Pranshu Rastogi

“Can you really build the next great Layer 1 ecosystem without VC millions? Turns out, yes. But only if you play the game right.” Zero-to-One Playbook for Building an L1 Ecosystem Let’s be honest, most of us are trying to grow a community by doing a bit of everything, at all the wrong times. The ideas might be right, but the timing rarely matches the project’s actual growth stage. In this blog, I’ve broken things down into 3 clear phases, based on what I’ve learned while working in Web3 ecosystems. It’s ...

One day, while browsing through different ambassador programs, I had a realization: so many of them were just burning crypto, chasing stats, and attracting bounty hunters who disappeared as quickly as they arrived. It made me wonder, how do you make them stay for the long haul? What’s the missing piece? Is it empathy? Better tools? Or something deeper? The answer came slowly but clearly. When you shift from transactional to transformational, everything changes. It’s no longer about numbers or fleeting in...

Hacks for hackathon Do you know the word “hackathon” was first coined in 1999 by a group of programmers at Sun Microsystems? The term originated in Palo Alto, California, and combines “hack” (creative programming) with “marathon” (an extended effort), reflecting the collaborative and intensive nature of the event. Who gives a damn about that fact, right !! What we know is the most frequently given advice to the ones who are starting in this space is — “ Take part in a hackathon, you will learn a lot.” Ha...