Dan Romero on Farcaster

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You could say the same thing for text-based content we've been working with for the last 4.5 years. Video content is more compelling for a lot of people. Mini apps are great for retention, but, for the most part, don't drive top of funnel growth.

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If we had deep link invites to mini apps, I think they could definitely drive TOF growth. It's technically not possible for mini apps to increase growth yet

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i agree with you fully but i also wonder what it would be like for what’s compelling to be naturally catered across each group its compelling towards instead of being stuffed down everyone’s throats (in the nicest way possible)

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> Mini apps are great for retention, but, for the most part, don't drive top of funnel growth. curious if you could unpack that "for the most part" since it makes me think there may have been instances where one/a few mini apps helped drive top of funnel growth, at least temporarily

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The text based feed remains tho right?

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Do you expect that most of the video content that you’re incentivizing will be exclusive to Farcaster?

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I think it's fair to say FC is too late to be a competitor of tiktok, but I also don't think that's at all the goal. And that doesn't mean they shouldn't optimize a tool/vehicle for more diverse content.

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bullish on videos

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Dan, I made a video sharing my thoughts as someone who makes and consumes video content. I just showed up on the scene a week ago, but I believe that allowing creators to have the opportunity to have greater reach with vertical video integration of some kind will give them and their audiences greater opportunities! :3

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Makes sense video hooks, mini apps hold

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A good mix of everything is needed. The experiment with text format, niche users and limited features has been so far so good. I think it's the right time to try out directions that are unexplored. Sometimes what we want to work, works but slow. Sometimes what is working and has attention needs to be incorporated. Win win.

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feel like ct should be the next milestone. video is hugely competitive and don't think fc has any advantages for most video creators.

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We’re not late for video content…neither of those platforms offer the same easy access to crypto as Farcaster does, and also you can’t find and build meaningful connections in those platforms like you can in FC

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Video isn't going to help drive top of funnel either. I'm sure with enough effort you can get syndicated content from TikTok/insta but unlikely to get anything original without significant investment to catch up on editing tools Focus on what makes you unique. Users will come for something new, not more of the same

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People from CT are gaining their first viewers for their @retake livestreams from Farcaster users (thanks to the miniapp notifications)– top of the funnel right here, and soon, a Farcaster account will be created for them upon sign-up. 👍

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Totally matches my feed😉

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Exactly. Text got us far, but video captures attention faster and builds stronger emotional engagement. Mini apps help with stickiness but they don’t pull new users in. For real top-of-funnel growth, content still leads.

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Videos on my timeline play even when on mute

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