Dennis Han

favourite bits of all time at a birthday party i wish everyone happy birthday saying: "i have a photogenic memory" when someone tells me it's their birthday i ask how old they're turning i respond "ooh! double digits!" referring to the placebo effect as the placenta effect

@0xaniol @axepreneur i don’t know how to be on x bruh

@axepreneur this guy needs to be on X

This is one of the best ads I've seen lately without being an ad.

he’s pretty overrated tbh

6 months ago we were dropping a new app every week No one cared We’d randomly get 10k users on an app But they came for the app, not the person The thing is, I don’t care about making a retentive app for one audience I want to be a retentive person ~ for my audience What if I was the app? Not a single Paul Thomas Anderson movie is the same Different subject matter, different genres, so you’d assume different audiences However the same people that went to see his last film, came to see One Battle After Another So the demographic isn't dependent on the subject matter The demographic is just, Paul Thomas Anderson fans The software industry has long told that you need to work on one thing, for the rest of your life That’s not how art works tho, is it? Can you imagine telling Jay Z “Great job on the blueprint, now iterate on that same album for the next decade” The landscape of tech haas been stifling the growth of creators by not allowing them to explore other interests 6 months ago I said no to this "requirement", despite what everyone told me, and continued to drop what I liked every week The second a trend was happening on Tiktok, I had the app out that week Somehow 6 months later, the world is conforming to this ideology Instead of software creators limited to making apps for one audience and one niche, there’s a new world of ephemerality and expression What if instead of optimizing for users, we optimized for fans Making apps that are expressive of your life, your commentary, your heartbreak Garnering an audience that will follow you through each step of your story Each of those steps being its own app Why shoot for daily active users when you can get daily loving fans When fans use your app, it’s not just about resonating with the story, the app places them IN THEIR OWN story Here’s an example You’re a 20 year old girl who’s at UMiami You scroll through Tiktoks in your dorm room about “mogging”, a trend to outshine your friend in a photo You laugh and share videos seeing celebrities mog each other, but that’s the extent of it Then at @dangertesting we make an app called mog or not, where you and your friend can upload a photo and AI tells you who’s mogging Now you’re at the bar with your sorority sisters, playing all night, whether your winning or losing it’s the time of your life cause something is finally about YOU ENOUGH OF WATCHING MOVIES LET’S MAKE YOU THE MOVIE LET’S MAKE YOU THE STAR AN APPSTAR

the #1 thing 50+ therapists I talked to fear about AI? the loop no one talks about (and @OpenAI just did something about it) 👇 you ask → it comforts → you feel better → your brain learns “ask again next time.” you get dependent. I guarantee you waste way more time asking ChatGPT for comfort than you realize — because it makes you feel better. you think you’re getting therapy, but you’re really training your anxiety. AI is too good at giving reassurance, and reassurance is exactly what anxiety feeds on. I just got this tiny popup from @ChatGPTapp. looks small, but this is exactly what therapists have been asking for. it’s a start for breaking loops.

@lilianbuilds @bethgenewang u’ll be hearing from me sooon :)

@bethgenewang @aDennisHan @theol__ @ryanharaki_ @bartekkowalski_ no excuses now And then you all crash come visit me in Austria

very sus 🤨

@lilianbuilds @theol__ @ryanharaki_ @bartekkowalski_ can i crash on ur floor?! 🫡🕺🫶

@aDennisHan @theol__ @ryanharaki_ @bartekkowalski_ noooo :( come by ny!!

@lilianbuilds @theol__ @ryanharaki_ @bartekkowalski_ leaving in 3 hours, was just here for the start up school 😪

@theol__ @ryanharaki_ @bartekkowalski_ @aDennisHan yoooo still in sf? @aDennisHan

people call it sf because it's hard to spell san fransicco fransisco? franscisco?

consumer apps live or die by vibes. moats are rarely features.

the key to fun 1. a good group 2. novelty you’ll never be able to recreate that game of tag you still think abt

you there, [insert name] is my default greeting from now on

nothings really as hard as it seems matter of fact, everything’s easy

Cooking something for students and new grads this summer at the SF lab. 48 spots. Reply me and I’ll send you details on the program.

@hthieblot meeeeee - building calmi.so

60k users in 6 weeks with just 6 reels. i’d explain how, but honestly? i’m still figuring it out too.

some say ai therapy isn’t real therapy neither is waiting 6 weeks for a 20-minute zoom call

@pat_swat75535 🫡😅🕺

@aDennisHan Calmi to the moon

is it still a burn rate if i’m just setting investor expectations on fire (i have no investors)

@YaxFromDF haha very well said

@aDennisHan Bottom line: No investors = No real burn rate = Pure entrepreneurial comedy gold 🚀💸