# Let's Be Clear About What is DAOable and What is Not.

**Published by:** [William Mougayar's Blog](https://wamougayar.xyz/)
**Published on:** 2020-02-27
**Categories:** blockchain, decentralization, management-2, think-tank
**URL:** https://wamougayar.xyz/lets-be-clear-about-what-is-daoable-and-what-is-not

## Content

I wrote today an opinion piece on CoinDesk, with a provocative title, "Cut the Consensus: You Can't Run a Business Like a Blockchain". Its original draft title was Beware the Pitfalls of Decentralized Decision-Making. It's a 1,400 word essay arguing the important distinction between the “governance of blockchains” and “governance by blockchains.” Five years ago, I had outlined an An Operational Framework for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. More recently, I have been involved in a DAO experiment, the Ethereum Marketing DAO, in addition to closely following the key projects in that space, and doing my ongoing research on decentralized governance and decentralization in general. So I have a lot of perspective, and a lot to say on that topic. I'm supportive of the concept of decentralized autonomous organizations, aided by blockchain technology. But I believe that we are still tinkering with its application in the realm of business. We are at ground zero. Here is the link to the article, "Cut the Consensus: You Can't Run a Business Like a Blockchain. ]]>

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