Founders

All aspiring founders should aspire to be "influencers."

Do you agree or disagree?

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I said disagree but I’m wondering if all this is dependent on your definition of influencer? Or aspire? I don’t think founders should aspire to be influencers but often if they do their job right they end up there organically.

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I was intentionally a bit strong with my choice of language to encourage conversation. :)

I believe 10 years from now the best founders/investors will have very strong online communities that they'll use to repeatedly incubate and launch products. 

Its likely they'll be intentional about their approach.

When I think about this from the perspective of the NFT space, existing “influencers” who became founders produced the worst outcomes imo. (KRO, Logan bros, every celeb etc). 

But when I think about those who became influencers by launching something that resonated, I see the positive connection.

I agree. 

Its quite similar to the token discussion today: if you launch a token around a quality product it will catalyze healthy growth, if you launch it around nothing but attention and hype it will likely flame out quickly.