

5 years

Framer is coming to the web! Soon, designers and developers will be able to work in the same project file, leave pinned comments, and share with a single link. Want to be one of the first to try it? Join our Beta waitlist —

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

going to Lisbon tomorrow for this!

Talent Protocol

@TalentProtocol

2 years

🧑‍💻Join us in the morning to work with Web3 enthusiasts 👯In the afternoon, @pcbo will moderate a panel on how DAOs are shaping the future of work 🍹Drinks and food will come afterwards, ofc See you soon, talented folks!

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

Here is Senate! The place where your DAO governance life becomes easier. 🏟️ Go ahead and try it out, DAO governance friends! 👉 and please... send any feedback my way, so we can improve it! =)

Senate

@SenateLabs

1 year

Hello world Meet Senate, a simple tool for DAO governance folks that allows you to 1⃣ Check all proposals from your favorite DAOs 2⃣ Know which proposals you still haven't voted on 3⃣ and much more... Senate is where your DAO governance life becomes 10x easier 🏟️ Check it👇

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

wdym bear market anon? July was the all-time high in DAO proposals created, since ever! #wearesoback

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

3 months

let’s go bosses! I’m logged in!

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

in case you were starting to doubt yourself. here’s a reminder.

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

I spent my birthday weekend in a 2 day workshop about Earthships that went something like this… It was great! 😁

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

6 months

I’ve been working so hard my lazer eyes are getting tired by 4pm. So I have to resort to literally soaking them with camomile tea.

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

3 years

quando se vive no campo, dá mesmo jeito andar sempre com uma faca no bolso. #chegadechega

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

5 months

I remember when I spent $400 USD in 2019 or something to launch a DAO through Aragon on ETH mainnet. from $400 to $0.03 in 5 years… it’s an incredible achievement for this space. it’s a 1,333,333% improvement. it’s literally a million times better =)

Aragon 🦅

@AragonProject

5 months

Deploying a DAO using the Aragon App on @base 🔵 Before blobs: ~$5.00 Now: ~$0.03 And voting is less than a cent! After Dencun, building and running a DAO is now even more accessible! Try it out:

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

5 months

homemade pesto heals the flu, right? right?

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

I just funded 4 grants on @gitcoin from @RnDAO__ @meetwithwallet @talentDAO_ and @athena_DAO_ I spent $120 and got matched with an additional $810 🤯 Quadratic Funding is quite amazing! 😺

buidlbox

Ongoing and upcoming hackathons. Every buidlers gateway into the digital frontier.

app.buidlbox.io

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

That yin-yang duality

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

22 days

we did go! we did fucking go! ❤️‍🔥

Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

27 days

Let’s go! Let’s fucking go!

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 months

"builder" is just our way of saying non-bullshitter. in the old days of web2, there were too many bullshitters that didn't build but were still able to capture value. in web3, the term "builder" is not a synomyn of developer as one might think, but it's closer to

Jesse Pollak (jesse.xyz) 🛡️

@jessepollak

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everyone on @base is a builder. build apps build brands build communities build wealth build creativity build friendships build businesses build your dreams

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 months

I can’t even begin to express how beautiful I think this is.

Francisco Gómez de Tejada | arquitecto

@gomezdetejada

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Gio Ponti, 1939.

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

this is not financial advice. only a showcase of how cool @interfacedapp is.

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

11 months

why did I end up stranded in a supermarket today, waiting 20 minutes for an Uber, and had to go pick up some Häagen-Dasz Dulce de Leche icecream as consolation prize and eat it with a cooking spoon in the supermarket parking lot? well… it’s a long story…

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

25 days

they forced me to post this

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

ok… now everybody is gonna use that quote of mine to explain what DAOs are… right!?

Subvisual

@subvisual

2 years

On the first event of season 2, @DeNitesDAO presented us with a round table about #DAOs . 🤓 - For @paulofonseca__ , "DAOs are to organizations as democracy was to monarchy." Do you agree? 📺 Watch the talk here:

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

🎶 Now I ain’t sayin’ she a grant digger 🎶 But she ain’t messin’ with no broke DAOs…

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

7 months

this!!!!!!

purrcat.eth

@purrcateth

7 months

stop writing phd thesis on governance forums be creative and turn it into a meme for gods sake

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

DAO = 🫤😞🤓

Denites

@DenitesDAO

1 year

🚨 New EP alert We delve into #DAOs with @paulofonseca__ , the new face of the @DeNitesDAO leadership team. Get ready to learn about the future of decentralized governance and how it's changing the game. 9PM GMT on YouTube and Spotify! 📺

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 months

aragon is back

sio.eth

@sio_eth

2 months

so proud on our team @AragonProject 🦅 after years of work, we are sooo back and are able to support huge projects like @0xPolygon with their governance! 🗳️ LFG 🎉

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

weekend chill

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

25 days

Pitch submission for GovHack Brussels @HackHumanityCo @arbitrum Please give us ( @andreivtweets and me) feedback about our proposal! 🤓

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

2 weeks from now, I'll be workshopping again in the same space where I've done some of the best workshops I ever designed. I'm so pumped for this! It's gonna be such a vibe! Come "Design your own DAO" in Lisbon with me!😀 Register here:

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

4 months

this is (maybe) the future of professional reputation

Talent Protocol

@TalentProtocol

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We’re excited to announce the launch of Talent Protocol V2 💫 A new type of resume, for the onchain era of the internet. Let’s get into it 👇🏻

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Paulo Fonseca

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how many DAUs do DAOs have today?

