Andrew MacDowell

Founder, Pincast

[Andrew MacDowell @amacdowell]

Reply with your favorite platform company, and I'll profile them next!

[Andrew MacDowell @amacdowell]

ROBLOX took 10 years to reach 30 million users. Then they hit 300 million in the next 3 years. I've been digging into their platform evolution. The trajectory is really instructive for anyone building developer ecosystems.

(photo: Erik Cassel at ROBLOX Rally 2011)

[Andrew MacDowell @amacdowell]

I'd say three decisions made the difference:
1) Start with minimal viable tools and iterate based on usage.
2) When the moment is right, stop competing with creators (2008 pivot).
3) Monetize only after the model is proven (7 years for Roblox).

[Andrew MacDowell @amacdowell]

I shot a video for my future friends at a16z speedrun.

[Andrew MacDowell @amacdowell]

Nobody knows why we're generating audio summaries of every movie ever made.

But we'll show you why, starting at 7 am on October 10.

DM me with the title of a movie you love for early access.

[Andrew MacDowell @amacdowell]

Pincaster launches tomorrow (6/3) at 10 am.

Get on the waitlist by 11:59pm today to receive your launch code.

https://t.co/c9bwmad9om

[Andrew MacDowell @amacdowell]

This is only the first of hundreds of location-based experiences Pincast will be releasing.

*"Microtourism" is the name we've coined to describe the category that a lot of the experiences created on Pincast will fall into.

[Andrew MacDowell @amacdowell]

The time is finally here. Meet https://t.co/9cnsjcIhkG — a microtourism* game you play outside in NYC.

[Andrew MacDowell @amacdowell]

Track your progress in the Leaderboard, and comb through the trees you've already captured by looking at your Tree Collection.

So go outside, open https://t.co/9cnsjcIhkG, and collect your first tree.