You know Claynosaurz, but do you know the man behind it?
I spent 13 hours digging into the untold story of their founder to uncover the secrets behind his success. Here's what I found:👇
It all started when he was just a kid... At 5 years old Nic saw Jurassic Park and the dream to become a filmmaker was born. When he grew up he applied to a film school. Filled with excitement Nic opened his email only to see that he got rejected... He was devastated.
But then he got a call from the university: "You are welcome as an animator" Nic joined and in just one week he fell in love with it. But there was one big problem... University teaches you theory over real-world application. So he dropped out. Instead, he got into "Animation Mentor" program instead. He dedicated two years to mastering the craft, improving day by day. And boy, did it pay off...
He finished courses and got a job at Sony. There he worked on his first big release - "Smurfs 2". From there, his career skyrocketed... In the next 10 years, he worked on: 1. Fantastic Beasts 2. Game of Thrones 3. X-Men 4. Jurassic World In 2022, he even joined the animation studio behind Netflix. And then...
Phil "Clayno intern" Cabana, Nic's twin brother, introduced him to NFTs. For four months, Nic immersed himself in NFT communities, spending endless hours exploring the space. And then, he got an idea...
No one in the space aimed to create a *global* IP. So he decided to bring his vision to WEB3. All he needed was the right character...
Nic's ex-colleague (now co-founder), Daniel, had animated a dragon-like creature as a side project And guess what? This very thing became the inspiration behind Claynosaurs!
After tons of sketches, modeling, creating facial expressions, and working with textures they were ready. So in March 2022, they posted their first tweet. And the journey began.
In just over a year Claynosaurz became one of the most popular collections on Solana with an unbeatable community. And recently they started teasing us with the new toys. Seems like something BIG is brewing.