I'm entirely self taught all kinds of smart people told me not to learn to code (I'd "waste my time" and "at best become a mediocre engineer") good thing I didn't listen nor should you. follow your curiosity.

Solana is now 94% of memecoin vol holy shit

ai agents are rebranded chatbots there, I said it

I'm just speechless. Started as 2 guys in hoodies and a dream... and here we are. Thank you everyone who believed in us ❤️

ok story time wtf is @VECTORDOTFUN really and how did it come about? @0xrwu and me came up with the idea over pizza 8 months ago (INSANE to think that much time passed). We saw an explosive new market emerge out of nowhere and we realized it was going to be the horse of this cycle. We knew we had to go in and win. Just like early NFTs - there was no shortage of trading products... And just like early NFTs - they all sucked. We thought we could do better. So we imagined a 10x experience. Something different, weird, uniquely tailored to this new asset class and trading style. Something that combines 3 apps into one. Something you had to get your friend on RIGHT NOW. Ever since that pizza... we've been non-stop building and running a private beta. I probably had 1 weekend off since TGE. One of our BD guys retrained as PM to help with the load. People pulled 20hr days. Engineers slept in the office. 100s of feedback calls. 1000s of PRs. If you think @tensor_hq was built fast.... my god, let me tell you, this thing is 10x more feature-full and was built 10x faster. The team was stupid locked in. So @_ilmoi bruh this is cool but... wtf is @VECTORDOTFUN? It's a new way to trade. It's internet finance in every pocket. It's how your normie friend gets into crypto. It's the #1 app in appstore in 2025. Or it's a fucking dud and I'll be fired. I guess we'll find out. SOON. SHIP IT. ⚡️😈

SBF and FTX were crucial to getting @solana its early validation and early traction. The question now is whether we, devs, have built enough awesome experiences for @solana to survive and thrive. Don't stop building 🛠

our intern just 2x'ed the speed of our front-end app with 5 lines of code 💀

when @solana dropped to $8 we had one of the worst days of our lives with @0xrwu I came home completely broken. my gf looked at me, opened coinbase and bought a fat @solana bag at $8 her conviction gave me the strength to keep going. gz on ATH @solana eco

2 devs, 2 trucks of coffee, 2 hours of sleep per day and wild dreams

9 months ago we decied to pivot out of NFTs ngl at the time felt like a fucking scary decision today @VECTORDOTFUN is doing 10x the revenue of @tensor_hq ($90m/yr). while being gated. conviction.

Absolutely blown away by all the love for @tensor_hq received in the last 48 hours ❤️❤️❤️ Beyond all and any expectations we had... 🥹 Next stop: ending Season 3 and rewarding everyone who's been supporting us since day 1 🥰 Especially those 100% loyal.

This is cool but @pumpdotfun makes 2m per day with 3 dudes in the uk

bro throws 16k darts 💀

CEXs are dead. DEXs will be 90% of vol in 2 years.

Over 30m paid to creators 💪

come onnnnnnnn now guys @warpcast_

after 48 hours of nerding out on cursor.... I feel so outdated it's a 10x way of building stuff and anyone who's not coding this way (and ONLY this way) is over like literally every minute spent writing code the old way is a minute spent killing yourself

I have a story to share. Crypto changed my life, forever. And I think it can change yours. In 2019, during COVID I quit my job and moved back to Eastern Europe. I had no clue what's next for me, but I did know I wasn't going back to neither finance nor b2b saas. Both were soul draining and depressing. So I learned to code. Bought a few python 101 / react 101 courses and studied Teach Yourself CS. But the real magic happened when I discovered crypto. That's because unlike web2 / AI / <fancy>tech -- crypto didn't care for creds or where you're from or how you learnt to do stuff. It only cared for one thing -- >> can you make something people on the internet want << Doesn't matter if you're 15 or 45. Doesn't matter if you went to Standford or noname school (or no school at all!). Doesn't matter if you're male, female, tall, short, gay, not gay - none of that matters. You're a fucking penguin pfp on the web. That's all people know about you. If you can make awesome stuff - people take it for what is is with no preconceived notions and biases. It's egalitarianism in its purest form. I coded some stuff out of literally my parents basement, unemployed. That led to meeting @0xrwu and starting @tensor_hq and the rest is history. Crypto is the single most fair industry in the world. All you need is a: ✅ laptop ✅ internet connection ✅ cute animal pfp ✅ stupid determination and refusal to give up and youy'll win.

the biggest irony of eth is that contracts end with .sol

get off a call with @nikitabier feel stupid but also 10x the app every time ffs

today is a special day for me exactly 3 years since I quit my job and decided to learn to code was told it was the worst idea in the world and I'll regret it the only regret I have is not doing it earlier trust your hunch, always 🙏

Holy shit… I genuinely thought I was ready but I wasn’t. My eyes are wet. Thank you everyone who’s been with us day in day out. Tensor would be nothing without you.

It took @tensor_hq 2 years to reach 20k DAUs and $1b/yr vol. It took @VECTORDOTFUN 2 months to reach 20k DAUs and $7b/yr vol. Study well executed pivots.

