GM all! Week 4 of @Base Batches building @Tribeca_xyz 1. Base Batches W4 • Had an AMA with @wagmiAlexander, founder of Aerodrome, about his journey and the early days of competing with established players like Uniswap. Biggest personal takeaway: “kick every door down” and keep finding ways to make things happen and give yourself a real shot at winning. Just as important is finding people who share your vision and want it as much as you do. • Also had interesting conversations on different ways a project can raise, and this week we had an intro to Sonar and Echo. Sonar lets projects run public token sales, while Echo lets groups of investors participate in private rounds alongside a group lead. Useful to see the different ways founders can raise capital and bring their communities into the process. • Also attended the @Base Memecoin Summit. The meme metaverse was super cool to see and love how @Base builds so openly with its community and let's their feedback directly shape what comes next. 2. Collaboration • One of the best parts of building in public on @Base has been meeting other founders working on similar problems and figuring out where we could build together. Spoke with a couple of interesting projects this week on collaboration: • @trydrip — we’re exploring an integration so you can keep up with the market commentary and creators you follow. They also track how creators’ calls have performed over time. Pretty cool to see someone’s track record alongside their latest take. • @edotenv — building tools that help AI agents research markets, analyse portfolios and test trading strategies. Had a good chat about how that could fit into what we’re building. Always enjoy jamming with other founders and finding ways our projects could work together. Definitely check both teams out! 3. Reflections • Been getting inbound DMs asking for advice on building on @Base, and I keep coming back to the same thing: it’s a two-way street. Be active in the community, share what you’re learning, and take an interest in what other people are building. Those small interactions add up. Working with other Batches teams and builders across the ecosystem has been one of the best parts of these four weeks, and you truly get a front row seat of what people are cooking up on @Base in real time and where you can help each other. Keep building!