The calendar unapologetically tells that our team spent almost a year building a single gaming-based web3 project. That's fucked up, and I'm not proud of that, to say the least. The reasons that we still can't fucking ship are many: the war, many personal turbulences, and the nature of this project being a side-quest for each member of the team. It's also how we spend our own capital developing with almost 0 outside investments. Our size as a team makes it difficult to cre...

The calendar unapologetically tells that our team spent almost a year building a single gaming-based web3 project. That's fucked up, and I'm not proud of that, to say the least. The reasons that we still can't fucking ship are many: the war, many personal turbulences, and the nature of this project being a side-quest for each member of the team. It's also how we spend our own capital developing with almost 0 outside investments. Our size as a team makes it difficult to cre...

Let's get it out of the way. 2022 turned out to be an enormous pile of shit. My experience can be easily applied to many people I've been lucky to encounter and talk to over the past few weeks. Indeed 2022 was a bummer, a shitstorm. It might be an interesting mental exercise to evaluate in retrospect what went wrong and where I landed myself by the end of 22'. As a matter of fact, it'll be a series of posts where I try dissect this strange period of my life. Some elephants...

Let's get it out of the way. 2022 turned out to be an enormous pile of shit. My experience can be easily applied to many people I've been lucky to encounter and talk to over the past few weeks. Indeed 2022 was a bummer, a shitstorm. It might be an interesting mental exercise to evaluate in retrospect what went wrong and where I landed myself by the end of 22'. As a matter of fact, it'll be a series of posts where I try dissect this strange period of my life. Some elephants...

Solopreneurship in the age of AI will redefine how creators work and allocate resourcesDALL·E prompt: a silhouette of a startup CEO who looks at the window from his office in a high-rise, 8k, in style of vaporwave"ChatGPT is the colleague I never had. The psychological benefits outweigh the intellectual ones. I know my field. I don't need "answers." I need constant and immediate feedback and suggestions."I've been thinking about that a lot recently: how the notion of a "dedicated pr...

Solopreneurship in the age of AI will redefine how creators work and allocate resourcesDALL·E prompt: a silhouette of a startup CEO who looks at the window from his office in a high-rise, 8k, in style of vaporwave"ChatGPT is the colleague I never had. The psychological benefits outweigh the intellectual ones. I know my field. I don't need "answers." I need constant and immediate feedback and suggestions."I've been thinking about that a lot recently: how the notion of a "dedicated pr...

Today we're releasing CHRYSALISM. Now I'm officially the guy who did at least something in web3. Guess the time to tweak my Twitter bio has come. With this post, I wanted to share a few random facts about it – and inspire you to visit the project.Here's the link: https://chrysalism.space The experience is already open. You can mint your personal commemorative NFT (which you may like or not - but I hope you do) at the end of the reading. So what's up with the CHRYSALISM? Th...

Today we're releasing CHRYSALISM. Now I'm officially the guy who did at least something in web3. Guess the time to tweak my Twitter bio has come. With this post, I wanted to share a few random facts about it – and inspire you to visit the project.Here's the link: https://chrysalism.space The experience is already open. You can mint your personal commemorative NFT (which you may like or not - but I hope you do) at the end of the reading. So what's up with the CHRYSALISM? Th...

This is a brief one. Everyone in Russia for decades will remember the date of September 21st, 2022. The day when the government finally turned in full motion against its people. There is a lot to be said about how it happened, but all that's left is utter fear and uncertainty. My partner and I are forced to leave the place we love with all our hearts. And to pause everything work-related. I will not disclose my current location nor share any upcoming plans because there are none. The cha...

This is a brief one. Everyone in Russia for decades will remember the date of September 21st, 2022. The day when the government finally turned in full motion against its people. There is a lot to be said about how it happened, but all that's left is utter fear and uncertainty. My partner and I are forced to leave the place we love with all our hearts. And to pause everything work-related. I will not disclose my current location nor share any upcoming plans because there are none. The cha...

I never thought it would be that scary to leave the country I grew up in. As you probably know, things are a bit turbulent in Russia right now. A little recap: in March, almost 80% of my close friends and business associates fled the country, and rightfully so. Commercial projects tumbled, and retrospectively I became aware of how depressed I was during those weeks of what felt like a widespread collapse. Now, September turned out to be much, much worse. It is not an exaggeration to say that ...

I never thought it would be that scary to leave the country I grew up in. As you probably know, things are a bit turbulent in Russia right now. A little recap: in March, almost 80% of my close friends and business associates fled the country, and rightfully so. Commercial projects tumbled, and retrospectively I became aware of how depressed I was during those weeks of what felt like a widespread collapse. Now, September turned out to be much, much worse. It is not an exaggeration to say that ...