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

oh we gonna talk about some interesting things… yes we will… yes… come on over fren!

ETHPorto

@eth_porto

1 year

BUIDL on 🔧 Learn the way of the DAO from @paulofonseca__ from @SenateLabs . Paulo joins ETHPorto to instruct on "Governance Facilitation Tools for DAOs" 👥 Hey 🫵 there’s tickets left!

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Paulo Fonseca

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@levelsio @imakecoolsites 🇷🇴 is actually the perfect location to start. super tech driven, lots of tech talent, cheap fiber everywhere, close enough to central Europe, but doesn’t use EUR, so they still have sovereignty over their own currency and most regulation.

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

5 years

So... the city police in Lisbon is now collecting all scooters that are not on their proper city defined parking spot. They told that if the companies want them back, they need to pay a fine. LOL. @limebike

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

7 months

bless their hearts. I’m gonna start using this example as a litmus test from now on whenever someone tells me they have any relevant experience in crypto.

Tom Schmidt ＞|＜

@tomhschmidt

7 months

Top comment on the SEC BTC ETF tweet story on HN 😂😂😂😂

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

3 years

viver no campo é estar num chat de grupo da petisqueira da aldeia que convida para lá ir ver o jogo desta maneira

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

great crowd on the other side of this lens. Porto is still awesome!

Denites

@DenitesDAO

2 years

After a very productive coworking day, we're having an amazing talk on "Are DAOs the future of organizations?" 🧵

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

11 months

so I just found out that I won the first @jokerace_xyz I ever participated in, with a submission for a wallet idea that I've had for a long while. and I got the equivalent of $159 USD in @eco tokens on the @optimismFND network

Submission 47632439988563196400468398703351562242760742063880323847137228157815439934770 - jokerace

Submission 47632439988563196400468398703351562242760742063880323847137228157815439934770 for contest on jokerace

www.jokerace.io

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

4 months

i’m gonna be talking governance this morning at 11:40am @ETHBucharest_

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

please listen to this

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1 year

Your two minutes of inspiration of the day

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Paulo Fonseca

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2 years

I think I finally understood why current governance mechanisms don’t work that well. why there is so much voter apathy and why delegates are not compensated in most DAOs. it’s a problem of incentive design. and I think I figured it out when I had a throw back into my miner days…

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Paulo Fonseca

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1 year

look… I had to try it out… I couldn’t sleep if I didn’t… so… it’s not theoretically perfect, has it requires a tile to be reflected every so often… but… when it does, it’s random… and also… the reflected tile always has a 4 way intersection with its neighbor’s at the

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How neat. Researchers claim to have found, at long last, an "einstein" tile - a shape that tiles the plane in a pattern that never repeats. First two authors appear to have no academic affiliations.

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Paulo Fonseca

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10 months

this... feels like the future!

Deta

@detahq

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friends, meet Space OS ✨

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1 year

"when you are open and looking for these clues in the world, they're happening all of the time, and they're happening often right when you need them" – @RickRubin I think about this story multiple times a week, and then I just go and listen to Chop Suey! and get the chills!

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

5 months

funny because it’s true

Umbrel ☂️

@umbrel

5 months

for umbrelOS 1.0, we conducted user interviews on an unprecedented scale to deliver the features *you* requested building the ultimate home cloud OS isn't easy, but with your deep insights and support, we're making it happen

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@paulofonseca__

7 months

this is Elon’s revenge! =)

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@RepAnnWagner

7 months

Deeply concerned with this alleged hack of the SEC’s Twitter account. This is clear market manipulation that impacted millions of investors. I plan to get more answers from Chair Gensler on this incident.

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this me

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POV: You’re the first design hire in a startup

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6 months

never forget that…

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Paulo Fonseca

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9 months

@levelsio @cttpt yup true! the only solution is to befriend the CTT courier. once I did that, he always delivered my packages

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Paulo Fonseca

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2 years

@laurenloprete what we want is actually a squircle.

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arrived in 🇷🇴

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Paulo Fonseca

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2 years

Practicing web3 coordination with real cat hearding... Am I doing this right?

