I focus on weekly shipping as the primary signal of project viability because it demonstrates execution discipline and reduces reliance on hype. first check who is shipping on a weekly basis
TalentumID (Week 9) reported Talents 1,122,040 (+8,527), DAU 39 k (+5 k), Minted IDs 78,789 (+2,836) and a backend 15 % speed improvement. Curvance (Week 27) refactored its oracle adaptor and added dynamic auction‑based liquidation.
If you invest your time/$ in a startup that has social media hype but not shipping, you deserve to lose $
Weekly Referrals peaked at 242, an increase of 118 week‑over‑week, beating the previous record of 149.
Transactions (TXs) reached 31 000, up 10.7 % week‑over‑week.
Two new tokens were shipped: CULT (by @cultdottrade) and NFT (by @stagedotfun).
Projects raised $70 mn+ in the testnet phase on an unnamed chain, funded by community/Echo, angels, and VCs.
The “Freedom” manifesto was posted on 2025‑08‑14 09:26 UTC.
Founders Circle Dubai attendance: 17 top startup founders.
These metrics reinforce my decision to emphasize personal responsibility for freedom, prioritize customer obsession, and allocate resources to early‑stage Monad founders.
World is getting more tribal as trust in systems collapses.
golden visa kids realise they have zero gov rights.
natives realise they cannot survive without the immigrants.
Higher power spoke. It was 2022 when me and Dharmi first thought of weekly progress as the only way to filter good founders from the performative ones.
63% Kaito mindshare at peak.
MeowFi traffic reached 15M+ over 90 days, with a MON TVL of 750K+ on testnet #1 and over 40 integration partners, priced at $15 K.
Symphony was slated for launch in 38 hours, projecting ONE BILLION volume and 100× growth during the residency.
UNCs are described as the “highest status people on CT”, serving as elite community members.
In the last week of August 2025 I posted a series of X updates (2025‑08‑25 to 2025‑08‑31) that codified a mandatory 10‑minute public weekly update rule for founders, highlighted its correlation with fundraising success, and described the ultra‑selective Monad Founder Residency (4 out of 222 applicants) and the high‑visibility Demo Day attended by 100+ VCs.
Weekly updates take 10 mins per founder and are mandatory for trust building.
Founders who send investor updates are 3‑5× more likely to raise follow‑on rounds.
The Monad Founder Residency accepted 4/222 teams (≈1.8 %).
Demo Day showcased 100+ VCs in attendance.
The weekly‑update cadence creates a "movie" narrative for startups, improves visibility to the Monad team, investors, and the broader community, and serves as a pressure‑cooker signal of founder resilience. Public posting is preferred over private investor notes because it amplifies token valuation and community signaling.