I'll start with a personal note. We finally decided to share some stuff publicly. Next week, perhaps. It's a small NSFW collection of art (with some exciting caveats) we've been developing as a part of a poetic web longread – the project that started way before February 2022. After some deliberations, we're ready to simply drop it and see what happens. Perhaps not a wise business decision, but we waited long enough. It's also sort of a positive thinking type of move f...

I'll start with a personal note. We finally decided to share some stuff publicly. Next week, perhaps. It's a small NSFW collection of art (with some exciting caveats) we've been developing as a part of a poetic web longread – the project that started way before February 2022. After some deliberations, we're ready to simply drop it and see what happens. Perhaps not a wise business decision, but we waited long enough. It's also sort of a positive thinking type of move f...

For ten years, my favorite way of saying goodbye to the past 365 days was by making a straightforward list of every piece of cultural content I've consumed. I assembled them using a day-by-day formula inspired by Soderbergh's yearly "Seen-Read" listicles. In some years, I came relatively close to him regarding the final count as if it was a dick-measuring contest. But later, I realized that most of the positions I can barely remember long term. In the end, it looked like I was watch...

For ten years, my favorite way of saying goodbye to the past 365 days was by making a straightforward list of every piece of cultural content I've consumed. I assembled them using a day-by-day formula inspired by Soderbergh's yearly "Seen-Read" listicles. In some years, I came relatively close to him regarding the final count as if it was a dick-measuring contest. But later, I realized that most of the positions I can barely remember long term. In the end, it looked like I was watch...

The last week was turbulent, so I again messed up the posting deadline. However, the following is a short recap of the recent events, which I hope will help, first of all, to let go of the situation, and second of all – showcase the current hiring environment, as these stories are spreading left and right nowadays. Since the current development process of our team lacks sufficient financing (meaning we make everything MVP-related on our own money), I started to look for part-time gigs related...

The last week was turbulent, so I again messed up the posting deadline. However, the following is a short recap of the recent events, which I hope will help, first of all, to let go of the situation, and second of all – showcase the current hiring environment, as these stories are spreading left and right nowadays. Since the current development process of our team lacks sufficient financing (meaning we make everything MVP-related on our own money), I started to look for part-time gigs related...

One of my primary goals this year is to learn how to calm my mind during periods of unprecedented stress. Previous years of my involvement in producing gigs were marked by a constant sense of unease, supported by the feeling like the ground started shaking minutes after I woke up. And the war, with its always-on news cycle and planning for the worse in case of conflict expanding, did not make it easier for me to stay sane in current reality. As a result, I'm finally exhausted from living...

One of my primary goals this year is to learn how to calm my mind during periods of unprecedented stress. Previous years of my involvement in producing gigs were marked by a constant sense of unease, supported by the feeling like the ground started shaking minutes after I woke up. And the war, with its always-on news cycle and planning for the worse in case of conflict expanding, did not make it easier for me to stay sane in current reality. As a result, I'm finally exhausted from living...

Back in school, the assignment of summing up your summer activity was an easy one: lots of time to chill and watch countless Criterion movies. That was my definition of fun back then. By the time I started working full time, I had considered summer the most productive time of the year: long daytime, lots of sun, and no distractions (since many people are heading on vacation). However, three months are now behind, and it's time for an objective analysis of what's been done. That&apos...

Back in school, the assignment of summing up your summer activity was an easy one: lots of time to chill and watch countless Criterion movies. That was my definition of fun back then. By the time I started working full time, I had considered summer the most productive time of the year: long daytime, lots of sun, and no distractions (since many people are heading on vacation). However, three months are now behind, and it's time for an objective analysis of what's been done. That&apos...

It's been nice these past two weeks. My family lives on the outskirts of a small rural city, in a restricted suburban area with a large horse stable and a full-size model of a medieval ship (a tourist attraction) available by foot. There's a limited internet capacity, which is nice. The weather sucked, but it is what it is. In this environment, I've got a chance to carefully plan my next career and personal phase (which I hope to cover in future posts), but for now, I want to f...

It's been nice these past two weeks. My family lives on the outskirts of a small rural city, in a restricted suburban area with a large horse stable and a full-size model of a medieval ship (a tourist attraction) available by foot. There's a limited internet capacity, which is nice. The weather sucked, but it is what it is. In this environment, I've got a chance to carefully plan my next career and personal phase (which I hope to cover in future posts), but for now, I want to f...