What are some properties that a token launch should have for you to consider it ethical / values-aligned and not decrease your excitement for the project?

Why are the ethics around a token launch diametrical opposed to the ethics of equity financing for startups? At startups it is always 100% cap table, all shares locked for years.

Can there be a middle ground?

Fullstack Dev, Economist, strong proponent of reserve tokens.

Token projects feel inherently far more community driven than the average startup?

oh boy you are so right! nowadays meme tokens are straight up cults! you've mentionned one last week and the mentality of the community is almost like a beehive, everyone is driven by the concept itself whereas a startup feels exhausting jusy by being part of it