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Ecosystem growth. Get builders, users, and partners moving together.

Ecosystem growth is a custom program for Web3 protocols and other platforms that grow when people build on them, integrate them, and bring their own users. We map who already connects to you, find the missing link, and run the developer, community, partner, and incentive work that closes it.

See how it's priced
scope and timeline set in a written plan
Custom
per cycle, every engagement
2 weeks
undisclosed paid creator posts
0

Three illustrative programs.

Illustrative programs, not client work. Each starts from a constraint, then names what we would run and what we would measure.

Mainnet launch for an L2

Developers try the testnet, few deploy to mainnet, and the apps users want aren't there yet.

  1. Developer on-ramp

    Quickstarts for the starter contracts teams fork most, a grants track tied to mainnet deployment, and a hackathon with a launch-week demo day.

  2. Reach

    Disclosed creator and developer-advocate content on X and YouTube, plus weekly office hours in Discord.

  3. Incentives

    Quests that require real onchain actions, with sybil filtering before any reward is paid.

  4. Measure

    Contracts deployed to mainnet, builders still shipping after 90 days, and wallets active after the incentives end.

Activation for a consumer wallet

Downloads look healthy, but most new wallets never fund, and most funded wallets never come back.

  1. First connect

    An onboarding flow that explains fees and recovery before it asks for funds, tested by visitor cohort.

  2. Explainers

    Short videos and creator walkthroughs for the first three actions a new user takes.

  3. Support community

    Telegram and Discord where real questions get answered within hours, with no bought members or bots.

  4. Measure

    Connect to funded, funded to second transaction, and 30-day repeat use, split by acquisition source.

A mod scene for a PC game

Players love the game, but a handful of modders make all the content, and new content depends on the studio alone.

  1. Creator tools

    Mod documentation, a sample project, and a Steam Workshop publishing path that works the first time.

  2. Programs

    A monthly modder showcase, creator spotlights, and a Discord channel where the team answers modders directly.

  3. Partners

    Streamers and YouTubers matched to the mods that change how the game plays.

  4. Measure

    Mods published, subscriptions per mod, and players still in modded content after 30 days.

What an ecosystem program runs.

  1. Ecosystem and constraint diagnosis

    Map product, audience, evidence, economics, and the current growth system to find the binding constraint.

  2. Participant and distribution mapping

    Map the users, developers, partners, integrations, communities, creators, and channels shaping adoption, and find which connection is missing.

  3. Product mechanisms and companion products

    Design and build features, integrations, tools, or net-new companion products when product behavior is the growth lever.

  4. Partnership and participation systems

    Create the partner, creator, community, event, field, and distribution systems the constraint justifies.

  5. Measurement, operation, and transfer

    Instrument, operate, and improve the system; transfer ownership where the written scope requires it.

How we work with you.

We handle

  • Diagnosis and participant mapWho already builds on, integrates, and talks about you, and which connection is missing.
  • Program design and buildDocs, grants and hackathon tracks, partner offers, quests, and the pages and tools they need.
  • OperationCommunity, creators, and partner programs, run in two-week cycles against the agreed adoption signal.
  • Measurement and handoverOnchain and product cohorts reported weekly; the programs transfer to your team where the scope says so.

You provide

  • Product and engineering accessA technical owner for integrations, docs review, and testnet or SDK questions.
  • Grant and incentive budgetsBudgets and treasury decisions stay yours; we design and report on how they are spent.
  • ApprovalsSign-off on public claims and legal review of incentive and reward terms.
  • Data accessProduct analytics and the contracts or addresses we measure onchain.
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Questions buyers ask

What is ecosystem growth?
A custom program for a product that grows when other people build on it, integrate it, or bring their own users. It joins developer programs, community, partners, creators, and incentives in one plan, judged on usage that lasts.
Who is ecosystem growth for?
Web3 protocols, L1s and L2s, wallets, and dApps first. It also fits AI platforms that grow through integrations and plugins, and games whose players make mods or other content.
Do incentive programs actually work?
Often only while they run. Castle Labs and DefiLlama Research found that on Arbitrum's incentive programs, TVL, fees, and transactions tended to revert to pre-incentive levels once rewards ended. We tie rewards to real onchain actions, filter sybil wallets, and judge a program on what is still active after it ends.
How do you find developers?
Where they already are: hackathons, grants, docs, and developer communities. Hackathons remain a real on-ramp; Solana's Cypherpunk hackathon drew more than 9,000 participants and 1,576 final projects. We tie each track to a deployment, not a demo.
How do you handle creator and KOL disclosure?
Every paid post is disclosed. For a token that may be a security, SEC Section 17(b) also requires stating who paid and how much, and in the EU, MiCA requires marketing to be identifiable and consistent with the white paper. On X, paid crypto posts carry the Paid Partnership label and are kept from the EU, the UK, and Australia.
Do you trade tokens or make price claims?
No. We don't trade, provide liquidity, or market a token's price. Ecosystem programs are about builders and users, and every public claim goes through your approval.
How is ecosystem growth priced?
Ecosystem growth is custom: its price, scope, and timeline are set in a written plan. Any growth engineering builds the program needs are priced in the same plan.

Where ecosystem growth fits

Find the missing link. Then build it.

Tell us who needs to show up. You get a written plan with scope, timeline, and price before any work starts.

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