It’s 2014, I’m just receiving my BA in Economics and I’m not as happy as I thought I would be. I’m working as a banker without any passion. After years of not knowing what I want to do with my life, my luck shifted and a dear friend of mine believed in my skills and invited me to join a tech startup he was founding, as a founding team member. I left my banking job and took a leap into this startup and worked for free for over 8 months until we got our first investment.
I was thrown in the water and had to learn skills to adapt. This was one the most fortunate things to happen to me in my life. I learned how to adapt, work in the tech world, network, meet people and most importantly - allowed me to make money from my passion - art - as a graphic designer. I was appointed as the Art Director of the startup and that kickstarted my art career.
The company was even gracious enough to put me through a 3D art course, and that’s where my love for 3D began. I started doing it for fun and posting some pieces on instagram, and I got a lot more exposure than what I had expected. Eventually I got offers to work on 3D games and movie productions, which I happily took.
Meanwhile, I was always fascinated by cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin while most of my surroundings called it a scam. I loved the concept of decentralization and the immense technological potential of the blockchain.
Now naturally, when I first heard about NFTs I was instantly sold. It’s not a misconception that most artists don’t know how to make money, probably due to our tendency to place passion above monetary value (if you’re not a little kookoo, you’re not a real artist).
So when I saw this opportunity for artists to promote their art in this amazing new way, that rewards the artist for talent, revolves around a community of supporters, and has an entire new target audience, I immediately started dreaming about building and developing that.
Unfortunately, the NFT market was plagued by scammers and money grubbers. This didn’t surprise me, but I hated it and wanted to change it. Especially after seeing how amazing the art scene can be in this field when joining communities of great NFT projects.
That’s why I founded Solana Frog Boys. I created the prototype frog boy about 4 years ago, among other pieces that I had as an idea for artistic collections. But I didn’t want to create just another NFT collection. I wanted something meaningful that I know I, and a lot of other people, will be consistently passionate about and that can make a difference. It’s what I learned from my startup journey. If you’re not passionate about what you do for a living, you will end up half-assing it at some point.
And now with all the innovations and great tech bursting onto the blockchain scene, especially in Solana, it felt like the right time to go ahead with this project. I’m a better artist than ever, the NFT market has been dormant for a while and everyone knows the bear market is for building. So I built.
I pitched the idea to talented friends to join the team, whipped out the frog boy prototype, created some swag for it and started building the 3D NFT generator (Creator Studio 3D) as the first project of the Solana Frog Boys.
The team and I have so many ideas for 3D tech and innovation in this world, but I know that what this field needs the most for an impact to be made, is to have a strong community that will continue to push the vision of genuine NFT art forward.
So - Froggy Boys, let’s get building.
