S3 Ep. 16 Rob Solomon – Building permissionless Ecosystems: Data and infrastructure at DIMO

Today we’re joined by former guest Rob Solomon, a cofounder at DIMO, a blockchain-enabled IoT protocol for mobility. Rob’s background is in finance, investing, and organizational design. Most recently, he worked at Consensys, the largest Ethereum-focused development company, with a focus on finance, internal economics, and decentralizing the organization. Prior to that, he was at Vroom, a pioneer in the online used-car marketplace sector, and he began his career at the Downtown Project in Las Vegas (a spinoff of Zappos.com), where he worked on investments and implemented holacracy.

Tune in to this episode as we discuss the latest developments in Rob’s work since his last appearance on the podcast, how DIMO is like building a city from scratch, understanding the main functions of an organization, and why the future is bright for DIMO.

A full transcript of the episode can be found on our website: https://boundaryless.io/podcast/rob-solomon/

Key Highlights We Discussed
> DIMO’s infrastructure and open-source technology.
> Creating an organization with permissionless contributions.
> The role of data unions in managing decentralized data ownership.
> Defining decentralized organizing and DIMO’s ecosystem.
> Redefining the thesis of ownership and incentives.
> Raising capital for a Web3 project.

To Find Out More About DIMO and Rob’s Work:
> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsolomon1/
> Twitter: https://twitter.com/robmsolomon
> Website: https://dimo.zone/
> Application: https://app.dimo.zone/
> Documentation on DIMO and the token: https://docs.dimo.zone/dimo-overview/overview/what-is-dimo

Other References and Mentions:
> Software and Protocols for a New Way of Organizing — with Bryan Peters, Rob Solomon & Sascha Kellert: https://boundaryless.io/podcast/bryan-peters-and-sascha-kellert-and-rob-solomon/
> DIMO Podcast #1: Rob Solomon & Kacy Qua: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gno-bhNHxGk

Find Out More About the Show and the Research at Boundaryless:
https://boundaryless.io/resources/podcast/

Thanks for the ad-hoc music to Liosound / Walter Mobilio. Find his portfolio here: https://boundaryless.io/podcast-music

Recorded on 17 May 2022.