We’ll be leveraging our partnership with The Spectrum Summit to springboard the launch of Affi Connect during Token2049 week!
Big thanks to all contributors! Onwards!
“relevance” seems to be the biggest challenge, and even more so at crowded places. as attendees of Token2049 week in the past (both Singapore & Dubai), one thing we can say for sure is that you will only meet around 250 people out of the 25,000 there and likely only carry on meaningful conversations with 25.
the question is - how to ensure that you *connect* with the top 1% most relevant people in the city to maximize your time? the answer is simple.
We’re taking @AffiConnect to market during token2049. Our first mission is to help the crypto ecosystem in Singapore connect more efficiently.
We’re partnering with side events to onboard users and have already sent out over 5k direct invites pre-launch. We expect (and hope) that everyone in Singapore uses Affi Connect to discover relevant people nearby.
The game changer is our Tinder-like feature which comes with a business twist. You can filter profiles by sector, role, and location. For example “Defi founders within 1km”. The efficiency increases by greater than 10x and that’s why we expect most attendees to use it.
If you want to ride our launch wave as a brand or event organizer, please reach out! We’ve already partnered with a stablecoin issuer, a side-event organizer, and many others. More on this later!
** the image shows a part of our “profile preview” section in the app.
networking can be hard. you show up to a room with 100 strangers and don’t know where to start. you grab a drink if available and start doing your rounds. it’s generally awkward if you’re alone, but once you get started, it gets easier.
87 mins and 23 conversations later, you realize that it’s time to leave. you’re three drinks down and maybe only met one relevant person. it took a lot for you to be there and you wish you got more.
that’s why we’re building @AffiConnect.
Affi Connect helps users discover and chat with relevant business connections nearby. users can filter business representatives by sector, role, and location (e.g. defi founders nearby), boosting partnerships.
we’re launching ahead of several crypto events in October with the simple goal of helping the crypto ecosystem connect more efficiently. if you’ll be at token2049 or any of the other crypto events later this year, please give us a try.
ps - we’re partnering with many event organizers and brands. DM to explore.
41% of our followers are currently verified on X.
that’s significantly high, considering KOLs reaching out to us with proposals have less than 2% verified followers.
for context, 0.2%-1% of X members are verified.
our ratio will eventually drop as this account grows, as we’ll have more bots and inactive users in the mix.
but for now, we just want to take a moment to say hi to all the high quality people here right now. 41% is no joke.
thank you for your belief in Affi Connect, even before we revealed our website, app, domain address, or anything. just pure vibes. we’ll make it awesome for you.
ps - 262 followers at around the two week mark. we could be doing better here but also really like that it’s quality over quantity and fully organic. this should ramp up quickly after product launch.
I attended a 7am breakfast meeting every Friday for 3 years in the late 2010’s.
It was part of this global group called BNI (Business Networking International), and I was representing my video production agency, Albatross Film Service.
The structure of BNI was very organized. The chapter that I joined was also very talented, with everyone bringing unique skillsets. Everyone there was a friend-mentor, where I got to learn a lot, and hopefully, added some value as well.
Despite all that, I left. I left the group because I was moving to build a global tech startup. It was a different game completely.
And different games require different platforms.
That’s why we’re building @AffiConnect.
I never thought we’d need another social networking platform. I also never thought we’d build something somewhat B2C (I say somewhat because it’s business-social; we’ll have both professionals and companies, kind of like LinkedIn, but different).
Affi Connect is more punchy. Less long-form. Highly focused on helping web3 professionals form new connections. Not job-centric but networking-centric. Onchain.
Our first mission is to bring everyone closer together during token2049; both attendees of the main event and attendees of the side events. You can filter profiles by interest and location (e.g. view profiles of DeFi investors/founders within your radius).
This would allow anyone to find relevant connections efficiently and set up high quality meetings quickly instead of running through 187 event attendees and 3 beverages until finding someone relevant.
Use this app to meet new connections at coffee shops, side-events, the main event itself, virtually, and more. We expect 1M+ app interactions in October.
Founders. Operators. Investors. Enthusiasts.
It’s connection time.
Will you be at #Token2049?
Stay tuned and please rt for more reach!
ps - we have 5 sponsorship slots for in-app ad placements in October, which will run across major events like Token2049 Singapore, Blockchain Life Dubai, Blockfest Lagos, Zebu Life London, and many others. We’re calling it the “October Takeover”. If your brand is doing it big or wants to stand out, please reach out! We’re also partnering with organizers of several side events. Reach out!