🏗️ first, some ground rules:

what constitutes a builder in this channel:
- someone who creates apps, smart contracts, developer tools, or protocols

If you disagree with this definition of builder, this channel likely isn't for you 💀

🚢 Shipping means...
- releasing a new product, feature, tool, protocol, OSS project, or the like

These activities are NOT considered shipping:
- investing
- trading
- fundraising
- shitcasting
- creating content
- intern marketing

building @frens · a16z css23 · 🟪 /purple · 🍊 /orange-dao · hosting 🚢 /the-arena  🌎 /nomads  ⌨️ /workspaces

Are designers who 🚢 part of the squad?

/product-design | startup advisor | casting in /meesh | prev. @ reddit, okta (personal), lilblockparty.wtf, common.xyz, etc.

Always, it’s part of the PD job 🙃 product strategy, cross-functional collaboration, discovery, UXR, helping devs as they build out designs

Might need you to vouch for me here @carlos

if you're involved in shipping a product/feature/etc end-to-end (more than just pixels)