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Leaving MWM/ASTRALINE and the future of RAINA

@hadez_mane omg yes please chief 😭🙇

@RAINAplease Looking forward to the final release Raina! If you need any proof or beta-readers, I'm totally willing to help! Good luck!!!

I did say back in March that I was writing a guide for VTubers looking to hire help - in light of EVERYTHING(TM) that's happened as of late with Luminara/Camana, I guess this thing has...expanded... For those of you who already find this whole list overwhelming - I get it! I plan to deliver chunks of this whole thing as FREE standalone advice pieces on X, Substack, the Lorecrafters site, and YouTube over a period of time (payment not needed, though tips/Throne contributions to my drink or yarn fund are appreciated.) So you can take your time and digest things. This Table of Contents is absolutely NOT final, and I won't claim for this to be "the only guidance you'll ever need" here. But my hope is that it'll help anyone reading this (even if it's just a section) to be more empowered to ask the right questions. And yes - as this industry evolves, I absolutely plan to continue updating future editions even after this is released as a standalone compilation. If you're new here and you're looking for a taster of my thinking + writing: #RAINArambles contains a bunch of my industry thoughts that are less-curated. These chapters + the full guide will be written in MUCH more accessible language than my posts, and should hopefully be easier to read (less visually overwhelming). You might see differences between the standalone chapters and the version that makes it into the final guidebook, and that's normal. And for those who find it hard to deal with text because "VTubers can't read" (groan) - yes, I'll be expanding into videos/shorts. (Or if anyone wants/has audiobook narration experience, please hit me up.) It's going to be a longer-haul project, especially since I have a creative studio team to nurture and client projects to run alongside - but I'd love it if you followed along as I build this live, with help from some really good people along the way 🙏 And if you're wondering "why a book/so many pieces"...it's because some things JUST require book-level nuance. You don't have to read/listen to it all in one sitting, and some concepts/info may take a few passes to fully sink in, which is normal. Just know that you don't need to know EVERYTHING in here to start hiring help as a VTuber, let alone to thrive as one. Let me know if there's anything you'd love addressed - I'm already spotting a few gaps myself :3

@mofu_asb @SocksAgency what a great opportunity, and with a cool team! Looking forward to what you do \o/

I'm very excited to announce that I officially joined the artist team of @SocksAgency ❕❕ Please check them all out and support the talents, I'm so happy to be part of such a great team💞

@sutcliffsrecord ASDPOAPODISAOP CLIFF?!?! 😳

@RAINAplease 💥💥💥💳💳💳💳💥💥💳💥💥💥💳💳💳💳 GIVE ME

@exesaki @_yukiflake Ippodo sayaka is a solid choice, all g \o/

@RAINAplease @_yukiflake SAYAKA MATCHA IS THE BEST (i am not a matcha connoisseur i fear)

EVERYONE MEET NYAKI 🫵🫵🫵 NOW

@daxsuuuuuu Substack is the closest - I'll reply when it's set up! Thank you so much for explicitly requesting this, it's very validating 🙏

@RAINAplease Do you have an email subscription where I can get notified when it’s actually released? Cuz you know algo can be wonky.

@firozera Ah bless, looks like you can relate on the scope creep aspect 😂 thank you so much! ❤️ ganba with your own guides as well!

This looks amazing!! Totally fair asking for accountability 😂 I've had guides go unfinished because of scope creep too. It's just too easy to get lost in the the details and find new issues you want to address! I may not be as qualified in this area but I may be able to help on the level of language used, so I'm always just a DM away

@cyanoacry oh god I've only just picked up that book to read in the wake of Everything(TM), this is gonna be fun for me to consider 😂

@RAINAplease also: "What if the Manager of a Vtuber Team read Peter Drucker's 'Management'?"

I'd definitely be doing my prior journo + RA background a disservice if I didn't at least consider case studies/post mortems - thank you for bringing that up! The discourse around the current blowup is very much "why do we not learn?!", so there's even more reason to argue for having that. (I'll be in touch with you + yours when I have more progress under way - definitely would like to pick brains for more collective wisdom...and then some, for production help OvO)

@RAINAplease whoa, this is cool! one thing I've been curious about is case studies/post mortems in the industry -- i've found some super useful at the Day Job (especially to illustrate the use of a decision framework _in context_). it's a small world, so dunno if it's possible, but...

