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Sean Geng

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Always building something fun 🎮 on @b3dotfun | Cofounder @npclabs_org Prev: engineering leader @Coinbase , @solana startup, ex-CTO @HighTide_HITI

United States

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 months

I’ve had the luck of spending my career building things I am passionate about. While at @coinbase , I had the privilege of leading engineering teams building consumer products that introduced more people to crypto - and more importantly to the power of blockchains.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

1 month

We’re partnering with @privy_io so that players can have the smoothest onboarding experience possible. How smooth, you ask? So smooth, you won’t even realize you’re onchain. No wallet? No problem. Just hit play as guest.

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Sean Geng

2 months

At @coinbase we had some company cultural tenants: - championship team (we are a team not a family) - act like an owner - positive attitude etc But I just met some @_Bianance folks and they told me one of their company values is just: HARDCORE Bruh can anyone confirm???

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Sean Geng

3 months

@npclabs_org is the most ambitious and exciting venture that I have ever pursued, and I could not have asked for a better team to make our vision come alive. @darylX24 and @viktoriya0x are incredible cofounders, and it feels fated for us to take this next step together.

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Sean Geng

2 months

Yesterday we launched - a consumer app to bring more gamers onchain 🎮🫶🏼 🧵 on to build consumer crypto apps 👇

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 years

@nope_its_lily Congrats on your vasectomy!

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Sean Geng

1 month

We use @thirdweb Engine to process onchain transactions server side, enabling a magic & seamless experience for free mints, IPFS writes, and more. Can easily deploy it on Railway (there's a docker) & it's open source! If you're building on the blockchain - it will make your

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2 months

@CroissantEth dude just needs to hit buy & godsend the greatest candle of all of time

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Sean Geng

24 days

Idk what BD is still but I know @darylX24 @viktoriya0x are good at it Please shill @b3dotfun more thanks

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 months

Grateful to all of our amazing supporters @PanteraCapital @makersfundvc @hashed_official @Collab_Currency @mirana @Sfermion_ @BitscaleCapital @0xMantle and countless others I am excited to deliver on our vision 💙🎮.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 months

Like many - I enjoyed games throughout my life, a source of joy and inspiration that continues to expand my imagination. From strategizing in Age of Empires to embarking on quests in RuneScape, games have been pivotal in shaping my creativity.

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Sean Geng

3 months

Yet, despite its vibrancy, the gaming industry faces critical challenges today. We will humbly attempt to move the needle - shifting the paradigm of game ecosystems and creating new opportunities for players, developers, and enthusiasts alike.

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Sean Geng

2 months

@RelayProtocol @b3dotfun Deeper Relay integrations coming! Thanks for building a good bridge 🤙

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Sean Geng

1 month

Which one is your favorite? @b3dotfun

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

4 years

@final_october @nope_its_lily Magic formula

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Sean Geng

3 months

This is the type of team we're building @b3dotfun 👇🏽 Dial in.

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Sean Geng

3 months

current mood as team is shipping for mainnet launch

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Sean Geng

14 days

Now that we’re done hiring up, we can start firing up 🔥 Team is lean & mean. Objective is simple: 1. Build a fun ecosystem that mass market consumers actually use. 2. Push the crypto gaming market forward. 3. Spend as little as possible to accomplish that.

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Sean Geng

4 years

@nope_its_lily Server under heavv load still - more traffic than I was anticipating. I plan on more upgrades to a dedicated instance after trading hours today.

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Sean Geng

17 days

A little window into our app building process... Here's how we create a TV screen opening page transition effect to in NextJS! code snippets in 🧵

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

Perhaps most importantly; Build with high integrity people. We got lucky because most of our team worked together in the past at @coinbase , where the company both screened well for trustworthy + quality people with similar values. When you're building in blockchains, don't

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 years

Excited for our friends @DailyHighClub to be joining the $HITI family! 😉

@HighTide_HITI

High Tide Inc.

