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dpengster • ᴗ •
@dpengster
CoFounder of Havyn, IG: havynco, Toastie Co. @gettoastie
San Diego, CA Katılım Eylül 2011
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My take about Doodles AI
I actually really like what @doodles is doing with their AI.
I get the criticism — people are worried about dilution, about “anyone” being able to create in the Doodle style. But honestly, I think that’s missing the bigger picture.
This massively expands creative freedom. The ability to take ANY photo and turn it into a Doodle opens the door for way more people to interact with the brand in a meaningful, fun way. That’s not a threat — that’s leverage.
This is how IP grows. Not by gatekeeping, but by spreading.
The more people create, share, remix and engage with the Doodle aesthetic, the stronger the brand becomes. It stops being just a collection and starts becoming a visual language.
And yeah, it might feel uncomfortable at first — but most big shifts do.
To me, this isn’t dilution.
It’s distribution.

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The TL keeps asking “how does this benefit holdooors?” about @Azuki @doodles @pudgypenguins
That’s completely missing the long term vision of scaling IP and brand love in different ways. Monetization follows attention, not the other way around.



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@CheeekyNFT @AzukiTCG Good strategy. Should’ve asked 4 or 5 though
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@dpengster @doodles Sending you love fam I know thats rough.
💕💕💕
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One of my favorite photos of our littles with our 17-year-old dog. We recently said goodbye but turning this moment into @doodles -style art feels like a small way to hold onto him forever 🐾

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dpengster • ᴗ • retweetledi

Doodles dropped a free AI tool that lets anyone create art in their style.
And it's blowing up on X right now.
They really know how to build IP in Web3.
They've got animation, music, DreamNet, the $DOOD token, the Stoodio platform. The whole ecosystem is legit being built out.
Look, most NFT projects promised you the universe and gave you a Discord server but it seems @doodles delivered this time.
> Open-source your style
> let everyone create for free
> go viral organically
> keep the OG NFTs premium and on-chain.
Honestly super bullish on projects that just kept their heads down and built through the bear market.

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Hate on @doodles all you want but they just took over the motha fucking timeline Iike no other NFT has in long time.
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@BigFloppaEth @doodles @burnttoast Took the bait but so sick of this type of FUD. There are only a handful of NFT brands still around and innovating. If you’re familiar with burnt toast’s style the Gemini image isn’t even close
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New @doodles AI is officially live
But the product is actually average and raises serious questions for anyone involved in the AI meta
Of course @burnttoast aesthetic remains iconic, but the "new AI tech" narrative feels like an overstatement for marketing purposes
Lack of prompting makes this just a photo filter, not real creator tool for users
Yes, this is a great playground for normies, but it lack of many utilities for serious creators looking to push boundaries and spread Doodles IP
They desperately need video outputs capable of farming millions of views to maintain virality
I think image-to-image should have launched as a free tool to capture scale, because paying for images in a near-zero cost market is really tough. Without constant updates, social layers (gallery, leaderboard, etc), and more features, users will quickly get bored
And here's the dilemma with monetizing:
- if holders don't get credits -> low loyalty, utility and retention
- if they do -> low revenue
Anyway, revenue will be likely low, 500-1k$/m range
In the end, quality is good, but in this fast-changing AI world, it could be shipped much faster with more features
P.S. Here are 2 images for comparison. 1st is generated with Doodles AI. 2nd is Gemini free version


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I'll be completely honest - I fell in love with the @doodles art at first sight back in early 2022.
Back then those NFTs felt like absolute masterpieces to me, and their owners seemed like the richest people on the planet.
And even now, after all the NFT hype has died down, if I had some spare cash I'd still buy one in a heartbeat 🩷

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dpengster • ᴗ • retweetledi

Every week for the past 6 months, someone has asked me when Azuki TCG is dropping. Players, collectors, store owners...
Today's the day: tcg.azuki.com
We could have waited for the full launch in local card shops this summer. But the demand was already there, so we wanted to give everyone an early opportunity to get the product.
Here's where we are:
- 148 unique cards in the first set, illustrated by artists including Arnold Tsang
- $100K committed to the first season of competitive play, with plans to grow that significantly
- Azuki TCG app is live for shops to host tournaments and players to keep track of their seasonal performance
- LGS distribution in the US first, then international
This is just the first set. We're building a game that lasts and an entire universe that will reach far wider.
Keep an eye out for promo cards that are unlocked for every order as the sale progresses. Can't wait for Azuki TCG be in your hands.

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@MINHxDYNASTY @Zagabond @Collector_Crypt @Azuki 100% best munch. Illustrated by Komiya, goated artist
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dpengster • ᴗ • retweetledi

Creation at the speed of thought.
Here's how we teamed up with @doodles to build a bespoke system to let anyone imagine anything in @burnttoast’s iconic style
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