From Ascensum to Startline
Ascensum started as an idea, turned into a business, and very quickly became something much bigger than we ever expected in year one. We worked with some incredible teams, amazing people, pushed serious volume, and achieved results that most our peers in the industry still haven’t come close to. We had an amazing first year; but some things needed tweaking.
RTC
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Co-founder
why the big change i hear you ask?
the transition from Ascensum to Startline isn’t about repositioning completely away from whats been built here, it’s about building a more robust business for the future.
new name. new team structure. new business model. same core mission; creating an environment where our community and our clients can make money in web3.
we’re still maintaining the same rigorous selection process. we’re still obsessive about integrity, transparency, and execution. but we’re now structuring launches in a way that’s more sustainable for us as a team, and more profitable, and fair, for our investors. the business has evolved.
for a long time, Ascensum operated heavily in advisory.
too many launches fail because of bad decisions made long before we ever get involved, weak tokenomics, shady KOLs, poor market-making, or teams that simply shouldn’t be launching in the first place.
Startline however, is different, Startline is a full incubation vehicle.
that means we work with teams for months before launch. we support them end-to-end through TGE. we take full control of tokenomics. full control over which KOLs are onboarded. full control over market structure, liquidity, and narrative.
the biggest advantage of moving to incubation is quality control. zero hidden variables.
we’ve also changed how access to our launches works. what does this look like for you?
startline is being built so everyone can win, regardless of wallet size:
our die-hard supporters (we love you) will have the opportunity to buy a Startline Pass: NFTs that guarantee whitelist access on every incubation.
active traders will benefit from manufactured, healthy entry points, not huge candles with impossible entries like our previous launches.
smaller traders also won’t be forgotten! we’ll have airdrop campaigns running regularly. even the smallest fish must eat from time to time!
i have so many more thoughts I want to say, but lets close it out here (for now), with one final thought.
i intend to build one of the most aggressively successful incubators in this space. one that compounds reputation, results, and trust over time. everything our team has learned over the years has given us the tools to do exactly that.
the structure is right. the vision is clear, and I genuinely can not wait to get going!
dropping you all something cool soon
RTC
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