Farcaster

A client has a one-way dependency on Merkle. The only growth option for a client is to acquire new users. Building in crypto is hard enough, no need for the dependency.

Interesting feedback on building on top of FC.

It’s hard to fault their logic - having a massive dependency on and early stage startup is essentially taking a double bet, especially for building a full client.

Remains to be seen if niche clients like Buoy and Crew can be profitable.

Startup artist seeking inspiration.  Champion of /bcard

I’ve been saying since late 2022 that any VC-backed Warpcast alternative is going to have a hard time building a business. 

Plenty of opportunities for non-VC-backed businesses or open-source projects.

When we get to 10M+ DAU, TAM may be big enough.

I think one breakthrough app built on top of FC will lead the way.

It may take years but I really dig the experimentation going on.  We have not yet seen the true power of the shared social graph.

a decade+ of consumer products | decentralized analytics: /intelligent | self exploration: /tanishq

Yup, it’s a brute-force on experiments with shared social graph 

endless forms to take, very important we try and experiment with as many forms as possible 

making a similar form won’t cut it because of the volume