# How does HDAO work?
HStarter incubator is DAO-governed. It means that the governance process is in the hands of the community. Members stake $HSTART in the HDAO to run the Councils of Industry, which govern the incubation and the sign-off process for projects that make it to the HPAD. Council members need to stake $HSTART tokens to mint one of the Industry Council (IC) NFT. Members stake the IC NFT to begin voting on admission of IC projects for incubation. In order for the project to make it to HPAD, the majority of IC members need to cryptographically sign the issuance of the project's tokens.
# How can I become a member of HDAO?
Members need to stake $HSTART tokens to mint one of the Industry Council (IC) NFT. The eligibility is subject to approval by the existing IC members.
Can I join more than one Industry Council?
One IC NFT requires full collateralization and only enables access to one IC. Members can join other ICs but must stake $HSTART again, to mint another IC NFT.
# How do I end my HDAO membership?
You can burn the Industry Council NFT in order to unstake $HSTART. This will incur a small penalty fee.
# What benefits do HDAO members enjoy?
Members can take part in crucial decision process in HDAO incubator. They also gain access to the premoney rounds of the respective projects, with users from project’s IC having access priority.