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Business Development, GTM, RevOps, Storytelling 😊
Adrian Robison
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
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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: | April 14th2022 | 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 |