Decentralized Autonomous Organization – the value of early contribution
1. Just like any other startup, you&#x27;re either paid salary or equity ( shares or options ) or some combination.  Salary is considered mostly risk-less, you get paid on some schedule and you&#x27;re never going to lose more than a paycheck.  Equity is considerably more risky ( as the value of that equity can go to zero - in fact odds say that it will MOST LIKELY go to zero ), and for taking that risk, your potential upside should CONSIDERABLE so as to make that option a worthwhile endeavor.  I view the &quot;tokens&quot; or whatnot as equity, and I think they should be treated as such.<p>2. It&#x27;s not unheard of to consider location ( and therefore cost of living ) when setting salary &#x2F; equity... in all fairness I personally think it should be universal instead.  My argument is why should someone get paid more for CHOOSING to live somewhere more expensive?  Shall I then just CHOOSE to live in a castle in Singapore and get paid exponentially more than the guy sharing a one room apartment in Nicaragua?<p>3. The honor system should be your go-to solution there, I mean if you can&#x27;t trust your workers then what?  That fact aside, why does the hours worked even matter?  Shouldn&#x27;t compensation be based on total value created for the company instead?<p>Just my 2 cents, hope it helps you.<p>( edited some typos )