ElCryptoChapo

Hot take: Most hot takes are just repackaged common sense dressed up as contrarian 'wisdom' to farm engagement.
Including this one..
The real alpha isn't having the hottest take, it's knowing when to ignore the BS & focus on building something that matters.
But that doesn't get likes, so here we are...

early gm
2 days left in the year..what are 🫵 going to accomplish before 2026?

GM
Here's a reality check on AI competition:
ChatGPT still dominates usage, but Gemini is the only platform showing meaningful share gains. Google's distribution advantage is finally showing up in traffic.
The lesson? Product quality matters, but distribution wins wars.
You can build the best solution in your category & still lose to whoever controls the default.
For founders: stop obsessing over feature parity. Start obsessing over how users discover & access your product.
That's the REAL moat.

Thank you @OpenAI - you have made my year one of the most productive in my life.
We're never going back.
I'll wear the "First 0.1% of Users" badge with honor.
Power users of AI will win in the next 5 years.

gm
Most founders waste months perfecting features nobody asked for.
The winning move? Ship something that solves one real problem, get feedback from actual users, & iterate in public.
Your first version will be rough. That's the point. People don't trust polished marketing decks anymore, ai can spin those up in 2 minutes. They trust founders who build, learn, & improve in real time.
Stop optimizing for launch day. Start optimizing for day 100!

GM.
Here's what most founders get wrong about marketing timing: they wait until the product is perfect.
The best founder marketing happens before launch, not after.
Share what you're learning while building. Document the problems you're solving. Explain why certain decisions matter..
By the time you launch, you've already built an audience that understands why your solution exists.
Marketing alone doesn't create momentum. It amplifies momentum you've already built through consistent, valuable presence.

Always wonder why ‘NEWS’ organizations post OPINION pieces.
@washingtonpost ya’ll need to hire new writers.. badly.
This is just embarrassing..

Most web3 founders spend weekends recovering from the week.
The ones who actually scale spend weekends learning the skills that make them irreplaceable.
Smart contract auditing. Token economics. Community psychology. Regulatory frameworks. Etc.
These aren't just good to know topics.
They're the difference between building something that lasts & building something that depends on hype cycles.
Your weekend reading list matters more than your weekday hustle.

Weekend thought:

The projects that survive 2026 won't be the ones with the biggest hype.
They'll be the ones that can answer two questions without hesitation..
Question 1: Who built this?
Not a cartoon character. Not an anonymous team. Real humans with real track records who show up when things break.
If a founder won't put their name on their work, they won't put their reputation behind your investment either.
Question 2: Where does the revenue come from?
Token inflation isn't a business model. Ponzi mechanics aren't sustainable.
The projects still standing next year will have real users pa

What if the entire history of computing is just one long attempt to remove friction?
A simple timeline 👇
1. Physical switches and wires
Early computers required humans to flip switches and rewire hardware.
You didn’t use the computer. You became part of it.
2. Binary machine code
1s and 0s written directly into memory.
Perfect logic. No abstraction. One mistake and nothing worked.
3. Assembly language
Human-readable symbols replaced raw binary.
Still technical, but finally readable.
4. Command line interfaces
DOS and Unix.
You typed exact commands and memorized syntax to get anything done.
5.

GM.
Most GM posts are just noise. This one included
But here's the thing: showing up consistently, even when you have nothing groundbreaking to say, builds more trust than disappearing for weeks & coming back with a manifesto.
Consistency beats perfection. Every time.