Laguna ๐ด
@lagunacarta
ecosystem marketing @SolanaFndn | narratives, storytelling, distribution
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The @Claynosaurz has such a fascinating look at growth outside of crypto, definitely worth diving in
In Toronto for beaver tails, poutine, and the @SuperteamCAN Summit ๐จ๐ฆ
Today you can find me backstage (my favorite place!) where we'll hear from @Titan_Exchange, @Helius, @Uniblock
Comment if you'll be around!
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There are four solana hackathons still open with $1.6M+ in prizes between them, and the first one closes sunday
AnsemHack: $350k in prizes to build and launch AI projects on Solana (deadline: september 20th)
Stocklana: $126k in prizes to build something innovative with stocks on Solana (deadline: september 25th)
@solanamobile Clock In: $135k to build a mobile-first dApp for the Solana dApp Store (deadline: october 9th)
@colosseum Crypto World's Fair: $1M+ in total prizes (incl. $169k in Superteam side tracks) & $2.5 million in pre-seed investment with their accelerator (deadline: october 12th)
There's never been a better time to build on Solana
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For hacker house, we will be running an operators track for workshops and office hours (marketing, growth, ops, BD, etc.)
What topics do you want specific + actionable advice in?
Who do you want to hear from?
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wake up babe, we have 66% more blockspace to fill
don't know why I need to tell you all this but:
- biting the hand that retweets you
- insulting the person who you want to work for
- trying to rudely negotiate your way from a โnoโ
- expecting your busy partner to DYOR
none of these are effective for working with partners
also please like your own tweets before asking for amplification from your partners, thank you!
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Mert predicts Solana will become the biggest onchain economy
"I do see a very viable path in which Solana makes another very gradual but very consistent run as it keeps releasing these things"
"As World releases onchain prediction markets, as Backpack continues to list more assets, as Helius gives institutions and payment providers the tools they need, as wallets improve, and borrow and lend and RWAs consistently budge up"
"There is a moment where you look back a year from now and think I was only focusing on the candles on TradingView and I missed that this is now undoubtedly the biggest economy"
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in a strange turn of events, both SF and Toronto had the same weather
also saw my favorite band on Sunday as a special treat ๐ฅ
This is one of the most important incoming roles at Sphere, and you would work closely with me as well as some early 2010s pioneers in Banking-as-a-Service across product, operations, compliance โ from execs that designed the first payment programs for >1 billion users, to founders of well-known fintech unicorns.
We're looking for customer-obsessed product builders who have done 0-1 glass-chewing in a regulated environment, but have also seen systems at scale.
If you're passionate about figuring out how to literally onboard the next billion people to crypto, especially in some of the hardest markets with the direst need for stable currency, and are hungry to rebuild the entire regulated onboarding flow from first principles โ leveraging modern tooling and bespoke data sets โ please send proof of work to me or @NADEAU__ .
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I can count on one hand the 2021 founders who have stuck around through all market conditions, continued to build and adapt and try new things, and have done so in a non extractive manner and with their community front of mind
Betty is one of them
Support the good ones ppl ๐
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Got to see these in person and they are even cuter IRL
The wait is over: the Monkebubus from @MonkeDAO have finally arrived!!!! ๐๐ฅ
And one thing is certain: this collection was absolutely worth the wait.
PSA: please stop sending only the word 'hi'
How to start a conversation with me on TG:
Hi, Chris, Iโm .
I was given your contact information by . I am reaching out because .
Thatโs it. One message. No emojis. No 5-10 message litany.
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having fun is a strategic advantage
Founders constantly ask which chain they should build on and whether they should go multichain from day one.
Here is a simple framework that I use with Alliance founders:
Is your product unique to the chain? Will helping it grow also help you grow? Can you deeply integrate with its users, founders and community?
When you succeed, the chain succeeds with you. You bring users, liquidity and attention, which attracts more builders and strengthens the ecosystem.
Do not go multichain early unless it is fundamental to the product. It creates more integrations, maintenance, liquidity management and points of failure.
At this stage, your job is to reduce complexity, listen to users and get to PMF.
You earn the right to expand to other chains once users and other chains are pulling you there. And pulling you there is nuanced, you should have clear PMF, launching tokens or winning the narrative isnโt it. It should be how many users are using your product.
Going multichain does not burn a community. Taking its support and leaving for the next offer does.
Pick one chain. Go deep. Win with users. Then expand
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Cars on Solana ๐
.@SolanaFndn is hosting a VIP experience at the @WSOP main event final table Aug 3-5 in Las Vegas, and we'd love for Solana founders & community to join us.
You'll get to watch the final 9 play down to a winner on the ESPN broadcast set, meet poker legends, and enjoy food, beverages, and action.
Details below ๐
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Bullish on teams trying new ideas for their GTM
"My goal is to have the eyes of Solana focused on us for a couple of days."
On his go-to-market plan for @TradeFighters after the hackathon, @Orizzzzzzzzzzz emphasized:
"We're about to create a tournament with 16 personalities from the Solana ecosystem. They've been invited, they're already good for it. Our goal is to gain the trust and visibility of the user first - an invitational tournament where they fight against each other, create content, and show how the app works."
"Then we'll launch the tournament for Season Zero, accessible for everyone. It will have a nice prize pool, and it won't be expensive - like $100 starting capital for everyone, so anyone can participate. We don't want high stakes at the moment, we just want many people in. That's our go-to-market and our first real marketing push."
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We are looking for a SR Product Manager at @sphere_labs to work on onboarding and compliance, must have at least 5 years of experience working within fintech
The area around the Toronto airport is like we let LLMs make restaurants.
This is โfreeze foodโ which sells โฆ not ice cream โฆ not dessert โฆ but Indian cuisine
And somehow also the interior fits neither name nor logo?
Makes me laugh every time ๐
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What types of articles would you read here?
What big topics should we cover more that youโd forward to a friend outside the eco?
The entire @Solana News section had a huge overhaul last week
Gone is the "blog" style format as we transition to a more editorial audience vertical based approach
Now you can keep up to date with what you're interested in
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