3 years

High Tide Continues to Expand U.S. E-Commerce Presence Through Acquisition of Daily High Club $HITI

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Sean Geng

3 months

*taps mic* I think you have to be a little autistic to post actively on twitter Proud to announce I am now a X premium+ subscriber

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

1 month

Craziest story as former cannabis founder is when a guy handed me a medicated cake pop at a trade show. After I took a bite, he freaked out. I didn’t know what was wrong so I asked if I had too much or too little he said “That cake pop is dosed for 8 people.” This perfectly

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Sean Geng

4 years

@nope_its_lily

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Sean Geng

2 months

🎉🎉🎉

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

One of the best things about working in crypto is the desire to share knowledge. Everyone comes into this space knowing little to nothing, and everyone already in the space is ready to help people learn.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

4 years

A ban on vaporizers being shipped was snuck into a past COVID relief bill. This is all from the JUUL / vape lung scare in 2019. Really shitty move that hurts small businesses. Companies like $TPB & $GNLN should be fighting this!

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Using COVID-19, Congress Bans USPS Vape Shipping - American Vaping Association

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earlier today, the text of a 5,500+ page package of COVID-19 stimulus, government funding, and tax extenders was released by committees in the U.S. Congress. This comes just hours...

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Sean Geng

4 years

Great read from one of the NOPE contributors @IsaacHasDuckies which details this little journey we’ve all been on.

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Retail Investing and How to Compete with “Buildings Full of PhDs”

Who I am: A retail investor who is active in Reddit’s investing communities; I have a Finance degree and am working on an Applied Math PhD…

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

1 month

The future of crypto is Web3 gaming. Because not everyone uses DeFi, but everyone games.

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Sean Geng

23 days

mood - come play on @b3dotfun

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

4 years

@UsualWhale @nope_its_lily @pgag_ @nitaidean @CautionPesimism @vennyice @vega_gang @StrizziJ @MelwinZero @falcontrading3 @RHUser1 Nothing like building cool stuff with your random internet friends.

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Sean Geng

1 month

can't believe they are just gonna let us build the greatest gaming platform that happens to be onchain

@viktoriya0x

Viktoriya

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officially an eng ic2

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

4 years

@nope_its_lily @PackManSamm just opened up paid premium yesterday. was covering all costs out of my own pocket / some donations. previously was asking people to donate to @FeedingAmerica for premium features hopefully this will allow me to dedicate more time and upgrade servers

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

19 days

My business strategy is the same one I've always had. I'm going to tell you exactly what we are going to do. They will copy it. We will still win.

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Sean Geng

23 days

@nikitabier Apple’s greatest invention is the green text bubble

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Sean Geng

28 days

Before finalizing any user interface, you have to make sure the design has enough sauce 👨🏻‍🍳 Sauce is that extra oomph that takes a design from good to great and from great to amazing But also, beware

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Sean Geng

1 month

Where can I find a designer with this vibe? 🙏

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 years

@bless_bottle Was an honor to serve as CTO for the last year at $HITI. Wanted to focus the scope of what I want to work on, and focus a bit on some personal ventures. Will still be involved to continue to grow the portfolio!

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Sean Geng

11 days

Every time someone from web2 gaming asks why they should move to blockchain I show them this

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 months

If you are pixel-perfect detail OCD like me, sometimes might notice the typography in your Figma designs do not exactly match your web implementation. 🪄 Pro tip: Try changing the anti-aliasing on the font with the font-smoothing CSS property.

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@seangeng

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1 month

It’s hard being a visionary building @b3dotfun

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Sean Geng

4 years

@final_october @nope_its_lily

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

1 month

Coinbase, along with the other exchanges, have been the only ones to crack the crypto code of reaching the masses. But how else can we reach people? The answer: crypto gaming. More specifically, . 😉

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bsmnt - discover onchain games on B3

Play onchain games on basement.fun, powered by the B3 blockchain

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

27 days

You should be uncomfortable when you release your product. Accept that no matter what, your “final version” will never be quite ready. And it’ll be FAR from perfect. Sure, you can always keep getting more feedback, keep tweaking, keep doing and undoing into oblivion. OR: you

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Sean Geng

27 days

I went from being CEO of a cannabis company to a founder of a crypto startup. And after working with both demographics I learned one thing for certain: Both are my people 😌

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Sean Geng

1 month

Exactly this. We talk a lot about “onboarding the masses” in crypto, but how do you suppose that actually happens? The idea that if you build the right infrastructure, make gas cheaper enough, or make block space attractive enough - and suddenly billions of people will show up

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Chris Heatherly

@chrisheatherly

1 month

Counterpoint - every web3 founder I know with any experience is quietly doing old fashioned UA now because the pool of players in web3 is limited and everyone is marketing to the same group of people. We have to bring people into the space in order to grow it. That means meeting

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

17 days

bring this aesthetic back

@blankspac_e

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@seangeng

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4 years

@FREAK0NAUT @nope_its_lily @MegaBasedChad Lol that’s kinda genius.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 months

A while back I built this no-code @farcaster_xyz Frames builder: I don't have time to maintain / update it, anyone interested in taking it over? People loved the UX. Or I can open source it! Would be awesome to see it expanded to Solana Blinks!

