Alex

Digital nomad. Crypto OG.

[Theo @theoxmotion]

182M views on two cartoon bears

they post within 20 minutes of two sister pages every evening with the same caption template

i broke down 53 pages like this one, how to copy the setup is in the article

[0xNobler @CryptoNobler]

🚨 BREAKING

🇺🇸 TRUMP INSIDER WITH 100% WIN RATE JUST OPENED A MASSIVE $180,000,000.00 SHORT AHEAD OF THE U.S. FUTURES MARKET OPEN!

THIS HAS PREDICTED EVERY MARKET DUMP SO FAR AND WENT ALL-IN ONCE AGAIN.

HE DEFINITELY KNOWS THE MARKET WILL CRASH HARD NEXT WEEK...

[Fekri @fekdaoui]

The indie hacker loop:

- Ahmed pays $39/mo for DataFast
- So he builds DataBull for $29 lifetime
- 4 hours later Surendra open sources it for $0
- I tell my agent to host it, and it does everything

Never sell to indie hackers 😭

[Zora @Zorathzzz]

Lmao, update funding fee 1h 🤣🤣

every hour that passes, the $LAB short side has to pay the $LAB long side 1% of the total position size. for example, if you’re short $100k, then your short funding cost is $1,000 per hour.

if $LAB stays flat here and doesn’t drop for 3 days:

24h = 24%
48h = 48%
72h = 72%

a short position can only make a maximum of nearly 2x its total volume. for example, if you short with a $100k position, even if $LAB drops all the way to $1, you’d only make about $99k in profit. subtract the 72% funding cost ($72k), and you’re left with only around $20k.

so if $LAB holds its price here for 3 days and then drops to $1, you only make about $20k 😂😂😂

damn, if i wasn’t already very familiar with these guys’ tricks, i probably would’ve become one of their victims too. the odds of winning are almost nonexistent.

[Tiv @tivollem]

173K abonnés en 10 jours 🥵

Un coach de boxe 100% IA qui montre un seul mouvement par vidéo, 12 posts et 30 MILLIONS de vues

Tout ramène vers leur challenge 30 jours et leur app qui est même pas encore sortie 💰

ULTRA SIMPLE à faire avec l'IA 🤖

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[Starter Story @starter_story]

a MUST READ for founders who can build a product but can’t get anyone to buy it.

@rlakhnyuk's $25K/month playbook for making money with "boring" products in a crowded market.

[Rob Hallam @robj3d3]

Thailand, I am inside you again 😏🇹🇭

> sun is shining ☀️
> coffee is bussing ☕️
> locals are smiling 😊
> 4 month apartment leased 🏡

I’m telling you, move to Thailand, whatever it takes.

[Alex @AlexSiman]

@robj3d3 This is a very good question 🤔😁

[Alex @AlexSiman]

@rektober Roast them all 😁

[Tyler Denk 🐝 @denk_tweets]

an excerpt from today's newsletter

@marclou did I miss anything?

[Travis Biziorek @TravisBiziorek]

It's a bit fascinating watching what feels like panic in public from Tyler.

I'm in some groups with lots of newsletter operators. Many people are fed up with Beehiiv and their price hikes.

They are switching providers, building their own, or jumping to @marclou's that he built in like 3 hours.

Tyler is doing what we call "rolling out the red carpet on the way out".

He is now asking what he can do for customers after he has jacked the price up and they are leaving.

That's the opposite of what you should be doing.

The issue I keep hearing from so many customers is that there are a ton of bells and whistles and garbage that they have no interest in using but feel like they have no choice but to pay for.

It's like your TV provider telling you how you have access to 673 channels but you're like, "that's cool... how do I get a package with the 4 I care about?".

I don't have a dog in this fight because it's too easy to simply vibe code up all the parts of Beehiiv that I'd actually need and pay a fraction of the price.

But it sure is wild to watch.

