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— Startup Pitch Competition: Show off your product to gain exposure and attract potential investors by pitching your startup to a VC audience on stage.

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🧞 The blockchain badge that took the event world by storm. Community Insights on the POAP’s $10 million success story.

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Imagine a world where every event you attend gives you not just memories, but a unique digital badge to prove you were there. 

That's the vision behind POAP (Proof of Attendance Protocol) — a blockchain-based project that has over 29K issuers and $10 million raised.

How does it work?

• You joined the live webinar – get a POAP.

• You came to an in-person event – get a POAP.

• You finish a course of study – get a POAP.

• We met in real life – get a POAP.

So in short, POAPs can measure the micro-interactions that people have with businesses, brands, and other people digitally and in real life. POAP is accessible for everyday users, making it a key player in mainstream NFT adoption.

Source: @gabrielhaines

OK, but how did they become such a sensation? Let’s explore 👇

1️⃣ Leveraging community-driven marketing 

POAP was designed to be a community-driven project from the very beginning. Back to 2019, it was created during ETHDenver as a hackathon project to reward fellow hackers for their attendance at one of the most versatile events in the world.

The team actively engaged with the Ethereum community through various channels such as social media, forums, and events. This approach helped to create a strong sense of community ownership and enthusiasm around the project.

2️⃣ Partnering with event organizers 

POAP's success is largely due to its ability to provide value to event organizers. By providing them with a simple and effective way to distribute event badges, POAP was able to quickly gain traction, build a reputation as a reliable and useful tool for event organization, as well as it unlocked better NFT adoption.

For instance, POAP collaborated with some fashion shows, such as Metaverse Fashion Week or Vogue World Fall 2022 to engage with their incipient Web3 community.

“It’s a great way to onboard new users who don't know about crypto”

Gmoney, a Web3 influencer and investor (also invested in POAP)

3️⃣ Leveraging social media and influencers

POAP uses social media to its advantage, particularly Twitter and Reddit. The team regularly posts updates about the project, shares news, runs meme contests, and engages with the community. 

Additionally, POAP was able to attract high-profile influencers and advocates in the Web3 community, who helped promote the project and raise awareness among their followers.

Guess who’s here? 👇 POAPs have been celebrated by none other than Vitalik Buterin himself.

Photo taken at ETHNYC (2019)

4️⃣ Building a user-friendly interface

This January POAP released a new website to remove barriers to adoption and made it easy for new users to get started with the platform. 

We see a simple and intuitive user interface, which makes it easy for issuers to learn how to use POAP, and create their own drops.

Need more insights like these? Happy to announce that Isabel Gonzalez, the POAP co-founder, will be taking on the stage at Epic Web3 Conference to share what the front line of Mass Adoption looks like. 

Let’s meet Isabel in-person on June 9, in Lisbon! 🔥

Get a ticket now or scroll further to participate in a giveaway & win a free ticket.

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🚀 GIVEAWAY ALERT

We’re excited to announce a ticket giveaway in partnership with Mac Budkowski, the host of the Web3 Talks podcast. 

Follow the simplest rules to win a discount or free ticket to the Epic Web3 Conference and learn how to build and grow Web3 products from Polygon, POAP, Ledger, MetaMask, Uniswap, and many more.

How to take part:

1️⃣ Follow @epicweb3 & @web3talks on Twitter

2️⃣ Like + Retweet the tweet

3️⃣ Tag a friend who’s also building in Web3

📍 Important: The giveaway ends on March 19 — hurry up to take part and win one of the three prizes!

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