Davekowskyy

On a mission to bring a touch of zen into every room in the world

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

How to build a work culture that lasts:

Over the past two years, we have been focused on building a company that lasts.

Not something temporary, but something real. Something with substance.

During this time, we established ourselves in international architectural projects, delivering facade materials on a multi ton scale across the world. At the same time, we immersed ourselves deeper and deeper into interior and furniture design.

Surfaces were explored, forms questioned, and materials pushed to their limits like never before.

Almost unnoticed, a dedicated design furniture series began to grow quietly in the background.

A natural step to further expand our architectural expertise and to understand metal not only as a material, but as an expression within space.

Metal Awareness became the idea behind it.
Our intention is to bring our unique surfaces into spaces around the world and reveal the emotional potential that metal can carry.

But ZinCuTec was never just a company to us.
Our mission is to create a new way of working.
ZinCuTec is more than a business.

It is a community.

We never wanted to build just another furniture brand.
We wanted to create a different way of working.

For decades, work meant pressure, stress, and exhaustion.
People burned themselves out in order to succeed.

We consciously chose another path.
We work from calmness.

From clarity.
From creativity.

We breathe together.
We move.
We train.

We reset our minds before we create.
Because real strength does not come from stress, but from connection.

Maybe that is why we grow.
Why ideas flow.
Why success begins to follow naturally.

ZinCuTec.
Built by friends. Driven by creativity.

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

@AvantPrince_ Dancing on social rules

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

Carl jung is not for the mass

[Brian Maierhofer @brianmaierhofer]

Jung pretty much said the opposite, but right on man.

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

Obsession is a dance with fire.

You create something from nothing. It grows beyond you, beyond what you ever imagined possible. You achieve things that once felt completely out of reach. And then comes the realization.

The real challenge was never reaching the destination.

You find yourself walking the thin line between peace and burnout, between fulfillment and exhaustion. The goals themselves were never the point. They were only milestones along the road.

What always mattered was the mission.

The mission is what gives life meaning. It is what pulls you out of bed in the morning and keeps your mind awake long after midnight. It is the source of your deepest happiness.

And that is where the paradox begins.

Because once you have tasted it, you can never truly let it go. You become trapped by the desire to continue, to build, to create, to push further into the unknown.

Not because you have to.

Because the mission is the only thing that makes you feel fully alive.

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

@AvantPrince_ try to go in a gym in Bali

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I'm convinced that the single greatest challenge for any ambitious person is eliminating the guilt associated with free time and rest.

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

This is something every entrepreneur has to go through. Stay obsessed.

[Iman Gadzhi @GadzhiIman]

I’ve seen a handful of people now lose everything they worked so hard to build just because they had a fundamental misunderstanding of how running a business works.

It usually goes like this.

Guy who tried to make it for a while finally started seeing consistent success, but is now completely bored of the discipline that got him there and doesn’t like his day to day. Now he has convinced himself he should be doing something more enjoyable, something he’s passionate about, and something that actually excites him.

So he pivots.

Now he’s chasing the thing that excites him instead of the thing that built him & he’s about to fall off the cliff and lose everything he built.

You would be surprised how many people have sabotaged themselves like this.

Think about the discipline it takes to get in shape, build wealth, or raise kids. None of that is fun in the moment, which is why it’s hard to succeed while doing it.

I don't enjoy 80% of what I do day to day but I'm disciplined enough to know that's the part that keeps everything moving forward. If I tried to make every hour of my day enjoyable, I'd be nowhere near where I am today.

I’m not saying you can’t have passion projects or run a business on the side you’re passionate about, but you should also know how many people lose everything trying to do that.

Sometimes it’s better to just stay disciplined on the things that built you, & let the result be the reward.

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

Im im europe right now. It’s greener than ever before.

[Peter Dynes @PGDynes]

Europe is swinging from Arctic frosts to near-35°C heat within days. Some parts will warm by ~15°C in a week. Agriculture does not thrive under violent thermal instability. Ecosystems depend on stability, not a whiplash. This is what climate instability looks like in practice.

[✉️ @seoraehaejun]

THIS IS ACTUALLY CRAZY?????

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

As someone who finds grand ideas and inspiration in books and feels the urge to write things down instantly, I completely understand this product.

[BuccoCapital Bloke @buccocapital]

There’s nothing to reinvent. You pick up a book. You read the book. What are we doing here? Stop it

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

Please don’t spam the most beautiful app with AI

[69kov @levikov]

Pinterest does not have an AI detection system + has 480 million monthly active users w an average household income of $75k + a single static image generated in midjourney drives traffic to amazon for 6 to 18 MONTHS while every tiktok video u've ever posted died in 17 minutes.

This is the most underpriced distribution channel on the internet right now n nobody under 30 is touching it bc they think it's "a mood board app"...

