Hours
10
Expertise
Business Development, GTM, RevOps, Storytelling 😊
Mentor
Timesheet
Telegram
Social
Day ONE
March 20, 2022
End Date
June 30, 2022
Presence
On Call
BIO
Born in Zimbabwe, raised in New York. Currently based in Los Angeles focused on all things creator/passion/ownership economy. Excited about DAOs, 1wallet, and bringing culture + community on-chain. My interest in web3 largely stems from a personal mission to empower fellow builders, creatives, and kin back home in Africa. Investing and advising in emerging ventures (especially those with a plan/strategy for the continent or better yet, based there) has become a professional hobby of sorts— I am a venture partner at a small fund and I run a diaspora-driven angel syndicate focused on community and crypto.
After an extended hiatus snowboarding in Vail, Colorado (and not particularly thrilled by pitch decks and term sheets), I recently became an operator again as Co-Founder and CEO of Social Crucifixion- an incubator and digital services firm for independent creatives & global tastemakers. Prior to this new venture, I held various roles at established enterprises (Apple, Microsoft, Gartner) and had a healthy run as CMO at Kitu Life Inc (maker of Super Coffee). I generally gravitate to entrepreneurial endeavors and authentic connections per working at Dialog, an initiative by Auren Hoffman and Peter Thiel. After my first TGI at #ETHDenver, deeply inspired and eager to advance radical social change— cheers to growth!
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Boston College, 2013
SOCIAL
Twitter: kudztaziva
Linkedin: k.taziva
April 2022 Deliverables
- Go-To-Market Strategy for Harmony/1Wallet [70%]
- Contribute to strategy & execution for 1Wallet Ambassadors (identify and onboard 5 ambassadors)
- Review comms and keynotes for Stephen/Zi/Li
- Engage with broader wallet ecosystem for idea generation and feedback on key features & functions for development (i.e. - Magic Eden, Rainbow, Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask)
- Harmony Creator Ecosystem Partnerships [90%]
- Identify, source, and align strategic business development opportunities that promote growth through culture + community (focus areas: Africa, creatives, gaming)
- DAO Evangelism [30%]
- Guide 3 DAO proposals in April 2022
- Explore and introduce 2 new tools for DAO management & infrastructure (i.e. Messari Governor, Token Curated Registry platforms)
- Actively (and ethically!) engage in 10 Discord communities/TwitterSpaces as an evangelist for Harmony
- Storytelling: Messaging & Comms [75%]
- Edit, polish, and review the keynote document with Adrian for Stephen for NFT.NYC
- Finalize 90 Day marketing and promotions plan for Ghana Unity DAO
- 1Wallet Creator Ecosystem Partnerships [25%]
- Finalize AG Baby TuffmanDAO proposal and onboard as 1wallet ambassador
- Formalize partnership with Venice Innovation Labs + Venice Collective and 1Wallet
- Finalize Paris plans with Zi (Explore Zendaya partnership)
- Onboard 10 African creatives to Harmony Ecosystem [50%]
- Identify and source musicians, artists, and tastemakers
- Walkthrough DAOs and Talk.Harmony.One
- Support 1Wallet Campaign Messaging & GTM strategy (50%)
- Work with Adrian for NFTNYC messaging
- Sync with Zi on integration with Claire and team for marketing campaigns
- Onboard 5 influencers (ambassadors) for 1Wallet (80%)
- Align with Zi and Claire to source and identify ideal creatives for 1Wallet partnership
- Comms & Community Messaging on Social Media Platforms (25%)
- Work with Daniel Pagan for sentiment analysis & weekly core team deep dive
- Weekly review of Linkedin, Twitter, and YouTube posts with bi-weekly reports to Daniel
- Sync with French counterpart to establish clear metrics of success and goals for Summer 2022
May 2022 Deliverables
Contributor Update: For most of the month of May, I was abroad in Southern Africa with limited access to reliable internet. As a result, I was not able to fully commit to my deliverables until my return. In addition, given the pause on DAO approvals and offsite— felt it was important to re-assess my contributions per the updated priorities from the core team.
