Raising the Curtain for May

May is blooming and the first cohort of the CPG Accelerator is taking center stage as it opens the last act: the third of three intensive months that will culminate in pitch presentations to a distinguished panel of investors.

CPG community members can benefit this May through select live mentor sessions open to the whole community, and through access to prior mentor sessions on Zealous.

In addition, we will be broadcasting an Awards Pitch Show on Monday, May 22 featuring our top 12 finalists, for which community members will have a chance to vote and help decide who wins a portion of $25K in cash prizes.

Behind the scenes this May, the CPG team is working eagerly to bring new initiatives to fruition later this summer. For hints on these endeavors, please visit our pinned tweet.

CPG Accelerator: What’s Ahead

Join us next week for two exciting mentor sessions, open to the whole community:

1. On Tuesday, CPG Founders Chris Cantino and Jaime Schmidt will lead a talk on Product and Branding.

2. On Wednesday, we’ll host a presentation on “AI for Startups” to help business owners maximize efficiency.

*Please check Twitter and Telegram for confirmation of timing. 

Key Dates

Monday May 22: Pitch Show Awards and community voting opens.

Sunday, May 28: Voting for community favorites closes.

Wednesday, May 31: Cash prizes and CPG Certified tokens awarded.

Did You Miss It?

➤ Navette, the first collection from Craft Nouveau, was featured in STIRworld, another prominent design publication.

➤ Genius Call #26 with Sergio Silva dropped last Friday on Crypto Podcast Goods.

Community Highlights

• Harold Hughes was named to the Doodles Doodlebank Community Council. Way to go Harold 🎉

• Ethereum token standard ERC721R created by Elie Steinbock is becoming official. Moving forward, it will be known as ERC-5507. For more about this refundable NFT standard, reference Genius Call #25 from March 31, 2023.

Jobs & Talent

Want to work with CPG? We are seeking a seasoned Senior Business Development Lead. Read more.

CPG Community member and Accelerator participant @Kienchik is looking to fill two open positions, including Community Manager and Partnerships Lead, at startup Spilnota.

Allowlists & Minting

Mosaics, a large-scale interactive art platform in web3 with co-created pixel art and on-chain auctions.

Links & Resources

CRYPTO PODCAST GOODS, our Genius Call podcast series

TRAME x CPG, Craft Nouveau newsletter and back issues

REWARDS, our loyalty program for CPG holders

Telegram Onboarding Guide for new members!

CPG Calendar of Events