[Alex @AlexSiman]

@marclou @levelsio Are you happy now @denk_tweets ? 😁

[Open Book @carlmonkft]

THE BEST WAYS TO MARKET YOUR MOBILE APP

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TikTok Ads: Legendary, takes some time to figure out and your app needs to have good user economics but once you find winning creatives it's amazing. Also: TIKTOK ADS MCP

Meta Ads: Same, I prefer TikTok but it depends on your niche

Canvas UGC: The only form of UGC that's reliable. Posting on new accounts makes it both in-line with the nature of UGC as well as making it accessible to creators. Result? you pay little. It requires good understanding of UGC, good management skills, and good payment terms. Also, outreach can be tough sometimes

TikTok Farm: Usually with slideshows, which are only effective on TikTok. It does require many phones obviously, and good software to manage them. For software I recommend Ghost Farm by @wbyanme (not sponsored)

Organic slideshows: Highest ROI, organic way to post content for free. My go-to for testing the waters for a new app. Only on TikTok, the algorithm loves slideshows for some reason. Instagram not at all.

Reddit: Somewhat niche but works if you have a fitting audience. You can also artificially acquire upvotes, and AI indexes reddit too so win-win. Creates a lasting reputation for your app

X: You can go mega viral like with @nestymee if you have something good to show

Organic UGC: Good but you need to have acting skills and a good phone, and you need to understand the principles of UGC very well (appear professionally unprofessional)

Regular UGC: Inherently inferior to Canvas UGC. Why would you buy 1 video for $100? Only use case is if you need a quick video for a launch or website

ASO: Not a lifechanger but you need to have this done properly since it amplifies all your other marketing channels when people visit your app store page

Clipping (slideshows): Only works if your app has something visual to sell. Middle-man parties usually take a large chunk of revenue like 20%. Also suffers from some botting scams

YouTube: Can work, especially with automation like the legends from Prayer Lock did it. But Youtube Shorts has a much more immature audience than other socials

AI indexing: So underrated, so many people use AI as a search engine nowadays. The difference with AI vs regular search engine is that people kinda interpret AI as "good advice". So if AI recommends a product, it has social proof albeit artifically

Affiliates: Extremely niche, so far I only know 1 person who does it extremely well. He combined influencer with affiliate partnerships. There is no good affiliation platform that tracks attirbution without an affiliate code unfortunately. Consequently your affiliates get paid very little and they quit

SEO: Less about virality, much more steady but can be highly competitive. It's something good to have but not a gamechanger by itself just like ASO

ASA: App Store Ads are for most people only profitable with the free $100 ad spend by apple. Furthermore hard to scale

Influencers: Extremely niche. It can work but audience saturation is a huge problem. My first influencer deal was a banger but the videos afterwards sucked because his whole audience already knew us. Also most influencers are dicks, they want ridiculous amlunt of money and overvalue their work

Pinterest: If you have an aesthetic tumblr-like app it can work. I do think Pinterest Ads are un untapped channel

Snapchat: Very young audience and still unexplored territory for most of us. For Snapchat Ads: they match your ad spend well, so maybe worth a try

Substack: Garbage except when you target boomers, even then it's hard

E-mail: Do not scrape people's emails and spam marketing. You will only make people angry. Email is useful for re-subscribing users or abandoned transactions, or preserving a community but not as your main marketing channel

Product Hunt: Absolutely useless and should be banned for wasting entrepeneurs time. You can only win if you have a large following and even then, the people who read the newsletters are rarely your ICP. Garbage

[Alex @AlexSiman]

@denk_tweets @beehiiv Nothing hard here

[Sameer Samat @ssamat]

Today, on Google Play we announced new ways we are evolving the Play Store for an experience that is unique to you and the content you enjoy most:

✨ Use Play to wirelessly install and run your own custom, vibe-coded apps privately on your device.
🔍 Discover apps effortlessly with Ask Play & Gemini
🎮 Dial in discovery with the all-new Game Finder & Gamer DNA

[Appkittie @Appkittie]

I just found a turkish app studio making $270M/year with 29 apps

Insane

[Alex Nguyen @alexcooldev]

Bruh, Meta ads are now fully AI-generated. And it’s worked 🥴

[zettelkasten @zettelkastten]

