Episode four of "Q&A with Legends of Web3"
Today our guest is
@NFT1nsight , Co-Founder of
@ChimpersNFT 🔥
He and his brother
@TimpersHD have managed to create a great collection of cute beautiful chimps with a strong and truly vibish community.
Let's get started!🫡
1. How did you start your journey in Web3 and why did you choose chimpers?
Insight: "Chimpers was the product of
@TimpersHD imagination, he entered the NFT world in February 2021 as an artist and quickly began selling his 1/1s, working with RTFKT, BAYC and became a creator of art for Nouns.
He also enjoyed the community side of NFTs, and in particular he fell in love with the BAYC. He wanted to push the vibes further, and so we created The Boring Ape Chronicles with him.
Timpers have always had the idea of doing a PFP collection, and after the success of TBAC we decided to do one.
At first the character could have been anything, from bears, to cats, to Dogs... But since Timpers rhymes with 'Chimpers', there was no better place to start than with a Chimp!"
2. How do you plan to develop Dojo?
Insight: "For us, the Dojo was a fun way of gamifying our storytelling experience. With Dojo they can level up their bandana ranks, earn XP, and become stronger for the adventure ahead.
We do not intend to build out a larger game, rather we plan to build upon the adventuring system to reward holders and above all else, encourage fun amongst the Chimpers holders."
3. What is the secret to building such a close-knit community?
Insight: "We never rushed the process of building community, and always thought long-term.
In the beginning we kept a small tight knit number of 100 so we could develop the journey together, and when the time was right we later expanded.
Separating the hierarchy of founders versus community is key and helps to"
4. Why did you start actively developing Instagram and TikTok?
Insight: "For us ever since we launched Chimpers our goal was to transform it into a multimedia brand.
It all started unconsciously with
@Mazrocka who loves to watch Instagram reels and TikToks. We shared them and before we knew it we had decided to create an account for Chimpi - Chimpers younger brother.
The goal isn't just growing the account for brand awareness, it's an opportunity for us to accelerate the growth of a real brand, from merchandising to publishing to media."
5. Describe your typical holder.
Insight: "Chimpers holders are creators, builders, artists, traders, collectors and one thing that unites them all is the desire for adventure, and exploration. The Chimpers pfp is the glue to this journey, and we are a tight knit community."
6. How did you negotiate partnerships with TMNT?
Insight: "We were introduced to Paramount by
@misanharriman, a good friend and long term collector of Timpers. When they were searching for an authentic web 3 brand to collaborate on a web 3 experience, we were recommended and we hit off the conversations from there!"
7. Share some alpha what the Chimpers have ahead of them
Insight: "
- Adventure expansion
- Collectible Figurine
- Chimpers Merch Drop
- Web2 x Web3 integrated experience"
8. What was your biggest flip and on what?
Insight: "My biggest and probably only successful trade was
@HAPEsocial , for the most part I hold virtually all of the NFTs I purchased and HODL.
I rarely have time to buy into new projects, but I did recently buy the top on
$PEPE and pay the price lol!"
9. One advice for newcomers from Web2, and one advice for OGs in the space.
Insight: "For web 2 newcomers, embrace the tech and shift your mindset to learning mode. If you believe in ownership and control then you should be open minded!
For OGs, stay patient. The tech isn't going anywhere and nor are the committed teams and creators here pushing for the long term. Avoid bad moods and stay informed."
That's it! Thanks a lot to our guest for the interview, it was very interesting to hear about his journey in Web3 and the future of Chimpers. Good luck in building and in life!
I hope you enjoyed my questions and his answers. Let me know in the comments who I should invite next!👇
Good luck to everyone and of course DYOR🫡