E67: A Deep Dive on Farcaster: Past, Present, and Future

Erik Torenberg and Dan Romero talk about Dan’s company Farcaster, a protocol-based social network. Following the launch of Frames earlier this year, Farcaster experienced significant growth placing the team at a critical junction ripe with lessons for any startup. Dan discusses the challenges of building Farcaster, a protocol-based social network, discusses the promise of decentralization and talks about the future of social media. If you're looking for an ERP platform, check out NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/zen

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LINKS:

https://www.farcaster.xyz/

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Farcaster's Explosive Growth

(07:02) Understanding the Factors Behind Farcaster's Growth

(08:02) Decentralization in Farcaster Explained

(14:33) Sponsor - Netsuite

(15:59) The Role of Channels in Farcaster's User Engagement

(31:40) Building Businesses on Farcaster

(37:14) Brand Advertising and Revenue Growth

(37:52) Farcaster and Monetization Strategies

(42:46) Monetization Model and Scaling Strategies for Farcaster

(47:26) A Billion Users on Farcaster

(52:25) On Going Public

(57:22) The Single Biggest Threat to Farcaster

(1:03:00) Retention in Scaling and Why Things Fizzled for Clubhouse

(1:09:05) The Possibility of Building Niche Social Networks on Farcaster

(1:14:12) Wrap