Viral referral chains turn NFT drops into campus conversations.
Student developers building NFT collectibles for university events struggle to acquire peer users without paid ads due to web3 wallet intimidation.
Devs launch referral-gated NFT campaigns where each peer invite unlocks mints for both—no wallets needed upfront. Built-in gamification rewards top referrers with exclusive drops. Tracks virality with peer trees, driving organic growth without ads.
Student developers building NFT collectibles for university events targeting peer adoption
Referral mechanics exploit university social graphs for exponential peer acquisition.
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Set up drops with invite multipliers and rewards.
Personalized links track referral trees.
Visualize referral networks and K-factors.
Claim via Google/Discord, wallet optional.
Auto-mint bonuses for high referrers.
Leaderboards for campus events.
Partner with other devs for joint drops.
Text-based referrals.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| referrer_id | uuid | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| multiplier | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| campaign_id | uuid | No |
| inviter_id | uuid | No |
| invitee_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/campaignsCreate referral campaign
/api/refer/:campaignId/:referrerIdJoin via referral
/api/dashboard/:campaignIdReferral tree stats
/api/users/meCurrent user profile
100 referrals
5000 referrals
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 3% | $84 | $1,008 |
| Month 6 | 700 | 6% | $1,470 | $17,640 |
Peers invite peers—watch your campus event go viral effortlessly.
Target referral-heavy communities like hackathon Discords and student org Twitters; offer lifetime Pro for first 3 campaigns with testimonials. Run a 'beta blast' thread on r/EntrepreneurStudents.
Ecom focus
No NFT integration
Native web3 referrals for students
Templates
Generalist, wallet-agnostic missing
NFT rewards + campus tuning
Data on successful campus referral patterns builds predictive virality engine.
Referral marketing surges post-iOS privacy changes; web3 L2s enable cheap reward mints.
Referral spam
Captcha + rate limits
Low virality in niche
Seed incentives
Sweepstakes rules
No cash rewards
Success: 80% interest
Success: K-factor >1.2
Success: 50 signups
Success: 3 paid
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