blockboy

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver

lotta wood to chop

@defyneric @zaidrmn hype

Our CEO, @zaidrmn, sent me this DM back in February. At the time, Flex was valued at $500M. Today, we announced a $70M raise at a $1.2B valuation. That’s a $700M increase in valuation in 4 months. The speed at which we’re executing at is unbelievable. $10B next.

'ai content is very create to create and incredible expensive to consume'

@VadimStrizheus what do you mean by 3 accounts? Is there a reason for not just posting everything the founder creates from the main account?

If you’re a founder struggling to market your app, you need to read this. My app crossed $10k/mo in 90 days after launching, and here is exactly what I did to achieve this feat. it literally doesn’t get any simpler: 1. Create 3 Instagram UGC accounts 2. Copy your competitors viral UGC content 3. Post 2x everyday on each account if you can’t even do this, then you’re not built for entrepreneurship. and I’m being so fr, it doesn’t get any simpler, this is your wake up call.

@itzjabed @VadimStrizheus when you say 2 vs 3 UGC accounts, why have multiple of them? Could you just use the brands core instagram account and post all the UGC from there?

@VadimStrizheus Strong advice Copying winners + ruthless consistency is the cheat code most founders ignore. Already running 2 UGC accounts, this just lit the fire for the third one. Thanks Vadim.

100%, trust is everything

we found em

@MerlinEgalite if your failing in existentialist rabbit hole need the tartar steppe or any albert camus

Latest readings recently: - Storm of Steel, Enst Junger -> the journal of a german WWI soldier that gives you a very raw view of the tragedy of war. - Wind, Sand and Stars, Antoine de Saint Exupéry -> very well written (at least in french), makes you think about life, death, experience, and what is worth living - Essentialism, Greg McKeown -> reflects a lot our philosophy at Morpho. also very practical to save you time and consider only doing what truly matters. do less to enable more - The Order of Time, Carlo Rovelli -> time is such a fascinating concept, we all experience it but have no deep understanding of it. highly recommend for everyone curious people about physics concepts

Good reminder: "We cannot have a society in which, if two people wish to communicate, the only way that can happen is if it's financed by a third person who wishes to manipulate them" - Jaron Lanier Full talk on how to remake the internet below 👇

@jonah_b liquidity

It has been hard for non-USD stablecoins to reach meaningful scale. Here's what I think the issue is...

strategy is about creating positioning that makes it inevitable and indisputable for you to get your desired outcome

distribution is one part access and one part simple communication

all comms should only communicate one message

liquidity these days is hard to gather without large incentives, pricing mechanisms that protect LPs, or large distribution to non-toxic flow

think less, live more

if it doesnt have tajin and lime on it im not eating it

escape the permanent underclass

@stablecoing lets gooo

Back in 2020, I had $3 in my bank account. Almost $4,000 in credit card debt. And the bank reminding me I was already behind on my payments. This screenshot is real. It's from my phone, August 29th, 9:33 in the morning. I saved it without really knowing why. Six years later, we closed our $9M Series A, led by Paradigm, with Coinbase Ventures and Verda Ventures. From $3 in the bank to more than 100,000 people moving their money with El Dorado, 5 million transactions across more than 10 countries in Latin America. I'm writing this for whoever's starting out today with almost nothing, a lot of fear, and a big idea. Where you start is just that. It's not how the story ends. Everything can change, as much as you want it to and are willing to work for. And this is just the beginning. Keep pushing!