Alex Chumbley

Building new AI infrastructure in pediatric behavioral health

[Alex Chumbley @Chumbalayaa]

Pleased to share that Plex Labs, the company I built with @aravindhdorai and @noahpompan has been acquired by @moonpay

https://t.co/bsWx6CUUTC

I want to thank our early backers @OrangeDAOxyz @PressStartCap @AlchemyPlatform @NEARFoundation @avara and our amazing customers

[MIT x Harvard Blockchain Accelerator @0xmitharvard]

GM!

We are kicking off applications for the Spring 2024 Cohort of the MIT x Harvard Blockchain Accelerator 🎉

Apply today: https://t.co/YcIBoIqzL1

🧵with more details

[Press Start Capital 👉🎮 @PressStartCap]

Introducing Crypto Builders Bootcamp #1 🚀

We're thrilled to partner with @wintermute_t to bring you this free 4-week online course, in collaboration with @impossiblefi & @deUETH.

Learn the essential skills to building a successful crypto startup.

👇

[Orange DAO 🍊 | founders wanted @OrangeDAOxyz]

In the days leading to our Demo Day on October 3rd, we'll be highlighting one amazing Orange Fellow co per day.

First up is @basenameapp , building universal onchain identity starting with .base usernames.

Check them out and get your .base at https://t.co/OyYGkgdtQ5

[Alex Price @alexprice]

Our team of world-class artists, creatives, designers and engineers set out on a mission to rethink a digital art collection from the ground up

Over the coming days, we’re inviting you into our exploration and sharing where we landed

Unveiling @keepers

[Miramax @Miramax]

Our first collaboration with @keepers brings a community-owned IP universe to Hollywood film

[Alex Chumbley @Chumbalayaa]

Proud to have worked on this. Huge leap forward in HCI, and an incredibly beautiful collaboration

[Alex Price @alexprice]

Welcome to the era of spatial computing

Introducing Memory Palaces

A new way to secure your digital identity in mixed reality and a vision for an open metaverse

Produced in collaboration with @Miramax and shot in @UnrealEngine

[TITLES @titlesxyz]

Today we're launching SOURCE, a new AI-powered creative suite and publishing tool for cryptomedia.

🎨 Ai-powered creative tools (e.g. blend, stylize)
🏞 Easily remix any NFT on Ethereum
⛓ Publish onchain with automatic attribution & proceed splits

Get access + our mission ↓

[a16z crypto @a16zcrypto]

Crypto Startup School (CSS23) Spotlight 🔦

Team: @frenslol

Founders: @jpren, @brianli101, @jckyeh

Where is the team from?
🇺🇸 San Francisco · 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh · 🇨🇦 Toronto

What are you building?
Frens — WeChat for web3. Message and transact with friends, protocols, and smart contracts. Pay, vote, trade, and crowdfund without leaving the conversation. Web3 experiences are inherently multiplayer, but there’s no way to message friends and groups with the context of on-chain actions. We’re building the communications super app that seamlessly integrates transactions, applications, and protocols into the messaging experience.

How did the co-founders meet?
We met while hacking on public goods at Orange DAO. JP and Jack worked together at ClassDojo. Before this, Brian and JP separately founded YC-backed consumer social startups.

What’s a milestone or update from the project that you’d like to share?
We’ve been co-creating crypto-native messaging features with our community that could not have been possible in web2.

One lesson or takeaway from CSS so far?
Having a credible path to decentralization is important for crypto startups — founders need to think about this from the start. In terms of engineering: focus on finding product market first, then progressively decentralize.

Favorite place/s you’ve been to in LA?
Celebrity spotting at the Venice Beach Gold’s Gym and burning the midnight oil with CSS friends at the Santa Monica WeWork

[Orange DAO 🍊 | founders wanted @OrangeDAOxyz]

The future is 🟧

[Alex Chumbley @Chumbalayaa]

@Bfaviero If you're trying to create info asymmetry by pressuring founders to keep TSs secret, then you haven't made a compelling offer

[𝖘𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖓 𝖏𝖔𝖍𝖓 @sorenwrenn]

Our thesis is simple at TITLES 💫

Ethereum is an open source database that is always evolving and highly unique.

Just like @DuneAnalytics empowers storytelling through transactional data...

We're doing the same but through onchain media.

Get early access ↓

[Alex Chumbley @Chumbalayaa]

Want to start building in web3, but need a little gas to start the fire? Apply for the Orange fellowship - can personally vouch for the team and program 🍊

https://t.co/1jpQBdEvDH

[Alex Chumbley @Chumbalayaa]

So excited to see this finally launch 🚀 🌟

Great work team! @Try_Fable

[Productboard @productboard]

Looking for a document editor that’s built specifically for product teams? Our friends at @try_fable have built an integration to connect their rich editor experience with Productboard’s feature descriptions.

Check it out here: https://t.co/Czuy3TAKQS

[Johnny Chin 🍊 @samclamdisco]

.@OrangeDAOxyz is helping people transition into Web 3 by paying them to learn about it. Special shout-out to @jpren and @jamessinka for making this possible!

[Alex Chumbley @Chumbalayaa]

@danielmerja @NYCTechWeek @OrangeDAOxyz The @sanketchauhan @nkjchamp collab we’ve all been waiting for

[Alex Chumbley @Chumbalayaa]

If you’re a builder going to @NYCTechWeek you won’t want to miss this @OrangeDAOxyz party. I’ve already got fomo

[Sanket Chauhan @sanketchauhan]

✨We are renting the Water tower bar @ Williamsburg Hotel on Wednesday @OrangeDAOxyz 🍊@NYCTechWeek.

We are at capacity but holding a few spots for web3 builders. DM me with what you are working on, and I'll get you off the waitlist!

Drinks, music, food, views, frens.

[Sanket Chauhan @sanketchauhan]

Come join our chat with @curiotools on onboarding best practices for discord communities! Friday 9 am PT

[Orange DAO 🍊 | founders wanted @OrangeDAOxyz]

Thrilled to be hosting the Founder of @NEARProtocol, @ilblackdragon, at our San Francisco node for an intimate fireside chat this Friday!

Based in SF & building or investing in web3?
Comment below and we’ll DM an invite!

[Origami: The scalable DAO operating system @jointheorigami]

The CFTC’s treatment of Ooki DAO is problematic, but most DAOs aren’t subject to CFTC rules.

Here’s how Origami protects the enterprise-level DAOs and how you can protect yourself.