Can a company run itself without executives or managers or a board of directors? One of the more radical experiments in technology aims to find out.

A group called DAO, which stands for Decentralized Autonomous Organization, is running itself via computer code on a network. Every operating detail, from governance to day-to-day operations to payment schedules, is laid out in the code that runs the company. There are no incorporation papers, board of directors or CEO.

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