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alex
@proxystudio.eth·17 hours ago
the most generative constraint for me personally has been not having a lot of money
really glad I did NOT hit some huge win on memecoins, I've seen a couple people who I see as talented "could build something" types do this and they haven't shipped anything
embrace your conditions, capital is a tool. if its available to you, use it. if its not, forget about it.
whatever perfect idea you have that requires a ton of capital is probably not so great actually. i might even argue taking the $ away will probably force you to be more realistic and to execute.
when I think about funding I think about removing the basic barriers to focusing time and attention on a problem, not racks on racks
really glad I did NOT hit some huge win on memecoins, I've seen a couple people who I see as talented "could build something" types do this and they haven't shipped anything
embrace your conditions, capital is a tool. if its available to you, use it. if its not, forget about it.
whatever perfect idea you have that requires a ton of capital is probably not so great actually. i might even argue taking the $ away will probably force you to be more realistic and to execute.
when I think about funding I think about removing the basic barriers to focusing time and attention on a problem, not racks on racks
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Jonny Mack
@nonlinear.eth·17 hours ago
roald amundsen and robert falcon scott were two polar explorers who competed to become the first to reach the south pole
skis were in their infancy as locomotion devices for polar expeditions: amundsen embraced them, scott rejected them. amundsen won, scott and his men froze to death along the way
adapt or die
skis were in their infancy as locomotion devices for polar expeditions: amundsen embraced them, scott rejected them. amundsen won, scott and his men froze to death along the way
adapt or die
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Srini — d/acc
@sriny.eth·3 days ago
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J.eth.id 🎩🧑🌾 @ethxy
@jethid·2 days ago
I've found the closest analog to these early years of crypto were the early years of social media. Discovering extremely powerful emotional responses triggered from a CRUD database was like discovering nuclear power from these tiny pellets of uranium. This echos the powerful incentivization enabled by the discovery of digital scarcity.
Back in 2006-2012 you had thousands of startups of various sizes building all sorts of variations of social media. In my YC batch during this period, half the startups were working on mobile social media apps of some sort. (SoLoMo, MoLoSo, etc.). There were plenty of high concept, big raise startups that were pure narrative and crashed. There were weekend projects that ended up gaining viral traction and raising VC funding within 72 hours of launch. (Remember Yo?).
Back in 2006-2012 you had thousands of startups of various sizes building all sorts of variations of social media. In my YC batch during this period, half the startups were working on mobile social media apps of some sort. (SoLoMo, MoLoSo, etc.). There were plenty of high concept, big raise startups that were pure narrative and crashed. There were weekend projects that ended up gaining viral traction and raising VC funding within 72 hours of launch. (Remember Yo?).
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androidsixteen
@androidsixteen.eth·2 days ago
Corollary: exponential growth or no growth
Linear growth doesn’t work for vc funded startups
Whether this is *good* is another question altogether but if you’re opting into the game, then you’re giving yourself a time horizon and the market better be pulling a product from you before you reach the horizon
Linear growth doesn’t work for vc funded startups
Whether this is *good* is another question altogether but if you’re opting into the game, then you’re giving yourself a time horizon and the market better be pulling a product from you before you reach the horizon