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

8 months

flying to the island to give a DAO workshop tomorrow morning, and a Governance talk Friday morning! see you there @madeirachain folks!!! =)

Yacooba

@YacoobaHQ

10 months

📢 Speaker Announcement @madeirachain 🎉 📷 @paulofonseca__ , Co-Founder at Join this exciting event! 🚀 #blockchain #madeirablockchainconference #technology #innovation #conference #mbc23 #yacooba #techscience #business

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this is the portuguese president doing the most portuguese thing ever.

crazy ass moments in portuguese politics

@politicanatuga

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President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa steals a bunch of fries from a random person's plate when walking by a restaurant (2024).

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Paulo Fonseca

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1 year

@NathanVDH0x I don’t understand how people keep forgetting that the main point of democracy is legitimacy. Not efficiency.

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

Let's try to do this together. I'm starting a co-created, interactive learning experience with my Designer frens, so that we can all learn more about this Web3 thing... together. Join us next Tuesday for the first event!

Designing Designers

@designingdsgnrs

2 years

Join us for our first virtual workshop next Tuesday, #Web3 for #Designers RSVP here to secure your spot:

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Paulo Fonseca

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so... story time… roughly around this time last year I joined @SenateLabs and after 4 intense months of designing and building we launched the first version of a product that brought thoughtful notifications and reminders for people to vote on proposals from their favorite DAOs.

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Paulo Fonseca

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4 years

Just got this awesome care package in the mail from the great people @tryamie 😄 This is actually awesome! And that was a good book pick, I’m actually gonna read this one! Thank you! 🙏

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

We are gonna have @DecidesDrea , @Harita_Sahadeva , @MindaugasLT and @technoshaman sharing their best stories about mentorship and how valuable it can be! Join us here 👉

Level Up: The Value of Mentorship · Zoom · Luma

Watch the recording 🎥 ______________ Growth, achievement, clarity: mentorship can help you get these and many other benefits into your career. Join us on…

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Talent Protocol

@TalentProtocol

2 years

Growth, achievement, clarity. Mentorship can help you get these and many other benefits into your career. 💫 Join us on July 14th, 5 PM (GMT) for a session about the Value of Mentorship, hosted by @paulofonseca__ 💪🧔‍♂️ Register here to get your link 👇

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Paulo Fonseca

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is this too romanian for you bro?

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Paulo Fonseca

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1 year

it is a very alluring idea to me, that we could eventually pull off a system of governance that wouldn’t need to rely on proof of unique human to work fairly, at scale. I’m starting to think that proof of unique human is an outdate, non crypto native framework that we shouldn’t

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Paulo Fonseca

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just went for a walk in 🇷🇴

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Paulo Fonseca

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5 months

yes yes… let’s talk about DAO governance in Romania… yes… =)

ETH Bucharest

@ETHBucharest_

5 months

🎤 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT @paulofonseca__ , Co-Founder at @proposalsapp , designs tools for DAO enthusiasts. With a background in co-founding ventures like SenateLabs and RnDAO, he's deeply immersed in the DAO community, having initiated, joined, and dissolved multiple DAOs.

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Paulo Fonseca

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2 years

Intentions for the week #gentlemondays With the other (smaller) cat this time 😼

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@paulofonseca__

1 year

yeah! I was talking about DAOs today @eth_porto , and will be workshopping about DAOs tomorrow! come on over!

Bernardo Raposo

@sir__fox

1 year

I had the great opportunity to hear @paulofonseca__ talk about DAOs - a very beginner friendly approach to the #Web3 environment - at @eth_porto More info about it soon 👌🏼

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@paulofonseca__

4 months

i mean... if this isn't the coolest thing ever... I don't know what is...

Ajna

@ajnafi

4 months

"Wtf does Ajna actually do?"

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

2 years

That’s right! A real-life, in person, physical workshop. I’m so pumped for this. Come in to Design your own DAO!

Denites

@DenitesDAO

2 years

The first event of our DeNites week’educational agenda is live. 🔌 On the 31st of October, Bom Dia by DeNites brings you a workshop on designing your own DAO, powered by @paulofonseca__ 📍 Limited seats. Register 👉

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

3 months

essentials only

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

5 months

the table in the back, was actually where the coolest ideas were being discussed =)

Talent Protocol

@TalentProtocol

5 months

GM legends ☀️ Could you say our Porto community meet-up was a success? Everyone got some Talent merch, ate great food & vibed. Just take a look 👀

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

1 year

na recepção do centro de saúde de Pedrogão Grande

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Paulo Fonseca

@paulofonseca__

11 months

welcome to Portugal 🇵🇹

Massimo

@Rainmaker1973

11 months

A definitely different type of flood A river of red wine flows through São Lourenco do Bairro in Portugal when the local distillery's 2.2 million liter tanks burst Anadia Fire Department blocked the flood diverting it away from the river into a field