Mike Winkelmann (Beeple) – Co-Founder
A digital artist with over 14 years of experience. Sold the most expensive NFT ever to a single buyer at a public sale for $69 million. Incredibly famous in space, he has 2.5 million Instagram followers, his works have been featured in two Super Bowl halftime shows, and Justin Bieber's performance.
Michael Figge – Co-Founder
Worked as a Creative Director for POSSIBLE, a company that provides visual identities for the world's biggest artists. Worked with Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Childish Gambino, and Paul McCartney.
Tim Smith – Co-Founder
Previous experience includes being a Co-Founder of No Fine Print, a successful online wine company. Also worked at a company that managed musical artists such as Mary J Blige, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and Rob Zombie.
Guy Oseary – Co-Founder
Has an incredible track record, worked in artist management including Madonna, and producing the Twilight series. He also managed baseball stars like three-time American League MVP Alex Rodriguez, helping him win his first World Series championship. Guy then became an adviser to other companies including Groupon, which Forbes declared the "fastest growing company in internet history." That company is now worth $1.4 billion.
There are a few more team members, but those are the key members behind the project.
Looking at a handful of team members, we can see they all have long lists of accomplishments and ties to major companies and artists. I haven't seen many teams with such an established employment history in this space until now.
In the bigger picture since the dawn of the NFT era, a wide range of massive, explosive projects have emerged, but those that have survived are the ones that presented viable, value-adding collaborations and vision – something that leads us to understand that projects without a viable vision are ultimately destined to fade away.
In my opinion, the project is currently in its early stages and is set to continue growing and evolving. However, there is one issue that, in my view, is problematic – Nike's lawsuit against the project over the use of their sneakers. But I believe they will quickly reach a settlement, and the project will continue to thrive and succeed.
Additionally, Yuga Labs' acquisition of the project will provide another boost for growth from a company already successful in several market projects, as I mentioned in the article.
Important to note – this article should not be seen as financial advice/recommendation. It is a review of leading projects happening in the market that we provide an opinion and accessible information on.
Sources:
https://medium.com/nswap/what-is-10ktf-nft-everything-you-need-to-know-about-wagmi-san-b9459aa5b7ab
https://acconsultancy.medium.com/10kft-an-in-depth-guide-7aa6de36e318
https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2022-11-14/yuga-labs-welcomes-beeple-s-10ktf-and-wenew-to-their-growing-nft-and-web3-ecosystem
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2022/11/14/yuga-labs-acquires-beeples-wenew-and-its-flagship-nft-collection-10ktf/
https://10ktf.com/#Abou