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Building @Founderhouse_ @HouseOfWeb3_ | Ex‑ @Cryptic_web3 | Panel speaker @BlockchainLife, @ETHIndia

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@saxenasaheb Some edge cases when you do mass outreach using Claude xD

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@saxenasaheb Damn this breakfast spot is gold mine. I literally miss that! Their Appams are 🤌🤌

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@akhil_bvs GG 😍

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Some of the most successful people you know were declared cringe at first by their peers

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@blockwee @luvaidarwajawal @lets_ash @Bhushansuda LOVED the script, the content writer should get a raise xD

Also, a huge congratulation to the team. ✨️

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One of the most productive 60-minute cardio sessions today. 🤌✨

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@saxenasaheb Lessss go

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Ft @innercircle_so 🔴

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@innercircle_so Lessss go🚀

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What's cooking? 👀⭕ @callusfbi

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something is cooking @callusfbi 👀⭕️

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@satyaki44 @sevennco @Parthm71 @pareen Good stuffs 🔥🔥

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stripe's CEO explains how to move fast

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@RugRumble Lesssss go 🚀

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@nitrodotacc 🔥🔥

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@archismandas @theclankline @thomasdylandan2 @sivaji_0 @dummie_eth 🔥🔥

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@suraj_sharma14 Loved it!

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If I Had to Start Web3 Again in 2026, I’d Do This

Not more tutorials.
Not more chains.
Not more tools.

I’d optimize for leverage + signal + compounding from Day 1.

Here’s the exact path 👇

1.) I’d start by reading how systems fail (not how they work)
Most builders learn happy paths.
Real learning comes from failures.

What I’d use instead:
- Protocol post-mortems
- Incident analyses
- Design write-ups after things broke

Hidden gems:
1. Paradigm research write-ups → https://t.co/1Rj7vRUHUv

2. Flashbots research → https://t.co/C4ah1cjS9g

3. L2Beat risk analyses → https://t.co/n0UMNqLTM7

Why this matters:
You start thinking in assumptions, incentives and edge cases early.

That mindset compounds.

2.) I’d pick ONE narrow problem, not an ecosystem
Instead of:
“I’m learning Ethereum / Solana / zk / AI”

I’d pick:
- Indexing pain
- Wallet UX
- Governance tooling
- Developer experience gaps
- Then live there for months.

Underused places to spot problems:
- GitHub issues of infra projects
- Forum threads in protocol governance
- Open RFCs that never shipped

This is where real project ideas come from.

3.) I’d read protocol code for architecture not syntax
You don’t need to understand every line.

You need to understand:
- What’s modular
- What’s intentionally hard-coded
- Where flexibility was sacrificed

Repos I’d read slowly:
1. Uniswap v4 hooks → https://t.co/8yUN9RiimX

2. Compound governance contracts → https://t.co/zNhXKVgFir

3. ERC-4337 reference implementation → https://t.co/AnVDbKg3eN

Why this matters:
You learn design trade-offs not just Solidity.

4.) I’d build “boring” infra before flashy apps
Infra teaches you:
- Constraints
- Performance limits
- Real user behavior

Examples of underrated starter builds:
- A small custom indexer (even if subgraphs exist)
- A transaction simulator
- A governance proposal analyzer
- A gas + execution cost explorer

Most devs skip this.
That’s why it’s valuable.

5.) I’d learn to explain systems in plain English
If you can’t explain:
- Why something exists
- What problem it solves
- What trade-offs it makes
- You don’t understand it yet.

What helped me most:
- Writing short public notes
- Diagrams instead of code snippets
- Explaining failures not wins

Builders who write clearly get:
- Faster feedback
- Better collaborators
- More trust

6.) I’d join ecosystems before applying to anything
Not applications first.
Presence first.

What that actually means:
- Commenting on proposals
- Reviewing docs PRs
- Sharing small experiments
- Helping others debug

Most fellowships, residencies and grants favor:
“I’ve seen this person around”

Over:
“Great resume, zero context”

7.) I’d measure progress by signal not hype
Bad metrics:
- Number of tools learned
- Chains touched
- Tweets posted

Good metrics:
- One repo people actually use
- One write-up people reference
- One problem people DM you about

That’s how careers compound quietly.

>> The biggest mindset shift

Web3 rewards:
- Patience over speed
- Depth over breadth
- Systems over syntax

If I were starting again,
I’d stop trying to look “early” & start trying to look useful.

Save this. Come back to it later.

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@mert @pkaura @archismandas folks building cool stuff in PM.

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@KhanAbbas201 Gm gm

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@kunalvg Done.