Dawson Botsford and the Acquisition of Earnifi’s $150M Airdrop Tool

Mint Season 6 episode 29 welcomes Dawson Botsford, Co-founder, and CEO of Earnifi, the tool that’s helped web3 users claim $150M in airdrops. Dawson comes on the podcast to share his story as a creator and entrepreneur, lessons learned while building Earnifi, and why Bankless decided to acquire web3’s notification layer.I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.Time Stamps00:48 - Intro07:55 - School Experiences10:31 - What is Earnifi?14:12 - The Most Difficult Part of Bringing Earnifi to Life15:02 - Avoiding Scam Airdrops18:49 - Introducing Monetization On Earnifi20:09 - Product Marketing22:07 - The Vision of Becoming the Web3 Notification Tool26:14 - How Do You Manage Your Time?28:35 - Best Practices When Announcing an Airdrop30:21 - Getting Acquired by Bankless32:23 - When Starting Earnifi, Did You Consider Getting Acquired?34:48 - Will Web3 Take Over Web2 Communications and Notifications?38:23 - The Future of Bankless Labs40:00 - Did You Come into Bankless Labs With a Specific Vision Yourself?43:00 - OutroAdditional ResourcesDawson’s TwitterEarnifiEpisode Timestamps and Transcripts---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim Season 6 NFThttps://adamlevy.io/nft/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 6's NFT Sponsors🌿Lens ProtocolLens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users. Learn more by visiting: https://lens.xyz/(🍄,🔍) Bello: The #1 for blockchain analytics tool for web3 creatorsBello is the no-code blockchain analytics tool that empowers web3 creators and communities with actionable insights on their collectors through a simple search.Join private Beta: https://www.bello.lol/join---------------------------------------------------------------------------Subscribe to newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLenster:https://lenster.xyz/u/levychain.lensLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io/mint