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⛳️ Introducing the Global Golf Association, LinksDAO's Reciprocity Program
plus registration is live for LinksDAO's NFTNYC takeover
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133 Days Since Mint
Good morning and welcome back to another edition of the Mulligan. It's been a whirlwind of a couple weeks here at LinksDAO. We'll catch you up below.
Highlights
Community Fundraise
There are a number of things that make LinksDAO (in our opinion) exceptional, but what continues to consistently impress observers, investors, players, staples of the golf industry, and the Web3 space is our enthusiastic, deeply engaged community.
The message from the core team has been consistent since day 1... without each and every one of us, LinksDAO ceases to exist. To solidify that sentiment, a portion of the seed round raised by LinksDAO, Inc., which closed this past Tuesday, was reserved for accredited members.
We are extremely humbled by your faith in us to execute on the corporate portion of this, largely the course acquisition, operation and growth of our brand, licensing, merchandise and related opportunities. It's going to be a ton of fun to work hand in hand with the membership community to build a truly great IRL golf & leisure experience paired with this incredible online community and the digital experiences we have planned.
More details can be found here, in the Community Fundraise Special Edition of the Mulligan.
Clubhouse Launch
As we continue down the path towards our ultimate goal, building the world's greatest golf and leisure club, we've heightened our focus on making it easier than ever before for members to keep up-to-date with LinksDAO.
Thanks to the hard work of curtisjcummings#2972, mrsenorhill#2624, and the rest of the dev pod, this past week we officially launched our token-gated member's clubhouse. Check it out! Version 0.1 includes an announcement feed, a full list of benefits and how to use them, and a member's directory. Over the next couple months you can expect to see new features added on a consistent basis.
Reciprocity
LinksDAO's Global Golf Association
Are you ready to meet up with other LinksDAO Members IRL and experience amazing new private golf courses together? Do you want to generously welcome your fellow DAO'ers to your own beautiful club (and possibly be rewarded for it)?
Exclusively for LinksDAO Global holders, the Global Golf Association is our long promised, peer-to-peer platform for connecting, matching, and golfing with other Global Members at private clubs across the country, and around the world.
Whether you're traveling to another city and want to get a round in or you just want a change of golf scenery in your area, your LinksDAO Global Membership is about to unlock a world of new connections.
The Global Golf Association (GGA) is the beginning of LinksDAO's portfolio of reciprocity style benefits. We'll be dropping more GGA details and updates in the Mulligan over the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
P.S. Since our last edition, Mike Dudas has joined a number of podcasts to chat about LinksDAO. As always, we highly recommend you give each a listen.
Pod of Jake: Mike discusses LinksDAO, 6th Man Ventures, and building The Block, among other topics
Seed Club: Mike joins Jess Sloss to talk about the origins of LinksDAO, operating a DAO in a complex regulatory environment, and why we need more DAOs
Are You Not Entertained: Mike touches on how the business model of sports is being changed through NFTs
Mike, Jim, and a small team from the Events Pod also made an appearance at Crypto Bahamas, hosted by FTX and SALT. While they were there the team orchestrated a morning round with nearly 60 golfers, educating attendees on where LinksDAO fits into the broader crypto and DAO ecosystems. The course they played? Albany Golf Course, home to the Hero World Challenge PGA Tour event.
Events
LinksDAO at NFTNYC
Registration for LinksDAO's NFTNYC takeover, from June 20th to June 23rd, is live! If you're a member, head over to the events site for more details on our four ticket package options.
What can you expect?
Social events at Five Iron's Herald Square location
Bethpage Red outing
A chance to play Bayonne, one of the top private courses in the United States
Swag bags
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Community Spotlight
Genesis Tour
The Genesis Tour with Doug is in full swing! Over the next few weeks, Doug will be driving up the East Coast to Boston, making 13 stops at LinksDAO member's home clubs along the way to play golf, shoot content, and highlight our incredible community.
We'll interview Doug after the Genesis Tour concludes. Make sure you're following along on our socials.
Working Pods Are Open For Business
In case you missed the Podium in our Discord a couple of weeks ago, each of the below working pods is now open to all members of LinksDAO.
Partnerships
Events
Marketing
Dev
Moderation
Community Product
Analytics
Operations
Finance
And before you ask yourself "what can I expect in return for my time and effort?", lets take a look back at Proposal 7, the Community Contribution Rewards Proposal that passed on March 27th. We'll give you the TL;DR below. Full version on our Snapshot here.
For the time window between April 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, $639,000 was allocated to the rewards budget for contributors
Unlike the application process to most IRL jobs, you don't need to submit a resume or interview with a Pod Leader to get involved. You can start contributing today, just react to the #members-roles channel in our Discord! We're working on tutorials to make it even easier to understand what's going on behind the scenes, so stay tuned to the Community Spotlight section over the coming weeks.
Payouts will occur upon successful completion of a project’s deliverables, after being evaluated by pod leadership. This is so that we can be sure payout proportions are equitable when compared to the initial proposal.
Partnerships
Durable Athlete
LinksDAO recently partnered with Durable Athlete to bring Links NFT holders an online resort-style wellness and training service before acquiring an actual golf course.
Always wish you had a certified trainer to consult? Ask Natalie and Cristian about problems you're having with movement, nutrition, and sleep in the #ask-durable-athlete Discord channel.
Easy Win: Add some structure to your weekly exercise routine by joining Natalie Thursday mornings at 9am EST/6am PST for Free LIVE mobility sessions. Check out #hw-announcements to get the Zoom link, reminders, and updates.
If you want to jump into a workout and recovery routine, download the Durable Athlete app to get a 14-day FREE trial - get started here: https://bit.ly/LinksAthlete2. Natalie and Cristian can help you build a custom routine in the Discord, just ask!
Buying a golf course is the mission, Durable Athlete will make sure you’re ready to play.
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