the FUNDRAISING game is RIGGED. Most founders spend 6 months building investor lists that already exist
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Which list will you use first?
90% of my advice for @colosseum founders comes to these ideas:
Nail the 3-5 word pitch. Language is the basis for shared understanding, and nobody will use your product if they can't understand it. Use metaphors liberally to assist (e.g. Robinhood for agents, Pumpfun for startups).
In fact, you should solve for the language before you build anything, because the product emanates from the language. If you have the thought "a wallet for Polymarket users" or "Agents that serve as multisig members for Squads," in fact you've solved for audience & product already and now the rest of what needs to be done is relatively simple.
The canonical example from James Currier @ NFX (legendary investors) is "cloud storage for your photos" vs. "photo sharing app" is the same technical infrastructure but the first is a small idea and the second is a world-changing idea (Instagram).
Then, build for the right distribution channel.
If you're building a product to share trades in group chats, don't build a web app where people need to share links. Build a Telegram app or iMessage keyboard.
Lastly, keep your product vision narrow. Don't build generic infrastructure or building blocks. Solve single use cases with tremendous depth & make it a magical & delightful product, and then expand after you find happy users.
Specific language & audience, pick the right distribution channels, then a narrow product. In that order.
🎙 @ArcherExchange_ × @htwtech_ AMA
We’re sitting down with Dhrumil Mehta to talk about Archer, exchange design, market structure, and how the product is evolving across ecosystems.
📅 24 April 2026
⏰ 11:30 UTC
Come hang out, tune in live, and bring your questions.
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Feels like this goes way beyond the usual fan-token angle.
Curious where the biggest friction is right now - getting artists interested, or making the model click for fans?
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people ask "how did you catch Iran 9 minutes early"
here's the actual workflow
I don't watch CNN
I watch @glintintel terminal 24/7
> left screen - Glint live map
> right screen - Polymarket orderbook
> phone - Telegram alerts
this morning 6:47 AM:
Glint flags aircraft Dubai → market at 8¢ → execute $3,500
6:56 AM: CNN publishes → 76¢ → exit $23,400
9 minutes of edge
while you were:
- checking Twitter for "breaking news"
- waiting for Reuters headline
- asking Discord "should I enter?"
I was already cashed out
the difference:
you trade on news (reaction)
I trade on data (prediction)
you need eyes everywhere or Glint watching for you
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You can now pay your bills in USDC, start a market on any trending topic, and give an AI agent the keys to a DAO. All on Solana.
Here’s everything that happened this week:
📰 Headline News
- Lightspeed, crypto's first institutional investor relations platform by @Blockworks and Solana went live
- @altitude launched Altitude Bill Pay enabling users to pay bills in USDC
@Zora launched on Solana with Attention Markets, letting users back what the internet pays attention to
📰 Launches
- @RealmsDAOs shipped Realms MCP giving AI agents full DAO governance powers
- @dflow launched DFlow MCP for Solana trading
- @paysponge debuted a financial stack for AI agents
- @metaplex teased its new unified platform
- @encifherio shipped privacy-focused cross-chain bridge with Encrypt V2
- @asgardfi released Credit Backed Positions for institutional credit
- @Inframarkets debuted the first-ever energy prediction market
- @SuperteamUKR officially landed in Ukraine
- @omnipair beta went live, introducing borrowing against memecoins
- @JupiterExchange Lend activated native staking as collateral
- @heydotlol debuted a new social network for humans and AI agents, powered by @x402
- @baysemarkets integrated Solana deposits and withdrawals
- @ycombinator is heading to @mtndao for live office hours
- @WAVEDOTFUN went live with zero-fee prediction markets
- @pumpspotlight extended the Build in Public Hackathon deadline to February 25
- @CudisWellness announced its Sporty Series ring pre launch on Kickstarter
- @MiloOnChains introduced an AI portfolio manager for Clawbot
📰 Milestones
- @helium hit ATH with 3.4M daily users and 124K active Mobile Hotspots
- @onrefinance surpassed $100M AUM
- @phantom named to the Forbes Fintech 50 list for 2026
This week's cover art by @Groowut 🔥