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description: Built by the team this market has been waiting for
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# Founders

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## 🧠 **You’ve seen hype. Here’s execution.**

You’ve seen it before:\
Big claims. Slick decks. No product.\
And six months later? Ghost chain. Telegram chat abandoned. Liquidity gone.

**That’s not this team.**

We’ve been full-time in Web3 since 2017.\
We’ve built through bull runs and bear breakdowns.\
And this isn’t our first time shipping product that works.

We’re not here to play the game. \
We’re here because we got tired of watching it break the same way—over and over.

So we built the thing that should’ve existed from the start.

> **Our advantage?**\
> We didn’t just build in Web3.\
> **We helped build Web3.**

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Finance" color="blue"></option></select></th><th></th><th data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="background-color:yellow;"><strong>Nadja Bester</strong></mark></td><td><a href="https://linktr.ee/nadjabester">https://linktr.ee/nadjabester</a></td><td><em>Formerly with</em>:</td><td><span data-option="Jw9j8LZNgx5K">Bitcoin.com</span></td><td><span data-option="TfGWIMKWpwh9">Investing.com | BeinCrypto</span></td><td><span data-option="qh8jer3sbHcV">Aspen Pharma (JSE: APN)</span></td><td><em>Crypto Yearbook</em>:</td><td><span data-option="oLmGDtwufyCD">2017</span></td><td><span data-option="oIlstR5LvMMT">BTC under $1,900</span></td><td><em>Professional experience</em>:</td><td><span data-option="nUItMObsYuJo">20 years</span></td><td><em>Awards</em>:</td><td><span data-option="ZcDO6UOZelbE">Web3 &#x26; AI Most Inspirational Women</span></td><td><span data-option="pHRIr4Yw0L4Q">NFT &#x26; Digital Assets Thought Leader</span></td><td><em>Leadership recognitions</em>:</td><td><span data-option="27ZQn8jcAUEC">Mashable (Top Future Tech Power Women)</span></td><td><em>Advises</em>:</td><td><span data-option="nl1hxebRvo5E">Blockchain Legal Institute</span></td><td><span data-option="eTIaH5zA2zcW">Startupbootcamp Web3</span></td><td><span data-option="0WnGnSOpE1Xp">TheStreet (Top Web3 Women to Watch)</span></td><td><em>Featured in</em>:</td><td><span data-option="jC6IrfgdtFCq">CryptoRank</span></td><td><span data-option="mDefEt23Rj3j">International Business Times</span></td><td><span data-option="t42y78fA2V86">CoinMarketCap (Top Crypto Women Founders)</span></td><td><span data-option="OE8T4Qep9KVL">Benzinga</span></td><td><span data-option="DlAt5sVPHzUe">HackerNoon</span></td><td><span data-option="sRzEZugZzyoF">BNP Paribas L’Atelier</span></td><td><em><strong>Learn more</strong></em>:</td><td><a href="founders/team/nadja-bester">nadja-bester</a></td><td><a href="https://1939708829-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FB90ZcMaIJH0wv2XfU2jN%2Fuploads%2F3aNEIgHcJcRJXs5czcc4%2FNadja%20Bester%20AdLunam%20Cofounder%20-%20TEDx%20-%20Ctrl%20%2B%20Alt%20%2B%20Own%20-.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=87eb0349-49ec-4deb-93d9-95e3e78260ac">Nadja Bester AdLunam Cofounder - TEDx - Ctrl + Alt + Own -.