I’d rather be an Ape than a chubby penguin. I’m a big fan of Planet of the Apes and the phrase “Ape in.”
I asked my nieces if they wanted a pudgy for their bdays. They got upset at me because they thought I was calling them fat. Kids these days 🤷🏻♂️ I tried
Ape > Pudgy
SEO is dead
SaaS is dead
UI/UX is dead
Testing is dead
Backend is dead
Frontend is dead
Freelancing is dead
Remote jobs are dead
Freshers hiring is dead
Software jobs are dead
Web development is dead
Only one thing is alive
People who adapt fast
Bold take: $SOL will struggle to ever get above $300.
Inflation creates natural sellers. Demand is mostly cyclical. Above $300 you need permanent buyers, not sure it can maintain the same demand we saw in 2021 nor 2024/25.
Come on a tour of @pudgypenguins HQ with @LucaNetz & @brycent 🐧
We covered it all — trading cards, fresh merch, the Manchester City collab, and an exclusive first look at the new OpenSea mobile app.
(00:21) — From Takeover to Igloo HQ
(01:11) — From Toddler to Global Brand
(01:36) — NFTs to Retail IP
(02:05) — First Edition Collectibles
(02:40) — Rallying the Family
(04:40) — PENGU Launch Night Chaos
(05:40) — The "Infidelity" Collectible
(07:05) — Owning the Cultural Moment
(08:20) — New OpenSea Mobile App
(09:02) — Pudgy's TCG Product
(09:11) — Big Box Retail Alpha
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Full Podcast with Luca Netz CEO of Pudgy Penguins.🐧
“I want Pudgy Penguins to become one of the biggest brands in the world.”
00:00:30 – Intro & Meeting Luca
00:01:53 – Growing Up, Instability & Early Hustles
00:04:38 – Discovering Dropshipping & First Real Money
00:09:24 – Sales Career, Solar & Commission Reality
00:15:18 – “Stack or Starve” Mindset
00:20:52 – Money doesn't buy happiness
00:24:27 – Scaling Dropshipping with Influencers
00:28:14 – Internet Fame & the “Money Man” Era
00:32:34 – Venture Investing & Gel Blaster
00:36:15 – Why Pudgy Penguins Made Sense as IP
00:40:30 – Buying Pudgy Penguins & Rebuilding Trust
00:44:16 – NFTs as Attention Assets
00:47:08 – Walmart, Retail Strategy & Brand Expansion
00:50:19 – Long-Term Vision for Pudgy Penguins
“i would buy the dip but i don’t have any money left”
- if this is you (and it is a lot of people) then here’s what i would personally do
i would still buy the dip, even if it’s with $1, and i would still average down, even if its just 10c at a time
u can’t always be in the perfect position 100% of the time, but it is important still to train your brain and muscle memory to know how to act in these situations, so it feels familiar to you the next time you do have capital.
i’ve done this in the past when i’ve been less liquid, the amount is not important, the action and training is what will give you bigger ballz over time.
cheers.
Happy to have purchased a pretty large collection of @pudgypenguins today to show my support in a pretty rough market weekend. My love for this epic collection ( and the entire NFT space) no different at $1300 ETH or $4000 ETH.
Put your NFT into @grok with this prompt:
I want you to take that 2d image and create a 3d bust with appropriate geometry.
Share results below. I wanna see the outputs.
I sold all my Bitcoin
Just realized that it's not backed by anything and has no intrinsic value
Going to buy gold with all of the proceeds
The world always moves from digital back to physical