Shogun Samurais NFT
Co-founded an 8,888-piece generative NFT collection on Ethereum, generating ~$2M USD in primary mint revenue.
Challenge
Launching a large-scale generative NFT collection on Ethereum required solving technical challenges around smart contract security, randomized asset generation at scale, metadata hosting, and fair distribution — all while building community and driving demand in a competitive market.
Approach
Co-founded the project and developed the full technical infrastructure: ERC721 smart contract in Solidity, Node.js scripts for randomized image and metadata generation hosted on IPFS. Designed token economics including $SHO staking token with guild-based yield mechanics and a Polygon airdrop to early holders.
Results
Achieved 84% sell-out generating approximately $2M USD in primary mint revenue. Successfully introduced staking token with guild-based yield mechanics. Exited the project by transitioning ownership to an NFT management company.