The numbers ur marketing professor never updated his slides on:

- Pinterest 2026 MAU = 480M
- US Pinterest users = 86M
- 85% female, 14% male, 1% other
- Median household income = $76,400
- 87% of weekly users have bought something they saw on the platform
- 96% of searches are unbranded ("kitchen ideas," "small bathroom," "fall outfits")
- Average pin lifespan = 6-18 months of compounding traffic
- Pinterest organic CPM equivalent = $0.12
- Tiktok organic CPM = $2-4
- Instagram organic CPM = $6-12
- Facebook PAID CPM = $40-60
- Pinterest = 50 to 400x more reach per piece of content for the same effort

A static jpeg generated in nano banana pro in 14 seconds will drive traffic to ur amazon affiliate link for the next 11 months while a tiktok video u edited for 4 hours is dead in 17 minutes.

The asymmetry is so obvious it's offensive...

Move 1, pick the seasonal evergreen niche FIRST

Pinterest is 100% intent-based search + the highest CPM categories are seasonal evergreens that print every single year:

- Home decor + small space organization (CPM $14, perpetual)
- Skincare routines + clean beauty (CPM $11, perpetual)
- "What to wear" outfit boards (CPM $9, seasonal + perpetual)
- Kitchen tools + recipe roundups (CPM $12, perpetual)
- Weight loss + GLP-1 lifestyle content (CPM $18, highest paying vertical right now)
- Christian motherhood + christian aesthetic (CPM $14, perpetual, almost no AI operators)
- "Country living" + cottagecore (CPM $11, perpetual)
- Pet styling + dog accessories (CPM $9, growing 38% YoY)

Each pin u publish in these niches drives traffic for 6-18 months + compounds w every additional pin u publish in the same category bc Pinterest's algorithm rewards pinner consistency + board topical density.

Move 2, generate the visual asset in nano banana pro inside google flow ultra ($99/mo)

The format that prints on Pinterest:

- 1000x1500px vertical pin
- Aesthetic image w 4-6 product placements visible
- Text overlay w specific keyword phrase ("12 farmhouse kitchen ideas under $50")
- 3-5 versions per pin to test which thumbnail converts

Total render time per pin = 14 seconds. Total pins per day per operator = 80-140.

Move 3, the title structure that hits Pinterest's algorithm

Pinterest is a SEARCH ENGINE. The algorithm rewards keyword density in the title + description + alt text. Title template:

- "[Number] [Adjective] [Noun Category] for [Specific Use Case]"
- "[Aesthetic Word] [Product Category] Under $[Price Point]"
- "How to [Aesthetic Outcome] in [Time Frame]"

Examples: "14 Cozy Living Room Ideas Under $200" / "8 Farmhouse Kitchen Organizers I'm Obsessed With" / "How to Get a Glow Up in 30 Days"

This title structure converts at 4-7x higher CTR than artistic / cute / branded titles bc Pinterest users are literal-mindedly searching the EXACT phrasing.

Move 4, the amazon associates per-pin tracking architecture

Each pin links to an amazon "idea list" (a free amazon feature 99% of operators don't use). The idea list contains 6-12 products related to the pin's theme. Each product has ur amazon associates tracking link auto-applied. The pinner clicks through the pin → lands on the idea list → can buy any of 6-12 products + u get commission on ALL of them within a 24 hr cookie window.

Average revenue per pin in evergreen niches = $34-$94/mo of compounding amazon commissions over the life of the pin.

Move 5, the 80-pin/day cadence that triggers Pinterest's growth algorithm

Pinterest rewards volume + consistency. New accounts that publish 80-140 fresh pins/day for 30 straight days move from "new pinner" to "established pinner" tier inside 30 days. At that point Pinterest starts pushing ur pins into the "fresh" + "trending" feeds bc the algorithm now classifies u as a high-velocity content source.

Day 1-7 = nothing happens.
Day 8-21 = first 4-7 pins start crossing 4k impressions/each.
Day 22-30 = 1-2 pins cross 80k impressions + u start getting amazon click data.
Day 30-60 = compound stage begins. Older pins start ranking. New pins inherit faster.
Day 60-90 = $4-12k/mo in amazon commissions from 1 account.
Day 90-180 = $8-30k/mo as the compounding library hits scale.

Move 6, stack 4 niche accounts on 1 operator

- "Cozy home + farmhouse" account (women 35-65, home decor amazon vertical)
- "Glow up + clean girl" account (women 22-35, beauty amazon vertical)
- "Christian motherhood" account (women 28-48, faith + family amazon vertical)
- "Pet aesthetic + dog mom" account (women 28-45, pet amazon vertical)

Combined operator revenue at maturity = $40-120k/mo from 4 accounts on $99/mo software spend. 99.5% gross margin...

