Had an interesting discussion yesterday on our Monad space about the right time for NFT projects to mint on new chains.Day 1 or even week 1 is usually not it.There is so much going on, insane competition over attention, potential tech issues (not necessarily on the chain-level but on dApps) etc.First-mover advantage is real but it's much less important than one might think.Look at the Abstract and Berachain NFT ecosystems that launched this year.The projects that stood out weren't the ones that minted first ...

NFT Project Evolution - Many NFT projects have expanded beyond their initial scope [1] - NFT ecosystems that remain relevant have evolved into more than just "projects" [2] Doodles Case Study - Doodles has evolved into a brand active in music, fashion, and film through a Universal partnership [1] - Doodles is involved in collectibles and AI, powered by $DOOD [1]

this feels identical to when a few NFT projects were chasing grants on other chainsonly for Solana to ruthlessly go vertical for the next year straightfor numerous tech upgrades, new products, and institutional flows were being worked on the whole timeidc what happens on other chains, but I do know that SOL is about to accelerate ...