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some news: after (almost!) 3 years, this is my last week @variant

feeling so grateful for the incredible team I’ve had the opportunity to work with over the last few years, and excited to share more about what’s next very soon:)
Missed the Mini App Hackathon by @variant + @worldcoin?

Watch the talks from @lay2000lbs, Andy Wang + @john 🧵
Reporting @dbarabander pre-Thanksgiving thoughts on agents 👇
first ever ⁦‪@worldcoin‬⁩ hackathon is underway ⁦‪
Posting it here for other founders, too!!
t-1 week until our crypto x ai demo night!!

sign up if you haven’t already below 🎃👻
we’re hosting another demo night!!

join us on october 30th for a night of product demos from teams building at the intersection of crypto & ai

there may or may not be some *spooky* themed treats to follow 🎃

apply to attend/demo below https://lu.ma/yf6fq82t
so much fun hosting demo night with @usv last week :)

stay tuned for more of our demo nights in NYC happening soon…

tag someone you’d like to see demo in the replies 👀
Our most recent Variant Research Day covered the Future of Crosschain. Couldn't attend? Here are the takeaways.👇
shout out to all the awesome builders who came to our zkAppathon this past weekend

we had some amazing talks from folks at aztec, zkp2p, and more we’ll share soon 👀
I have some amazing developer friends who wants to pitch to VCs.

Who should I refer them to? Any VCs want to take a look?
If you missed last night's impromptu AMA with @jchervinsky 👇
B2B products are hard to build, easier to retain.
B2C products are easier to build, but hard to retain.
Marketplaces are harder to build and harder to retain.
Taking a moment this morning to reflect on the crazy caliber of talent and mission-driven projects in Variant's early stage portfolio
- Gevulot
- Blackbird
- Morpho
- Blockaid
- Reservoir
- Pluto
- Hyperlane
- Alluvial
- Farworld
- Turnkey
- and many more (including a few unannounced heavy hitters)

Many of these are hiring. If you're looking for your next thing - hit me up or check out the job board on our website

And if you're building something of your own, hit us up too - we always love meeting early stage entrepreneurs :)
Last month, we continued our ongoing “Variant Builder Day” series, where we bring app-layer pioneers together with the infrastructure builders who make innovation possible. For this session, we looked at security. Videos and highlights below 👇 ✨
$DEGEN allowance is claimable now.

Check your $DEGEN points and claim tokens:

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$DEGEN allowance is claimable now.

Check your $DEGEN points and claim tokens:

degenclaim.com
Get you a lawyer that can read/write smart contracts AND dumb contracts.

(note: @dbarabander is not YOUR lawyer)
Hot off the press 👇
It can be difficult for founders and marketing leads to navigate how to leverage new social platforms to support their business. Recently hosted a discussion with @ted @rish @deodad on best practices for using Warpcast. Here are 5 key takeaways 👇
Highlights from our first Builder Day: Interoperability