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="background-color:green;"><strong>Jason Fernandes</strong></mark></td><td></td><td><em>Formerly with</em>:</td><td><span data-option="5KpO7hCyfVVw">International Blockchain Consulting</span></td><td><span data-option="mt6n8UulG8DL">NFT Tech-NEO: NFT | Frankfurt: 8LO</span></td><td><span data-option="kJBB8W4yNb7G">XREX</span></td><td><em>Crypto Yearbook</em>:</td><td><span data-option="H62zmFW5pVRz">2013</span></td><td></td><td><em>Professional experience</em>:</td><td><span data-option="sYy0qJxqtTL8">22 years</span></td><td><em>Awards</em>:</td><td><span data-option="mlj96B6aa4mk">Tokenomics Innovator</span></td><td><span data-option="LpSkX7jISuPx">U.N. Karmaveer Chakra</span></td><td><em>Leadership recognitions</em>:</td><td><span data-option="tA17O4rRJNf3">Goan Tycoon Magazine (Cover Profile)</span></td><td><em>Advises</em>:</td><td><span data-option="oVJaYBph5xk0">Stanford AI &#x26; Web3 Research Lab Association</span></td><td><span data-option="NmM3t8P1bsnN">Founder Institute</span></td><td><span data-option="bg9dy8lq4k90">Fortune Magazine profile India</span></td><td><em>Featured in</em>:</td><td><span data-option="n1QIsocbC644">Entrepreneur India</span></td><td><span data-option="9a9DSPTy7saR">Bitcoin.com</span></td><td><span data-option="ETVz8Ngbcehq">Wikipedia Page</span></td><td><span data-option="FmT7eKVwMUaC">Investing.com</span></td><td><span data-option="ThcoEIQ9CPqd">CoinTelegraph</span></td><td><span data-option="du4F21ZgNoas">Times of India</span></td><td><em><strong>Learn more</strong></em>:</td><td><a href="founders/team/jason-fernandes">jason-fernandes</a></td><td><a href="https://1939708829-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FB90ZcMaIJH0wv2XfU2jN%2Fuploads%2FURpzVDDV4vOm71OoWkJj%2FAdLunam%20Inc%20Cofounder%20Jason%20Fernandes.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=a2aa33b4-6ce8-4e11-9609-85eccd974660">AdLunam Inc Cofounder Jason Fernandes.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="background-color:blue;"><strong>Lawrence Hutson</strong></mark></td><td></td><td><em>Formerly with</em>:</td><td><span data-option="XmmFUMFTEw2V">PAID Network</span></td><td><span data-option="EELUxjnT1Lyl">Master Ventures</span></td><td><span data-option="ZzVKSmQBFeFb">Travelocity (NASDAQ: EXPE)</span></td><td><em>Crypto Yearbook</em>:</td><td><span data-option="oLmGDtwufyCD">2017</span></td><td></td><td><em>Professional experience</em>:</td><td><span data-option="qeYqjYQtmo98">30+ years</span></td><td><em>Awards</em>:</td><td></td><td></td><td><em>Leadership recognitions</em>:</td><td><span data-option="GK4XriIHFJ7X">Cointelegraph Innovation Circle member</span></td><td><em>Advises</em>:</td><td></td><td></td><td><span data-option="wvWpG7DVgsyo">Crypto Oracle Collective member</span></td><td><em>Featured in</em>:</td><td><span data-option="6XsOQgs5cQJO">CoinTelegraph</span></td><td><span data-option="VdzC6kUnSSGA">Benzinga</span></td><td></td><td><span data-option="q8occWClimnP">BlockManity</span></td><td><span data-option="IY87SLHYzvVj">Finance Magnets</span></td><td><span data-option="wEhlCDe9Cqo0">Yahoo! Finance</span></td><td><em><strong>Learn more</strong></em>:</td><td><a href="founders/team/lawrence-hutson">lawrence-hutson</a></td><td><a href="https://1939708829-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FB90ZcMaIJH0wv2XfU2jN%2Fuploads%2FNRzOHcTWs7u99nKlsaFl%2FAdLunam%20Inc%20Cofounder%20CTO%20Lawrence%20Hutson.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=00b53d87-fdf9-4845-a928-507e7376b6c7">AdLunam Inc Cofounder CTO Lawrence Hutson.jpg</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Why AdLunam works? Because we’ve already proven every part.

