Farcaster hosted their first developer day this week, and it was a blast! I connected + reconnected with internet friends, tried out new products, and demo'd my own. The community was excited as ever, but also equally pragmatic about the journey ahead. I could not be more bullish on the future of Farcaster.Near Term RoadmapWe started the day with a discussion moderated by Dan and Varun (co-founders of Farcaster). The main topics were:GrowthRetentionChannelsFramesDC RoadmapReducing sign up cos...

Farcaster hosted their first developer day this week, and it was a blast! I connected + reconnected with internet friends, tried out new products, and demo'd my own. The community was excited as ever, but also equally pragmatic about the journey ahead. I could not be more bullish on the future of Farcaster.Near Term RoadmapWe started the day with a discussion moderated by Dan and Varun (co-founders of Farcaster). The main topics were:GrowthRetentionChannelsFramesDC RoadmapReducing sign up cos...

Most people on Farcaster today mistake "client" for "Twitter clone." While cloning popular social media platforms seems like low-hanging fruit, it's a trap that limits Farcaster's potential. Building multiple iterations of the same product won't drive growth. Instead, we need to focus on creating new experiences on the protocol. Tavern is a good example — it utilizes the social graph for the one and only voice-first app on the network. This differentiation gives it staying power. Some argue t...

Most people on Farcaster today mistake "client" for "Twitter clone." While cloning popular social media platforms seems like low-hanging fruit, it's a trap that limits Farcaster's potential. Building multiple iterations of the same product won't drive growth. Instead, we need to focus on creating new experiences on the protocol. Tavern is a good example — it utilizes the social graph for the one and only voice-first app on the network. This differentiation gives it staying power. Some argue t...