Chainforest Weekly Recap (06/14/23)
Greetings Rainmakers! ⛓️🌴
In the newest edition of the Chainforest Weekly Recap, stay informed about upcoming Chainforest DAO events and programming, discover the community feature of the month, get updates on Rainmaker developments, catch up on the exciting highlights from our Discord community, and join us in welcoming our new Rainmakers!
The top three channels were: 🎮│gen-gaming, 💬│general-chat, and 📑│regulatory-policy.
Discord Highlights 👀
🤖 AI: a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen recently published a comprehensive article addressing the concerns and potential of AI. In a thought-provoking conversation with a16z General Partner Martin Casado, Marc emphasizes AI's capacity to enhance our lives, highlights the importance of market forces in shaping its future, and dispels fears of AI causing global destruction, suggesting it may, in fact, be the key to saving the world. Listen to the conversation here
⛓️ Chains: Polygon Labs announces Polygon 2.0! Polygon 2.0 represents an advancement over the current version by transforming into a network of Layer 2 chains powered by ZK proofs. Through a novel cross-chain coordination protocol, this upgrade enables seamless collaboration between chains, leading to unlimited scalability and unified liquidity
📝 Regulatory: Check out Ashbury Legal’s Twitter thread covering the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's lawsuits against Coinbase & Binance
🎮 Gaming: In their in-depth examination of Riot Game's latest article, 'Building The Future of Sport,' Rainmakers Sloan and Tyler Matses explore Riot's passion for esports, the state of esports organizations, the evolving viewership in League of Legends, and their ambitious plans to uplift the industry
📱 Social: The decentralized social network, Farcaster, rolls out a new feature called Channels. Channels are feeds of cast organized around a topic. Anyone can cast and read cast in channels. For more details on Channels, click here
🔥 NFTs: Join the Solana NFT Showdown, a unique pitch competition by the Solana Foundation, where creators have the opportunity to collaborate with industry experts and NFT community leaders to bring their business ideas to life and build new Solana NFT brands in fashion, entertainment, gaming, and creative agencies
💰 Start-up Support: Join the Google Cloud web3 community and supercharge your startup. Google Cloud offers an abundance of resources to help you build innovative decentralized apps, Web3 tooling, and services effortlessly
🤝 Interested in viewing or sharing deal flow with the Chainforest community? Members can also earn $RAINDROP token along the way!
Two new deals were shared with the community last week! Access our Deal Flow tool here!
The deal flow tool allows you to:
Share new deals
Comment and ask questions
Tag members
Search past deals using our filtering system
Ways Rainmaker’s can earn $RAINDROP token:
Source a deal that Chainforest invests in
Aid in the due diligence process for a Chainforest investment
Support a Chainforest portfolio company
What kinds of deals does Chainforest invest in?
Check out our Investment Framework here!
Rainmaker Personal Updates 📣
Tholos announces that their private beta is now live! Featuring over thirty design partners and beta users ranging from Funds to Businesses to DAOs. As one of our portfolio companies, Chainforest is thrilled to continue supporting Tholo's mission to build the next generation of digital asset custody and treasury management!
Congratulations to Rainmaker’s, Abraham Litwin-Logan & Bryan Linton 👏
Chainforest DAO Network (Open Roles) 💼
Summer Internship, Web3 Policy (Solana Foundation - Full-Time): The Solana Foundation is looking for a web3 policy intern to support every aspect of that strategy–from digging into how legislation impacts these goals to identifying constituents from the Solana ecosystem who can articulate their story well in front of policymakers
We are seeking motivated, creative, and driven interns with a passion for technology, an interest in solving complex problems, and a deep desire to make an impact. Our interns will have the opportunity to work on the exciting intersection between blockchain, security, and AI, where they will have significant autonomy and a high impact on core products
Founding Business Development Lead (HypeLab - Full-time): You will be the first business hire at HypeLab. You’ll be focused primarily on business development, partnerships, and go-to-market strategies, but you’ll be elbows-deep in everything we do. You’ll work directly with the HypeLab founders to figure out how to take learnings from our initial base of customers and scale it up. Working on our ads platform will get you access to some of the largest players in web3 and it’s your job to show them why they need to become HypeLab advertisers/publishers.
Content Writer/Strategist (Layer3 - Contract-to-Hire): Responsible for end-to-end content creation across a wide range of marketing deliverables, including short-form content, long-form thought leadership, B2B and SEO content, and social media copy
Upcoming Events 🗓️
Community Masterclass for Founders: Making legal and compliance a superpower for your company
When: June 27, 2023, Virtual
Details: here
NY Tech Week - a16z presents Tech Week 2023! Join us for tech weeks in LA this year to create IRL connections across the major tech hubs
When: Oct 16-22, 2023, New York, NY
Details: here
Interested in joining Chainforest? ⛓️🌴
How to apply: You can apply to become a member by completing our application on Typeform. We will review your submission and grant access after approving your profile. Apply here!
What is Chainforest?
Chainforest's mission is to build the most powerful ecosystem in the world leveraging an exceptional community of leaders to build, grow, and invest together to create the future of web3. We leverage the collective power of the Chainforest community to create incredible value for our Rainmakers, the ecosystem, and our LPs and other partners. The outsized performance will create a flywheel effect, allowing us to build an enviable ecosystem that attracts, develops, and inspires high-caliber talent to be their best selves and collectively build the future of web3
Learn more about our DAO structure here!
Benefits of being a Rainmaker:
Exclusive Content: Access content like Town Hall AMAs, Workshops, IRL Events, Discord Discussions & Games, and Women in the Forest meet-ups! Expand your knowledge, network with experts, & enjoy the vibrant community
Rainmakers also have the opportunity to support Chainforest's VC fund. Rainmakers have the opportunity to earn $RAINDROP, our token backed by carry in our VC fund, in exchange for:
Sourcing a deal that Chainforest invests in
Aid in the diligence process for a Chainforest investment
Support a Chainforest portfolio company
Help Chainforest as an organization (e.g., take a part-time role with the community, design an NFT collection for the community
Note: Rainmakers are not required to invest in order to participate, but also do not have a vote on investment decisions
Deal Flow: Unlock the Chainforest x @proofofteamwork Deal Flow tool! Share deals, engage in discussions, ask questions, search prior deals, & earn $RAINDROP token by sourcing deals CF invests in, aid in the due diligence for a CF investment, or support CF portfolio companies
Member Directory: Discover the invaluable Chainforest x @proofofteamworkdirectory: Strengthen bonds, explore business prospects, amplify deal flow, and unlock hiring opportunities. Search by location to connect Rainmaker's locally & also connect with Women in The Forest
Earn TEAM points: Earn valuable TEAM points as a Rainmaker by actively contributing to our community through discussions, content interaction, and sharing deal flow. Climb the leaderboard, unlock prizes, and make a rewarding impact in the Chainforest community
I hope you enjoyed this week’s edition of the Chainforest Weekly Recap!
Till next week,