40 free sites crypto whales don't want you to know about

who's buying, who's dumping, who's about to unlock. all free

whale & wallet tracking
1.) https://t.co/w2M4J1tscG → see who owns any wallet
2.) https://t.co/7vGbfpW4f3 → where smart money is moving
3.) https://t.co/jDyC6z6Zm5 → any EVM wallet's full portfolio
4.) https://t.co/3mlDuUkStM → wallet alerts across chains
5.) https://t.co/FN6G4GnHdI → every huge transfer, live
6.) https://t.co/5IOmh9ZtX7 → whale moves explained in plain words
7.) https://t.co/mx4LekOYn1 → every KOL memecoin trade, realtime
8.) https://t.co/dDHvhx7Yaa → what top traders buy and why
9.) https://t.co/8lv740KchL → smart money and KOL tags on any solana coin
10.) https://t.co/wqEA2Vvnnp → solana explorer
11.) https://t.co/IkglL9ltOi → ethereum explorer

before you buy a memecoin
12.) https://t.co/1Tx1tKDU3b → insiders, LP and dev wallet on one page
13.) https://t.co/M309AiKyKk → linked wallet clusters
14.) https://t.co/Fme3565t3j → hidden connections between holders
15.) https://t.co/hGmY58uvQM → solana scam score
16.) https://t.co/1wrkYNTU6p → EVM scam score
17.) https://t.co/Qx3OAzFw2I → top traders, KOLs and holders tabs
18.) https://t.co/G85C1snXRr → solana charts and wallet PnL
19.) https://t.co/sG4YUMnIdF → any chain, any pool

unlocks & insiders
20.) https://t.co/XdpH9Pv6WN → unlock calendar
21.) https://t.co/MexjSNObZb → who gets tokens and when
22.) https://t.co/cmdISuBNah → funding rounds and VC buy prices
23.) https://t.co/zWK6Filwz4 → vesting and investor lists

leverage & liquidations
24.) https://t.co/OCo4Ffn5YJ → hyperliquid whale positions, live
25.) https://t.co/ljWIndF0Og → top perp traders
26.) https://t.co/KiqWOelES5 liquidation heatmap → where the stops sit
27.) https://t.co/MCA0X1EDfA → funding, open interest, basis
28.) https://t.co/xkUL69yCn8 → order flow and long/short ratio

where the money actually goes
29.) https://t.co/A45y65WVBr → TVL, fees, revenue
30.) https://t.co/T40UuGF2MW → protocol earnings like a stock
31.) https://t.co/tojTH4I9J7 → who earns the most fees today
32.) https://t.co/eaWzhlerGK → money flows between chains
33.) https://t.co/orziuqxM4H → daily ETF flows
34.) https://t.co/w8sQcQUene → thousands of free dashboards
35.) https://t.co/UWTLoyFkTR → free research
36.) https://t.co/HY65fLAf7j → L2 risk ratings
37.) https://t.co/c321outhUB → ETH burn and supply
38.) https://t.co/2sBcEzOZYG → bitcoin fees and blocks

portfolio
39.) https://t.co/kwOxVIMzEg → solana portfolio in one place
40.) https://t.co/jl8Rv2lZF3 → what wallets you follow are doing

bookmark this. you'll need it next time you're about to ape

[Alex @AlexSiman]

@jadoodoo Yes, it's the first time

[Andrej Karpathy @karpathy]

We'll be spending a lot more time trying to understand the outputs of language models. A few thoughts, tips & tricks:

Writing. Something I've had success with: Ask your LLM to explain something in ASD-STE100, it's a controlled language specification originally developed for aerospace maintenance documentation. LLMs well-versed in this language and it comes with heavy constraints on clean writing style that I often find a lot more readable. Sometimes I've tried to soften it a bit e.g. ask for "80% of the way to ASD-STE100" because the spec is quite stringent. But even better:

Diagrams / images. Instead of writing, ask your LLM to create a diagram. These can be a lot easier to process, parse, and understand. But even better:

Web pages. Ask for output "in HTML" to get a beautiful, interactive webpage. LLMs are getting really good at frontend and can create beautiful experiences, animations, etc. But even better:

Explainer videos. The output format I am most bullish on is fully custom / bespoke explainer videos generated on any arbitrary topic. Experiment with things like "Create a 3b1b style video explainer on X. Use my ElevenLabs API key for audio narration". (you'd need an API key for the latter or you can ask your LLM to find you decent free alternatives that use your local compute). This is actually starting to work!

In summary:
- As LLMs get better, they will do more and more of the legwork autonomously, and a lot more of our work will rise up the abstractions into oversight and understanding.
- Luckily, LLMs can help here too because as intelligence and code are increasingly abundant, you can ask for large, custom, discardable software artifacts (e.g. web apps, video explainers) that would have never made sense to create before. Push the boundaries here and you'll be surprised.