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Founders

biggest lesson entrepreneurship teaches by far is you can just do things

literally anything you want - FAFO

Farcaster

Farcaster is a laying the groundwork for Network States to emerge.

Convince me otherwise.

Quick Take: The Wedge for Web3 in Healthcare

crypto

Promising

https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-57

Onchain builders: which game are you playing?

Lately, it feels like there are two viable plays for onchain projects:

1. The Attention Game
Playbook: Stay loud, stay viral.
Pros: If you’re good at it, you can drive near-term exponential interest. Big hype = big runs.
Cons: You live and die by the hype. Constantly need new stunts, narratives, cult energy. Hard to sustain. And the crowd can quickly jump to the next shiny thing.

2. The Product Game
Playbook: Heads down, build real value.
Pros: Product-led growth is more sustainable, less fickle.
Cons: It’s a marathon in a sprint-driven market. You need conviction. And the product has to be good enough over time to earn attention on its own.

Most teams can’t do both. Choose wisely.

growth

biggest overlap between ai/agents + web3 is every company will have b2b economics but will need b2c branding

a realization i had recently: 

being in a constant fight or flight != being more productive 

this is your mind tricking you into thinking your high stress state will lead to getting thing done

the best work is done in flow state. and flow state requires a calm mind not over paralyzed by thinking

HIGHER

This week, I’m going to get 8 hours of sleep at least 1 day. Higher!  :)

I invite you to test your sports predictions against mine through $BRACKY tokens (0x06f71fb90F84b35302d132322A3C90E4477333b0)

Your participation is appreciated

Nature

Touching grass this weekend. See you Monday.

Excited to share something that’s been in the works for a while.

Farcaster has long needed a native investment group - now, it’s here!

Meet Crossroads: the Farcaster-native angel group, investing in and amplifying the next generation of founders.

Apply to join or seek funding: https://crossroads.srcbook.app/

Follow @crossroads and /crossroads for updates and opportunities to get involved.

If you’ve applied to Crossroads for membership or funding, we’re actively reviewing submissions.

We’ll do our best, but we can’t guarantee a response to all applicants. 

The best way to get traction is through a warm intro from a current member who knows you or your startup.

someone-build

Someone build: a tool that lets me auto-sign up for any waitlist that a friend signs up for. 

Need to be able to select which friends.

Just joined the waitlist for @apemash

💥 Epic Token Clashes are coming!

Create epic token clashes. Rally tribes, fuel rivalries and let the market decide! An experiment by @polmaire.eth & @no12

Hey @bracky I still want to place bets on March Madness.

Just claimed my $bracky airdrop. Incredibly smooth process.  

Nicely done @linda @tldr and everyone who was involved.

Developer ecosystem @farcaster, co-founder @bountycaster. Previously: co-founder of Scalar Capital, product at Coinbase, co-producer @ethereumfilm

playing /bracket, assisting /bracky, talking /greatbooks

Mini-app idea: a tool to let me search my bookmarked casts by author and/or keyword.

Would pay $0.99/month.

Why is our name web2 / web3 ambiguous?

Because we'll back top founders using Farcaster as a launchpad, regardless of whether or not they’re “web3 native.”

This includes the “web3 / FC curious” founders who see potential value in the ecosystem, but don’t know where to start.

Join the mission. 
Apply to become a Member. 
https://crossroadscx.typeform.com/ApplyCrossroads

I’m especially excited for Crossroads members to back a top-tier founder who could use Farcaster as a launchpad - but isn’t here yet.

Huge opportunity for value creation.

Shower Thoughts

AI moats won’t just come from models - they’ll be built on optimized prompts & human-agent workflows. Hard to patent, harder to police, but critical for edge

@bracky please add me to the March Madness list

Operator turned investor. Day job in TradFi. Exploring the future of onchain social investing @crossroads.  🟪