Some of you are clearly new to collabs or just new to web3 in general and it shows. It’s 2026 and I’m still seeing people cry about a 50/50 split like it’s daylight robbery. If you’ve been in this space for more than 4 or 5 years, you already know better.

When I was a noob, one of my biggest wins came from the Otherside mint. A total stranger reached out, trusted me, and sent me funds to mint NFTs. I took the risk, minted, sold early right around peak floor, and we split profits 50/50. On top of that, I refunded him the full gas fees from my own share. If you do the math, it ended up roughly 30% for me and 70% for him.

I still walked away with about $15k from that single deal.

Now imagine I had been greedy and refused the deal because “why should I split?” That moment was my breakthrough. Anyone who knows my story knows that was the push I needed. Since then, I haven’t stopped winning. One good opportunity was all it took.

So here’s the point. If this is the push you need, stop listening to bitter people who don’t even have an allocation to begin with. Stop listening to folks who are already made, won’t offer you a better deal, and only show up to chase clout.

Think for yourself. If someone is willing to fund you, don’t fumble the opportunity out of greed.

Good luck.