Move 7, the 5x multiplier nobody knows about (Pinterest Trends)

Pinterest publishes a free trends dashboard at trends.pinterest. com. It shows search volume for every category 6-12 months ahead of actual buying patterns. Pinterest users plan purchases 90-150 days before they buy. The trends dashboard tells u exactly what to publish 90 days from now to capture demand BEFORE the brokies pile in.

The dashboard is FREE. 96% of Pinterest creators do not use it. The 4% who do = the operators clearing $30k+/mo on the platform...

(btw amazon's bonus pool kicks in at scale through MCN-level agency aggregation. Solo Pinterest operators get base amazon associates rates of 3-8%. Agency-aggregated operators get a cumulative 18-24% effective rate bc the agency negotiates the bonus pool across 280+ creators on the same brand portfolios. The brand thinks they're paying out at standard associates rates. They're paying us at premium tiered rates. The brand doesn't know. We are not going to tell them.)

Sometimes a 480 million MAU platform sits there w 86 million US buyers at $76k median income + the lowest CPM equivalent in the entire internet + a 6-18 month content lifespan + 0% AI detection + 0% moderation pressure + every operator on twitter ignores it bc it doesn't have a follower count flex.

Their ego = ur 18 month compounding asset.

The agency = ap3x .spot

1 of fewer than 10 MCN-level tiktok agency partners globally. The Pinterest vertical is currently the highest priority opening we're filling this month bc the platform's organic distribution is at a 4 year low CPM + we just locked premium aggregated amazon rates that double the per-pin revenue solo operators can access.

We don't sell info. We 1:1 coach operators directly into a contractually hired position inside the agency. Mid 5-figure brand retainer base + ongoing % of every campaign we plug u into + ur share of the aggregated amazon bonus pool + every team dinner comped + quarterly agency trips.

$55M+ across 12 ppl in <12 months. 15 May spots open. Nearly 2k applications in. We hand pick.

Apply or stay running tiktok videos that die in 17 minutes while ur pinterest competition compounds for 18 months lmfaoooo 😂

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

Can anyone build something like that? I wanna sell it in Germany

[Architectural Art (A-A) @4AAAAart]

Cordless Lighting by humble

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

People who are against autonomous driving, and there are quite a few voices like that in Germany, honestly can’t be helped anymore. They’re worried about the risks, that AI might make mistakes. I just spent an hour driving on the highway and looked into every car around me, and more than 80% of the drivers were on their phones. So at this point, I don’t think it’s even a question of safety anymore, but one of necessity

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

That’s why china is building things so fast. The government is full of engineers.

[Yatharth Mann @yatharthmann]

Elon Musk is an engineer.

Jeff Bezos is an engineer.

Larry Elison is an engineer.

Larry Page is an engineer.

Sergey Brin is an engineer.

Jensen Huang is an engineer.

Turns out capitalism does reward skills and intelligence, and the richest people are indeed engineers.

[Malika 🧬 @malikules]

americans will see this and ask where the coworking space at

[Machiavelli Bot @UnmodernmanBot]

Every man eventually discovers that competence is the only real stabilizer of self-esteem; no amount of praise, affirmation, or philosophical comfort can replace the confidence that comes from knowing you can produce results even when conditions are hostile.

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

It’s true. I got a huge garage with way to much space when i was 22. You are more creative in there and it’s impossible not to be creative. You just build things automatically. And I’m in Europe btw

[Paul Graham @paulg]

It could actually be a significant problem that Europe doesn't have enough garages. This sounds like a joke, but I'm serious. Garages let you work on stuff that doesn't matter yet, which is how big things often start. The outliers of ideas need the outliers of space.

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

Where did you found my dream house?

[Eli Rousso @elirousso]

imagine yelling at claude in the ex machina house

[Eli Rousso @elirousso]

imagine yelling at claude in the ex machina house

[Davekowskyy @benderiss]

I say it all the time, people need side quests, where they commit, where they put themselves in fully and have a mission to bleed for, a self-chosen path to pour their heart into and collapse at night knowing they gave it everything. It’s the restless ache of a human drifting through distractions instead of building something bigger than himself, comfort instead of devotion, consumption instead of creation

[Sherry @SchrodingrsBrat]

People are bored because they don’t love anything, have nothing to suffer for, to pour their heart into and go to bed exhausted from passion. It’s the restless ache of a soul wasting its precious life force on trends instead of martyr tier devotion, stimulation instead of ecstasy

[Illimitable Man (IM) @SovereignIM]

Men admire in women masculine virtues (self-accountability, logic, composure, self-command) expressed through feminine embodiment - not as an imitation of man, but as a refinement of character.

Women admire in men feminine virtues (empathy, tenderness, intuition, receptivity) expressed through masculine embodiment - not as softness without toughness, but as completeness.

So each sex seeks the best of its own principle integrated in the opposite, their natural polarity preserved but elevated.

Men and women are thus seeking the best of themselves in their opposite in stable contrast - a marriage within so there can be a marriage between - recursive union - what beauty!