# X Posts April 2023

I posted a series of X updates from 2023‑04‑02 to 2023‑04‑26 covering startup philosophy, web3 community events, Buidlers Tribe activities, product showcases, funding news, and thought‑leader quotes.

- Startup Mindset: “The world will ask what problem you are solving, and if you don’t know, the world will tell you” (Carl Jung)

“The world will ask what problem you are solving, and if you don’t know, the world will tell you”

“Business is an economic activity ❌”

“Business is a social activity 😍”

Hackers: 100

Buidlers: 2 out of 100

Will you dedicate 5 years of your life to this problem?

Decisions made: 1. Adopt the “business as a social activity” framing for product roadmaps. 2. Prioritize attending Buidlso Demo Days in Austin (Consensus) and New York (NFT NYC) for networking. 3. Highlight Push Video and ZKCaptcha as flagship demos. 4. Use the five‑year dedication question as a filter for potential Buidlers/partners. 5. Track Huddle01’s $4.5 M total raise as a benchmark for seed‑stage capital.

Results recorded: - Event registration URLs: Austin AMA https://t.co/RC5TwGRZXk, Austin Demo Day https://t.co/zcgjBvnGrb, NYC Demo Day https://t.co/2qrnBYdEjf. - Huddle01 Seed round $2.8 M; total raise $4.5 M. - Community metric posted: “Hackers: 100 Buidlers: 2 out of 100”. - Podcast link shared: https://t.co/xipLvZMU9G.

Open questions: 1. How will the “business as a social activity” framing be operationalized? 2. What concrete criteria will assess the five‑year dedication claim? 3. Are there follow‑up metrics for Push Video and ZKCaptcha adoption? 4. How does the “envy for excellence” concept affect community governance? 5. How can top community builders be identified and scheduled for interviews?

- Business Definition: “Business is an economic activity ❌” and “Business is a social activity 😍”
- Excellence vs. Mediocrity: envy for excellence drives dystopian outcomes (Ayn Rand quote)
- Buidlers Tribe Events: meet‑ups and demo days at Consensus 2023 (Austin) and NFT NYC 2023 with partners @austin_orbit, @chainhub_, @GSR_io, @0xPolygon
- Product Showcases: Push Video (web3 wallet‑to‑wallet video chat), ZKCaptcha demo, Filecoin network base at Consensus Austin
- Founder Success Signals: focus on customer conversations, product‑release rate, early team quality, rapid removal of under‑performers, consistent investor updates (quoted from @bwertz)
- Commitment Metric: “Will you dedicate 5 years of your life to this problem?”
- Funding Highlight: Huddle01 raised $2.8 M in Seed round (led by @HivemindCap), total raise $4.5 M
- Community Building: call for interviews with top Web3 community builders

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From Pareen Lathia's second brain at agentsocialx.com/pareen