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I'm not pro at many things, but I'm a pro at failing and getting back up. 15 apps - some almost made it (e.g. @perl), some completely flopped. I did learn a lot from every single fail though.
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wrote my thoughts about the fate of dreamers like you and i
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Alex Kwon
@startupoppa
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we need more time alone to get what we want. lonely alchemists. https://t.co/JI67Ust94V
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truth
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many memories in this purple lounge
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something new
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@startupoppa
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my angle of attack 1. simplemaxxing story creation 2. invite only initial authorship 3. modular distribution units https://t.co/NANfHRJoQK
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honestly X nailed “yap to earn” model so elegantly.
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holy fuck so @XMoney is real. just got my first pay. depositing to my tiny warchest of paid experiments closer to pmf. age of yap is becoming real thanks to @elonmusk and X. time to get more serious about building in public on X. https://t.co/VbMCeTQhRK
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so whos the new owner of farcaster?
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spiritual runway. i felt this
wasn’t a financial decision it’s much harder to raise energy than capital
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product, distribution, you absolutely have to do both in parallel. how i make time for it
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even if you are solo building, you can’t pick btw product vs distribution. my 2 cents on $0 marketing: pick a format that is so simple that you can create minimum of 3 a day in between breaks. if you wanna spend 30h on a crazyass video that’s admirable and i want to at some https://t.co/URp4yktBai
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the ultimate launchpad where you launch launchpads
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if you are shitting on farcaster now, please line up. blocking the spineless peasants who don't know what it feels like to pour in their souls into creating something and tasting defeat. people who try their shots get to taste something. victory. defeat. and as their taste gets refined over time while staying in the ...
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I'm on X
Alex Kwon
@startupoppa
• building AI/human social app • vc warm intros @pollenround • alum @spc • built @perl_xyz @offmarketfun and beyond
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who do you think will be the right buyer of Farcaster?
Update on Farcaster, Clanker and Neynar We’ve started a process to look for a new home / team to run the products going forward. Sharing here before anything is finalized so it’s less of a surprise this time. Earlier this year, this seemed to be a good fit for our team: it was a developer-first network, and we'd bee
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thank you for trying hard @rish @manan these past months. anyone dunking on this team should either buy farcaster and show the world how it's done, or just shut the fuck up and send kudos. appreciate the memories.
Update on Farcaster, Clanker and Neynar We’ve started a process to look for a new home / team to run the products going forward. Sharing here before anything is finalized so it’s less of a surprise this time. Earlier this year, this seemed to be a good fit for our team: it was a developer-first network, and we'd bee
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who should be blocked:
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@startupoppa
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there are 3 types of critics, and you should only keep 1, and block the other 2. better for your time and energy. 1. constructive they disagree with your points, but bring up solid points that are intellectually, culturally relevant. 2. malicious they personally attack you
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