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i'm thinking about building on web vs on mobile the same way @dwr.eth thinks about building on warpcast vs on the protocol — iterate on first one but the endgame is on the second one for @supercast to make sense i need to build a product that some people (not everyone!) love and prefer to use over warpcast — and they love it so much that they will pay for it as many already noticed, this isn't easy and to get there i need to ship fast and iterate a lot and because i'm a full stack web dev, iteration on web comes much easier for me — thus, i'm focusing on the desktop for now but mobile is where the avg farcaster user is so don't worry — once supercast has its 10x features and all protocol infra is there, there will be a great supercast mobile app and it may come faster than i previously assumed thanks to incredible work of @slokh and @emo.eth

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imo focusing on web is the right move, warpcast is focusing on mobile, lots of opportunities for a good desktop experience

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i may be in the minority, but i very much prefer desktop experience to mobile anyways. use mobile when I'm on the go or perhaps sitting on the couch, but i love my desktop. looking forward to the future of supercast. 555 $degen

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That issue is simple: web for now, you'll see later. But here's my thinking on the potential, no matter the choice: HUGE RISKS - the strategy for FC + Warp is unclear; 2 years ago you had FC + clients (including Warpcast), now the official FC website is a Warp billboard - history (Twitter) showed us that strategy can change as a company grows, so they can cut access to API (huge risk!) - I asked DWR even 1+ years ago, if he doesn't feel that an all-dev-team is a risk for the project due to a lack of perspective; maybe then it wasn't, but looking at some of their recent decisions (priority mode, remove basic features, etc) I think it will have an increasing negative impact HUGE OPPORTUNITIES - the Warpcast app is lacking many core features already confirmed on other platforms (long form content, media - video + pics, gifs, now animated pfps, nft pfps, scheduling, drafts, etc) ⬇️

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Excited to see what supercast grows to become. I hope you get the funding and support needed to sustain in long-term! 100 $degen

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i really think this has a lot to do with what user group you want to curate supercast for, e.g. reddit, twitter, or instagram, etc. ? the former is better fit for long form content, hence desktop makes more sense, while mobile is more ideal for the latter two. warpcast imo is kinda stuck in the middle (especially after the recent case letter count increase) and still trying to find its identity. supercast may have to make a bet on which direction it wants to go towards, and hopefully take over that specific user group. worst case scenario, pivot later. 118✨

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This cast finally got me to onboard to supercast, I'm super impressed (as evidenced by other gushing casts I just posted). Crazy thought though: Imagine you open sourced supercast, made it easy for people to self-host if they want, take on a thriving community with upstream features, spawn a cambrian explosion of competing clients that few will want to maintain but will eventually diverge and the foundational codebase will be stronger for it. It's a scary thought, and an existential decision for The Business :tm: but it could very well be a path to exceeding the influence and popularity of Warpcast. (It doesn't have to be Supercast to do this, but fun to imagine.)

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I prefer to use my desktop, I am frequently getting burned out of being on mobile. Tendinitis is coming up too... Not sure this is a millennial thing. I already feel very tempted to use @supercast because of known features like lists (which I miss in WC!!!). The unique reason I don't do it is because paying $10 a month is very different than paying $5 for storage (for a year or how long I take to burn it). My main currency is worth 1/5 of USD and I'm new to crypto. Do you consider having more plans or offering a free trial, even if it is for 15 days or a week? I think many would try. 60 $degen

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Thanks for sharing. This isn’t an easy path — it’s inspiring to see you follow it despite the challenges. The web-first angle seems reasonable. 1000 $DEGEN

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My /cryptoart-school is having a Farhouse in which we are exploring alt farcaster clients and you’re invited to speak and share info about Supercast. Here’s the info: : https://mobile.farhouse.club/s/stellabelle/1630

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building a polished mobile product is harder than it seems. I'd stay mobile if that is your endgame! Way better for retention too.

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@accountless.eth

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Super agree – find the winning usp using the stack you're comfortable, portability is easy after that

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It’s week 1 of /rolodexsocial and many requests for a mobile app already. Iterating on web + then prioritising mobile just makes more sense right now. Thanks for writing this.

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Agree with this. Also, lots of superusers prefer web so the pareto principle is full effect here. 50 $degen

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Keep working 😍🤌

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I enjoy warpcasting on both desktop and mobile. I primarily use the desktop version more but enjoy that i can go mobile on my phone too

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Sounds well thought.

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ive been thinking of your pricing model and i think you need to offer a one month free trial period for people like me: i don’t want to pay upfront bc i don’t know if i will like it. I recently bought a sub to Runway ML bc they have free credits and when they ran out i bought it bc i got to try it out first for free. You’re gonna lose many people by not offering a free trial first

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Exciting times ahead for Supercast - desktop focus now, mobile magic next!

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