Session 4: Ideation group Crypto Packaged Goods is proud to present Pitch Week: the CPG Accelerator’s culmination of almost three months of intensive work that has helped over 100 startups propel their businesses forward. Now, 42 of those startups across three different stages, Ideation, Building, and Growth, are ready to present their business concepts to our distinguished panel of investors. Watch to learn, and watch to cheer on your colleagues over two exciting days. Twelve finalists will move on to the Finale on Monday, May 22, when voting opens for the community to award $25K in cash prizes. Details for voting and watching the Pitch Show Finale will be released separately.

Session 3: Building Group 2 Crypto Packaged Goods is proud to present Pitch Week: the CPG Accelerator’s culmination of almost three months of intensive work that has helped over 100 startups propel their businesses forward. Now, 42 of those startups across three different stages, Ideation, Building, and Growth, are ready to present their business concepts to our distinguished panel of investors. Watch to learn, and watch to cheer on your colleagues over two exciting days. Twelve finalists will move on to the Finale on Monday, May 22, when voting opens for the community to award $25K in cash prizes. Details for voting and watching the Pitch Show Finale will be released separately.

In this session, CPG Accelerator teams will learn about building a leading Web3 product + community with the co-founder of Floor, Chris Maddern.

Genius Call #26: Fireside Chat & Q+A with Sergio Silva, Senior Director at Fireblocks & Founder of “Seize The Meebs!” Date: Wed 26 April  Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC  Sergio Silva “Sergito” is the Senior Director for web3 BizD at Fireblocks. Sergio is also the founder of "Seize The Meebs!", an editioned-art and meme project that promotes digital asset ownership.  Sergio is a founding member of NeonDAO, a for-profit investment fund focused on building and promoting the open metaverse. Sergio started his career at Goldman Sachs in 2009 and moved to Barclays in 2014, where he spent seven years before moving into the digital asset space.  In this genius call, Sergio will discuss a variety of topics including: pivoting from web2 to web3, launching a successful NFT project, meme culture, insights from being a founder member of a for-profit investment DAO, building in web3 and much more!  Connect with Sergio at: @sergitosergito (https://twitter.com/sergitosergito)

In just 18 short months NFT God AKA Alex Finn has built a dedicated community of over 115K Twitter followers and 24K subscribers to his weekly newsletter, 1% Better. He achieved this by tying together content on personal growth, technology, investing, and his unique perspective on the transformative potential of NFTs. Alex's expertise in Web3 brand-building and community growth has made him a sought-after speaker and advisor. In this session CPG Accelerator teams will have the chance to speak to him directly and learn from his experiences building online audiences in the Web3 space. Follow him at: twitter.com/NFT_GOD twitter.com/1BetterbyNFTGod www.1percentbetter.io

Genius Call #24: Intro to DAOs & their future - with Rebecca Lamis, Co-founder of UnicornDAO & Head of Partnerships at Playlayer Date: Wed 8 March Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC (this call is 90 minutes long) Rebecca Lamis is the Co-founder of UnicornDao, Head of Partnerships at mixed reality startup Playlayer, previously worked with Quantum, and is an active DAO organizer and advisor. She has been in web3 since 2018 with a focus on making the industry and its opportunities more accessible. In this genius call, Rebecca will cover the definition, history, philosophy and benefits of DAOs. She will also cover DAO use cases, DAO legal structures and the challenges faced by DAOs. Rebecca will conclude the call by answering specific questions raised (in advance of the call) by our community. Connect with Rebecca on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/RebeccaLamis

Genius Call #22: ‘No risk, no reward! How to find your career path in web3’ - Christine Theriot, Strategic Partnerships, World of Women Date: Wed 22 February Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC Christine is the Director of Strategic Partners at World of Women and was previously the Director of Strategic Partnerships at BFF. Prior to transitioning to web3, Christine served as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Intelligent Deals, where she built a robust network of TV & entertainment brand partnerships with mega-media giants like The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Wendy Williams, The Real etc. In this genius call, Christine will share career insights including: creating & designing your ideal role, shooting your shot successfully, working in web2 vs working in web3, building your web3 reputation, utilizing your networks, negotiating pay, setting professional boundaries & much more. Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/Majestique_eth

Date: Wed 1 February Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC In this genius call, we will hear from Dan on a variety of topics including: building a sufficiently decentralized social network, the value of doing things that don’t scale, using user feedback to evolve the product, lessons and insights from his time at Coinbase, tangible advice for builders in web3 and much more. Dan Romero is a co-founder of Farcaster, a sufficiently decentralized social network. Prior to Farcaster, Dan was an early employee and exec at Coinbase, where he led international expansion and the consumer business. He's also an active angel investor. Farcaster handle: @dwr Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/dwr

🚀pre-Accelerator session #2: Office Hours with CPG Date: Tuesday 31 January 2023 Time: 10am PT/1pm ET/ 6pm UTC In the second session of our pre-Accelerator, CPGs Head of Incubator Raffaela Rein will review the first two weeks of the program then focus on important preparation and pitch practice for the February 15 Pitch Day. All CPG holders are welcome, and attendees will receive POAPs linked to CPG Rewards! The stream will be broadcast in the main Pop channel. Can't make it live? No problem, it will be recorded.