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Breaking the Centralized Order: DAO Design for Founders in Uzbekistan

Tashkent's IT Park supports a fast-growing software and outsourcing sector, and a young population is driving demand for digital services.

Across Uzbekistan, from Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara, more teams are asking how a community can own and govern something together online.

The mahalla, the neighborhood community with its own elected committee, and hashar, collective volunteer work, are central institutions of Uzbek community life. These are exactly the institutional questions a DAO has to answer in code: who belongs, who decides and who is accountable.

Uzbek is the state language, and Russian, Tajik and Karakalpak are also spoken. A DAO here should plan proposals and documentation in every language its members actually use.

The book is about institutional design, not legal advice: rules on entities, tokens and taxes differ by jurisdiction, so check local rules with a professional in Uzbekistan before you launch.

At a glance: Uzbekistan

3 practical tips for founders and builders in Uzbekistan

  1. Plan for failure: document how a contested proposal is reviewed, how a vote can be paused and how the DAO can wind down.
  2. Run a governance fire drill with a fake proposal before real money is involved.
  3. Separate the community from the contracts: decide which decisions need an on-chain vote and which can stay with working groups.

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Questions and answers

Can I use Breaking the Centralized Order to start a DAO in Uzbekistan?

The book covers institutional design (governance, treasury, voting and upgrade powers), which applies anywhere. It is not legal advice: rules for entities, tokens and taxes vary, so check local rules with a professional in Uzbekistan before launching.

What is Breaking the Centralized Order about?

A founder's desk handbook for DAO institutional design: why DAOs fail, governance failure modes, treasury, voting and upgrade powers, and a minimum viable constitution.

Where can I buy it?

On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLWZVBCK

About the author: Jarvis Nelson Osorio, technology entrepreneur and innovator, writes about AI systems, governance and DAO institutional design.

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