Guiding Principles
Arrowheads pursue ambitious creative projects—projects that begin as ideas, and grow through consistent work, community support, and a shared belief.
We're building crowdfunding mechanisms tailored for creative builders. At the core: anti-rug protections that support both backers and new creators.
You might think anti-rug mechanics are just for protecting backers. But they're also creator-friendly—especially for new builders. They make it possible to get funded not by clout or reputation, but on the strength of your vision and your ability to ship.
Arrowheads are a community of creators working on their own projects, but aligned by a shared token: $ARROW.
The Challenge We're Facing
We’re looking for serious creators—those who want to build something ambitious, and stick with it long enough to bring it to life.
There’s plenty of noise in Web3. Arrowheads are about supporting creative projects in stages, with real accountability, helping them take real creative leaps.
Mini-App Development
There’s several early visions of the Arrowhead mini-app being developed—check out the /lum-protocol channel on Farcaster to see some of the early vibe-coded prototypes and community feedback.
My latest mock-up focuses on time-based deliverables:
Projects raise funds through an initial mint, then unlock more based on progress. Be sure to check out the dashboard page as well.
Eventually, the plan is to build a full suite of tools to help creative builders move from idea to prototype to launch—and beyond.
I'm looking for someone (or a team) to really own this/these app(s). Ideally someone who wants to take this further: expanding it for different use cases, evolving it into a full-fledged product or even a standalone business.
Strategic Near-Term Moves
Here’s how we can keep it focused early on:
1. Small Cohort of Founding Projects
Limit posting in the /arrow channel, for the time being, to a handful of promising creators who have submitted projects and earned attention. This keeps things high-signal, while giving each project room to grow.
2. Small Weekly ETH Pools for Progress Updates
Each week, a round of small ETH rewards (e.g., 0.011) will go to creators who share public updates on what they’re working on.
3. Build Clear Path to Deliverables
Share your idea
Get feedback
Improve
Launch an initial mint with refund options
Deliver on your promises
Every step builds trust—between creator and backer, between community and project.
4. Opening Up Later
Once the first cohort has successfully launched mints through Arrowheads, they’ll form a kind of founding group—creators who’ve shipped.
They’ll help curate and vote on the next wave of projects to join.
If you’re building something ambitious—and you’re serious about delivering (or want to support those who are)—Arrow might be for you.
Let’s build the future of crowdfunding creativity, one project at a time.
Weekly Feedback Round
If you’ve read this far—thank you.
This week’s rewards will be based solely on feedback.
How to participate:
Cast your thoughts in a single thread (just reply to yourself).
Share feedback on any of the ideas above: mechanics, goals, vision.
I (naaate) will be the only one voting, and will try to read every thread fully (please don’t tag me).
Only the most thoughtful, community-oriented feedback will receive rewards.
Taking a week focused on feedback for /arrow https://paragraph.com/@arrow/ambitious
The round: https://rounds.wtf/arrow/feedback-week-2
hey I read the blog post. still a bit confused. for the feedback round, are you looking for (a) feedback on the Arrow project itself (mechanics, vision, etc.), or (b) reflections on our own project progress in relation to arrows goals? Or is it a mix—using our experience to offer feedback on the arrow model. apologies I may be overthinking this but appreciate any clarification
All of the above. You can keep adding to you thread as you think of things
thanks, appreciate the opportunity to add new reflections as the week goes.
Feedback for /arrow 🔽 → Add filters like: open to collabs, needs funding, early concept, etc. → Maybe a badge system that shows what stage a project is in (idea, in progress, launch). → And maybe a “supporter wall” or backer log like Kickstarter — public or private. Love the potential here 🙌
Taking a moment to share some thoughts during #feedbackweek for /arrow I really like the vibe here — it feels like a space where creative folks can experiment freely. A few things I’d love to see: – A spotlight area for unfinished or WIP (work in progress) projects — more raw, less polished, still inspiring – Some way for people to contribute beyond tokens — like feedback, collabs, or just encouragement – A clean way to follow a project’s milestones or journey, like a mini timeline Grateful this space exists. Big ups to the builders 🙏🏽 #arrow #creativeprojects