Aave founder calls for DAO governance reform to streamline processes for execution

Aave founder Stani Kulechov posted an article calling for reforms in the DAO governance model. He pointed out that the current operation of DAOs is extremely difficult, with the decision-making process slowed down by forum discussions, temperature checks, and multiple rounds of voting. At the same time, DAOs can easily become politicized, with participants forming political alliances, ultimately leading to "politicians" winning instead of builders.

Kulechov advocates that governance should focus on areas that truly require collective participation, such as significant protocol changes and treasury strategies, while the rest should belong to the execution level, requiring leaders to drive it forward. He stated that Aave needs to remain agile and streamline governance processes to capture opportunities in the global lending market. Recently, the Aave community experienced governance turmoil, with core contributors BGD Labs and ACI withdrawing from the protocol due to conflicts with Aave Labs, and both sides having disagreements over the "Aave Will Win" proposal put forth by Aave Labs.