Miles Jennings

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(7/7) To sum it up, while the FOMO of token launches can be alluring, moving too fast is a mistake. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions, so take your time and give your token the launch it deserves. See our post for more ways to get ready: https://t.co/V2SoOhOliu

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6/ 🏃‍♀️Operational Readiness: It’s easy to skip the “how” in the rush to ship a token. Get ahead of operational to-do’s, from funding and custodians to employee incentives to communications strategies. Putting all of these mechanisms in motion can take longer than you’d expect:

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5/ 🏛️ Organizational Structure: Your org structure will have a significant influence over your project’s ultimate success, and define how it operates well into the future. There’s no one sized fits all approach, and planning can take months. Get started early.

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4/ 💹 Token Economic Model: Tokens aren't magic beans. Projects need a sustainable model grounded in unit economics. While network growth should be a key focus in early innings, there’s a cost to token incentives. Eventually tokens need to accrue value.

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3/ 🎇 Plan of Decentralization: True decentralization is a journey, not a destination. Before launching, have a plan that maps out how your project will become more decentralized over time. Start here: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/decentralization-factors-web3-protocols-tables/

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2/ 🎯 Product-Market Fit: PMF is the most important focus for any new project or product. Tokens don’t fix product issues – they may attract users, but they won’t make them stick around. And fixing product issues post-launch is exceedingly complex. Here are some PMF strategies:

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(1/7) Launching a token too early is one of the most common mistakes in web3 – it can be fatal for projects. So, how do you get ready to launch? @jasonr and I wrote about 5 things you can do before taking the leap. Here’s a quick guide 🧵 https://t.co/V2SoOhOliu

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There are actually three strategies, (1) decentralize, (2) exclude the US and (3) restrict transferability.

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One of the most frequent questions we get from founders is… “How do I approach a token launch?” So @milesjennings, @jasonr, & @adina put together a playbook covering the how, when, and what, as it relates to token launches. Dig into the posts ⤵️

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My goal here is simple: A token launch may be the most critical event in a project’s life. Projects should be well prepared to tackle the challenge, and it takes the entire team to stay on the right side of the law. In the coming days, I’ll breakdown each piece.

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3️⃣ 5 rules for token launches. Every project is different, but these guidelines will likely hold true no matter your situation. They span finance, decentralization, comms, secondary listings and operations. Don’t forget them. https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/5-rules-for-token-launches/

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2️⃣ How to navigate token launch risks. Token launches require juggling many different risks. Here are time-tested strategies for managing them. https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/navigating-token-launch-risks/

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1️⃣ Getting ready to launch a token: What you need to know. Launching a token too early is a common mistake that can be fatal for a project. @jasonr and I wrote about how to be ready. https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/getting-ready-to-launch-a-token/

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Launching a token can be as easy as sending an email. Unlocking their potential as a new digital primitive and bringing them to market is much harder. I’ve worked with dozens of founders tackling this challenge and am now releasing a 3-part playbook written for everyone. 🧵

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Good to see BA and CFAT sue the SEC Today. The expansion of the "dealer" definition is transparent attempt to weaponize securities laws. https://www.theblock.co/post/290419/blockchain-association-and-crypto-freedom-alliance-of-texas-sue-the-sec-over-newly-adopted-dealer-rule?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

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The SEC's "...role is to protect investors; to maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets, and to facilitate capital formation. The commission is failing across all three objectives when it comes to digital asset markets and tokens." As a graph:

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The State of Crypto index, which measures innovation and adoption in the crypto industry based on 14 key non-financial metrics, hit another all time high last month. Several of the underlying metrics also individually hit all time highs. Here are some highlights 👇

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1/ Today we’re announcing the 25 promising startups in our Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Spring 2024 cohort, which kicks off this week in London. More info on each company in my blog post: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/crypto-startup-accelerator-csx-spring-2024-cohort

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We’re hosting a RWO party in Los Angeles this Thursday evening and would love to see you there. 🌃 Comment below with a photo of your book (or screenshot if Kindle) and we’ll send you an invite. If you don’t have the book yet but are interested in reading it, let us know too. 🟧

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LVR (“lever”) introduced a much-needed way for DeFi liquidity providers to think about whether and when to provide liquidity to an AMM. Check out the clearest explainer (in just 3 minutes) of LVR yet, from LVR co-inventor and Head of Research at a16z crypto @tr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7WoMeC0zow

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