# 3 Immediate Strategic Needs for the Coop **URL:** \ **Category:** Business Development\ **Created:** [24 February 2021 14:48 UTC](https://gov.indexcoop.com/t/3-immediate-strategic-needs-for-the-coop/902 "2021-02-24T14:48:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![overanalyser](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/gov.indexcoop.com/overanalyser/32/1319_2.png) [@overanalyser](https://gov.indexcoop.com/u/overanalyser)\ **Post date:** [24 February 2021 16:29 UTC](https://gov.indexcoop.com/t/3-immediate-strategic-needs-for-the-coop/902/2 "2021-02-24T16:29:26Z")
I like it Greg, we do need to have a common goal and agree how we can achieve it. I would also add this post and discussion to the mix: > [@An Expanded Vision of Index Coop](https://gov.indexcoop.com/t/an-expanded-vision-of-index-coop/358): > > In this post, we outline an expanded vision of the Index Cooperative - something much bigger than most of us would have initially imagined. The opportunity for structured products is massive and the timing is now From 2018-2020, we saw the foundational pieces of DeFi laid down. This includes borrowing/lending protocols (e.g. Compound, Aave), trading venues (e.g.Uniswap, Curve, Balancer), and asset issuance (e.g. USDC, DAI, WBTC, and governance tokens). In the coming years, we expect … --- _[View the full topic](https://gov.indexcoop.com/t/3-immediate-strategic-needs-for-the-coop/902)._