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framebuilder - no code farcaster frames tool

Create and share interactive Farcaster Frames with no code.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

Over the course of 2 years when I was an engineering manager at Coinbase, I only had 3 engineers leave. All 3 occasions, they left to start their own startups. All their startups are alive and well today! I’ve always told people that the real alpha with working at Coinbase is

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Yueqi Yang

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Coinbase alumni are everywhere in crypto, and they've founded about 100 startups, including 40 backed by Coinbase Ventures. My story on the tight-knit network and why it benefits Coinbase's onchain ambitions:

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 years

@bless_bottle @SmokeCartel I think winners will be revealed long term 😉. E-commerce & digital segment only going to grow in cannabis, and $HITI is poised to continue to dominate the space. We’re just getting started.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

25 days

I love the future of crypto gaming

@JesusMartinezEZ

Jesus Martinez

@JesusMartinezEZ

25 days

I love Crypto Gaming

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

Looking for domains in the $1.8M range dm me before my cofounders make me delete this tweet

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Sean Geng

7 days

Crypto should have never been a bipartisan issue. It’s like asking, “Are you for or against banks?”

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Sean Geng

29 days

At startups, there is no safety net. This sounds scary, but it’s actually shifted my entire work perspective for the better:

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Sean Geng

2 months

Invest in meaningful UX improvements. There's a lot of work to do here for us as a community - both on the infrastructure + consumer side. But this is where it counts. Remember, you're not alone - push the envelope with great partners.

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Sean Geng

16 days

The market is all wise & powerful

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Sean Geng

3 months

@gtmcknight @dotdotfan I fucking love this card packaging

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

4 years

@nope_its_lily I could start embeding your tweets by timestamp on the NOPE chart lol

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Sean Geng

1 month

@Suhail Can’t wait to schedule my quarterly performance reviews and align on OKRs with the spouse

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Sean Geng

2 months

When we pitched investors, I conveyed that we needed more consumer platforms in crypto. Blockspace is ample atm, and we have plenty of talented + well funded infrastructure & onchain primitive focused teams. Demand is the issue, and growing the pie is more meaningful than

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Sean Geng

2 months

@0xMert_ 100% true When shit hits the fan, your VC partners are either going to choose to double down with you in the trenches, or they are gonna try to screw your company over. Choose carefully

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 years

@bless_bottle @CannaCabana_ We’ll jump right on it. Been making lots of updates behind the scenes.

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Sean Geng

3 years

@bless_bottle We are working on dropshipping accessories from Canna Cabana - this will be enabled soon.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

the moment you give up on trying to time the market, the easier your life will become either: - trust historical data - have conviction - be an optimist literally all you need to do is not sell things you believe in

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

Be opinionated with your vision. The nature of venture means you're typically journeying into the unpaved. There's no amount of data in the beginning that outlines a successful product strategy. Have a strong intuition & conviction to execute on it, while remaining flexible to

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12 days

@JACL_e9 @b3dotfun Thanks for having me! Was awesome chatting onchain gaming

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Sean Geng

2 months

@c0nstab1e @thirdweb @b3dotfun We’re releasing the mainnet docs / bridge soon! Expect by mid Aug

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

@viktoriya0x 🫶🏼 it is foretold

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

19 days

Excited to announce that @b3dotfun will be building in public. I think it's super cool to be able to follow along our product roadmap & contribute ideas. See our Git activity, and product updates here.

