jihad
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toss in your stray, someone will catch it
we need more worldbuilding investors
great reminder
I think the caveat here is that people want to find a squad, and once they have it, they no longer care as much about meeting new people.
Doesn't mean they're closed off, but I think finding a squad is sort of like getting into a committed relationship – takes you off the apps.
Doesn't mean they're closed off, but I think finding a squad is sort of like getting into a committed relationship – takes you off the apps.
Platforms exist to sell distribution to other businesses. They can do this because the networks are closed.
We’re headed toward a future where no business will need to buy distribution.
That changes everything.
We’re headed toward a future where no business will need to buy distribution.
That changes everything.
5.5 day work week:
- Full day Mon-Thurs
- Half days Fri-Sun
Ideal because you maintain momentum through the weekend but also have a ton of flexibility for life to happen.
- Full day Mon-Thurs
- Half days Fri-Sun
Ideal because you maintain momentum through the weekend but also have a ton of flexibility for life to happen.
This is fun I’m having a fun time
“We help founders tell their stories” is the wrong framing.
It’s not about the founder. Most founders aren’t that interesting, and most users don’t care.
“Founder storytelling” services are a grift that play to the founder’s ego.
It’s not about the founder. Most founders aren’t that interesting, and most users don’t care.
“Founder storytelling” services are a grift that play to the founder’s ego.
One of my favorite things I’ve written.
At Native, we won't let you ramble.
We'll help you yap.
We'll help you yap.
Introducing Native: a studio shaping the ideas that shape us.
To win in this market, you need to believe in something. I believe in the power of a great essay to clarify your own belief and rally a network that will sustain the life of your business.
To win in this market, you need to believe in something. I believe in the power of a great essay to clarify your own belief and rally a network that will sustain the life of your business.
I want to work with the @base team — in collaboration with others — to write a series of essays (maybe a zine?) on:
- Why onchain? (open = empowers builders, faster, cheaper? @jessepollak had a good summary here before)
- Where and how is crypto widely used TODAY (e.g. stablecoins in Global South)
- Defining onchain culture (beyond “Based” — what is the future we are building toward?)
- More?
I think there are so many great marketing initiatives coming out of Coinbase, so much cool stuff coming from Base (and the Superchain more broadly), and some great copy and anecdotes that gets lost in the shuffle.
Having it all fleshed and written out, with what we’ve learned in 2024, and living in one place would be helpful for the entire ecosystem.
@drewcoffman.eth @aneri @jessepollak thoughts?
- Why onchain? (open = empowers builders, faster, cheaper? @jessepollak had a good summary here before)
- Where and how is crypto widely used TODAY (e.g. stablecoins in Global South)
- Defining onchain culture (beyond “Based” — what is the future we are building toward?)
- More?
I think there are so many great marketing initiatives coming out of Coinbase, so much cool stuff coming from Base (and the Superchain more broadly), and some great copy and anecdotes that gets lost in the shuffle.
Having it all fleshed and written out, with what we’ve learned in 2024, and living in one place would be helpful for the entire ecosystem.
@drewcoffman.eth @aneri @jessepollak thoughts?
I’ve been thinking a lot about @tomcritchlow’s “small-b blogging” post from way back.
His argument is that the goal of blogging shouldn’t be to shoot for virality — it should be targeted, demonstrate your unique perspective and knowledge, and compound as a body of work over time.
@phokarlsson made a similar argument on his blog before: you should write as a search query to find people and ideas that resonate.
I think that’s what frustrates me when I see founders who don’t have time to write. It’s one of the most effective ways to get potential customers or employees or new opportunities in front of you. The ROI is unbounded.
No, your content marketing strategy isn’t going to achieve the same goal. No, you can’t just post feature and partnership updates.
You’ve gotta share your ideas from the trenches, in hopes that they’ll find the folks that resonate in ways you can’t even imagine — and they will.
His argument is that the goal of blogging shouldn’t be to shoot for virality — it should be targeted, demonstrate your unique perspective and knowledge, and compound as a body of work over time.
@phokarlsson made a similar argument on his blog before: you should write as a search query to find people and ideas that resonate.
I think that’s what frustrates me when I see founders who don’t have time to write. It’s one of the most effective ways to get potential customers or employees or new opportunities in front of you. The ROI is unbounded.
No, your content marketing strategy isn’t going to achieve the same goal. No, you can’t just post feature and partnership updates.
You’ve gotta share your ideas from the trenches, in hopes that they’ll find the folks that resonate in ways you can’t even imagine — and they will.
Someone convince me not to dump my Moxie and buy an Apple Watch
Does Celo have an official editorial publication or any writers in the community that are killing it?
All the cool kids are revolutionaries.
In college, it was the activists. We’d work day and night organizing for change on and off campus. We wanted to make a dent in the world. In our bubble, the revolutionaries were the anti-capitalists, the Marxists, the guys who read Paulo Freire and the girls who recited Audre Lorde. We knew that our work wasn’t going to fundamentally change society overnight – or even in four years – but we carried on the education and tradition. The students owned the revolution.
Then you graduate. Your circles and lifestyle change, and so does the revolution. In the real world, the revolutionaries are technologists. They’re the ones with the power. They’re the ones disrupting, democratizing, and often damaging the world around them.
In college, it was the activists. We’d work day and night organizing for change on and off campus. We wanted to make a dent in the world. In our bubble, the revolutionaries were the anti-capitalists, the Marxists, the guys who read Paulo Freire and the girls who recited Audre Lorde. We knew that our work wasn’t going to fundamentally change society overnight – or even in four years – but we carried on the education and tradition. The students owned the revolution.
Then you graduate. Your circles and lifestyle change, and so does the revolution. In the real world, the revolutionaries are technologists. They’re the ones with the power. They’re the ones disrupting, democratizing, and often damaging the world around them.
more on this next week 😁
It's not revolutionary to seek to disrupt the fabrics of society — technology does that every day.
Today's revolutionary is the one who takes hold of their own moral compass and aligns their heart, their words, and their work.
Today's revolutionary is the one who takes hold of their own moral compass and aligns their heart, their words, and their work.
if you view “onchain” as a sub-network of the internet with a unique culture, then building onchain gets you global distribution you can’t get elsewhere
Most newsletters that promise curation are really just aggregating what most in the community have already seen.
High-quality discovery and curation is still undervalued and necessary.
High-quality discovery and curation is still undervalued and necessary.
leaning into the chain wars is the easiest way to get some quick attention on your app
Crypto: money for computers
10k followers
kinda wild
kinda wild
Tokens are not products.
Tokens provide legibility to the status and activity of a network and simplify interactions within the network.
Tokens provide legibility to the status and activity of a network and simplify interactions within the network.