You don’t build a full ecosystem—from token utility to exchange infrastructure to a reputation protocol—unless you’ve done this before.

#### **We have. Across industries, across cycles, across market resets.**

<details>

<summary>1️⃣  We’ve been through every version of this space.</summary>

> We’re not fresh off our first cycle.

* [x] We were here, building products, scaling brands and advising projects, during the ICO run-up, the DeFi boom, the NFT explosion, the meme mania
* [x] We watched the “next big thing” become the next big rug
* [x] We saw what didn’t work—then built the opposite

[**Jason**](founders/team/jason-fernandes) and [**Nadja**](founders/team/nadja-bester) met in 2017 working on crypto token launches.\
They've helped hundreds of projects grow, raise, recover, and rebuild.\
[**Lawrence**](founders/team/lawrence-hutson)? He [built Travelocity ](https://www.businessobserverfl.com/news/2005/sep/02/traveling-man/)when booking a flight online was still science fiction.

**We’ve done hype. We’ve done crashes. We chose execution.**

</details>

<details>

<summary>2️⃣ We built the thing first, then launched the token.</summary>

> AdLunam isn’t a whitepaper. It’s a working system.

* [x] [**Proof of Attention**](../core-mechanisms/proof-of-attention-tm-poa)™ is live and scoring
* [x] [**AdLunam Social**](../adlunam-social) is already live in private beta, operating with real users
* [x] [**AdLunam App**](../adlunam-app) and [**AdLunam Exchange**](../adlunam-exchange) are fully built and ready to launch
* [x] [**$LUNAM**](usdlunam-utility) isn’t waiting to be useful—it’s got Day 1 utility baked in

**Most Web3 companies launch, then figure it out.**\
**We built first. Then waited for the market to catch up.**

</details>

<details>

<summary>3️⃣ We’ve actually done this before.</summary>



* [x] [**Jason**](founders/team/jason-fernandes) has invested in or advised 200+ Web3 projects and led VC allocations at IBC and NFT Tech
* [x] An award-winning tokenomics expert, he's been called the _“Michael Jordan of Tokenomics”_
* [x] [**Nadja**](founders/team/nadja-bester) headed digital strategy for a $10B Top 10 pharma giant across 50+ global markets
* [x] She’s helped raise over $300M for Web3 startups as a growth architect and CMO
* [x] [**Lawrence**](founders/team/lawrence-hutson), as cofounder and CTO, [built the original Travelocity platform](https://strategiccio360.com/the-key-to-hiring-tech-people/) (later acquired by Expedia for $280M)
* [x] As CTO, he built the infrastructure for Top 10 launchpad PAID Network and $1B AUM VC fund, Master Ventures

\
We’ve scaled from scratch.\
We’ve managed through downturns.\
We’ve built launchpads and watched them collapse when they were all hype.

**That’s why AdLunam is different:**\
**Because we designed it to survive what we’ve already seen.**

</details>

<details>

<summary>4️⃣ We’ve seen what makes users stay—and what makes them walk.</summary>

> _It’s never just the tech_. \
> It’s how people react to it, talk about it, trust it, or walk away from it.

**That’s why everything in AdLunam is built around behavior.**

* [x] [**Nadja**](founders/team/nadja-bester)’s background is in psychology. Not the academic kind—the kind that shows up in how people engage, buy, earn, and bounce.&#x20;
* [x] She's [regularly quoted](https://linktr.ee/nadjabestermedia) in top crypto and finance media for [breaking down](https://linktr.ee/nadjabesterpodcasts) the human side of Web3—from adoption patterns to founder meltdowns
* [x] All three founders have built through multiple cycles—so [**every part of AdLunam**](../core-mechanisms/adlunam-ecosystem) was designed to survive the hype, not depend on it

**You only get one shot to make people believe in a platform.**\
**We didn’t waste it.**

</details>

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