nook

Decided today that we’re not going to be working on /nook anymore. It was originally meant for us to play around with and learn new tech and has served that purpose. 

We don’t really see a path forward in continuing to build the client, so we’re going to explore some non-Farcaster ideas instead. More soon!

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.

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Interesting I guess I take the other side of this - Merkle dependency is good IMO.

Makes the need to boostrap social graphs from day one much lower. Focus less on onboarding and more on sticky products since Merkle's biggest focus is user acquisition.

What's the alternative?

Sad to hear but totally understand and respect this decision.

What makes it unviable and what are some reflections you would share for other teams working on clients?

Excited to see what you build next!

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I’d pay for a client that lets me group users and channels (using and/or logic) into specific lists aka my own cozy corners. 

The spam problem will not be solved at the protocol level. Wish I’d be wrong but don’t see it

Just not viable anytime soon. Had to be realistic before wasting more time. We also have had a few other ideas queued up

wowow, you seemed so excited not long ago. Is there something that you learned about that turned you off from building on top of Farcaster?

disagree

I think clients will manage to compete, but it's going to take a strong team with funding + patience, a differentiated beachhead, and possibly an existing user base (ex: zora/metamask/... add a farcaster client interface). 

Unfortunately builders underestimate the difficulty of getting DAUs (myself included)

Farcaster is a place for side projects right now, not serious companies. Maybe will change in a few years. But I don’t believe we will ever see another client compete with Warpcast, which makes it all the less interesting to me with the lack of client decentralization.

props for shipping quick and making hard decisions

how has building a client affected your opinion of farcaster? did you consider other revenue streams on top of nook (outside of sign ups?)

i'm sure a lot of fc builders would benefit a ton from your insights!

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Not tied to crypto, but likely so since that’s our background

Nook is an awesome product. I’m sad but excited to see what you guys build next! Non-Farcaster but still in crypto?

wow that's too bad. respect the quick pivot. you guys are elite builders and are an inspiration. looking forward to what you do next!

i have also been thinking a lot about the viability of a client recently...

thanks for your tremendous contributions to the ecosystem!

excited that y’all are going to be able to try new things — never stop learning!

Just seeing this. Was rooting for Nook and will be rooting for your next ventures. Hope Farcaster pulls in some of the best ideas you implemented, it was a good client.

that's the saddest news i read recently, i was so hyped about nook and i thought if nook added DC it would be game over .... so sorry to hear that. your platform was always my favorite. :/

Brave and impressive decision - I heard a lot of good feedback about /nook 
Excited to see your next move 👌

Love how fast yall experiment and not afraid to throw stuff away! Happy to help however i can on the next iteration.

Wow! I missed this. Man, I really enjoyed using Nook. It has some great ideas that I hope get incorporated into other clients. 

I will be eagerly waiting to see what you cook up next!

I'm sorry to hear that. It was very promising... but I understand. Good luck with your new projects.

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Thanks so much for the work you did on nook! The pace of iteration and improvements was so impressive. Whatever your team does next will be phenomenal. <3

kudos to the fast decision & courage to pivot,

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