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CEO @trymetafy , my mom thinks I'm a pilot for spirit airlines.

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@JoshFabian
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4 months
We're building in public. Even our investor letters are public. In this issue, I recap of where we've been, and detail where we're going. I also coin a hundred new terms. I'm confident they'll all catch on. "The Mediocrity Trap" Read it here:
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
1\ I think the more interesting story with the #twitchleak , in my opinion, is the fact that 99.925% of streamers aren't making a meaningful income. It goes all the way to the top streamers on the platform. 25% of the top 0.1% don't even make minimum wage.
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@JoshFabian
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Yo! We’re officially announcing our $25m Series A led by Tiger Global and 776. As part of this, we’re also announcing “The Metafy Community Fund” $1M reserved for the community -- hard cash to fund tournaments, events, and creative endeavors. 🧵
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
We're starting something of our own at @TryMetafy It's my pleasure to announce Sumo ( @trysumoGG ), a rethinking of what a tournament platform could and should be. Built with our community in mind. We won't forget the mobile app, of course.
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2\ Twitch takes an exorbitant 50% from creators on their platform. It's true that not all of the 9.2 million monthly active streamers are doing it with the hope to go full-time, but there are still 1.2 million affiliates and 51k partners on platform. These are industry numbers.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Anyone profiting from the Smash community owes a debt to Chillin, who helped make it what it is. That includes us. Beyond our initial donation, we'll be adding in all of our June Smash profit but we'd really prefer you donate instead of buying coaching.
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@JoshFabian
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@PracticalTAS If @Fizzi36 is cool with it, we'd be happy to be the first sponsor on the jumbotron to help with the increased cost of keeping the servers online. Don't want to put Metafy on the Jumbotron, we'll put @Genesis_Smash there instead. The community could use a dang win.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
More pros than students even
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
3\ I think the argument that content creation isn't a full-time job and is just a hobby is silly. I mean, it's a dream for an entire generation. People celebrate when partnered and bemoan when rejected. 75% of children want a career as a content creator, my kids included.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Damn, good month.
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4\ Streamers have a more intimate relationship with their audience than any other influencers in history, yet external monetization remains a necessity for anyone trying to do it even part-time. It's simply too hard to make a livable wage on Twitch. I hope that changes.
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@JoshFabian
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5\ I've resisted shilling my shit for four tweets, so here it is. There are coaches on @TryMetafy who will break 6-figures while not making minimum wage on Twitch. Is it possible for more gamers to do this for a living? I like to think so... but what the fuck do I know?
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Becoming Ruthless: An open letter to my investors… Metafy is a Series A company now. I used to dream of this--I held no aspiration higher than entering the hallowed halls of TechCrunch. Well, we're here now. Here’s where we’re going:
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
@LudwigAhgren Happy to sponsor
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Hey, is that @MVG_Mew2King and @WolfeyGlick ? 👀
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
The Metafy Community Fund is officially reopened! With the industry feeling more uncertain than ever, we want to use our resources to put more money behind grassroots efforts to build & preserve the communities you love.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
First $200k month ✅
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
@HayesSSB @Sweshii @TryMetafy I agree, that man needs a raise.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, @ProGuidesCom has me blushing like a school girl. That section was converting like shit though, you should have waited to copy our redesign!
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
I've got one last announcement for the week, and it's a big one. Today, we're officially welcoming @GamerzClass to the @TryMetafy family. Metafy will soon be a platform not just for coaching, but also in-depth courses from the experts you know and love.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
More than $15,000 in bookings on Metafy today… and the day isn’t over yet 👀
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
I feel attacked.
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@JoshFabian
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11 months
@robmooreEsports @iBDWSSBM what a dumb thing to tweet
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
I hope we don't change our logo again...
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@TryMetafy
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What's this? What's happening?! It's evolving! Check out Metafy's new look
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
@SensoryImages Nah, I'm a corporate heel. Anyone profiting from the community should be supporting it, or it'll bleed dry.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
@Sweshii @TryMetafy Unprofessional as heck.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Launched this little feature today to make it easier to find something that works with your schedule. It’s a small thing, but it solves a huge pain point.
