# MetaDAO FaaS Proposal

**Type:** Strategic pivot proposal  
**Date:** March 2024  
**Proposer:** Nallok  
**Status:** Passed and implemented  
**Domain:** internet-finance

## Overview

The Futarchy-as-a-Service (FaaS) proposal represented MetaDAO's strategic pivot from "futarchy for MetaDAO" to "futarchy for everyone." This proposal transformed MetaDAO from a governance experiment into a platform business.

## Strategic Shift

- **Before:** MetaDAO as self-governing DAO using futarchy internally
- **After:** MetaDAO as futarchy infrastructure provider for external organizations
- **Business model:** Platform offering futarchy governance to other DAOs and protocols

## Adoption

The FaaS model led to futarchy adoption by:
- Drift Protocol
- Dean's List
- Future DAO

## Impact

This proposal fundamentally changed MetaDAO's value proposition and market positioning, enabling the protocol to capture value from futarchy adoption across the broader ecosystem rather than just internal governance improvements.

## Timeline

- **2024-03** — FaaS proposal passed through futarchy governance
- **2024-03+** — External protocol integrations began (Drift, Dean's List, Future)