text: Here is what I am looking for in a $TAO #bittensor subnet (in no particular order). This is my rubric; I will be highlighting subnets over the coming 5-10 days as $dTAO rolls out that meet most/all of these requirements. GIVE ME FEEDBACK: What #subnets should I highlight that have your attention?
  
  •Cracked team (subjective): Would I be excited to introduce the subnet authors/leader to other people in the space? Are they interesting humans? Working on novel tech that is immediately impressive? Do they have an impressive track record? Are they fully doxxed and would other people in the eco vouch for them?
  
  Note: I also want to see this team growing. This typically indicates they have both 1) vision and 2) path to revenue to get the right people on board.
  
  •Clear Vision (subjective): Can I succinctly (30 seconds or less) explain what the subnet does, and clearly (3 minutes or less) convince people it is a worthy investment? If it takes longer than that...it ain't happening.
  
  •Path to revenue (subjective): I don’t need to see profit; but I need to see a plan to profitability. How will the subnet monetize their plans to attract more investors?
  
  •Momentum (subjective): Is the growth path becoming clearer over time? Or is it just getting more murky? Are efforts from the team snowballing to culminate in an *aha* moment where everyone publicly realizes what they're doing and how awesome they are? Or did they launch to fanfare but now their momentum is fading?
  
  •No outside investment (objective): I want to see bootstrapping. Scrappy building with as little outside help from VCs as possible (excepting partnership: see more below). Outside investment usually leads to incentive convolution: especially in projects with both an existing token (see more below) and "equity investors." If you need to feed VC mouths, why would I invest in your alpha token (subordinated)? If you're going to be a Bittensor-native startup, do it all the way. This will bite some subnets later on down the road. They should pivot now; pay off your ex-eco investors and do it right before the stakes are higher. 
  
  •No alternative token (objective): Again, this leads to incentive convolution. Is the team's goal to increase their subnet (alpha) token price (alpha/TAO exchange rate) and share of network emissions? Or is to satisfy the #wenmoon boys on ETH or SOL? These objectives will conflict over time.
  
  Caveat: I do have a large investment in $ROKO which has the most cracked team I have ever seen and partnerships out the whazoo. They also are not a subnet so there is no convolution. Historically there has been room for TAO-adjacent projects running on other chains. I am watching this closely to see if this continues or if serious projects migrate to subnets.
  
  •Partnerships (subjective): I want to see subnets partnered with other like-minded org's/subnets who are *boot-strapping* their org and running with like-minded people. You are a tech startup: solve your problems with new/more efficient tech instead of new funding.
  
  I will be highlighting subnets over the coming 5-10 days as $dTAO rolls out that meet most/all of these requirements. What #subnets should I highlight that have your attention?
  
  Graph credit @taostats
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