DAO & On-Chain Governance

I will build a DAO with governance, treasury, voting and proposal contracts

Jedidiah GabrielProduct engineer · Kaduna, Nigeria · Replies within 24 hours

DAO & On-Chain Governance flyer: Decisions your community can check.

About this gig

If your group's decisions live in a chat and its money lives in one person's wallet, trust depends on that person. A DAO puts both in the open.

I build DAOs that match how your group decides. Proposals, voting and treasury spending run through contracts, with a timelock before anything executes and a guardian who can stop a malicious proposal. Voting can be token-weighted, one member one vote, delegated, or private with zero-knowledge membership proofs.

What you get:

A treasury on Safe, or a governor-controlled treasury
Snapshot for off-chain votes, or OpenZeppelin Governor on-chain
Governance tokens or membership NFTs
Timelocks, spending limits and a guardian role
Custom rules, such as rotating savings-group payouts
A member app to propose, vote and follow the treasury

I contribute to MusicStrk, a self-custodial record label factory on Starknet, and I've worked with Big Inc on a community-owned label model.

Tell me who your members are, how decisions get made today and what the treasury holds.

Use cases

Savings group (ajo, esusu)

Contributions, payout order and missed-payment rules written into a contract the whole group can check.

Community treasury

Grants and spending approved by vote, executed after a timelock, never from one person's wallet.

Label or collective

Artists vote on releases and budgets, with royalties flowing to the treasury.

Private ballots

Members vote with a zero-knowledge proof of membership, so votes can't be bought or punished.

What changes

Today

Decisions happen in a group chat and nobody can show who agreed
One person holds the treasury keys
Voting by token balance lets the largest holders decide everything
Off-the-shelf DAO tools don't fit how your group decides

After

Proposals, voting and execution on-chain, with a timelock before funds move
A treasury in a multisig or governor contract instead of one person's wallet
Voting rules that fit: token-weighted, one member one vote, delegated or private
A simple app where members propose, vote and see the treasury

How it works

01Member proposes
02Discussion period
03Voting opens
04Timelock delay
05Proposal executes

Compare packages

Package	Starter$300	Business$1,100	Scale$3,200
What it is	Safe treasury plus Snapshot voting, configured and documented for your group	Governor, token or membership, timelock and treasury contracts, tested on testnet	Custom voting rules, member app, delegation, private voting and mainnet launch
Safe multisig treasury	✓	✓	✓
Snapshot off-chain voting	✓	✓	✓
On-chain Governor and timelock	–	✓	✓
Governance token or membership NFT	–	✓	✓
Guardian and spending limits	–	✓	✓
Tests and testnet deployment	–	✓	✓
Custom voting or payout rules	–	–	✓
Member app (propose, vote, treasury)	–	–	✓
Delegation	–	–	✓
Private voting with ZK	–	–	✓
Delivery	4 days	12 days	26 days
Revisions	2	3	4

Add-ons

Faster delivery+30% of the package
Internal security review with written findings+$250
Written documentation for your team+$50
90 days of support and small changes+$240

Built before

MusicStrkOpen-source, self-custodial record label factory on Starknet that I contribute to.github.com Starknet open sourceContributions across Starknet gaming and DeFi projects through OnlyDust.app.onlydust.com

Who it's for

Communities and collectives
Protocols handing over control
Cooperatives and savings groups
Artists and labels
Investment clubs

What I'll need from you

Who the members are and how they join or leave
How decisions are made today
What the treasury holds, and on which chain
Any rules unique to your group

Questions, answered

Do we need a token?

No. One member, one vote works with membership NFTs or an allow-list, which suits cooperatives, clubs and savings groups.

What stops a bad proposal from draining the treasury?

A timelock delays execution so members can react, a guardian can cancel during that window, and spending limits cap what one proposal can move. We set these together before launch.

Is a DAO a legal entity?

Not by itself. Many groups pair the DAO with a legal wrapper such as a foundation, an LLC or a cooperative. Your lawyer decides which.

Who owns the code and accounts when we finish?

You do. Code goes to your repository, and services run on accounts in your name, so you are never locked to me. I hand over logins, keys and a short guide.

What if my project doesn't fit a package?

Send a message describing what you need. I reply with a custom offer priced to the actual scope, often after a short call.

The thinking behind it

Music Rebel, Web3 Label: Embracing the Binary of PossibilitiesIn a world where artistic autonomy often takes a backseat to traditional record label structures, the emergence of Web3 technology heralds a new era of empowerment for indie artists. Imagine a space where the binary foundation of 1s and 0s gives birth to endless possibilities, including digitizing music for distribution, sampling, and repurposing, much like how digital electronics transformed into supercomputing marvels.If You Feel Underrated, Web3 Record Labels Don't Think SoImagine a platform where artists can connect directly with their fans, empower them to become stakeholders in their success, and harness the power of blockchain to revolutionize the music industry. This isn't just a pipe dream – it's the future of music, and it's happening now.