# kaal:claim:3266953-039

**Claim.** A decentralized network of DAOs is significantly more efficient than a centralized platform because the centralized intermediary fee, twenty five percent in Uber's case, can instead be shared between the driver members and the passengers.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- ride sharing style platform businesses

**Source quote.**

> Second, the decentralized network of DAOs is significantly more efficient because the centralized fees, e.g. in Uber's case 25%, can be shared between the drivers / DAO members and the passengers.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Gopinath Sivalingam, *Reputation Protocol for the Internet of Trust - Conceptual Whitepaper* (2018), DAO Infrastructure, page 27

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Gopinath Sivalingam, Reputation Protocol for the Internet of Trust - Conceptual Whitepaper (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3266953

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**Topics.** dao, economics

**Keywords.** dao-infrastructure, platform-fees, uber, efficiency

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