Witnessing History, Owning The Plays: The Search For Truth Behind NBA Top Shot's Tagline
Getting back to our roots and why we're all here to begin with
The winner of the LBJ Rare Finals #381/750 is Jed_131. Congratulations!
Wow
Figured Iβd get to the good stuff right away.
This iconic moment has travelled through the Metaverse and arrived at its destination.
Thank you to everyone for your participation. Means the world to me.
First Ever Giveaway
I poured my heart and soul into my first substack. 24 hours later:
Vain to artificially game people into reading my content? Maybe.
Do I believe in what I write? Unequivocally.
I'm glad to see these moments go to Jed, Tatyanna, and Grant. Their stories are similar to mine and many others. Hooked by the product, staying for the community:
Spotlight
Before knowing he won, I tricked Jed into answering a few questions for us:
TSF: How did you first get into Top Shot?
Jed: One day I was on Twitter looking at fantasy basketball. I was thinking about getting back into sports cards, which I loved when I was younger. I noticed more and more people posting about Top Shot, which drove me to the website. That was the beginning of my learning experience about NFTs. I was instantly drawn to the product. I bought 5 moments that first night.
TSF: What is your favorite thing about Top Shot?
Jed: My favorite thing about Top Shot is hands down the community. It has been an awesome experience. I have met so many cool, interesting, and intelligent people. Itβs just been such a positive place. I originally bought in for the product, which I love, but the people are really whatβs defined my experience. It doesnβt matter if youβre Dingaling, or a small collector like me. Everyone treats you the same.
TSF: Anything youβd like to say on Motherβs Day?
Jed: Happy Motherβs Day to my Mom and Wife, who are the strongest, most amazing women I know. Hopefully everyone cherishes the women in their lives. Being a Girl Dad, itβs also been great to see all the women in this community!
TSF: What are you looking forward to most about the future?
Jed: Iβm most excited to see how the product evolves. I have a lot of respect for the people at Top Shot. They have done an amazing job considering how fast itβs growing. Iβm looking forward to seeing the community grow. I want to see new people come and have the same experiences as me. Itβs also great that we can use this platform for charity. Like yesterday for the USO. Special thanks to all the people that have made this so great for me like @girldadNFT and @topshotfund. There are many more, but we would be here all day.
Roots
Iβm grateful for Fred Wilson and his blog. Woke up to this on December 28th:
Today is May 9th. 132 days later.
Constantly reminding myself itβs a long term game.
Thank You
From the end of my first substack on April 29th:
This could be my first and only ever Substack. Zero promises, but in the event I write more and you'd like to be notified, please subscribe:
On May 6th I published the BAYC Q&A. Twelve days later here we are, in the midst of my third post.
Thank you for the interaction on Twitter. Thank you for reading & subscribing to my substack. Your support is extremely encouraging.
Creator Corner
Go Forward Plans
Heading to Twitter to congratulate Jed_131 on his big victory. Come join us.
Weβll always be here.
Witnessing history, owning the plays.
Witnessing History, Owning The Plays: The Search For Truth Behind NBA Top Shot's Tagline
Congratulations Jed!
THIS gives me hope more than anything Dapper Labs can control. While they certainly roped me in with a genius product thatβs a ton of fun, I would have happily considered it an investment and walked away for awhile . However, our community is blowing the lid off of whatβs possible! Everyday folks becoming content creators and having their podcasts and videos explode with support... Whole social platforms suddenly gaining utility (I previously just used IG and only joined Twitter for Top Shot)... The masses of new friends and genuinely, good-hearted, passionate, positive, & kind people in this community is astounding. @TopShotFund is high on this list: Exceptional trilogy of substack articles here, #SpaceCowboy π₯π₯π₯...And a monumental trilogy LeBron of giveaways too! Each one generously going to a genuine, positive, and DOPE community member!! Thanks for putting all this good energy out there @TopShotFund! ...And another round of congrats to Grant, Tatyana, & Jed!!!