June 2022 Deliverables
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Kudz E. Taziva’s Time Card
| Date | Task | Hours | Notes | Project Owner | Status | 1 |
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Onboarding | 1 | Notion set-up, KYC, Orientation resources | paid | |||
Survios Intros | 2 | Harmony overview for Hunter Kitagawa + intros to Peter Abila for GDC | paid | |||
Ten | paid | |||||
Black@NFTLA Presentation prep for Zi | 1 | Deck shared and sent to Zi | ||||
AmbassadorDAO Presentation prep | 1 | Deck shared and sent to Claire | paid | |||
NFTLA - One Pitch Judge | 5.5 | Awarded over $10K to creators/creatives | paid | |||
NFTLA- One Pitch Follow-ups | 1 | E | paid | |||
LaFamiliaDAO support | 1.5 | Met and guided Walter through Harmony ecosystem | paid | |||
Ten | paid | |||||
Tapz Gallantino CreatorDAO proposal | 1 | Guided Morgan Alston through Harmony ecosystem grant/DAO proposal process | paid | |||
Keynote refresh for Stephen | 7 | Adrian and I interviewed Brian Felsen, Ganesh, Sam, Peter, Jack, and Daniel Pagan to outline new comms/messaging for Harmony by NFT.NYC | paid | |||
Wallet Wednesday Twitter Space | 1 | Shared vision and engagement channels for 1wallet | paid | |||
GhanaUnityDAO Panel support | .5 | Zi overview and connection with Del | paid | |||
GhanaUnityDAO Panel support | .5 | Del + George Hughes overview | paid | |||
Ten | paid | |||||
Keynote review | 1 | Adrian & I interviewed Devin and Chak about DAOs https://www.canva.com/design/DAE9IG8ISqw/Ww5r8RUjHYQcTnJNR5ApHA/view?utm_content=DAE9IG8ISqw&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink | paid | |||
MandelaDAO + FreedomDAO updates | .5 | Introduced to Johnny Mack by Kweku Mandela to explore DAOs in Harmony and estate planning | paid | |||
DAO evangelism | 1 | Review governance and tokenomics with TKtheLegend, Tapz Gallantino for creator DAO proposals | paid | |||
Li Atlas Cafe support | .5 | Reviewed and gave feedback on Li’s upcoming presentation | paid | |||
AG Baby Harmony pitch | 2 | 1wallet demo & overview, tour alignment for ambassador program, and position social tokens/creator DAO | paid | |||
GhanaUnityDAO | 1 | Drafted Press Release for Panel | paid | |||
1wallet Ambassador | 1 | Korea.on (20 million TikTok followers) connection to Claire | paid | |||
GhanaUnityDAO | 3 | 90-day plan and strategy for marketing prep/overview | paid | |||
NEW PAY CYCLE | 33 Hours | TXN: | Submitted: | paid | Received:
Monday, April
15th, 2022 | |
MandelaDAO + Johnny Mack Proposal Prep | 1 | Confirmed MandelaDAO mission with Johnny Mack (Former CFO for MLK Jr. estate and advisor to Mandela/Gandhi estates) | Harmony | unpaid | ||
S16 Gallery + PinkDAO + HarmonyONE connection | .5 | Introduced emerging NFT artist PinkCAT to Harmony Ecosystem for building out women-led artist DAO | Harmony | unpaid | ||
Music + Creator DAO strategy with Sammy Chand + Adrian | 1 | Exploring NFTs+POAP integration for 1wallet. Brainstormed AG Baby CreatorDAO strategy in light of upcoming tour. | Harmony | unpaid | ||
AfricaFM + Harmony Overview | 2.5 | Co-hosted TwitterSpace (~22 attendees) to discuss Harmony’s mission, 1wallet, and onboarding creatives into the ecosystem. | Harmony | unpaid | ||
Harmony DAO’nload TwitterSpaces support | 1 | Joined Devin, Chaak, and crew to facilitate and engage in discussions about DAOs and upcoming transitions to process | Harmony | unpaid | ||
AG Baby TuffmanDAO research and support | 2 | Met with Adekunle Gold’s team to review creating a DAO on Harmony in tandem (or following) North American tour. Awaiting Harmony’s update DAO requirements to finalize proposal | Harmony | unpaid | ||
Ghana Unity DAO messaging & marketing support | 2 | Supported Del & team with messaging and outreach for Ghana Panel. | Harmony | unpaid | ||
Africon Conference: Web3 panel moderator | 2.5 | Attended and moderated a Web3 panel (+50 attendees) as Contributor to HarmonyONE. ETHDenver follow-up and several synergies to follow | Harmony | unpaid | ||
1Wallet + S16 Art Gallery Demo & Partnership | 1 | Met with Tom Ross to demo 1Wallet and explore Harmony event for artists and S16 Art Gallery. Determined best to explore 1Wallet post-beta but open to Harmony collaboration for a local LA event with artists. | Harmony | unpaid | ||
1Wallet + Africon Demo | .5 | Demo’d 1Wallet beta to prominent creatives/influencers at Africon 2022 conference | 1wallet | unpaid | ||
Wakanomy Metaverse + Harmony Port Proposal | 1.5 | Met with LA-based creative Tipz to explore Port Grant and NFTNYC event process for Metaverse project. | Harmony | unpaid | ||
1Wallet GTM deep dive | 1 | Catching up on discord, social media, and with internal team identify June deliverables and how to best support team | 1wallet | unpaid | ||
NFTNYC prep & planning | .5 | Reviewing Harmony involvement on-site to refine messaging/marketing | Harmony | unpaid | ||
Mansa Musa NFT Introductions | 1 | Met with Ghana born LA-based creative Joshua “Cinqo” Boateng to review artwork for MADNFT and Harmony proposal to explore a financial literacy based NFT project with DAO/OCC ambitions. Facilitated by George Hughes | Harmony | unpaid | ||
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Venice Music Collective + 1Wallet Partnership exploration | 1.5 | Wallet overview to Adil Kadir (Head of Product) + Venice team for potential partnership for onboarding creatives in the Venice Music Collective (post-beta). | 1wallet | unpaid | ||
MPL GameFi + Harmony partnership exploration with Zach Zacharias from MPL | 1.5 | Met with AVP of Strategy & Operations, Zacharias Zacharia, to facilitate intros to Peter Abila regarding building MPL’s upcoming GameFi platform and DEX on Harmony. | Harmony | unpaid |