My idol @garyvee followed me today and he doesn't even realize that I've spent the last six months turning his most recent book into a collection of poems.
Every. Single. Page.
It's the greatest thing I've ever worked on and the proudest I've ever been of myself.
Welp. After five years in crypto, it finally happened to meโI got my wallet drained.
I was moving too fast, doing too many things at once, clicked a bad link, and signed something I shouldn't have. I only have myself to blame.
This one is gonna hurt for awhile. ๐
The statements of grandeur about how one person or brand is going to be โthe oneโ to get us mainstream are misguided imo. There wonโt be a sudden โburst damโ moment from one party for blockchain tech to be mainstream, but more a steady infiltration as a result of the droves of dedicated and talented people working in the space day in day out.
There are just so many incredible things being built across different verticals and that is so bullish.
Spent the past few days in Austin chatting
w the @ZeroPointXYZ / @NadaOfTheSun team.
Super productive trip. Very glad I made it out here.
It was great to meet everyone in person and walk through the vision on 6-month, 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year time scales.
Shoutout to @0xNorvo, @VerusNft, @ziggy310, & @ElyraNft for the hospitality.
Trip TLDR (No Spoilers)
- Austin tacos are fantastic (Texmex rules)
- We spoke a lot about the importance of intentionality; being in this space because you want to, not because it's easy or purely to make money.
- The team is a bunch of domain-expert ninjas, from storytelling/worldbuilding to operations to business development, etc.
- The Echoverse is truly a magnum opus for them.
- They are a Web3 native team looking to bring their IP to a Web2 scale truly not yet seen in the space.
- There is so much happening behind the scenes (ik this sounds cliche, but you just have to take my word).
- The Echo Keys are the central ecosystem asset (NFA ofc).
- Collabs are still paused for the moment
- Hopefully a lot of updates in the coming months that I cannot leak just yet.
Till next time, Texas ๐ค
I'm taking offers on the #8 rarity Azurian (according to Blur).
I know that he's got a story to tell, but I don't think I'm the person to tell it. I wanna find him a good home.
#4244
I enjoyed being a Daybreaker for a day. . . but it's just not me.
@FouBeatz agreed to a Wanderlust trade so that I could have an Azurian that I truly resonate with. Soooo so grateful.๐ฅฐ
Today my dad took his death with dignity medications and chased them with one spoonful of lemon sorbet. ๐
Six hours later, I chase the events of the day with the rest of the lemon sorbet. ๐
In the end, NFTs are going to make it, I believe.
Maybe not your NFTs. They may not make it. Many of you will give up along the way: artists, entrepreneurs, collectors.
It is the normal cycle.
But I think, in the end, NFTs are inevitable
None of my magic internet monies are down 20% today.
No. . . it's not because I chose the right onesโit's because I already spent them all on magic internet JPEGS. ๐
I feel blessed to be working with such an incredible group of operators.
Most projects in this space would take months to accomplish what this team has done in a week, but maybe that's not a fair comparisonโAzurbala isn't a project, it's a franchise. ๐
This is the most substantial update on Azurbala since the v1 PFP debacle and every Azurian should take the time to read it.
Personally, I LOVE this new direction. ๐
!Bala
Tally Labs Update ๐ข
The Future of Writers Room; Status of Azurbala; and an Introduction to Avenue
We've been quieter recently, but it's been necessary for us to re-group and lead with purpose
This and more is laid out in the Medium article
bit.ly/tally-update
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