Samdex29

Community manager, Freelance writer, reply guy, graphic designer & Neurolov Ambassador

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@retrimentum Well-done.

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Additional Notes on Lucky Shots

https://t.co/NNGkE68vPX

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@upshot_cards @Novice_30 @tjc773 @troysia4202 @AxelMtbr @0xHyper__ @skarovangel25 @callme_punkrock @Babzilla_be @thedooo_0x @Odin_1001 Congratulations.

[Upshot @upshot_cards]

Lucky Shots are COOKING.

Most recent winners:
@Novice_30
@tjc773
@troysia4202
@AxelMtbr
@0xHyper__
@skarovangel25
@callme_punkrock
@Babzilla_be
@thedooo_0x
@Odin_1001

Feelin’ lucky?

More raffles are live rn for our latest packs!

https://t.co/S6kgbYE3W5 🎟️

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@retrimentum Hmmm.

[Retrimentum @retrimentum]

Human Beings are Highly Memetic creatures...

We Sleep on shit until it’s shilled to us by the sexiest biggest Apes…

As a card platform Upshot is not selling Pokemon, or One Piece, so we don’t have a gigantic Memetic IP to piggy back upon.

We’re not even a wrapper on top of existing markets, so we’ll need to build something of our own.

So we’ll need to build from the grassroots, and aim high.

Still have conviction Prediction Play will continue to grow into the future.

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@retrimentum @upshot_cards Nice.

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Company Direction and Key Growth Priorities

Hey Upshotters,

I want to share a note on the direction of @upshot_cards the company, the problems we wanna solve, and how we plan to address them.

I wrote an internal memo to the entire team yesterday detailing how we will be handling the next 5 days, the next 5 weeks and 5 months.

The first priority and major improvement is to introduce a pack re-roll mechanic labelled internally as Cheat Mode.

Cheat Mode allows a user to pay a small amount, likely $0.65, to look inside a pack and see its contents before deciding whether to buy it.

If the user likes what they see, they can choose to purchase the pack. If they do not like it, they can walk away, and Upshot keeps the $0.65 fee.

This is important as "Re-Rolling" is a much requested feature, and we understand that users are often aiming for specific cards in each drop, whether those are high-value cards, specific gold cards, or cards that help complete their dream lineup.

Cheat Mode aims to give users another option to chase their desired outcomes.

The important part is what we do with the Additional Fees Collected.

In Upshot Philosophy, Since Launch we've been a platform that gives back to our users more than we have taken. This is true to date, and we'll do our upmost best to make it true into the future.

Cheat Mode fees will be put back into future pack drops for our own users. The revenue will be used to create bigger prize pools, bigger instant wins, and better outcomes in future drops.

Upshot is a prize-pool-driven business. We want to keep giving users better rewards, bigger cards, more instant wins, and stronger results. The challenge is that this money has to come from somewhere. Right now, it comes from giving back our platform fees, securing grants, and bringing in sponsor or partner money. Cheat Mode gives us a more sustainable path to increase the value we can return to users.

The next area we need to explore is pack composition and bundling.

The Upcoming Canadian Grand Prix pack is one to watch, the goal here is to ship a bundle containing a promotional pack that contains only Bonus Cards with Cash Prizes, Instant Wins and to Introduce a New Instant Card that is relevant for the End of Season Leaderboard.

This Bundled Promo pack would have no contest cards. Instead, it would include cash prizes, instant wins, and potentially instant XP.

To support this, we are going to look deeper into understanding our new-user funnel more clearly. We've been working on improving our first time user experience, and now we need to scrutinise data even further. Upshot has no shortage of users wanting to use the platform for free play, however we need to look to increasing the number of newly funded accounts experiencing full packs.

Right now, our existing users are buying more, but much of that activity is still coming from a subset of loyal accounts. That is not sustainable long term. We will be looking to grow the number of new users who are actually participating in drops.

Finally, we need to solidify a referral campaign.

This campaign should be designed to incentivize new account signups and, more importantly, new funded account signups. That ties directly into the KPI we need to improve: growing the number of new users who participate in contests/ pack drops.

As Many would also note, there are ongoing changes to our Monthly Leaderboard System. We're gonna be allocating more funds into bonus cash cards and other parts of the platform. We're doing our best to balance out what large accounts and smaller accounts want as they're both optimising for very different outcomes.

Upshot will remain low barrier to entry, as the era of prediction play is upon us.

We're still here to Reinvest endlessly into rewards for our users.

