It’s the Purpleversary! Purple DAO is one year old today!
It’s really impressive to see that Purple has survived a year and is still thriving. This is no easy feat. I’ve watched many nounish DAOs come and go over this past year. Purple has managed to capture and keep attention.
I often point out that there are three key things that help a nounish DAO find success:
1) Strong Mission
2) Minimum Viable Community
3) Great Art!
I’ve joked that Purple had the first two nailed and 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. The mission of supporting the Farcaster ecosystem and proliferating purple came with its own minimum valuable community – the OG Farcasters!
BUT in reality, they had all three elements – I just framed it incorrectly. Memeable art is even better! And the Purple square was perfectly memeable.
It took me a while to finally join Purple but finally grabbed a Purple square just in time, because the art is about to change.
“But Prof – you just said that the Purple square was great art?” It’s memeable art and served Purple well for year one. But it’s a great time to make a change. Not only will it allow a Farcaster artist to shine but it gives existing holders another reason to bid on new tokens. And the art is what often grabs attention first.
But what truly drives Purple’s success is the Farcaster community – both those who are members of Purple and those yet to join. Because the scenius is strong and Purple has been supporting it in new ways over this past year. Regardless of whether you are a member of the DAO or not, you’ve benefitted from its efforts. It’s added liquidity to the conversation. And sometimes even a little drama. Purple is how I first learned of Farcaster.
So congratulations to Purple DAO – the first DAO launched on Nouns Builder one year ago today. It’s been a pleasure to watch you grow!
GM Farcaster for October 25 has lots of love for Purple! View it and/or mint it on Zora.
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