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Bello was our first attempt at solving a problem we deeply believed in: giving creators and brands the tools to understand their onchain audience. 1
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For over two years, we built a marketing analytics solution to help unlock the power of blockchain data. 2
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Despite working with customers like Yuga Labs, Doodles, Base, Lens, XMTP, Thirdweb, ConsenSys, 9dcc, Bankless, and many others, we found ourselves less excited about building SaaS products in crypto. 3
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What truly energized us was the opportunity to bring our business model onchain. 4
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The idea of marketing analytics was solid, but the execution didn’t land where it needed to. 5
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Letting go of Bello was tough. 6
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It was an extension of our team’s story, like helping us win the ETH Global hackathon and getting us into a16z's Crypto Startup Accelerator. 7
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But holding onto Bello meant holding back progress, and we had to face the reality that it wasn’t working and move forward. 8
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That’s what brought us to Blueprint. 9
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The Transition to Blueprint 10
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Blueprint wasn’t an instant pivot. It took months of testing and learning through my podcast, Mint, to figure out how to create something that truly resonated. 11
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We experimented with engaging audiences, structuring token incentives, and aligning goals between creators and collectors. 12
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Gradually, it all clicked. What emerged was Blueprint: a structured program and framework that connects token projects and creators. 13
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We match token projects with the best crypto-native creators, using grants to incentivize content creation and our proven framework to teach creators how to go viral onchain. 14
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