thirdweb
A tool for building web3 apps
👋 Welcome to the third issue of The Syllabus from Invisible College – a newsletter that will help you navigate the complex world of web3. To get this newsletter delivered to your inbox, subscribe here:
Before we begin, a disclaimer – nothing here is financial advice. We’re analyzing projects that we find interesting in the hope that you’ll enjoy learning about them as well.
With that, let’s dive in.
Imagine the birth of a new colony on Mars.
Lured by the promise of a better future, the colony attracts thousands of citizens and billions of dollars from investors. Architects start drawing up plans for apartment buildings, coworking spaces, banks, parks, cafes, and restaurants. Everyone is enthusiastic to improve upon the earth-bound colonies they once called home.
But there’s a problem– not enough people know how to do construction on Mars. Sure, there are similarities to building on earth, but the differences are critical for creating the infrastructure for the colony to survive.
The colony needs an organization that can set universal standards, build prefabricated modules, and create a shared technical infrastructure that will make it easier and faster to construct buildings on Mars.
This colony represents the current state of web3. Lots of dollars chasing ideas, without enough builders that can turn these dreams into reality. Fortunately, unlike Mars, web3 has an organization that’s forming to make building easier. It’s called thirdweb.
Launched in the second half of 2021 and backed by investors like Gary Vaynerchuk and Mark Cuban, thirdweb makes it easy for creators to build, launch, and manage their own web3 projects without writing code. thirdweb provides the tools and prefabricated components that creators can leverage to build web3-enabled apps faster and cheaper.
They offer smart contracts, SDKs (software development kits), widgets, and UI components that builders can implement into their apps, NFTs collections, marketplaces, DAOs, and games.
Not only is thirdweb building a number of useful products, but they’re building them across a range of blockchains.
If you’re worried about cost, fear not. thirdweb is free to experiment with. The company’s business model involves taking a small percentage of revenue that your project generates. If you don’t make money, neither do they.
thirdweb’s mission is undeniably powerful. By making building in web3 easier, more innovators will be able to run a higher number of experiments at a lower cost. As more of these projects succeed, humanity gets closer and closer to the dream of building a new colony on the frontier.
Want to get started with thirdweb?
Visit their website to get a feel for their product.
Explore their portal to learn about building, deploying, and managing web3 apps.
Join their Discord to meet other members of their community.
Special thirdweb event for Invisible College members
Join us on Wednesday, February 2nd at 10 am PT in the Invisible College Discord server for a special demo event with the team at thirdweb. Members of their team will show us how to use their platform and stick around for Q&A. See you there!
Other projects we’re checking out
Royal – A platform that enables fans to earn royalties from the songs of their favorite artists.
Pegaxy – A blockchain game that allows players to breed and race futuristic winged horses.
Heartbeat – A collection of beating heart NFTs that transform in response to blockchain activity
Invisible College Recommended Reads
The Internet As Your Resume | 13-minute read
An essay that explores how web3 changes the nature of the resume using proof-of-reputation.Why Decentralization Matters | 9-minute read
An interesting read from Chris Dixon delving into the benefits of decentralization.Complete guide to Stablecoins | 8-minute read
A piece that’ll take you from 0 to 1 in your understanding of stablecoins.
Community Updates
Decentraliens NFT Presale
We’re a little over two weeks away from the presale of our Decentraliens NFT collection. Here are a few things you’ll want to do in order to prepare:
Open a Coinbase account, if you don’t have one already (it may take up to two weeks to move funds off of Coinbase, after creating a new account)
Make sure you have a Solana wallet (like Phantom)
Register your Solana wallet address for the NFT presale (you’ll need to be a member of the Invisible College Discord server)
Transfer the Solana you purchased on Coinbase to your Phantom wallet
You can check out this mint guide we put together to get all the details.
Events Calendar
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Upcoming Events
⭐ Headliner Events
Learn How to Use thirdweb – Weds (2/2) @ 10 am PT (Discord)
What NFTs Could Be w/ Mario Gabriele – Thurs (2/3) @ 10:30 am PT (Twitter Spaces)
🧠 Topic Deep Dives
Intro to Smart Contracts for Builders – Mon (1/31) @ 4 pm PT (Discord)
Design and Mint an NFT on Opensea – Tues (2/1) @ 10 am PT (Discord)
Deep Dive on Cosmos – Fri (2/4) @ 12 pm PT (Discord)
🙌 Community Gatherings
Invisible College Town Hall – Thurs (2/3) @ 12 pm PT (Discord)
Invisible College, is a learning DAO that helps web3-curious builders and creators explore and launch projects. If you’d like to learn more about our community and get smarter about web3, check out our Discord server.