GTM, Running AI pivot @OntologyNetwork @ONTOWallet. Founder @recontextualizd, where builders ship with AI. Prev. OnchainCreators
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My favorite use case of AI has been building a model trained by my favorite books and stories, then pointing my camera to the book section at my local thrift store, and at the library.
It spits out a list of books to pick from that it thinks I’ll enjoy.
My reading has gone up by 100%. My joy of reading has increased exponentially.
Just a regular Tuesday going between Claude agents, Hermes agents, and Grok Bot.
Now exploring Muse to bridge Instagram and Facebook data into the creative stack I've built.
Gone but not forgotten.
I specially miss POAP. I used it a lot. For collecting memories from events I attended to using it to connect the people who attended the spaces I created.
My favorite part was working with artists to design the hundreds of POAPs I issued.
Maybe I should build something that revives the best parts of it for the communities I’m building.
Considering the strict regulations against crypto in China, the way this went down was predictably going to happen.
If you had received the blessing from government officials to run the event, registration and attendance should've been treated delicately.
As a marketer, I know first hand the excitement leading up to an event you're hosting. But we should recognize not all countries are as welcoming to crypto as the US has been recently.
I heard from some friends in China that they were looking forward to attending the event. And left disappointed after it was postponed.
As one of the loudest voices promoting crypto to the world, I hope to see Solana back there soon. Perhaps next time leading with cultural narratives that their government can rally behind.
We put Solana on the big screen because that’s the big heart Solana has for the Chinese community, and that’s the warm welcome we are so thankful to feel from the Chinese community.
Due to the publicity, event registrations quadrupled overnight, far exceeding the event cap we had registered with local authorities, and we had no way to prevent people from overwhelming the venue.
So, in order to comply with local requirements, we are going to postpone this event for when we can better accommodate the breadth and scale of our community.
Apologies to everyone who came from near and far to come be part of Solana in Shanghai.
See you soon!
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The mission is expanding 💙
I attended the Claude Creator Summit yesterday. There were about 150 creators in the room, all from different backgrounds, and about half hadn't used Claude yet.
The intro from the hosts was short and sweet. Then the creators took the stage to share how they're using Claude.
No pitching the product. Letting the creators carry the message.
It's the same playbook I've used at my own creator events, which I briefly touched on a few days ago. It was great seeing it play out in front of me as an audience member.
I shared The Onchain Creator newsletter with attendees on the floor: what it is, and how it connects to the creator events I've hosted around the world.
People were excited to learn how it worked, so I shared the secret sauce: agents filter through hundreds of stories a week, and I step in to curate the finished letter.
The comment I kept hearing most was how those stories could be more actionable, so creators can use the tools we feature right after reading about them. Starting next week, that feedback goes into action. Each issue will lead with the latest trending frontier tool, backed with three stories of creators actually using it.
More action, less news.
I also realized I've done a poor job of continuing to talk about the impact of our work at OnchainCreators. That changes now.
The brand is now The Onchain Creator, led by the weekly newsletter and supported by events and media collabs with partners. I won't stop grinding until our community of 18K+ reaches 1 million. And even then, I'll keep experimenting to see how it can better serve our members.
I joined tons of other great discussions at the event too. We talked about ffmpeg as a creator tool, and about personal luxury in the age of AI: self-curated style with pieces designed and manufactured by humans you know and care about. I also talked with a UCLA doctoral student researching how AI can change medicine, and why patient data needs private AI.
Thanks to @EvanGrenda, @travcjohnson, and @gracepace_ for hosting, and allowing creators do what they do best. Create.
If you're a creator building with frontier tools, subscribe to the newsletter built for you: theonchaincreator.com
I attended the Claude Creator Summit yesterday. There were about 150 creators in the room, all from different backgrounds, and about half hadn't used Claude yet.
The intro from the hosts was short and sweet. Then the creators took the stage to share how they're using Claude.
No pitching the product. Letting the creators carry the message.
It's the same playbook I've used at my own creator events, which I briefly touched on a few days ago. It was great seeing it play out in front of me as an audience member.
I shared The Onchain Creator newsletter with attendees on the floor: what it is, and how it connects to the creator events I've hosted around the world.
People were excited to learn how it worked, so I shared the secret sauce: agents filter through hundreds of stories a week, and I step in to curate the finished letter.
The comment I kept hearing most was how those stories could be more actionable, so creators can use the tools we feature right after reading about them. Starting next week, that feedback goes into action. Each issue will lead with the latest trending frontier tool, backed with three stories of creators actually using it.
More action, less news.
I also realized I've done a poor job of continuing to talk about the impact of our work at OnchainCreators. That changes now.
The brand is now The Onchain Creator, led by the weekly newsletter and supported by events and media collabs with partners. I won't stop grinding until our community of 18K+ reaches 1 million. And even then, I'll keep experimenting to see how it can better serve our members.
I joined tons of other great discussions at the event too. We talked about ffmpeg as a creator tool, and about personal luxury in the age of AI: self-curated style with pieces designed and manufactured by humans you know and care about. I also talked with a UCLA doctoral student researching how AI can change medicine, and why patient data needs private AI.
