🎙️New Podcast Episode🎙️

Shondra Washington, Co-Founder & CEO, Black@

Hi, it’s Dana. Writing to let you know about our newest podcast episode, available now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

How could the blockchain power new ownership opportunities for Black creatives, investors, and entrepreneurs?

Our guest on Web 2.5 this week is Shondra Washington, the Co-Founder & CEO of Black@, a token-gated private community for Black creatives, entrepreneurs, and investors.

Black@ first took shape at Art Basel 2021 – and since then, has grown into a full-blown digital community with token-gated chat rooms, member-only events, coordinated NFT group buys, and a burgeoning roster of technology apps that the community builds and monetizes. Black@ also recently announced a partnership with Andreessen Horowitz at Art Basel 2022 to support Black artists.

On the show, host Dana Hork talks with Shondra Washington, Black@'s CEO, about how Black@ came to be, some of the unique ways they are activating their community, their very Web 2.5 products like token-gated emails, and some universal lessons and insights for anyone looking to build and foster a thriving digital community.

Here’s a clip from this week's show: 

Show Notes:

0:00 Show Intro

1:47 The origins of Black@

3:44 How the Co-Founders came up with Black@ at Art Basel

4:34 Why Black@ made the community token-gated

6:01 How Black@ priced their initial NFTs

7:05 Benefits of an open minting window

7:45 Black@ current activations & activities

9:21 Unpaid vs paid membership at Black@

9:55 Membership benefits around access and education

10:31 Membership benefits around group buys of NFTs

12:10 Why product development matters to Black@

13:57 Token-gated emails with Gated

17:08 About Payroll3

19:44 About the Black Digital Art Collective & partnering with a16z

22:04 Lessons on building a thriving digital community

23:34 Black@’s business model

25:41 The hardest & easiest part of Black@

27:36 Shout-outs

29:19 What’s next for Black@

31:33 Shondra’s hope for Web3 at-large

32:20 Shill

33:35 Wrap-up

33:51 Closing

Resources:

Black@’s Website: https://www.blackat.io/

Black@ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Blackatxyz

Shondra Washington on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shondradanielle

Gated: https://tokengated.co/

Payroll3: https://www.payroll3.xyz/

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