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Jan Chen

Jan Chen

Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium

Titel der Forschungsarbeit: Current Business Models in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

Fakultät: TUM School of Management

Lehrstuhl: Lehrstuhl für Strategie und Organisation

Betreuung: Christian Ziegler

Abstract der Forschungsarbeit

With the rapid rise of Web3 (the third generation of the internet), research on Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) has also increased. However, this research area is still missing an analysis of the business models of DAOs. In this paper, we address this research gap, by analyzing the current business models of the top 20 DAOs – considering their representative function, with the Business Model Canvas (BMC) Concept. We discovered that DAOs lack sustainable revenue streams and instead depend on volatile factors. In addition, the key partner is simultaneously a fraction of the customer segment, enabling a new way to align incentives and contributing to a community-centered type of business model. Moreover, the value proposition of every DAO analyzed is centered around creating value in Web3. For future research, we suggest comparing the business models of DAOs to conventional Web2 (current internet) companies.