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Dylan Hattem

@dylanh #3607

2x Founder // Building Magic.Link
512 Follower 434 Following
It's very simple:

If you ONLY want degens to use your application, scream about how it's built 'onchain'

If you want (literally anyone else) to use your application, lock any blockchain related verbiage in a box and throw away the key
Web3 Happy Hour tonight!!!

Hosted by @austin-hurwitz and yours truly

RSVP link below

https://partiful.com/e/jtww0oLt383MU4I48CRm
NYC - we're hosting a builders event at the @magiclabs office!

Come one, come all!

https://lu.ma/s3nn8ell?tk=y3J2Nx
❌ Blockchain-Based Loyalty Platform

✅ Loyalty Platform
✅ consumer application

❌ consumer crypto application
Consumer Apps. Plain and Simple.
Credit to @bob

If this industry could create easy to read charts like this one, the possibilities are endless...

No jargon. Straight facts.

Before and after.
"Evolving the ticketing industry by Integrating web2 with web3 to create ticketing infrastructure of the future."

I work in the industry and even this description makes me not want to use the product

Am I the only one who believes [as an industry] we are doing a service with how we market?
The most critical piece of advice I can give to someone entering the workforce is to ALWAYS send the calendar invite when requesting a call
I've asked this before, but am having a tough time getting candid/thoughtful answers....

As someone who relies on using my credit card for accumulating points, what is my incentive to switch over to spending with USDC instead?
In the future it won’t be about how you get people to interact with your site, it will be more about how people interact with your product

Essentially, we’ll move towards an online world of headless applications
If Web3 People Described Southwest Airlines:

"Southwest Airlines operates as a low-cost carrier within the commercial aviation sector, utilizing a point-to-point routing architecture to optimize operational efficiency and turnaround times. The airline's business model is underpinned by a single fleet type strategy, which leverages economies of scale in maintenance and training, while its revenue management systems deploy dynamic pricing algorithms to maximize load factors. Through its customer-centric engagement protocols and minimal ancillary fees structure, Southwest enhances brand loyalty and market differentiation in the highly competitive air travel ecosystem."

How Southwest Airlines Describes Southwest Airlines:

"Southwest Airlines is a low-cost airline."
If Web3 people described Uber:

"Uber operates as a decentralized logistics optimization network, utilizing real-time geospatial data to dynamically match supply-side mobility assets with demand-side ride requisitions. Through its predictive dispatch algorithm and surge pricing elasticity model, it ensures maximized resource efficiency and market equilibrium across urban transportation grids."

How Uber describes Uber:

"Uber is a transportation company that connects passengers with drivers through a smartphone app"
+1 for the good guys 🇺🇸 on @rodeodotclub
I've just create my podium of Brands with:

🥇Rainbow
🥈Farcon
🥉Zora
"Right now, we’re stuck in a situation where blockchains have become the main characters instead of focusing on creating success stories for applications built on their chains. They’ve become complacent, relying on grants from their foundations and wondering why no one wants to build useful things."

https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/08/14/ghost-chains-to-goldmines-how-to-create-web3-products-that-people-want/
Does the Warpast community know that the concept of Frames is compatible within X, allowing for the same functions (if not more), but to the entire X ecosystem?
If Web3 people described ESPN -

"ESPN functions as a multi-modal, cross-platform media syndication engine, specializing in the aggregation, curation, and real-time dissemination of athletic performance data and sports entertainment content. Leveraging its vertically integrated broadcast and digital ecosystems, it utilizes advanced analytics and real-time event processing to deliver hyper-targeted, engagement-driven content streams across its global distribution channels."

ESPN's current description -

"ESPN is a sports entertainment brand that broadcasts live and delayed sporting events, sports-related programming, and other events."
If Instagram was described by Web3 people -

“Instagram is a visual-centric social networking protocol that facilitates user-generated content dissemination and peer-to-peer interaction through a micro-networked, algorithmically enhanced feed. The platform employs deep learning algorithms to curate an optimized visual engagement matrix, fostering enhanced content virality and influencer-driven micro-economies.

How Instagram is described today -

“Instagram is a free social media app and photo-sharing service that allows users to upload, edit, and share photos and videos with others”
Warpcast brains - what are the main value propositions for pitching day to day consumer spend of USDC / crypto in the US?

I personally use a CC for 99% of my spend & get significant ‘points’ for doing so - switching to debit, whether fiat or crypto seems a bit unnecessary for me.

What’s the aha moment?