# Arrowheads - Day 1

*Launch creative projects. Start small. Aim far.*

By [Arrowheads](https://paragraph.com/@arrow) · 2025-05-07

creative, ai, lauchpad, projects

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AI is lowering the barrier to creation. What once took huge teams and budgets in the millions can now begin with just a few people and a clear idea. But even with powerful tools, one thing hasn’t changed: **getting started is still hard.**

That’s where **Arrowheads** comes in. It’s a lightweight launchpad for early-stage creative projects—especially the messy, half-formed ones that haven’t yet found their shape or audience.

### **Why Choose Arrowheads?**

Not every idea needs a pitch deck. Sometimes, you just need a few backers, a bit of traction, and a place to start. Arrowheads is about the **0 to 1** phase—or even **0 to 0.1**. It's designed to help you move a project from spark to momentum.

### **How week 1 will work**

*   Share 1 idea for a creative project you would like to pursue in the /arrow channel—rough is fine.
    
    *   It can be a creative project you have already started.
        
*   Get feedback and support from others who want to help shape it.
    
*   Top performing ideas in the round can get a chance to mint a “rough draft” open edition NFT.
    
    *   (more about the mechanics of this later)
        
    *   Backers support you by minting, and later they can have the opportunity to upgrade to the final draft.
        
        *   The final draft doesn’t need to be the completed project. 
            
        *   It can simply be one piece of the full vision of your project.
            
    *   Rough draft NFTs will have a degree of built-in "rug protection"—backers can have the option to reclaim some of their mint funds anytime before they decide to upgrade it.
        
    *   Creators will also earn long-term alignment with $ARROW, while keeping full creative ownership of their project.
        

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If Arrowheads works, creators launching here will have a better shot at success than going solo—and both collectors and all creatives launching here can share long-term alignment with the $arrow token. You can succeed with your own project, and also benefit from the success of the launchpad, encouraging collaboration with others launching here as well. 

The world needs more **spaces for creative beginnings.**

This is one of them.

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*Originally published on [Arrowheads](https://paragraph.com/@arrow/day-1)*