Thanks to @EvanGrenda, @travcjohnson, and @gracepace_ for hosting, and allowing creators do what they do best. Create.
If you're a creator building with frontier tools, subscribe to the newsletter built for you: theonchaincreator.com
Creator-led growth is the hottest job right now
From running creator houses and rallies, I learned there are three things that make creators actually show up:
> put the product in their hands before anyone else gets it. at our NYC Creator House, people got first access to The Base App and created hundreds of pieces of content about it the same day
> value their worth and give them a stake in your success. across all our creator events we’ve stewarded over $8K in prizes to find top performers, pay them, and re-engage them for future partner campaigns
> curate the room to speak to their craft, not just yours. creators come to meet and collab with other creators, not for a pitch or presentation about your roadmap
the recipe for success is making creators part of the process and not treating them like just another distribution channel
humpty retweeted
Creator-led growth is the hottest job right now
From running creator houses and rallies, I learned there are three things that make creators actually show up:
> put the product in their hands before anyone else gets it. at our NYC Creator House, people got first access to The Base App and created hundreds of pieces of content about it the same day
> value their worth and give them a stake in your success. across all our creator events we’ve stewarded over $8K in prizes to find top performers, pay them, and re-engage them for future partner campaigns
> curate the room to speak to their craft, not just yours. creators come to meet and collab with other creators, not for a pitch or presentation about your roadmap
the recipe for success is making creators part of the process and not treating them like just another distribution channel
Proud to see @ElevenLabs at #8 on LinkedIn’s 2026 Top Startups list for the U.S.
@LinkedIn named creator-led growth as a big shift in how startups scale this year. Its core to how we grow @ElevenCreative, and its incredibly important to us that we build with creators as much as for them.
If you want to join us, we’re hiring across every team.
Full article from LinkedIn News: news.linkedin.com/2026/top-s…
network state 🤝🏽 social network
congrats to @ns @farcaster_xyz
Creator-led growth is the hottest job right now
From running creator houses and rallies, I learned there are three things that make creators actually show up:
> put the product in their hands before anyone else gets it. at our NYC Creator House, people got first access to The Base App and created hundreds of pieces of content about it the same day
> value their worth and give them a stake in your success. across all our creator events we’ve stewarded over $8K in prizes to find top performers, pay them, and re-engage them for future partner campaigns
> curate the room to speak to their craft, not just yours. creators come to meet and collab with other creators, not for a pitch or presentation about your roadmap
the recipe for success is making creators part of the process and not treating them like just another distribution channel
Proud to see @ElevenLabs at #8 on LinkedIn’s 2026 Top Startups list for the U.S.
@LinkedIn named creator-led growth as a big shift in how startups scale this year. Its core to how we grow @ElevenCreative, and its incredibly important to us that we build with creators as much as for them.
If you want to join us, we’re hiring across every team.
Full article from LinkedIn News: news.linkedin.com/2026/top-s…
What do agent-forward events look like?
this week my agents filtered through 800+ LA Tech Week events, flagged the creator and AI sessions worth my time, and RSVP with minimal input from me.
that got me thinking, what comes next?
> agents shake hands before we get to the event
> personalized experiences based on briefs shared by our agents
> warm follow-ups, brokered by our agents
The events playbook hasn’t changed in over a decade. Agents are perfectly positioned to rewrite it.
Who’s building this?
Pretty pumped to see so many creator events happening around my city during LA @Techweek_
135 creator events with many focusing on using AI to scale your creative business
Which ones are y'all going to this week?
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Pretty pumped to see so many creator events happening around my city during LA @Techweek_
135 creator events with many focusing on using AI to scale your creative business
Which ones are y'all going to this week?
Pretty pumped to see so many creator events happening around my city during LA @Techweek_
135 creator events with many focusing on using AI to scale your creative business
Which ones are y'all going to this week?
My favorite personal agent just got an upgrade
The X Subscription bundles @X + @bot + @cursor_ai for $30/mo
> latest grok models
> ai images and videos
> higher reply boost and creator analytics
If you’re a creator on this app, there’s no reason not to jump on this.
why is this the hardest role to hire?
> chronically online (knows trends)
> has taste & can create (new media)
> understands ai & technical
> can execute with quality (operator)
few understand the reason why is because these individuals seek independence they are rarely afforded at a company. they usually become founders because of this.
if someone is lucky enough to hire them, they will likely lose them because they will inevitably restrict the freedom they need operate—ironically, the quality they sought out in the first place.
Can someone explain what stealthily hiring means and why a company would choose to do that rather than openly hiring?
I'd think the latter would yield better results.
ive talked to many teams in the past few months who are thinking about this but dont know quite what to call it/have called it everything from brand marketing to comms to storytelling to special projects to content/social
4 high-profile startups in past ~2 weeks have explicitly told me they are stealthily looking to hire for someone in this sort of role
these roles are quietly and quickly exploding if your ear is to the ground!!