Degen

Sanat’s post hits. If I could rewind: would’ve hired faster, kept everything in-house, sold more $DEGEN at the top, and stopped asking lawyers for permission. 1.5 years into Degen, wiser now. The app’s in a great spot, but we could’ve been here sooner. Time to hit the gas. Sanat was the only VC taking my calls pre-Degen. Guy’s a real one.

every once in a while you meet a startup going nowhere that says don’t worry we have 6 years of runway

it’s called runway because you’re supposed to take off motherfucker

Sanat

Sanat’s post hits. If I could rewind: would’ve hired faster, kept everything in-house, sold more $DEGEN at the top, and stopped asking lawyers for permission. 1.5 years into Degen, wiser now. The app’s in a great spot, but we could’ve been here sooner. Time to hit the gas. Sanat was the only VC taking my calls pre-Degen. Guy’s a real one.

https://x.com/kapursanat/status/1940850024818327796?s=46

“ Sold more $degen “ What a honest young man

At the same time, not selling was a good choice too, since I'm now locked into the project, though I could have had a bigger war chest to blitzscale.

the otc raise round should have had smaller discount

In fact, I had several large VCs approach me, and I made it clear to everyone that purchases had to be made on the open market, not directly from us. That was intentional, it allowed them to avoid lockups, but also ensured fairness to the community. Everyone was treated equally, and I was personally adamant about upholding that.