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Barry
@baz.eth
Was the lead engineer at NeoPets (10/2000 - 11/2002) Focused on scaling (30m+ users), security (hackers), but also built guilds & games After NP, had some success/exits as founder/cto (+ many lessons), 30+ 😇 investments Love builders, helpers, and of course, Farcaster Feel like a trip back to Neopia? 🙃 AMA
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erica
@heavygweit
barry!!! we just met but i feel like you're my inner child's bff already how did you discover the job at neopets? what was the craziest idea someone proposed for a neopets feature?
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Barry
@baz.eth
Hiya! :) 2000 was a crazy year started a web dev agency building sites for actors, indie films for sundance, musicians I was 24, dot com bubble burst, a bunch of clients couldn't pay, and I thought it was a good idea to try something new Life was never the same! No idea was too crazy. lol Chaos was our ally there
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erica
@heavygweit
woah no way!! a similar pivot happened in my career during the pandemic - funny how the "worst" situations can actually have the best outcomes looking back :) looove that the culture was no idea was too crazy, i totally see that in the neopets universe 😂
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Barry
@baz.eth
love that, Erica every moment is only what we make of it always reminds me of the old parable of the farmer... next cast
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Barry
@baz.eth
A farmer loses a horse, and the villagers say, "What bad luck!" The farmer replies, "Maybe." The next day, the horse returns with several wild horses, and the villagers exclaim, "What good luck!" Again, the farmer says, "Maybe." Later, the farmer's son breaks his leg while trying to tame one of the wild horses.
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Barry
@baz.eth
"What bad luck!" say the villagers. The farmer's response? "Maybe." Finally, the army comes to the village to draft young men for war but leaves the farmer's son behind due to his broken leg. "What good luck!" cheer the villagers. The farmer simply says, "Maybe."
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