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Changelog | basement.fun

We're building the greatest gaming experience that happens to be onchain. Follow along as we build. Here's what's happening with basement.fun.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

Don't build your app crypto first. Perhaps a 🌶️ take, but you wouldn't build your app websockets-first, or HTTP-first, or SMTP centric. Blockchains are technical infrastructure. The ethos of crypto is about decentralized & verifiable ownership. Make it about the superpowers

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

Avoid crypto terminology. Buzzwords might be impressive to some, but if your goal is to onboard the masses (rather than compete for the existing small pool of crypto users)... Don't use words that they might be confused with. Example: You are actually minting a game when you

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Sean Geng

1 month

Checked the Delta app this morning before my flight. What do you do in this situation? SHOULD I RUG OR BE RUGGED

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Sean Geng

7 days

Lot of software engineers I know who work in big tech companies dream of leaving tech to be a carpenter or woodworker. Something satisfying about tackling a tangible problem, or working with your hands. Luckily nobody I know who works at a startup dreams of this, too busy

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

28 days

@jessepollak The mission continues, brick by brick

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 months

@templecrash @ParallelTCGpod @b3dotfun Excited to see y’all there!!

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Sean Geng

18 days

Don’t make things just to make things. Make things people want to use.

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Sean Geng

2 months

@skilllevel7 @darylX24 @viktoriya0x @b3dotfun 🤝 we’re gonna make some dope stuff together

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

Make crypto UX invisible if you can. Crypto UX is still quite painful. Different wallet providers, passkeys, ecosystem moats, fragmentation, etc. Luckily, you don't need to reinvent the wheel yourself with great partners out there. Example - we architected Guest Wallets with

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

29 days

At larger businesses, you feel stable and secure. You can go home and simply “turn work off.” But at a startup, you think about work constantly - often in a way that excites you and keeps you up at night. You work more - because you WANT to work more.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

Avoid cross-chain fragmentation. Everyone and their mom is starting a blockchain these days. In current status-quo, this is a net negative for crypto (who wants assets across 100+ chains?). Luckily - with great work from teams like @ChainSafeth @frontierdev @SocketProtocol

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Sean Geng

24 days

@GianTheRios An incredibly hard vibe to recreate. But I am steadfastly obsessed with making this

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

14 days

Here's how to master Web3 gaming in 5 steps:

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

4 years

@nope_its_lily I’m sorry you guys hate ACCURACY

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

29 days

Excited to see AI become integrated into games. Imagine your favorite game, but with infinite levels Play forever 😍

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

22 days

The new engineers @b3dotfun are cooking. Excited to be in the trenches with them for a while. We'll all learn & grow together, and have an absolutely cracked time doing it. Accelerate.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

Study what you can. In my case I went deep into gaming communities (offchain ones - that's the target audience!) Lurked subreddits for game devs, interviewed people, etc. This builds your intuition ^

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Sean Geng

19 days

You have a great piece of tech when it meets two criteria: 1) It’s useful, and 2) It’s addicting.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

@WilsonCusack @SteveKatzman @jordanfrankfurt @zencephalon Love the UX and animations. Good job folks!

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 years

@bless_bottle @RajGrover_HITI We are diligently working on continuing to improve Canna Cabana and getting set up for US dropshipping (right infrastructure, preparing customer service teams, training, etc). I want to do it right & not rush into it - appreciate the patience!

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

2 months

@edgefills Hot take but I love it

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

29 days

At bigger companies, it’s hard to care. As a cog in the wheel of a 10,000 person organization, you easily lose sight of even the greatest company’s mission. As a founder of a startup, your vision and the passion of a small, dedicated team propels everything forward.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

20 days

@Parallel are some of the most legendary builders in crypto, and we are honored to be working alongside them to deliver this 🤝

@templecrash

//Kalos

21 days

I haven’t said much on it yet but I’m excited that we are working with @b3dotfun for the @Parallel 3PS //

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our company exists because of an immediate need we felt: No version of onchain. Web3 gaming is notoriously complicated, and onboarding is difficult. is simple. Beautiful. Effortless. Our hot take is that

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

3 years

@bless_bottle There’s been a lot of Google ranking updates & SEO volatility in the last year, but we’re happy to see our efforts start to yeild results. We’re certainly seeing meaningful improvements in SEO on Canna Cabana due to the team’s hard work.

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

1 month

@0xMert_ Good criticism to make sure we are grounded in reality here! Coinbase has good intentions but lots of work to do still

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

20 days

brb adding AI moderation to @b3dotfun game reviews

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

4 years

@nope_its_lily Fixed now!

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@seangeng

Sean Geng

18 days

One thing I am excited about with OpenAI's GPT-01 model launch & what it means for blockchain gaming? Better AI NPCs. The impact will be awesome:

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