@macbudkowski

Some reflections after the pre-launch: 1) In less than 24h I have 200+ people who 'downloaded' the Farcaster app and turned on notifications. Conversion was around 40%: the post had 500+ views and it translated into 200+ mini-app 'downloads'. 2) Doing the pre-launch was the right decision. When Cryptosaurus launches, I'm going to have 200 users who I can notify with one click. This should make it way easier to get viral vs. starting from 0 users. Also, dividing the scope into stages was good from the product POV.  I had to work out the mini-app setup, test Farcaster and email notifications, figure out small details on the front-end and so on. It took way more time than I expected, but since in pre-launch I could focus exclusively on them, I didn't have a familiar feeling of "there's so much to do, I won't be ready for the deadline!".  I would have to do figure all that anyway when I launch, but now it's already done, so I can just focus on adding new features to the frame I already built and tested. 3) Farcaster ecosystem is still small but mini-apps are cool. All things considered, having 500+ views for a launch post is nothing compared to Twitter. But... see point 1): 40% conversion is a great number. When we were building Kiwi, we had some very popular posts on Twitter, but I can't remember a single post that would deliver 200 users. That's the magic of mini-apps - as they are integrated into Farcaster, 'downloading' them is just one click away, which can yield great user growth numbers (even though the userbase is pretty small compared to Twitter). PS: Since some friends asked, I did a mix of Neynar Score and manual analysis of people who signed up. At least 50%+ of these accounts are legit users. PS2: Thanks to everyone who signed up and shared the app :)

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