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Some of the takes I’ve seen about @skycastle so far have been missing the forest for the trees imo; either overanalyzing, mid-curving, or both.*
To me, Skycastle isn’t trying to be just another VC accelerator… it’s trying to be something that this space has been missing greatly for a very long time:
A Network-Native, White Glove Launchpad With Built-In Distribution.
Farcaster (and Base more broadly) has never had a shortage of clever builders with interesting ideas for apps, projects, and protocols. We’ve got that covered.
What’s far more rare however are founders who can pair great ideas and technical chops with compelling branding, effective marketing, strategic distribution, authentic community-building, professional infra… all the things that actually matter for long-term success.
That’s the real reason most projects stall. A good idea, even well-executed, just isn’t enough anymore.
Which is why I got v excited when @itsbasil and @garrett asked me to join Skycastle as a founding partner and builder advisor. I want to see Farcaster win. I want to see Base win. And I want to help builders see the magic that can happen when a clever concept and clean code (plus the easy-breezy token launching made possible by @dish and co) meets a network that actually deeply understands distribution.
If I were launching @betrmint tomorrow, I’d be applying to Skycastle today. Sure, @netnose has the technical chops (and then some) and I can cover a lot of the other bases. But with the caliber of minds in this advisor cohort, it would be foolish of me not to leverage their advice, tooling, distribution, and guidance.
Why wouldn’t I want direct distribution support from @clanker, @noiceapp, and @clicker? UX help from @limone.eth? Infra guidance from @splits, Neynar, and Privy?
I would.
At the end of the day, if you flip over the “tokenize everything” coin, the other side might read: “curate winners.”
That’s what makes me bullish on what $SKY can accomplish… finding hungry, talented builders and giving them the tools and knowledge they need to succeed.
Clanker has made it grade-school-level easy to launch tokens. They’ve launched us into the clouds. Now it’s time to build a castle.
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