pfp: pudgy penguin #7723 engineering drop-out turned digital and metaverse native. passionate about the tech stack within web3: defi, nfts, daos, social tokens, the metaverse, and public goods. I've been helping drive these projects w/ go-to-market, product-market fit, and traction globally since 2017. I believe the adoption in this ecosystem will happen at the intersection of collaboration and innovation. tl;dr: - 10+ years in marketing & tech, 5 in crypto - first-hire at Covalent, a decentralized data api provider based in Vancouver, BC (rejoined in 2021) - led growth initiatives at bZx, one of the first defi protocols in web3 - led growth & marketing at Terminal (Now Fleek), a blockchain api provider based in New York, NY - first marketer (growth) at NEAR, an l1 blockchain protocol based in San Francisco, CA - first marketer (growth & product) at BitClave, a decentralized search platform based in San Jose, CA - scaled a crypto product from pre-pmf to pmf to the flywheel stage with ~ 300K users - grew a global travel community of over 20K+ in <12 months with a podcast show - led a growth agency, a team of 20, worked with 100+ product startups in 6 countries in 4 years daos I support/contribute to -- FWB, BanklessDAO, Forefront, LootProject, Songcamp, and CabinDAO. Happy to connect with crypto degens, startupers, developers, and journalists. Find me in Vancouver, SF, NYC, or Pune. If you're into nfts and digital art, you can check my collection at 🏕️⛰️🏕️.y.at