I've just wrapped up my interim Head of Growth role at @ToucanProtocol to focus on building a protocol at @ReFiDAOist to become an accelerator for the #ReFi movement...
Here's some of what I learned in my time at @ToucanProtocol & a glipse at what's next... 🧵🪡
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🦜 Learnings from @ToucanProtocol 🦜
1. Timing is key — launching in a bull market vs. bear market makes a huge difference
2. Partnerships — @klimadao needed @toucanprotocol to launch, and visa versa. Find strong partners early.
3. Composability — do less, better.
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3. Build a great team — having an early team with deep technical talent is key to change the world
@raphabenoi, @positonic, @mrjackish, @adamspiers @johnx25bd & @somspace 🌊
4. Know your space — Raph and James spent 18 months ahead of launch researching the carbon market.
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5. Focus — you can't do it all at once. Choose wisely.
Build great money legos that work together (carbon bridge, carbon pools) and set a new precedent. TCO2 standard)
6. Tempo — work fast and get shit done, but slow down afterward and take time to reflect and learn.
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7. Trust — build a team with core collaborators through short trial projects in order to build trust before making a deep commitment.
8. Ops — create clear structures and repeatable processes for onboarding, operations, and HR to unlock healthy growth (@robdogeth is 🔥)
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9. Network — invest in your network. When you decide to build you'll have everything you need through your relationships and won't have to spend time searching for the right partner (@curvelabs, @kolektivo, @clim8collective, @commonsstack, @deepsciventures)
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10. Grit — you'll go through highs and lows as a founding team. Aligned founders with character & experience is make or break.
11. Decide — Making good decisions in fast-paced, high-stakes environments is hard. Reduce information overload.
Slow down. Trust your gut.
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12. Opportunity ✨ — Identify talented people with passion and perseverance.
Help them find a place that makes their gifts shine.
I encouraged @curiouscat_eth to follow her passion for community and she has absolutely nailed it. 🦋 🦜
@ToucanProtocol Twitter Spaces are 🔥
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13. Pollination 🐝 — Find people with deep expertise and a proven ability to learn.
@Drholwat reached out with a PhD in energy innovation and an interest in #ReFi.
We collaborated to shape a vision for #deCarbonized and now it's a top #CDR, #MRV and Carbon Market read 🗞
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I've had an amazing journey in my short time at @ToucanProtocol after stepping up as interim Head of Growth to fill a gap.
It's challenged me in many ways and been fertile ground for me to grow.
I've seen a new kind of leadership that inspires me to lead from the heart.
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Many thanks to @robdogeth for snagging me in Discord after the manic @KlimaDAO launch, to @raphabenoi for inviting me to make @ToucanProtocol my home, and to @johnx25bd for sharing his vision, values and direction for a regenerative future.
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For anyone looking to join a brilliant team, @ToucanProtocol is hiring!
They've got roles across marketing, product, and engineering.
It's an incredible place to work. They know how to ship fast and have proven they can change the world.
toucan-protocol.notion.site/Join-the-Flock-c5782edb754b48e598a8cdd74a4dc93c#d1f482b386644928a8b032fd1584ba6e
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Someone recently asked me: What could you deem to be more impactful than working at Toucan?
I learned at @terradotdo that working in climate is like joining a symphony. Your job is to find your instrument and stay in time.
I'm a founder and my instrument is vision...
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I've seen the challenges of conflicting incentives when capitalism and regeneration collide.
I've seen over 205 protocols emerge on ReFiDAO.com
I've seen a tide of talent come into #ReFi looking to find their home...
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I've seen a vision for a protocol at @ReFiDAOist that unlocks radical collaboration to enable real world impact.
It's emerged over the last six months across @ReFiSpring, @ReFiPodcast and my time at @ToucanProtocol, inspired by chats with @labaume_de at @WE3co in Lisbon.
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I can't wait to share this vision with the #ReFi community and figure how to accelerate impact for people and the planet—together.
This is going to be so much fun!
Will share more about the core concepts emerging in a separate thread soon.
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I'm looking to collaborate across #ReFi to bring @ReFiDAOist to life.
Enjoying early conversations with @raphabenoi and the leadership team at @ToucanProtocol, @Philfog at @weareflowcarbon, @LuukDAO at @Kolektivo, @_paulapalermo at @impactafinance and dozens of others...
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If you're a buildr passionate about regeneration I'd love to chat and figure out how we can collaborate!
Let's do something that makes a home for everyone leveraging the power of #web3 to heal the earth.
Let's do something across-chains and across-borders.
LFG! 🌎
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