Founder, /shefi / Prev: co-founded a cloud compute venture w/ AMD; co-founded a collaborative blockchain sci-fi universe; ConsenSys; IBM Watson / Curiosity Maxi

Creators

As a content creator, 80% of the time I work with agencies that brands hire to manage paid gigs or collaborations. 

And by default, I don’t trust agencies.

They’re a business — their job is to make the brand happy, hit KPIs, and keep as much of the marketing budget in-house as possible. Which often means they’re not exactly incentivized to advocate for the creator.

Here’s what that can look like:

	1. Quoting my rate at 2–4x the actual amount to the client, then pocketing the difference 👀
	2. Trying to sneak extra deliverables or usage rights into the contract we never discussed 😪
	3. Saying “there’s no more budget” until I talk to the client directly and suddenly, there is 🙄

For people not in the creator space, this kind of stuff happens more than you’d think and unless you know what to look for, it’s easy to get underpaid or taken advantage of.

1/2

Great creator insight and from the brand side, I also try to avoid agencies. Direct relationships with creators leads to more authentic partnerships which is better for everyone.

The new internet is onchain and social 💬

From @farcaster to @interface, new protocols and apps are emerging to reimagine the internet’s social architecture.

Download our latest report to learn more: https://go.0x.org/the-socialfi-shift-wc

I truly believe this is the dawn of a new era. The creator conversations I’m having are much different than they have ever been. People are more optimistic and open minded about exploring new opportunities and platforms. And, they are more aware of what they give up on web2 socials: ownership and control of their community and content.

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GM to everyone posting from Coinbase wallet!

Go on a walk and you will be rewarded 🌸

Parenting

0/ What happens when you use Ethereum not just to fund code, but culture?

Here's my journey from DeFi meme animator to building a decentralized film platform on Ethereum. 

Trying to disrupt the old Hollywood system because it sucks.

A guest thread by @pplpleasr

Everyone wish @lay2000lbs a happy birthday! No one works harder or has more fun than him (exhibit A: swimming with the dolphins 😂) 

If you know him, he’s probably shown up big for you in someway.

Contributor to crypto, building at World / TFH, co-founder of PoolTogether Inc, instigator of pleasrDAO

https://leighton.mirror.xyz/

Food

Amber Vittoria is an artist, poet, and author working in Los Angeles, California. Through abstracted form, ribbons of color and joyous words, her work represent

WOW @base really proving they are for everyone. So thankful they’re sending me to Berlin Blockchain Week!

hiii! we love to see a post from cbwallet 💜💜

coffee

A week at the beach has us feeling brand new 💫

Dinner for ten. Can’t go wrong with the classics

Most social apps rely on dwell time and scroll tracking to rank your feed, because most users are passive. They don’t like or comment, they just scroll.

In a decentralized, multi-client ecosystem, we don’t have that data from clients like Warpcast.

What we can use from the protocol is who you follow, what you like, and what you comment on.

So if you want a better feed, across all clients, actively engage with content please!

Interacting is a way to shape the feed you want to see. It also makes creators feel good, win-win.

Howdy frens! I'm looking to chat with 6 people next week who have access to our Beta app! Looking for feedback and overall thoughts. Dm me from your Coinbase wallet if you're interested! 

Details:
- 30 mins via Google meets 
- chat about your experience and feedback using the beta app 
- to thank you for your time we'll send you 50 USDC on Base :)

UX Researcher on @base learning how to bring everyone onchain 💙🤠
funnier in person and I like to bake 🍪

Living in Los Angeles.
Building the onchain economy @base

joanie

@joanie