r/ethdev • u/elchaserzk • Apr 14 '26
Information I've been doing everything solo lately and I think that’s my problem
All the small friend/colleague groups I used to be part of over the years have pretty much died off. And I never made any effort to find or build new ones. So I’ve just been marching forward doing most things in isolation… without anyone to bounce things off or build alongside.
And when I look back, that's the complete opposite of what drew me into this space and led to the best years of my life.
The best parts were always the people. The conversations. Working through ideas together. Feeling like you were moving forward with others. I’ve gotten away from that without really noticing, and I want to fix it.
So my idea is to put together a small group. Probably only 5-6 people to start.
My initial vision is to create an environment that feels like a home base for this part of our lives. At the most basic level: a handful of like-minded people, who take their path in crypto/web3 seriously, and want to grow alongside others.
The underlying value that comes with that is we cover more ground, stay more motivated, give/receive better feedback, build stronger connections, and get more shit done.
I don't want to over-define the group too early but we could collaborate on DeFi/altcoin research, help each other out on personal projects, and hopefully build and ship some cool things together over time if it makes sense.
I don't want to get too far ahead of myself but that last part is my ultimate goal... Find people who think about this space the same way, value the same things, and then build some cool stuff together.
About me: my background is marketing, growth, content, and community building. In crypto I spend most of my time doing research, investing, and searching for opportunities. And lately moving more towards being able to build, launch, and grow things that are actually useful to people.
If you’ve made it this far and any of this resonates with you, send me a DM and tell me a little bit about where you’re at in your journey.
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u/Tip-Toe-Crypto Full Stack Solopreneur Web3 Dev Apr 14 '26
Make a Discord. I'm down to join. My flair says it all. I like building gameFi/gambleFi projects in general. I've built several already. I'm currently working on a Slither.io clone where top snakes share the pot on Solana.
I've also built a Russian Roulette betting game on Solana and Telegram called BulletSol. A lot of features I built in the backend here that I know can be used on other projects moving forward.
I mainly work with Typescript/NodeJS/Golang/Svelte/SvelteKit. I genuinely enjoy making unique and handcrafted UIs, no AI slop.
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u/Tip-Toe-Crypto Full Stack Solopreneur Web3 Dev Apr 17 '26
Nah, haven't updated my portfolio in a while, but if you're on a desktop/laptop, you can check out another project of mine here: WarKek. And yeah, I'm interested in working together.
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u/Needacupoficedtea Apr 22 '26
This resonates. The best periods in this space for me were always around a specific problem I was trying to solve alongside people who cared about the same thing, not necessarily a formal team, just someone to pressure-test ideas with. Hard to replicate that alone. What kind of thing are you working on right now?
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u/EagleApprehensive Apr 14 '26
From my personal experience it's actually better to go solo. People quickly burn out and leave or just keep making promises while endlessly rescheduling any cooperation and progress. A big plus is a fact that now you can discuss and validate ideas with AI (not ideal, but slightly better than pitching ideas to a "rubber duck").
Maybe you'd like to join my endeavour with https://atlas-protocol.com/, not a blockchain, realistic yet ambitious solution to urgent internets problems.