<aside> 💼 There is a lot going on around the Coop, but we could always use your skills

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<aside> 📚 LEARN ABOUT HOW BD WORKING GROUP STARTED

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Mission:

Aggressively pursue partnerships to further the reach of Coop products and grow AUM 🚀

Strategy:

Position Index Coop to become the dominant crypto asset manager in terms of AUM, users, and product reach. BD will pursue the following long-term objective:

<aside> 🤝 Pursuing a wide-range of major DeFi integrations

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<aside> 📚 Recruiting and negotiating with external methodologists

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<aside> 🏦 Growing relationships with major Index stakeholders

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<aside> 🌐 Direct sales of Index products to DAOs and other ecosystem partners

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Self-Learning

The Index Cooperative is powered by community members who are resourceful, proactive, and passionate. As such, the initial step to join every Working Group is self-learning. Here are a few resources to get started...

<aside> 📚 Index Cooperative Handbook - A guide to all things Index Coop. Read it. Then read it again

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<aside> 📚 DPI Pitch Deck - The most up to date pitch deck we use for DPI. Understand our flagship product

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<aside> 📚 BD Forum Posts - Links to important Business Development related forum posts (Is this public???)

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<aside> 📚 Treasury Resources - Articles on treasury management and diversification

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<aside> 📚 DeFi Integrations Masterclass - The ultimate guide to understanding navigating DeFi partnerships

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<aside> 📚 Component Research - Familiarize yourself with some of the largest components of DPI

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⚠️⚠️⚠️<<<COMING SOON>>> ⚠️⚠️⚠️

<aside> 💬 2. CONNECT WITH THE BD WORKING GROUP

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