Alec

At 21, I could barely afford to pay rent At 22, I scaled an agency to an 8-figure exit Now im 26 and ready to 10x everything I've built Here's my story: Growing up in Michigan, I'd watch my dad leave for his real estate job then come home and work his second job as a process server That work ethic was burned into me early. I knew I didn't want to work twice as hard for half the results. The lesson that stuck: outwork everyone, but work smarter, not just harder. I was a big athlete in high school with tons of offers from different schools, but I got realistic with myself and knew I wasn't making the NFL so I decided to get into business I started my first business at 18 and went on to fail 3-4 different ventures until I founded an event company and got into artist management While I was in college, I met Sean Kelly who owns one of the biggest business podcasts in the world We created an NFT marketing agency from scratch and scaled it to 8 figures in just 6 months I was running teams of 10+ people while still in college We eventually got acquired for an 8-figure exit but I decided to walk away and build M3TA Media But its not all rainbows and sunshines I was young, making my first big money and everything was going so well Until it didn't Back before the market crashed, I did what every naive person with a bunch of cash would do and threw it all into the market I remember investing in ETH and a bunch of coins right before it crashed I almost lost everything and had to start all over and move back in with my parents sleep Every morning at 6am, construction workers would start drilling concrete right outside my window. That sound became my daily reminder that I was broke and had to grind my way back That rock bottom moment taught me the most important lesson: Pressure creates diamonds, but only if you don't quit Months later, I landed a $1M client that changed everything I used this momentum to turn things around I thought to myself "This is my moment, I can't mess this up" We went on to work with big companies like OKX, McLaren and other brands I could have only imagined Now my goal is to 10x everything I've built over the next few years And I want to share everything I've learned along the way Most people build audiences to sell courses and extract money. I've already made mine through real businesses, so I can actually share everything without holding back The plan is simple: use attention as leverage to help more people win, while building something generational in the process If you're serious about Web3, business, marketing, or making money online, you're gonna want to stick around as I document my journey to scale and help others doing the same

Are you building for applause or impact? Applause is immediate. It shows up as likes, reposts, and short bursts of attention. Impact is slower. It shows up when people use what you built, rely on it, and come back without being asked. One feels good in the moment. The other matters over time.

@AtnsXBT Feels like there are more people talking about the space than actually using it right now.

lowest point of actual users. highest point of promoters who never touched the products they promote. and i could blame the market. conditions are bad. everyone is desperate. but the larping is something else entirely. i saw a post recently. ai cartoon pfp that was claiming a 4 figure airdrop from a big nft project. and people in the replies believed it. fully. genuinely believed it. that’s a culture problem. we give clout to people who never understood web3 a single day in their life. who never held a real nft. never made an onchain transaction that wasn’t copy pasted from someone else’s tutorial. never felt anything genuine about this space. and we amplify them.and then wonder why nothing feels real anymore. the hole we’re in isn’t just bear market depth. it’s self inflicted and we’re going to keep digging it.

@clairekart A lot of fintech progress is incremental rather than experimental. That makes the wins look consistent even though there are failures behind the scenes.

serious question - meta has had so many pivots and crashouts google has all their 'moonshot' nonsense like ppl trying to build giant, frictionless pneumatic tubes to replace public transport has stripe ever had any huge misses? square (block)? feels like the fintechs are batting 100%

@rb_investor45 It’s nice when the feed clears out for a while. Makes the conversations feel a bit more real.

I'm no longer seeing posts on engagement hacks. maybe those accounts went on vacation. at least the tl is fresh and clean without them have you seen any "how to grow your reach" kinda post recently? welp me

@youfadedwealth Everyone has access to some form of edge, even if it is small. It just depends on where you spend your time.

we are all insiders somewhere

@XMaximist You might not be early anymore, but the space is still evolving. There’s plenty left to figure out.

10 years ago I was early in crypto but now you might not be early but your definitely not late!

@zaimiri Organic posts don’t move that perfectly. There’s always some randomness to how people interact.

It’s never been easier to spot if someone bots their content. Biggest tells: > Engagement always similar numbers > Way more likes than comments > Outrageous amount of reposts (most stopped doing this) > Low quality replies > Heavy engagement at the start and quick drop off This is not how the algorithm works.

@Brave_josh1 A good product matters, but distribution and trust are what actually bring users in.

Why do projects with good products fail? Simple answer They spend too much time building the product And very little time building an online presence. Building TRUST takes 90-120 days But projects want to get there in 30 days and launch Fix this, and nothing fails again

@pareen Both approaches have their place. Concentration can create outsized outcomes, while diversification tends to manage risk and longevity

two types of energies: - concentrators: when met with an obstacle beyond their capabilities, they summon all of their energy to one focal point (like Saylor portfolio) - dispersers: when met with an obstacle beyond their capabilities, they reduce the energy to that obstacle and look for many other easily conquerable obstacles (like diversifying portfolio) winning big and great work is only for concentrators. survival and doing 'good' work is for dispersers

@youfadedwealth The product has always been the user. The difference now is how visible that model has become.

every tweet is a sponsored post you pay with your data & time the apps pay with money

@itsthatgigi That’s usually when things start to get interesting, even if it doesn’t feel like it yet.

when everything seems boring and everyone starts leaving, that's when opportunities begin

Markets reward those who survive. Not the smartest. Not the fastest. The ones who manage risk, stay in the game, and make it through multiple cycles.

Burn the ego, not the runway. Ego delays hard decisions. Runway doesn’t. The longer you protect your pride, the faster you run out of time.

@tysen Feels more like people are questioning things more than before.

Feels like there is a massive spiritual awakening happening right now. People are realizing we’ve been lied to about everything. Like literally everything. Change will happen soon.

@PhilOnChain If the approach looks the same for every client it usually means there isn’t much real strategy behind it.

5 red flags your kol agency doesn't know what they're doing: 1. they sell you a "package" without asking about your product 2. they guarantee impressions 3. they can't show you who the kols are before you pay 4. they pitch the same kol list to every client 5. they disappear after posting day

@CryptoTony__ Markets don’t pay out consistently. Accepting that makes it easier to stay steady through both good and bad days.

A reminder that not everyday you are going to make money. Some days will be red and that is completely normal. Set normal expectations. If you expect to much, you will become demotivated pretty quickly.

@wyckoffweb Hindsight confidence shows up a lot in this space. People rewrite their positioning once the outcome is known.

CT is very predictable A project under-rewards or marks people ineligible, and suddenly everyone becomes a prophet: “I knew it wouldn’t end well, that’s why I didn’t waste my time” Coming from the same person who farmed Datahaven, Genome and Polynomial Incase you don’t know, all these projects have already shut down

@zinitoh Overthinking tends to kill more momentum than anything else. Most growth comes from just showing up consistently.

how to grow on CT: > overthink every post > wait for the “perfect” idea > doomscroll for hours > save posts in drafts > never post anything > reply “gm” > close the app > repeat it’s really that simple

@0xRory Fun until the stress starts showing up in ways you didn’t expect.

crypto is so fun that you'll start losing your hair at 19 😀

@itsthatgigi Your reason for starting tends to matter most when motivation drops.

When you think of giving up, remember your why