After some experience with starting a few DAOs, being part of a few, seen some collapse, some blossom, recently volunteered to help build another new DAO with a great connected cause so wanted to write up a general yet opinionated framework for starting DAOs, specifically for a more niche non-profit and mission driven DAO in the giant DAO landscape. Here are some questions I thought through and reflected on when starting a DAO along with things learned with strong opinions.