@jacek

A lot of people in crypto chase ideas that already have consensus around them, ideas everyone agrees are “good.” Most VC-backed ideas are like that: if enough smart people all agree it makes sense, it starts to feel safe. But the truth is, if there’s already broad consensus around an idea, it’s probably been explored a hundred times already, and there’s usually a reason it hasn’t broken through. Some of the best ideas look dumb at first. If I had pitched Degen to VCs at the start, a reward token for people posting on a decentralized social app, I probably wouldn’t have gotten funded. Same with pump.fun. On paper, both sound ridiculous. In practice, they clearly tapped into something real. As a founder, you have to be willing to see something before other people do. If everyone immediately agrees with your vision, it’s probably not bold enough. The best opportunities are often a little weird, misunderstood, or uncomfortable at first. People might say it’s too niche, too chaotic, too early, or that it makes no sense. That’s okay. If you believe in it, build it anyway. If it works, the same people who doubted it will eventually say it was obvious all along.

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