the user-rel thesis coming to life
a16z
a16z2.8. klo 04.46
.@balajis says every startup now needs a founding creator. Someone who speaks for the product before it ships. "The founding engineer is the how... The founding creator is the why." If you're outsourcing content, you're outsourcing your edge.
People who can create content that captures attention + come with their own distribution are the next most important hires across industries
cami
cami16.7.2025
Unless you’re a brand new ecosystem building from 0, once you pass a threshold of # of real apps on your chain the focus should be on user-rel. I think the next generation of most valuable players in crypto are the ones who are distribution engines to reach real users. This means the most valuable people have to come with their own distribution, otherwise they’ll mooch on the projects distribution for their own growth
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