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@JoshFabian
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4 years
Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry. If we can get just 1% to give us $1, we can unicorn 10x. Superhuman for a passion economy in the cloud, GTK-3, and the future of work. Our agile process is transparent and radical, with an API in public. Follow for more startup wisdom 🚀
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Man, this is about as personal as it gets. Some of my closest friends don't even know these things about me. I hope it helps others realize just how much they can achieve as well. Where you start doesn't need to be where you finish.
@crunchbasenews
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3 years
Running a startup is a world away from where @JoshFabian was a decade ago—riding the “L” in Chicago looking for work as a high school dropout and collecting food stamps. Today he is the CEO of @trymetafy and is a study in perseverance. Read his journey
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
We're building a complex ecosystem where different parts of our business work together with the community to create a greater whole. It's not for the faint of heart, and it won't come together on its own, but if we pull this off - everything changes. Here's a quick breakdown...
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Hey, you. Yes, you. How do you feel about Metafy? Do you think we’re changing things for better or worse? What do you wish we did better or more of? Everyone’s opinion welcome, I’ll read every reply. Even the dumb ones. Especially the dumb ones.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
We started @TryMetafy with a vision to bring the greatest minds in gaming under one roof, where they can get paid to share their hard won knowledge.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Startups are hard. Most of our first quarter was rough. We took on too much. Raising money fucks with a business. Good and bad. Back on track now. We’ve done the complex work of simplifying a vision. You’re gonna poop the bed when you see what’s coming. How’s your thing going?
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
We've come a long way with @trymetafy in a year 👀
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
We’re building so much next level shit. That’s not dumb Twitter hype. If you think Metafy is dope now, you’re going to poop yourself.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Not bad.
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@JoshFabian
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4 years
We’re building @trymetafy in public, this thread will catalog the highs and the lows on a daily basis.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Haha let's make it happen @Fizzi36
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hey @Fizzi36 I noticed that the "lol" chat command is often used when people are trying to be toxic. I have a suggestion for a different command that would surely be much more productive
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Everyone wants @TryMetafy merch, that's right, everyone. Even your Mother. Trust me on this. It's about time we hire the person to start creating it. If you refer someone we ultimately hire for the role, I'll pay you $1000. Here's the job posting.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Who are your favorite creatives, producers or creative directors in gaming? I'm talking about folks with big visions around what a content series or film can and should be. I want to give them money.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Looking for an incredible freelance pixel artist for a fun project. Who should I talk to?
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
The last 9 months have been among the best of my life. @TechCrunch did our announcing for us this time. For mostly vain reasons, I'm excited about that. I'm more excited that @ForerunnerVC is leading again, with @sevensevensix and @DCM_VC joining the team. Big things coming.
@TechCrunch
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Metafy adds $5.5M to its seed round as the market for games coaching grows by @alex
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@JoshFabian
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4 years
Four pages of notes from the Product Club ( @ChapterOne ) session with @JoshConstine . Dude is a one-man think tank on startup storytelling and press. I'll take this forbidden knowledge with me to the grave, internet. If you're raising, do yourself a favor and pitch @SignalFire .
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
The community fund is one of the safety mechanisms we’re putting in place to keep our soul. We’re setting aside $1,000,000 to encourage a rising tide. We intend to support and sponsor competitive and community events, creative projects, and more.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
@ess0h @EricHovagim Looking forward to this ratio.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
'Letters to my Investors' is a monthly series in which I make our investor updates public. There are much better things on the internet that you should read instead. Here's the May issue. It will probably change your life. Retweet and subscribe?
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
What we’ve built enables experts to earn a living doing what they love--and it connects students from all walks of life with the coaching and resources needed to improve at their craft. From League of Legends, to Smash to Poker… This is a positive-sum game.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
The process of competing in video games today is broken In the future, you'll be able to apply for a tournament and get your results 60 seconds later Thread: How NFTs will change competitive gaming forever:
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
June 2021: $63k June 2022: $376k Past-Josh, who I hate, would've never expected we'd be 500% bigger a year later. We've started accomplishing something that seemed impossible a year ago. @TryMetafy is quickly becoming a meaningful part of how many gamers are making a living.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
While our first $400k month alludes us, I'm happy we were able to grow, even slightly, after the huge leap in GMV we saw in June. Increasing our product offerings and teaching our experts to be business owners has been a substantial factor in our continued growth at @trymetafy .
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@JoshFabian
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People might be surprised, but as the CEO there’s nothing I love more than getting feedback from the community! Just a reminder that there’s an unsubscribe button on every email we send out. Keep the great feedback coming, it’s how we improve!
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Introducing 'Letters to my Investors' a monthly series in which I make our investor updates public. There are much better things on the internet that you should read instead. Go subscribe anyway so I can justify this to our investors.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Growth remains largely organic, driven by the experts on @TryMetafy putting themselves out there. This isn’t the work of a clever marketing team, this is a generation realizing their fucking value and going for it. I’m immensely proud of what we’ve started here. It’s insane.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Last minute request, Twitter don't fail me now. Looking for someone to film and help produce some documentary style content at Double Down this weekend in Vegas. You'll be working closely alongside the legend that is @EEvisu Sliiiiiide into my DMs
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
We are privileged to have an incredible network of investors supporting our vision. Angels and operators involved include @codyko @BaronDavis @LachlanYT @naval @SahilBloom @LiquidHbox @gregisenberg @shreyas @PeterHollens @gaganbiyani @KatColeATL @sammathews @jeffawilke
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
We'll continue to build in public. Even our investor updates are public. In the latest issue, published today, I discuss this round of funding and the journey to get there. The jokes are childish, but at least you'll know it was really me writing it.
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@JoshFabian
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4 years
We'll be announcing another round of funding soon. I want to get in front of that a bit for the people that care enough to follow along. It doesn't fucking matter. I've spent much of the last 10 years of my life feeling jealous of other raising money. Here's my 🧵
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
First 6 days of June 2022 bigger than all of June 2021? Getting closer and closer to affording that secret supervillain lair. Still deciding between a skull cave or ominous tower.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
'Letters to my Investors' is a monthly series in which I make our investor updates public. There are much better things on the internet that you should read instead. In this issue, I talk of our recent hires and excuses for the issue being late.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
But this is just the beginning. To borrow the words of @alexisohanian , this is the starting line. Thank you to everyone for the support. Let's go. Join us as we build the future.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
gotta tell ya, our team does great work
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Start a cult, turn it into a religion. Bam! That's brand building. Unrelated, there's kool-aid in the back if you're thirsty.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
My daughter is cute as heck. You’d never guess that she’s literally the devil.
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@JoshFabian
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We're building in public. Even our investor letters are public. In this issue, I share the highs and the lows of the last couple months through the lens of the saying "The map is not the territory." You can read the latest issue here: Read it, or else.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Instead of showing you their ass, they show you you’re ass.
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Metafy is like onlyfans for pro gamers, but instead of ass they show you how to get better at the game.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Huge shoutout to folks like @Ninja , @LudwigAhgren , @TeamLiquid and @LiquidHbox for being the leaders our community needs and using their platform for incredible good. It feels great to share the internet with you.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
@SahilBloom Unfollowing you. Your content is not useful for me.
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Congrats on 10k followers, @TryMetafy . I love you.
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Well, you did it. 10K Followers is a big deal. Especially when they look as good as you. And you. And y- To celebrate, we cornered our CEO and convinced him to give away 10,000 of something! Who knows what it could be? WHO KNOWS?! ✅ Follow us ✅ RT This ✅ Watch this video
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@JoshFabian
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Hey, hi, hello. @TryMetafy CEO here. Been a few years since we started this thing, so, I'm curious. Do you feel Metafy is healthy overall for gaming communities and the creators serving them? e.g. Have we caused a stifling or gate keeping of knowledge or the opposite?
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
boy oh boy, cool shit incoming (wip)
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@JoshFabian
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1 year
I appreciate how they made me look way cooler than I actually am.
@mercury
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90% of startups fail. With those odds, what makes an entrepreneur start the journey? It's simple: ambition. In our new video series, we pull back the curtain on 5 founders as they build and scale their businesses. 🚀 Episode 1: @JoshFabian , co-founder & CEO of @TryMetafy .
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Can't wait to announce some of our new hires because the @TryMetafy team is looking stacked af. How stacked? Well, if our competitors had hired them, I'd be wiring our investors their money back.
