Chain Cadets

Today we're releasing Records - the first AI infra for IP growth, built on Base. Go to records.network to find the story of your favourite brands and NFTs. Proof of Culture.

GM and happy 2025 friends ♥️ Cap and Cappy have got big plans for this year... 🖌️ Make Persona THE creator NFT 🫂 Refresh @ChainCadets and develop a solid proposition for our community 1️⃣0️⃣ Hit 10k organically through valuable content, rather than just chasing numbers

When I first wanted to make it in web3, I didn't know anything. Here are 15 key lessons from a high-fashion version of Cap 👇 • If someone helps you, you'll always remember that - and you'll help them in return when you grow. For that reason, I help anyone that approaches me. If you need help, drop a comment below and I'll DM you. • No one's gonna hire you from a job post online - they've already got 50 candidates that they know personally they're looking at • In fact, the chances of you just 'finding a job in web3' without the right network is next to 0. Expanding on this - step 1 is even knowing where the jobs are, which means knowing about @AlexIsBuilding and his job site, for example - step 2 is realising that most of those jobs are then going to be taken by someone that is recommended and has somehow proven themselves - step 3 is realising that it's easier to create your own job in web3 than it is to get a job. Work as hard as you can to make a name for yourself, until someone hires you, for you. • Replying to others has more impact than engagement groups • In fact, engagement groups do f*ck all for your engagement • You should reply a fair amount before and after posting; but a truly valuable post will FLY whether you bother to reply-guy or not • None of the huge 'legacy' influencers, with the exception of a few like @TheFlowHorse or @rektdiomedes are there to help you - they literally just exist to shill their own bags • No one will care about what you write if it doesn't look pretty - people have the attention span of a newt, but the eyes of a hawk 🦅 • No YouTube channel knows anything about which tokens to buy, with the possible exception of Coin Bureau and Benjamin Cowen • In fact, most people know nothing about which tokens to buy - look back at the Block's predictions for this year and see to what extent they've come true. You make money by building, not buying. • 50% of the profiles that you first find when you get here will die within a couple of years. Maybe more. Don't get nostalgic or sentimental - look for people that are posting at a sustainable rate and try to work with them. Delete the dead. • You're not gonna make it with your first effort. I tried posting 'VC style project analysis' and failed. I tried creating a community, and failed. - I worked on my brand, and started writing about branding and marketing. I did better. I set up another community, with the right people ( @ChainCadets ). It went well. • You need to take whatever you can get at first. My first ghostwriting gig was for less than 20% of some of my more recent gigs. • Most people in Web3 are both a) really nice and b) not that far away from you. When you're a 1k profile, the founders of major projects might seem like aliens; but I got contacted by the founder of a major blockchain when I had 5k followers. Just keep building and you WILL be spotted. • There are too many creators, but most aren't good enough. Don't be put off, just don't copy them either. • Your part of the timeline can be an echo chamber - take the time to go on major profiles and look through the comments to find other 'bubbles' - I was amazed at the number of people with 20k+ writing similar stuff to me that I hadn't encountered, simply as we had different timeline friends.

Growth is about consistency. I’m showing up everyday. I’m connecting with new people everyday. I’m always willing to support more people that will also support me. Yesterday I got invited by @CAPTA1NSCARLET in the thriving @ChainCadets server and already made amazing encounters! So if you want to grow with me, send me a dm right now. We can do great things together.

More than 6 months since we created Chain Cadets. We're about to push forward 👇 Here's what we haven't done: • Sold our souls with paid deals for projects we don't like • Worried about the state of the market • Had time for negativity Here's what we have done: • Built the single most supportive group in Web3 • Considered the reputation of the group, and every member • Supported each other with genuine critiques and real analysis • Had 0 time for BS • Started getting creators paid for top projects with Cadets X Bricktopians • Kept agnostic, monitored metas, and prepared Someone told me it reminds them of the old Discord groups. Little time for ulterior motives. Welcoming towards everyone that's kind and hard-working. It's just been the Cadets, and we've just been a team of friends. But, we're about to level up - big time. We're looking for new members - but now we will only be taking the best. We've already got our core. We need a new battalion of soldiers. If you want in, repost this, comment, and follow @ChainCadets. @CryptoConan will be dropping a post shortly with more information on our new direction. We've got the vibes and the community. We're about to offer way, way more. 🫡

I'm joining Kabila's Creator Council. ​ Here are my true, unfiltered thoughts on • why I'm joining • why opportunities like this are important • why @KabilaApp + the Hedera ecosystem as a whole should be on your radar • what you can learn from how Kabila operates ​ This isn't a bull post. It's a post that should encourage you to leave your ETH/SOL silo 👇 Why am I joining ​ • I wrote my first thread on Hedera more than six months ago. I've realised it's likely the chain with the greatest promise, relative to how 'discovered' it is. • Kabila's an all-in-one marketplace for NFTs on Hedera. @JackTim0thy, the CMO, reached out to me a while ago and acted as my guide into the world of NFTs on Hedera. • I was consistently impressed not just by Jack's professionalism, but that of the entire Kabila team - like @Nieu_X • The Kabila product is more intuitive, more complete, than anything else I've had a chance to use for NFTs in Web3. • You can literally build out an NFT collection from scratch, launch it, and manage it - all from one site. • The UI and UX impressed me from the start, and I often find an efficient UX shows an efficient team operating behind the scenes. • Sure enough, even the Council process was professional, and efficient. Clear, detailed contracts with a simple one-pager overview. • In a space that operates on Discord DMs as invoices, the contracts used for their Creator program were a clear indicator of a team doing something differently - and doing it properly. • I'm joining with my Chain Cadets co-founders - a great opportunity for us all to bring this project to a cross-chain audience. • I'm joining legends of Hedera like @hbar_to_moon in the Council. Why these opportunities matter ​ • Content's becoming diluted. Non-stop sponsored posts are shit, frankly. • Receiving a regular amount from a platform that you wholeheartedly trust is the alpha. • It allows creators to create without stress, and push out better content! ​ Why Kabila, Why Hedera ​ • Hedera's simpler to use and faster than other networks I've tried. • It's got monumental institutional backing (see its governing council below) yet even the founders are connected with the community on X • It's survived multiple runs and remained relevant, but not YET broken into the most-talked about chains. There's room for growth. • Hedera projects take things seriously. They operate more like VC-backed web2 startups - fast, agile - yet professional. • Kabila is the leading NFT launchpad and marketplace on Hedera - so given I believe in Hedera, I sure as hell believe in Kabila. What to Learn ​ • Build relationships for months and trust that they'll yield value. • Focus on how your product functions, as well as how it looks. Professionalism is immediately apparent from UX. • Do business properly - contracts exist for a reason. This might be Web3, but that doesn't mean we need to be cowboys. • Time spent building out high-quality ambassador programs is never wasted. • Build on chains that work, not on the most hyped chains. Hedera works. ​ • Always look for opportunities outside the most obvious, saturated areas of the space. I'm excited to represent Kabila!