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Project advisor and mastermind behind 1B+ TVL. 4 million+ leads in the AI space. I like pizza and boxing.
Jun 14, 2023 β€’ 22 tweets β€’ 5 min read
A founder asked for help to get funded.

At that point, he had more than a dozen VC meetings.

None of those worked.

It took us about 24 hours to completely rewrite his pitch deck... and he secured funding in less than 30 days as a result.

Here's the exact process behind: πŸ‘‡ twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Before I give you the whole framework, let's cover some basic rules you need to have in mind.

First, you need to understand your pitch deck needs to tell a story.

And above all, the VC needs to vividly picture and REMEMBER it.

Here's why:
Dec 2, 2022 β€’ 10 tweets β€’ 2 min read
Statistically, long-form content outperforms single threads by up to 10x.

They also bring more users.

Yet most projects only write single tweets.

Here's how I've helped protocols reach 1B+ in TVL with threads:

πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Before we start, here's a quick stat you need to know.

Human attention is NOT as scarce as you they made you believe.

Have you seen that comparison of human attention vs. a goldfish?

Sorry to tell you that's a myth.

Plus, it's not even based on a real study.

For example:
Nov 30, 2022 β€’ 9 tweets β€’ 2 min read
Unpopular opinion:

If you build amazing tools, tech will automagically sell itself.

The reality?

Tech-focused projects suffer from a constant lack of growth (especially in this bear market).

In fact:

Most tend to slowly and painfully die.

Quick 🧡about how to solve it: Funny fact:

From the dozens of weekly calls I have with founders, only a few are ego-free when it comes to their protocol.

It's as if they were in love with what they've built.

This is extremely dangerous since folks tend to forget WHY they started building in the first place:
Oct 10, 2022 β€’ 31 tweets β€’ 9 min read
How to find 100x gems before anybody else?

Step-by- step guide.

πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Have you noticed how many hyped-up projects recently sank to the bottom?

Meanwhile, other high-quality protocols did up to 20x gains against all odds in the middle if the bear market.

So how can find those winners?

Here are the steps:
Oct 8, 2022 β€’ 13 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Finally:

An L1 blockchain that's not just "fast, scalable, and secure" (aka BORING) as everybody else.

Seriously, this one is unique:

It's the first "DeFi Optimized" L1 ever.

I am talking about @SeiNetwork of course.

Here's what you need to know: πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ So you've probably seen me say I am tired of "fastest and greatest" L1s claims.

Actually, it's annoying.

That's why when I met Sei Network, I was pleasantly surprised.

Yes, it is fast and secure.

(Faster than Solana fast)

But its main benefit is completely different:
Sep 16, 2022 β€’ 15 tweets β€’ 3 min read
I've helped multiple projects achieve a total of 1B+ TVL.

Here are 7 of the biggest secrets I've learned that can help any project grow faster: πŸ‘‡ #1: Develop a strong value prop.

This is the first mistake I see most crypto founders do.

"We are the fastest, biggest, better" just won't fly.

"We have the best tech and a gracious UI", either.

You know why?

Because everybody says the same thing.

Better ask yourself:
Sep 10, 2022 β€’ 11 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Rarely you see hidden gems that:

- Are low cap and easy to use
- Use the #RealYield as main narrative
- Have strong fundamentals and huge growth potential

And today, I found one:

I am talking about @CapDotFinance.

Here's everything you need to know: πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Cap Finance is a Decentralized Trading Protocol.

Cool thing is it allows you to trade with up to 50x leverage.

What's even more interesting:

You can pool ETH or USDC to back trader profits...

And receive a share of trader losses.

Take a look at this pic:
Aug 3, 2022 β€’ 11 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Case study:

Here's why philosophies like @vertex_protocol and @routerprotocol are the door to the new crypto future.

(It's not about their tech advantage- it's something even bigger).

πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Have you noticed how bear markets become a natural selection filter for all kinds of projects?

When s*it hits the fan, junk projects sink as result.

Good protocols, on the other hand...

Those don't only stay afloat.

They actually thrive:
Dec 25, 2021 β€’ 16 tweets β€’ 4 min read
5 urgent reasons why you need to get more $LUNA before 2022.

(especially if you believe you are late)

πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ Reason #1: The parabolic growth has NOT begun.

Let's look at the facts:

Just yesterday, $LUNA reached a new ATH.

(and it's not slowing down)

It's the mythic 100 price point only a few can brag about!

Yet here's the most important thing:
Dec 23, 2021 β€’ 14 tweets β€’ 7 min read
What does it take to become a β€œBlue-Chip NFT” on Terra?

HINT: @galactic_punks are hitting with surprising ideas.

Here's some of the most remarkable ones:πŸ‘‡ You probably heard me say Terra market is mature enough to stop buying profile pic NFTs.

Heck...

I bet you saw by yourself dozens of NFT projects failing miserably one after another.

People just won't bite...

That's unless something unique came to the scene.

Here's how:
Oct 13, 2021 β€’ 21 tweets β€’ 12 min read
How to mint, and profit from NFTs on @terra_money...

Without losing your pants?

STEP-BY-STEP MEGA GUIDE:πŸ‘‡ In this step-by-step guide I will tell you:

- What specific details look for before minting NFTs

- All you need to know about the current NFT projects

- Which marketplaces are out there and the sneaky hacks you need to know

- The tools you need

Let's start:
Sep 28, 2021 β€’ 19 tweets β€’ 9 min read
Columbus-5 is 48 hours away.

What does it mean in practice...

And what do you need to do before the update is live?

Urgent Thread: πŸ‘‡ If you think Col-5 is a simple @terra_money upgrade...

You are dead wrong.

The implications from its development are about to shake the whole ecosystem...

And affect all $LUNA'tics lives.

Here's the good, the bad and the ugly...

And how YOU need to prepare today:
Aug 9, 2021 β€’ 23 tweets β€’ 9 min read
The picture you see below is a 1931 soviet bond.

It was issued for accomplishing a 5 year plan in just 4 years...

This bond promises dividends that never came.

The weirdest part?

This is what it can teach us about what's about to happen to the @terra_money ecosystem: πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ When I was about 9, my father told me this heartbreaking story:

It was all about his own granddad.

He said that before dying, he'd handle him a bunch of old, almost faded papers.

These post-revolution bonds were given to the red army officers.

And you know what happened?
Jun 21, 2021 β€’ 25 tweets β€’ 12 min read
Science- based (n.f.a.) January 2022 $LUNA price prediction.

So we've seen a huge dip in the market.. (@terra_money included)

Since then, its price never scaled above $8.

But could it reach $55 by the end of the year?

Long threadπŸ‘‡ First of, ask yourself this:

Why today's price is only $5 after reaching $22?

Have $LUNA fundamentals changed?

Was there an essential flaw?

Or is it just the result of a bearish panic?

As @NicolasFlamelX puts it:



Yet, there's a bigger paradox: