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Lior
@lior
I've been thinking a lot about the financial case to invest in social applications on top of open social graphs, when the app has no "moat" over the users. Are you struggling to justify an investment in your social app? This frame is for you 🤝 Would love to get the hive mind on this! https://shorturl.at/eiEL9 -->
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Lior
@lior
The case is trying to show how the overall value currently created on web2 social networks and is mainly captured by the top 5 platforms, will be distributed differently between Protocols (like Farcaster and Lens), Users, and applications builders. What is the claim?
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Lior
@lior
The claim is that because the underlying social graph is open, market forces will drive a more fair distribution of value, and competition (and fragmentation) between apps. Is it bad for app developers ? -->
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Lior
@lior
I don't think so. In the number crunching part of the Frame, I show that even if there are 1000 of popular social apps (vs. 5-10 today), there's is still room to create a multi-million $ worth of apps just by distributing the current value in social
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Lior
@lior
This is before introducing new value drivers (financial transactions and new monetization flows) In conclusion --->
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Lior
@lior
What do you think this new world of open social graphs look like and what do you think is going to be the landscape of social apps built on top of it? If you find this frame interesting, please recast and share with others !🤘 https://warpcast.com/lior/0x0777fc74
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knostalgia
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I’m interested in learning more about how the top apps are generating revenues and what innovative value drivers are being experimented with and seeing defensibility.
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