Thank you if you've made it this far into the Letter.

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@upshot_cards Let get started.

[Upshot @upshot_cards]

$1,700 enters the arena 🔥

New contests are LIVE with some huge prizes to scoop.

Lock in your line-ups for frames & frequencies before the deadline.

Less than 100 packs left to rip👀

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@upshot_cards @retrimentum @base Just great.

[Upshot @upshot_cards]

Upshot was born from a simple belief:

predictions should feel social, collectible & accessible to everyone (even your granny).

Catch our janitoor @retrimentum sharing the lore behind how & why we’re making it happen on @base 🫡

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@upshot_cards Nice,let's start ripping.

[Upshot @upshot_cards]

NEW DROP LIVE! 🫳🏼

Get rippin’ frames & frequencies packs.

More instant wins than ever.
Juicier instant wins than ever.

Predict the biggest moments in film & music...

cash in before the credits roll 👀💰

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@retrimentum @harryult @yeckin_ Love the consistency

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Upshot: Under the Hood Ep #13 ☕️ 🛠️

Greetings Card Lovers! It's been another Week & Privilege to build the World's First Prediction Card Platform!

We recorded this with @harryult and @yeckin_ last week but refrained from publishing this episode as we wanted Lucky Shots to be a 'secret'.

In this Episode we roast ourselves and talk about Challenges, Solutions and what we've been shipping.

This Week Marks the biggest single-day surface change we’ve ever shipped.

NEW FEATURE: Lucky Shots

Our mission is to bring further utility to both Shots & Gold!

Yes, you can Enter raffles using your Shots (1 Shot = 1 entry). Some of our Prizes could be packs, XP drops, or even “thousand-dollar" cards (More to come in this direction)

We are well aware of some early flaws and design iterations that we'll need to consider.

Right now, burn your shots responsibly! We'll begin gifting Shots as gifts during pack purchases, so those who are here for the long run & to participate in Skill Contests can benefit.

The Live leaderboard for Lucky Shots is in a way a silent auction unfolding in real time.

FIRST TIME USER EXPERIENCE (FTUE) SHIPPED
We have New onboarding carousels and animations that gently nudge nudge users to the Daily Quest (without being annoying).

New Users will experience a Highlight system that flows better, scrolls smoother.

We've removed our "Access Card" system as well... While it was great during launch week, we think this needs a huge rethinking as it is currently a hindrance to onboarding.

PACK OPENING & DAILY CLAIMS PAGE

We listened to community votes, we know that we need a better Sharing experience.

Gonna be working on a Cash card sequence so you know how many are left in the pool.

Streak multiplier discussion is also open, we know the community wants loyalty rewards, but we’re being careful not to create a farm meta or hurt new users.

MY CONTESTS DASHBOARD UPGRADE

We discussed the Quick-access lineup scanner that is in your dashboard (no more scrolling hell).

COLLECTOR & LINEUP QoL

We need the ability to Sell cards directly from the lineup builder (no more painful context-switching for users).

Dynamic marketplace suggestions while building lineups (filtered by your rewards/ Prizes).

We're getting around having a Set Bonus warning before you accidentally nuke your XP multiplier.

Collection page redesign in progress:

We know users need action-first tabs to display Locked in Contests / Resolving This Week / Active,

And we need to explore a folder system for your cards!

LEADERBOARD TWEAKS Coming Soon!

Leaderboards should show Position changes so users know about Climb history & breakdowns (see exactly where XP came from).

Month end chaos mode: so the leaderboard has faster refreshes for those competing during the final hours.

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@retrimentum @base @jeremygrinberg @davidtsocy Well-done.

[Retrimentum @retrimentum]

Went to the US in March to film this with the Base team!

Looks like the Episode is dropping very soon!

Worth the Jetlag, as managed to meet some of our partners, advisors and investors on that trip too.

Thank you @base , @jeremygrinberg , Annie, @davidtsocy

[Samdex29 @samdex29]

@retrimentum @upshot_cards Happy mother's day.

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MINOR ANNOUNCEMENT @upshot_cards 📣

Happy mother’s day People!! Congrats to the NEW winners and May ya’ll get your mums something nice EVERY FUCKING WEEKEND

‼️ The following Events and Cards are Resolved

Cardi & Offset Saga
Reform UK Elections
Tory Bloodbath (UK Elections)
AI Leaderboard Wars
Labour London Seat Controls
Bitcoin Price Predictions

The Contest Screentime is Resolving and the Prizes will be distributed soon! 💸💸💸💸