Seema Alexander - WAGMI Women of the Week
Seema Alexander
Founder, Disruptive CEO & the UNIQUE Method™
This week we profile Seema Alexander, entrepreneur, coach, author, and Web3 mastermind. Seema Alexander is the founder of Disruptive CEO—the leading positioning agency for scaling expert businesses, the host of an all-female CEO business growth accelerator, co-organizer of DC Startup Week, internationally acclaimed business growth strategist, speaker, NFT investor and enthusiast, and mom of 2 little humans.
Using her proprietary methodology, the UNIQUE Method™, she helps CEOs/founders reposition their service businesses to move from a commodity to a sought-after brand resulting in their breakout year(s) in business.
Q. What was the first coin you bought? Ethereum
Q. If you were gifted $1k, what coin or NFT would you be buying more of? Solana (crypto) and VeeFriends Series 2 (NFT)
Q. Any new crypto or NFT projects or artists you are buying more of or watching out for? VeeFriends Series 2, World of Women Galaxy, & BFFs
Q. Best piece of investing advice someone gave you? Gary Vaynerchuk (GaryVee) was adamant with his community and anyone who wanted to start to invest in any NFTS that they take 50 hours and Do Your Own Research (DYOR).
My take on his advice is this: The NFT market is truly going to revolutionize many industries and it’s a very exciting time to invest and be part of the ecosystem. However, in the same vein, this is a similar time to the dot com era. Foundationally, there are a lot of scams that are already occurring in this space, so knowing the traps early is very important to not accidentally lose your investment.
Second, there are too many tokens…too many NFT projects…that are operating without real utility in mind or will not have the resources or money to execute on their roadmaps…so 90-95% of the projects may fail over time.
That’s why doing your research and staying on top of the projects you invest in is very important so you can make decisions to participate with foundational knowledge and indicators, not based on hype and marketing.
Q. What is a piece of advice you would like to give to others that are just starting out? If you are thinking of buying an NFT, join the Discord of the community you are interested in first. Check out the vibe.
Ask yourself:
Do people believe in the project or is it just a cash grab/hype?
Are they empowering each other and truly building community?
Are the founders involved in the conversations, etc?
You can get a lot of insights to help you make some important conclusions if you want to be part of it or not.
Q. Fav influencer/account that we should follow? @randizukerberg @garyvee @kevinrose
Q. Is anything else happening with your own project that our community should know about?
Although I am not currently working on a specific NFT/Crypto project (YET), I am helping build a VeeWom3n community within the VEEFriends ecosystem to help empower womxn forward in the Web 3 space. In addition, my mission in life is to help 100,000 female entrepreneurs/expert CEOs declare their unique superpower and have their breakout year(s) in business.
There are so many people and women in general who are transitioning into Web 3.0, building creative businesses to fill so many gaps—so I know I will play a role in helping shape many businesses in the future to find their unique place in the market and scale accordingly. And in the future, with the right partners, there will be a strong NFT project that I will co-found based on females and entrepreneurship…details to come :)
