ETS
@ets
Drunk confession time: At the height of the bull market I was accepted into Startup with Chainlink and IMMEDIATELY thrown into meetings with tier 1 VCs like DCG, Stratus, Delphi, IOSG. Like a baby thrown into the deep end I was 100% alone, forced to swim, knowing NOTHING about the VC game...
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ETS
@ets
Sixteen meetings later, I was told that either “you need to get a biz dev guy” or “ETS has no moat”. Either way, it hit hard and I was devastated. I drowned. That was last October, right in time for the crypto winter...
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ETS
@ets
Even though I was spent, I still had the gut feeling there was “something” to the concept of a decentralized tagging layer. So, in the interest of survival, rather than throwing away three years of work, I open sourced everything, wrote up some docs, and put the project on the back burner...
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ETS
@ets
Four months later, today, there’s sparks and I’m taking meetings again, gladly telling people about my humble and potentially groundbreaking project. One thing continues to be constant: everyone I show ETS to (including the 16 VCs) is intrigued by its potential...
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ETS
@ets
The path forward for ETS remains unclear. I’m out of funds, hesitant to re-engage with VCs and unsure of the next move. That said, I love this community. I’m inspired by the bleeding edge spirit and happy to meet with anyone and demo what ETS can do. Please reach out if you're curious.
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Elle
@0xelle
I’m curious!
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