# 🗒️ RECAP: Ecosystem Showcase AMA with @Mintbase.near Date: 27 June 2023 Channel: [Near Discord](https://discord.gg/zfhfRpaM4m) **1. Inspiration and Vision for Mintbase** - Focus on main dream: Affiliate Direct program. - Goal: Simplify marketplace and metaverse building with blockchain tech. - Long-term vision: Explore new technologies, create unified system. - Future: Multiple NFT marketplaces for different use cases, with Mintbase as a foundational layer for different use cases: ticketing, image licensing, and retail. **2. Mintbase Team** - Nate and Carolin met in 2019. - Mintbase was initially built in Berlin, self-funded for the first two years, and then raised seed funding. - The team currently consists of around 15 employees and is growing. **3. Key Features and Functionalities of Mintbase Platform** - Trying to identify a single, simple, and unified piece of the platform that provides immediate value. - GraphQL indexer for detailed token information retrieval. - Integration with Stripe for scalable payment processing, allowing sellers to connect their own accounts. - Differentiation through absence of a token to avoid regulatory issues. - Creator Suite, considered the industry's best, allows users to deploy smart contracts, mint NFTs, and test on testnet or mainnet. - The capability to add minters to each NFT contract, creating a DAO-like structure. - Audited code with completion of a full audit by OtterSec. - Exploration of the LLM system and the integration with ChatGPT. - Integration with BOS, enabling NFT purchases on the BOS **4. Improving UX on Mintbase** - Immediate display of smart contracts on the dashboard upon wallet connection. - The landing page of Mintbase provides detailed information about the platform and its applications, allowing for direct contract deployment. - Automated indexing for independent contract deployment and NFT visibility. - Store pages enhanced with features like Minter Analytics and store activity. Stats page displaying the overall activity of NFTs across platforms. **5. Mintbase Grants Program and Demo Day** - Mintbase Grant program started after the team secured series A funding. - The first cohort of grant recipients received funds in November-December, had six months to build, and will showcase their projects at the upcoming Demo Day. - Mintbase team is actively involved in a Telegram group to support grant recipients - Demo Day videos will be posted on https://www.youtube.com/@mintbase **6. Team Achievements** - After 1-1.5 years of development, Mintbase's successful launch on NEAR Mainnet was a major achievement, despite facing challenges with limited infrastructure tools. - Mintbase's achievement of interoperability is significant and complex, setting it apart from others and showcasing NEAR's unique capabilities. - Overcoming challenges such as regulations, taxes, team scaling, and fundraising is by maintaining focus and pushing forward. **7. Collaborations and Partnerships** - Mintbase considers any NFT project on Near as a partner, leveraging full interoperability and utilizing NFTs deployed on NEAR. - Integration with @keypom.near: exploring the use of account abstraction and converting keys into NFTs - Partnership with NearCon: Mintbase will be the secondary sales partner for NearCon tickets, enabling sales and rebundling of tickets on the Mintbase platform. - Partnership with Nick von Rupp: Mintbase is excited about this partnership and aims to showcase the utility value of NFTs through image licensing. - Partnership with Baron Davis: Ongoing work to build Baron Davis's system, with more details to be shared on Demo Day. **8. Upcoming Development and Milestones** - Affiliate Direct: Mintbase's core promise for the future, aiming to simplify the onboarding process. - @keypom.near integration: Mintbase is collaborating with Key Pom to understand how it works with ticketing. - Research on Meta Transactions with ChatGPT integration: Exploring the integration of meta transactions to lower the barrier for image licensing apps and other features. **9. Advice for Individuals or Teams in the Web3 Space** - Focus on long-term goals rather than getting caught up in trends. - Understand the potential of new technologies, like AI, to bridge onboarding gaps. - While having VC support can be beneficial, it's not the only path to success. - Avoid overpromising and underdelivering; aim for the opposite. Focus on exceeding expectations and delivering exceptional results. **➡️ Check out @mintbase.near at https://www.mintbase.xyz/** *Disclosure: information provided is for general informational purposes only. It should not be considered as investment, tax, or any other form of advice and NEAR Foundation bears no responsibility for any financial decisions made based on this information.*