And it was in 2022, I did the cringiest thing imagineable.
I centered my brand around a dead project: Terra Luna.
Now I know what you're thinking...
"Why would you ever do something like that? No one cared about a token that went to zero."
But.... that's where you'd be wrong.
I actually realized this was a massive opportunity at the time.
1) There were A LOT of people that still cared about the future of Terra.
2) And there were very very few Terra creators left. (Most burned out and left in shame)
How did I know all this? Because I was one of the many people that lost tons of money in Luna.
I knew that there were other LUNAtics out there desperate to know:
> What was happening next? > Were projects on Terra going to other ecosystems? > What was happening with Luna 2? > Was Do Kwon really doing an airdrop?
And so I spent weeks trying to answer these questions.
For more than FORTY consecutive weeks, I posted a Terra Weekly thread.
It took hard work. It took discipline. Some of my threads were 25+ tweets long.
I was THE Terra news guy. And believe me, it was cringe.
But it paid off in the end.
No, Luna 2.0 did not survive, but I gained so much from this experience:
> I bootstrapped an audience and formed meaningful connections with my followers.
> I got the opportunity to meet project founders.
> I was offered a part time position at a Cosmos validator.
> I leveled up my writing skills 100x.
Why am I telling you all this?
Because I want you to stop worrying about what others think.
Being cringe is not handicap.
It's a super power.
I've carried this lesson with me ever since my Terra days, and it's how I've built my brand to over 40k followers today.
Be yourself, be authentic, be different, and the results will follow.
@useBackroom just raised the max contribution on the community sale from 2 to 5 ETH.
They didn’t announce it but their recent tweet is a clear change from their docs.
Personally, I much preferred the lower cap and was hoping they would keep it this way to encourage max participation after the genesis launch (which favors bigger accounts with more points).
> Respond to comments from 24 hours ago that I missed (Yes I'm psychotic and actually do this.)
> Stake more Vader. (I desparately need more points.)
> Compile information from questions in our recent spaces with @ripchillpill @R2D2zen into a post. There was some very interesting information from our special guest: @useBackroom
> Work on a speculation thread on @bl4nkorg. Ultra's latest mad experiment.
Wichtige Fragen, die wir zu @useBackroom beantwortet haben müssen
> Was macht Ihr Produkt mehr als nur ChatGPT-Zusammenfassungen, die zu Friendtech hinzugefügt wurden?
Wir haben dieses Spielbuch schon einmal gesehen: KI-Zusammenfassungen auf alles draufklatschen, es einen Agenten nennen und hoffen, dass es funktioniert. Wir müssen wissen, was Room's Agenten besonders macht?
> Wie ist die Gebührenaufteilung zwischen Schöpfern und Plattformentwicklern bei handelbaren Schlüsseln?
Bei Friendtech gab es viele Bedenken hinsichtlich der Fairness der Gebührenaufteilung. (Fast die Hälfte aller Einnahmen auf der Plattform gingen an Entwickler und der Rest wurde zwischen den Schöpfern aufgeteilt)
> Wie oft werden Ihre KI-Agenten Updates und Einblicke in Räumen bereitstellen? Werden sie in Echtzeit arbeiten?
Wenn Agenten nicht in Echtzeit arbeiten, könnten Sie wertvolle, zeitkritische Tweets in sozialen Medien verpassen.
> Wie wird die Privatsphäre der Nutzer mit KI-Agenten in den Räumen geschützt?
Privatsphäre im Kontext von KI ist IMMER relevant.
> "Räume" der Schöpfer sind bis Phase II nicht verfügbar, wie lange wird das nach TGE dauern?
Wenn es bei TGE nicht viel Funktionalität gibt, was wird die Nutzer davon abhalten, auszusteigen?
> Werden Nutzer persönliche Anfragen an den Agenten stellen können oder sind es nur Zusammenfassungen?
Ich könnte viel Wert darin sehen, die Möglichkeit zu haben, historische Einblicke von einem Schöpfer abzufragen und nicht nur einen Feed von Zusammenfassungen regelmäßig.
I set aside $2000 for 10 of my biggest supporters from the loudio competition.
There was no completely fair way to do this.
> I manually scanned every single post of mine during the competition.
> I compiled a list of 50+ names that supported me consistently throughout (From start to end). More interactions with my posts meant a higher chance of making this list.
> I ran those names through a random name selector tool.
> Out came 10 names.
Why 10? Why not more?
I wanted the amount of money to be significant for each person, something to have a meanigful impact.
Let me be clear, there were way more than 10 of you who supported me. And I am appreciative of each and everyone of you.
However, the final selection for the giveaway ultimately came down to a bit of luck.
Congratulations to the following. You will recieve a DM requesting a wallet address to send the $200 to.
Today, I’ll be taking some time to relax and spend time with family.
My watchlist for week ahead:
> @useBackroom This is by far the most anticipated virtuals launch coming in 3 days. Keep in mind, you need to yap about it to be in the presale. (I am excited to try the platform and see how much of an upgrade this is over friendtech.)
> @MagicNewton : With TGE expected this month and additional rewards on the table, I will be yapping and watching closely.
> @R2D2zen made an excellent thread on the Kaito loyalty factor. I recommend you take a read. I will be evaluating my strategy again on which pre TGE projects to promote.
Enjoy this picture from my past travels.
I promise to reply to many of you a bit later. Have a great day.
Today, I’ll be taking some time to relax and spend time with family.
My watchlist for week ahead:
> @useBackroom This is by far the most anticipated virtuals launch coming in 3 days. You need you to yap about it to be in the presale too. I am excited to try the platform and see how much of an upgrade this is over friendtech.
> @MagicNewton : With TGE expected this month and additional rewards on the table, I will be yapping and watching closely.
> @R2D2zen made an excellent thread on the Kaito loyalty factor. I recommend you take a read. I will be evaluating my strategy again on which pre TGE projects to promote.
Enjoy this picture from my past travels.
I promise to reply to many of you a bit later. Have a great day.