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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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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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@startupoppa
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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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what was your favorite farcaster experience ever since you joined? my /nickname channel never became a product, but it was a fun community art stunt on farcaster. other than @perl that was my peak farcaster experience because that was tailored to farcaster culture. I wish farcaster tried more of what can't be done ...
this insane farcaster walk by @ginyo was one of the most memorable experiences here.
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if you think facebook started gaining momentum because zuck wanted to “make the world a better place,” you are dreaming. way more bottom up than top. college kids on campus wanted to see whether that girl in his class is single or not was the boost. people get too hung up on holiness of a product over whether somethi...
but for the product to reach critical mass, it does matter what the product does. your logic is flawed.
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had no idea but some trench drama is happening i hear
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builder friends, where are you right now? i'll go first. i'm just crawling out of crash of ineptitude. https://t.co/VBZYxCdxtN
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some builders worry too much about their product's "impact" on the world prematurely. unless whatever is built reaches critical mass, it doesn't matter if the app is for bible analysis saving souls, or dildo market place. net impact is net zero. take of it what you will and build whatever you wanna build - that's my way.
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slowly but growing. $0 spent on marketing so far, i want to and i’m in a hurry to, but don’t have a winning ad format yet.
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