Chintan Turakhia
@chintan
It’s been 5 weeks since the @baseapp.base.eth beta launched at New Day 1. Since then, we’ve thoughtfully onboarded over 30K people. Here’s what we’ve learned so far 🧵 🧠 Key Learnings • Clear entry points for earning are critical • When people understand HOW rewards work, they engage more. • Social onboarding > wallet funding • More jargon can be killed (“slippage”, “marketcap”, etc.) • Simple, focused, and delightful mini-apps beat complex ones 👀 Behaviors We’re Seeing • Over 20% of people earn in week 1, just by making content • Posting → instant $ feels magical to people used to traditional social • Friend clusters through chat and invites lead to more engagement • AI agents + group chats unlock multiplayer magic • Social discovery is alpha. People want coins from friends or creators they know. • Alpha signals (top holders, volume spikes) drive buys Cont’d
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Chintan Turakhia
@chintan
🔧 What We’re Fixing Next • Improving trading alpha, accuracy, and speed • Enabling our most engaged users to invite their friends • Creating social token discovery mechanics • Providing clearer explanations of how creator earnings work • Simplifying choice paralysis through the app • …and squashing bugs Base app is growing fast, and we’re learning faster. What’s the #1 thing you’d change or add? Tell us below. Your feedback is what makes the app better.
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