# Chapter 5: Lil Nouns 101 - Your First DAO

**Flow**
1. What Is Lil Nouns
2. The Motives & The Goal
3. What Has Lil Nouns Accomplished So Far?
4. Lil Nouns vs Other Sub-DAOs
5. How To Join Lil Nouns
6. Participate in web3: Be a Builder

**Can Link this:**

Prompt: For a more in-depth guide to Lil Nouns DAO, feel free to read this article.

https://mirror.xyz/blowned.eth/CqhMuO_SU7ugNCHnI4sv4z-meSA7bnGQmkSPWZ9JWRA

## Section 1

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title: What Is Lil Nouns?
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Lil Nouns is a sub-DAO of Nouns. Forked off the Nouns protocol, Lil Nouns is pretty similar in structure (e.g. auctions, pixel art) to Nouns DAO.

Lil Nouns are auctioned off in 15-minute periods. As you may have realized, they are also much cuter than Nouns, because they're "Lils" ;)

## Section 2

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title: The Motive & The Goal
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Lil Nouns was started to give people a lower entry point to join a DAO.

By setting our reserve price at 0.15ETH, Lil Nouns are much more affordable than Nouns (going for 30+ETH), while still retaining the Nounish vibe.

Our mission here at Lil Nouns is similar to that of Nouns - proliferate the Nounish meme. And our lower price point makes that more possible.

## Section 3

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title: What Has Lil Nouns Accomplished So Far?
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Lil Nouns has auctioned off over 10,000 Lil Nouns (though some were burned), and accumulated close to 2000 ETH so far.

The DAO has funded countless public goods (water purification kits, etc.), have "residents" helping run day-to-day operations, and has established our presence at various web3 events IRL.

Lil Nouns has also funded Data, Content, and Communication efforts - to conduct analysis, proliferate Lil Nouns, and engage the DAO.

They also funded this onboarding site you're reading right now! Seriously, we've done some cool stuff here.

## Section 4

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title: Lil Nouns vs Other Sub-DAOs
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So, what separates Lil Nouns from other Nounish sub-DAOs?

Lil Nouns is, by far, the biggest sub-DAO in the Nounish ecosystem. This allows us to fund bigger projects compared to other sub-DAOs.

Like Nouns (but unlike some other sub-DAOs), Lil Nouns doesn't have a targeted goal. We just want to proliferate, build, and bring public good to web3.

## Section 5

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title: How To Join Lil Nouns?
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To join Lil Nouns, get a Lil Noun from our auction site or via a Secondary marketplace like OpenSea.

You can even win Lil Nouns from some contests the DAO holds to give back to the community.

Join the Lil Nouns Discord and "verify" your wallet to get in touch with the community!

## Section 6

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title: Participate In Web3: Become a Builder
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The best part for newbies about Lil Nouns: you don't need to "join" the DAO to participate.

Yes, we encourage all builders (whether you have a Lil Noun or not) to contribute to the DAO, and get paid for your work.

It all starts with an idea, then a well-crafted proposal, and you're right on track to turning that dream into reality.