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@JoshFabian
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"I love Metafy. It's such a good extra job to have. I love that the way I have it setup, it doesn't really eat into my normal time. I can teach and still get subs at the same time. Makes me very happy." You love to see it.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
The latest Letter to my Investors has some exciting updates on the present and future of Metafy, and also addresses the shittiest week of my career so far.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Photos like this one from @TridentSkrt remind me how much I love helping to grow these communities. The challenge is doing it without going broke. Have been thinking a lot about how we can continue putting money behind events and the folks making them happen. More details soon!
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Proud of what we've accomplished so far, and what comes next.
@TryMetafy
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Huge Announcement! We are excited to join the Nintendo Family!
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
We’re hungry to hire some stellar Senior Product Designers at @TryMetafy . This hopefully is you. Should have 5+ years of product design experience at a product-driven company, or product agency. Offering $130k to $160k salary, plus other dope perks.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
My heart, it's melting.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Shit has been hard. Cut frivolous costs like crazy. Parted ways with great people. I still hate corporations. I still love this startup shit. Best period of my life so far.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
I think @TryMetafy just might qualify 🤔
@meliarobin
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3 years
I'm overseeing our year-end list of the "startups to bet your career on" in 2022. Tenth anniversary of the list! It's the first time we're going international with our picks, so I'm crowdsourcing a bit. Tell me who you like for the list and we'll take it into consideration!
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@JoshFabian
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He thinks it was because I genuinely care about the team. It was really just for this sweet, sweet twitter clout.
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huge shoutout to @JoshFabian who offered to let me take this entire week off from work to practice without me even asking. best CEO ever!
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Let’s make the internet weird again.
@TryMetafy
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3 years
Did you hear??
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@JoshFabian
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4 years
Hate has evolved, and the internet has played a significant role in that evolution. We’ve entered a new era; data-driven bigotry has arrived. It’s a hilarious oxymoron — but it’s here to stay.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Back to back regional top 8s. This kid of mine is getting pretty alright at this pocket monster thing.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
I’ve never felt more personally attacked in my life.
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@JoshFabian
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I'm in LA until the 10th. Who should I meet with, where should I eat and where can I play smash?
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
Only the nerds are going to like this tweet, but I want to share how absurd push conversions are proving out for engagement. - 80% of lesson pushes result in coach confirming the booking within 5 minutes. - 50% of message pushes result in coach responding within 5 minutes.
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@JoshFabian
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We doubled again. Feb. revenue almost entirely organic from coaches driving their own business 🤯 We tried out some very limited marketing this month that failed pretty hard. Spent $1k on FB ads to get two bookings. Yikes. Need to hire a specialist. Goal for March is $60k? 👀
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@JoshFabian
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Do you guys remember Power Rangers? I wanted to be Tommy so bad.
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@JoshFabian
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4 years
Why we started Metafy.
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@JoshFabian
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Be authentic, build cool shit and hopefully make some money for you and the people you care about. That's what's actually worth focusing on.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
@alexisohanian @LilNasX Most VCs are lucky that their firms operating systems don’t exist. I’m not sure they’d know what to do if they had to actually deal with the hustlers they think they want to invest in.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
Hiring an incredible React Native engineer to lead the future of Metafy on mobile. Should have a deep love for design and visual polish. Even better if they're passionate about gaming. Who should we talk to?
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@JoshFabian
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If we’re together in person, don’t you dare show me a meme on YOUR phone. Send that shit to my phone like a responsible adult. This not being taught in high school is exactly what’s wrong with the American education system. I’ll run for President next year or something.
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@JoshFabian
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2 years
We’re hiring exceptional people, but I mean, who isn’t? That said, our standards are indeed very high. Our priority hire is someone to own all things growth and marketing at Metafy. If you're that someone, or you know someone, say something. I'll make it worth your time.
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@JoshFabian
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3 years
If you refer someone we hire for this role, we’ll pay you $1000. You can even refer yourself!
@SahilBloom
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3 years
New job drop: @TryMetafy is looking for a Senior Frontend Developer to help them get after their insanely ambitious vision. Nexus of e-sports and the creator economy, backed by @ForerunnerVC and @sevensevensix , and led by legend @JoshFabian . Apply today!
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