Daniel Fernandes on Warpcast

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Daniel Fernandes

I agree this is a real problem, but flip-flopping from Farcaster to Warpcast back to Farcaster is a tough look. Just spitballing, but maybe just have multiple apps? Launch an 2nd app called Farcaster that is initially just a clone of the Warpcast app that is open-sourced without some proprietary features like the ability to buy Warps. Think of it like Chrome & Chromium. This would also allow Warpcast to evolve into a more professional/paid version like TweetDeck with stuff for pro-users with cast-scheduling, helpdesk/brand management, auto attendant for DMs, keyword search term monitoring, AI copilots etc.

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On the flip side, our number one request for the last 6 months has been focusing on user growth.

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Hasn't qDAU always been the goal? (emphasis on the q) Becoming the next Clubhouse or Friend.tech would juice user count and then inevitably crash from the sugar high. Airchat might be a better analogy for high-SNR people, same with Substack Notes.

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Not noticing qDAU moving, either. BlueSky has no issue with either. Likely have hit the ceiling on crypto natives and the team is moving to find its second audience fast.

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Could make Farcaster atproto compatible, and declare Farcaster as the first alternative AppView to BlueSky.

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I think🥇has already been claimed. Backwards compatibility may be a bit hard. Even mundane stuff like @-tags could break. https://graysky.app/

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There's several clients, but does Graysky host its own AppView?

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Perhaps not, but there's enough competition like Northsky working on it, I believe

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I think the point is that there's not "enough" competition insofar that no one is running a competing AppView with any number of users yet? I can't find anything about Northsky aside from forum posts, would appreciate links if you have any. The contention is that it costs Bluesky some million+ per month to operate their AppView, it's a very substantial piece of infra that rando competitors can't easily swoop in in a sustainable way. Self-reinforces with the "it shouldn't cost money" culture Bluesky set. I've seen partial attempts at implementing "lite" versions of the AppView but I don't know if they're actually usable yet or the consequences? (I think they still rely on the main AppView to function?)

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