Coffee on Solana: from a $20 mint to the Miami Heat | Pirates Parley E24
The Raposa Coffee crew joins Pirates Parley to break down how a $20 NFT mint at the bottom of the bear market turned into the specialty coffee brand of the Solana ecosystem, now pouring at Miami Heat and Marlins games. They cover:
Selling out the 10k Kups collection in April 2023 85% of Solana Pay transactions at Breakpoint 2023 from one booth Three years with basically zero marketing spend The unfair advantage of building a brand on Solana Record sales in their first six Marlins games The on-chain loyalty app, badge marketplace and Kups burns Jungles vs cosmics, and Raposa's biggest fumble
00:00 - Welcome and intros 4:49 - Chapter one: from NFT mint to coffee brand 9:04 - Becoming the ecosystem's coffee staple 15:35 - The crypto coffee brand question 17:56 - The unfair advantage 21:25 - Miami Heat and Marlins 27:25 - Why Solana 43:44 - The on-chain loyalty app 53:26 - Jungles vs cosmics 54:56 - Raposa's biggest fumble 59:38 - What's next
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