How to start a conversation with me on TG: Hi, Chris, I’m . I was given your contact information by . I am reaching out because . That’s it. One message. No emojis. No 5-10 message litany.

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 isn’t 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

"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."

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

we refactored our push notification system to make it the fastest on the market. tested it before pushing to prod, only to realize it's so fast that if you have a few wallets installed, ours lands first and then gets buried by every slower wallet's notification on top of it. strongest engineering proposal so far: sleep() chat, what should we do?

A few days ago marked the end of my chapter at Solflare. That said, I didn’t want this post to be defined solely by an ending. Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to help grow one of the most recognizable brands in the @solana ecosystem. From product launches & edu campaigns to livestreams, IRL events, conferences, Breakpoint, community initiatives, creative strategy, & countless pieces of content, I’m incredibly proud of what we built. More importantly, I’m grateful for the people I had the privilege of working alongside (you know who you are). To my teammates, collaborators, creators, & everyone in the Solana community who trusted me, challenged me, or cheered me on, thank you. I arguably believe we are were of the best socials teams in Web3. We made the work meaningful + magical. I’m choosing to carry forward the experience, the relationships, & the skills I’ve built rather than the disappointment surrounding my departure. This isn’t the end, it’s simply the close of one chapter. I’m actively exploring my next opportunity in marketing, creative strategy, content, & growth, particularly within Web3 & emerging tech. If you know of a team looking for someone who thrives at turning complex products into stories people actually care about, I’d love to connect. To everyone who’s supported me along the way: thank you. I’m excited to see what’s next.