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Day 1 back from Amsterdam 🇳🇱 and right back to it.
Interview with the @btcstartuplab went incredibly.
Happy to have received an official admission letter to the program. 🙌
I’ll always love the Solana community, and no intention on ever stopping development or delivering value for @justape_ , but my aspirations and dreams span far beyond just one blockchain.
@ApesAW_ is one part of those dreams, and @ApeLend_ is another.
One of the best takeaways I always have from attending conferences like @SolanaConf , is discussing firsthand our progress and vision.
Time and time again, I talk to many people who echo the same sentiment — Just Ape has been tossed into the same pot as projects/businesses who are considered “less aspirational and hard working.”
And that’s okay, another chip on my shoulder to fuel my drive. I feed off that energy.
I’ve said it before, but I couldn’t ever imagine quitting on the people that do believe in me. The people that entrusted me and have full confidence in my vision and capability to deliver.
These are the people I show up and fight for.
Throwing in the towel is something I could never do.
You can make excuses for founders that do, especially when they full on have the resources and support to pivot and try something else, but I promise you that it will only hurt the ecosystem in the end.
If you truly care about Web3, do better and be better.
Make sure you’re taking the right bets and standing up for what is right, because I know I am.
Thank you for reading. 🫂
Have a good weekend. 💖
A startup is a lonely place.
You are working on something that no one believes in, that you've been told time and time again will never work.
It's you against the world.
We like to $BONK 🙈
If you’ll be at @SolanaConf and attending BONKINEKO, find @GroovyNFTs or @urbrobecc and say the secret word for 1 of 5 exclusive $BONK onesie traits.
Make sure you say the right word, you only have one guess! 🙊
"Everyone talks about how if you went back in time, some tiny change could make everything different now, but no one talks about how some tiny change now could make everything different in the future."
— 14 yo
It has been nearly 12 months in the making, but I'm glad to finally see the finish line for @apesaw_ on the horizon.
We are now code complete, minus feedback, for ApeVote but what we also believe will be the NFT standard on @Aleph__Zero 🙌
It's been an absolute journey creating a unique set of 220 collectibles inspired by huge IP and our own creative direction alike.
But, it isn't just about the art.
🔶 Community
When we started looking to expand to other ecosystems, I wanted to do so in a meaningful way.
I didn't want to just drop a new collection that served no purpose or had any underlying contribution.
I am a fervent believer of building upon all 3 pillars that make Wed3 what it is -- Community x Art x Tech
So I looked at more than a handful of ecosystems, spoke to their teams, and learned a lot about how and where we could fit in - I thought I found a great fit but eventually pivoted.
Regardless, the most pressing questions on my mind were:
• What could I build value for, expand and enrich the ecosystem?
• How can I build in a way that not only provides value to the ecosystem, but also to all the @justape_ community?
🔶 Empowerment
And this is how ApeVote was born -- an open-source governance platform that will not only be the voting platform for AAW, but also a hub where the community can see what is being worked on, check on their participation incentives and engage in discourse over anything & everything Web3.
Since my inception into Web3, I had been involved with enough DAOs and small art-centric communities to see what worked and what didn't.
This helped tremendously as the lessons learned were invaluable when it comes to understanding how to remove as much friction as possible to not only encourage community members to participate, but also incentivize participation.
🔶 Innovation
The ultimate goal is to establish AAW as a premier destination for builders, advocates and visionaries to come together and shape the future of Web3.
Every voice and every contribution counts.
If the tooling and resources are there that allow the community to take action, our thesis is that this mechanism will be an innovation flywheel where new forward thinking ideas continue to be churned out.
We saw success with @nounsdao and that is exactly why we wanted to iterate on it.
The AAW community will be a model for how ApeVote can be utilized, and hopes to be a key component moving forward for every existing and new community alike on Aleph Zero.
We care about community.
We care about empowerment.
We care about innovation.
And most importantly, we care about growth.
And Apes Across Worlds seem to accent these values perfectly.
If you care to learn more, we'll be dropping a podcast with @EdgeofNFT soon!
If you've made it this far, thank you for reading. 🫡