@exesaki @_yukiflake joke's on nyaki, do they like Uji or Yame or Shizuoka matcha because I'm a willing connoisseur who will spoil the nyaki's taste buds--

@_yukiflake DO NOT LEAVE YOUR MATCHA AROUND NYAKI ‼️

@AerlyaGraphics @Rustic_Panda if he gets included I request that he be pettable doesn't matter if he's an opponent

@Rustic_Panda i just think he would make a worthy opponent

I dream of having the disposable income to support my cool friends' projects ... and it's definitely not because i want to make a hippo boss after my dogs who eat rocks Anyways you should back this :D

@firozera You've had experience where "sell fast/close same day" was the modus operandi, yeah? Ditto - and in my experience, documentation was treated as "a drag" "too complicated" "overthinking" 😂

@RAINAplease "Do it now or lose out forever" is one of the biggest scam tactics there are. If you want the person to trust you, that makes for a terrible first impression too!

I've said before I have trusted people I go to for advice and one of the biggest lessons I've learned from them is - there is never a need to rush when it comes to making a decision. We're used to things moving fast on social media and opportunities to capitalise on attention fading quick, but that's not true for the business world. You need to take your time for your own sake. And if someone is trying to rush you into making a decision there and now, be wary. That isn't someone who is respecting your ability to think the offer through properly. Or they're afraid that you thinking their offer through will make the faults more apparent. Thank you for sharing your advice during this tough time, Flork!

@catsgomao @FlorkOfCows @DistantValhalla @firozera bless you momko <3 bear with me as I dip into annoying interviewer/investigative journo mode 😂

@RAINAplease @FlorkOfCows @DistantValhalla @firozera i believe in u ur a beast ok (If there's any topic you'd want me chime in on - feel free to poke on Discord. I don't mind being quoted or having my words included or paraphrased since I'm neither concise nor eloquent with my words haha)

@keyokku @FlorkOfCows me: "I'm personally all for people getting business education via practical experience, hands-on time is the best teacher bar none" (sees the current impulse startup wave) also me: "NO NOT LIKE THAT GDI"

@FlorkOfCows there's no way people are impulse starting pseudo businesses like this?? more and more people seem to lose grasp on the reality of all this being real business, real contracts, real legalities and real money, not just some sort of feel good game

@AQUAV3RS That Time I Got Reincarnated As Some Tasty Goop (did you use the microwave or the stovetop? microwave mochi commonly ends up like this unless you take a few extra steps for super even heating + shaping!)

I tried to make matcha mochi but I think I made amoebas instead

leaving my comment to boost this, but also to say: "vet people" is in and of itself a whole damn knowledge gap to fill right now, and uniquely so in this space because many people in here won't have outside lived experience in jobs etc that give the knowledge + skills to vet. I'll be writing up some general principles, but it's never a one size fits all list! the frustration I have is that collective wisdom on how to vet (among other things) is ABSOLUTELY out there in (entertainment) business education, but a lot of that advice is hella inaccessible and intimidating - so people end up having to speedrun learning the hard way and making the exact same mistakes 💦 thank you for advising caution and encouraging others to not buy into the FOMO!

@AkaruiKKurai It's absolutely mind boggling how much damage someone can do in that amount of time ><

@RAINAplease I've seen that one post with a list of everyone who was affected and the sheer amount of people even remotely involved even just a little, is crazy.

Flork's not wrong - there are TOO DAMN MANY vultures out here in this scene, more so in the wake of an "agency" collapse. I'm still working on my "guide to ACTUALLY hiring support + creative staff as a VTuber" in-between some NDA lore projects - but in the meantime, stay alert!

@LindoAbyss my guy did you at least rotate body parts for those 4 days in a row

Today's stream cancelled unfortunately, gym 4 days in a row has definitely had its impact today lol