Ready Layer 2

Mike Elias, founder of IdeaMarket.io tells us what it was like to build a social network on Arbitrum aimed to build a market for credibility and trust.

We discuss:

• Why we have a credibility problem and why it's worth solving
• The risks of building for a smaller audience on L2
• Approaches to simplifying the onboarding process and reducing friction for your end users
• Tools that can help like ChainList.org (to streamline the setup of L2 networks for your users) and Hop Protocol (to help users bridge funds to L2)
• Where to find help when building on Arbitrum
• How to poke a stuck transaction with a stick

Connect with Mike and learn more about Idea Market:

• Web: https://ideamarket.io/
• Twitter: @ideamarket_io and @harmonylion1
• Mike's note on closing IdeaMarket: https://ideamarkets.substack.com/p/goodbye-and-final-reflections

Learn more at https://gitsmol.com

Edison Lim, Co-Founder & CEO at Suberra, explains how his team built a Web 3.0 Payments platform.

We discuss:

• Edison's founder story, including a forced hard pivot after the collapse of Terra.
• Why Suberra selected Arbitrum and two other EVM chains (Avalanche, Polygon)
• The Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP-5827) for Auto-renewable allowance extension
• How the concept of B2B translates in Web 3 (or doesn't)
• The pros and cons of building on Arbitrum

Connect with Edison and learn more about Suberra:

• https://suberra.com/
• @SuberraProtocol
• @edison0xyz

Dev Tools mentioned on the show:

• Tenderly
• Alchemy
• Infura
• Arbitrum Developer Portal

0xthade explains how he built PrimapesDAO and Arbitrum Alpha Hub including:

• Using CC0 art to launch an NFT collection
• Building a taken-gated Discord server
• Adding value to the community through bots and tools
• Building a thriving alpha community and activating its participants

You'll also learn about the PrimapesDAO and Arbitrum Alpha Hub. Who is it for? What does it do? How can you get involved?

Follow @0xthade and @PrimapesDAO on Twitter

Learn more at https://primapes.gg/

Tools and resources mentioned on the show:

• pixilart - used to modify the CC0 pixel art for the NFT collection
• bueno - used to generate the NFT collection and traits
• sudoswap - a decentralized NFT marketplace that allows sellers to create NFT liquidity pools on ETH Mainnet. Thade would like to see one of these on Arbitrum.
• Tofu - NFT Marketplace on Arbitrum
• Camelot - DEX on Arbitrum
• Primapes Alpha Earners Program

Launching February 2023!

A community-run podcast for the founders and innovators building the future of web 3 on Arbitrum.

Host git.smol interviews experienced Arbitrum founders to share lessons, best practices, and helpful resources that will help the listener launch their own project more effectively and efficiently.

Arbitrum power users, testers, and content creators will also benefit by gaining a better understanding of how protocols, projects, and tools work, and why they were built the way they were.

Learn more at https://gitsmol.com/podcast

Connect with me on Twitter: @gitsmol