Exactly 1 year ago we had 0% market share, solana went to $8,we were trying to raise and every VC call started with "soooooo wen leaving solana" The only reason we survived was coz our own customers wired us the first checks to keep up AWS. Never forget @SimkinStepan @R89Capital @Forculus @lordsigma @crypturco @yver__ @KRTrades_ @HGEABC @apebender @jpeggler @skelly_mode & other amazing ppl ❤️

never forget

jumped of a call with @LucaNetz history is about to be made

Fun fact: @tensor_hq is still only 4 engineers (2 founders included). Three out of 4 entirely self-taught and one is 17.

.@tensor_hq is now 20 strong. As my role as the founder changes some thoughts: 1.Until you won (and we haven’t, not even close) founder must be in ramen mode, even if you can afford not to. As soon as you put yourself in comfort, it’s over. Your brain switches into a lower gear and your motivation goes to 0. 2.Office has to be a place where you work not “enjoy yourself”. Screens, keyboards, cramped space, wires and metrics dashboards - not pool tables. 3.For the longest time I thought CEO has 3 jobs: vision, people, money. What I’m now realizing is CEO actually only has 1 job - vision. Money and people follow a large enough vision. Vision doesn’t emerge from money or people. Catastrophe does. 4.Related to that - founders cant stop tinkering and being curious about their industry, ever. The day they switch into “management” it’s over. That means reading and writing code, playing with latest tech and squashing bugs. 5.Naïveté and optimism and your biggest assets and HAVE TO be preserved at all costs. The day the founder turns “serious” and cynical the company stops reinventing itself and its days are numbered (potentially in years but numbered nonetheless). So tldr bullish frugality, tinkering, product, vision and foolishness. Bearish admin, process, legal bs and nice things. Maybe in a year I’ll say all this is wrong but at least today it’s how it feels.

I think every founder is basically bipolar you're always in one of two moods: 1. you're taking over the world 2. it's over and you're an idiot

gm, we sold our users' $SOL for $16 sadmi

Happy to announce we've moved all of our employees from salary to salary points uncontained excitement in company slack rn 😱

.@solana is about to enter a new era. everything will change. ⚛️⚡️

1/11 Solana going down sucks. No 2 ways about it. But there's an important lesson there, and with it, some silver lining.

cooking

sunday night grinds @tensor_hq join us - we're hiring (SF and Toronto)

There probably isn't a more important decision in life than choosing your partner. They're literally 50% of your future.

Job's not finished gm

Solana ATH in Q1 2024. I don't make the rules.

For ~5 years now I've not held more than $2000 across all my bank accounts. Everything else held onchain, permissionlessly, away from corrupt evil banks. I've not regretted it once, not a single time. The future of finance is onchain.

Holy cow

Can't tell which number is craziest on this screenshot 🤯

this is not great, I know what if we tried incentivizing volatility instead of floor liquidity? bad idea? good idea?

if I was 20 right now I would tell myself to - drop out of uni - ignore parties, travel, useless "tech conferences" - pay attn to what gives me energy - triple down on that until I make stupid $ - worry about the rest later you'd beat 99% of human race

after a weekend of deep thinking never had so much clarity on the future of NFTs and @tensor_hq so bullish it literally hurts

if I could give my 20 year old self one advice it would be: spend 0 time trying meet/impress important people. None of them will remember your name spend 100% of the time going deep some rabbit hole and making something others can't (product/art/writing/anything) it's really that simple

Actually, this is a good prompt. Yes, we stopped posting #1 app in app store. Because Vector won't be #1 app in app store. Vector's did ok, but not as ok as we hoped. Startup tried something risky and it didn't work out. Shocker. What's 10x more important is: We're still here. Every person on the team. Putting in same hours, same care and same love. Tensor 3.0 is being worked on as we speak. Another pivot. Another new direction. Job's not finished.

Trade: - Solana - Base - Eth Soon: - Runes ....and something special :)

This is a very special moment for @0xrwu and I. Words can't describe the low we were in in Nov 2022 when FTX collapsed, $SOL was $10, every VC told us no, and we had <1% market share. From there to here is unimaginable. Couldn't have done it without each and every user and angel that believed in us. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you all.

interesting, what role do NFTs play?

the @stablecoin acquisition got me thinking there's 2 ways to win in crypto 1. you build something AS FAR from compliance as possible 2. you build something where compliance IS the product DEXs, self custodial wallets, @pumpdotfun, and in general the onchain economy are examples of (1). This attracts degens and risk capital, and is optimized for fun. payments (@stablecoin), quality CEXs (@Backpack @coinbase), RWAs are examples of (2). This attracts big boi capital and is optimized for not fucking with regs. everything in between is a ticket to slaughterhouse

sooner than you think

I really dont get how life works age 20: have time to party, date, study, work your ass off on 2 jobs and still have 2 hours left/day age 30: wake up > try doing 2,5 things > by day end todo list is 27 things and I don't even have kids yet

Was hesitant to post here, but here it goes. We're hiring a Tensorians Community Lead. This is a paid, full time role and you'll get to be the face of the community and really drive it forward. Looking for someone ✅ Deep into web3 and NFTs ✅ Extroverted, loud and with great comms ✅ Organized and self-driven (there will be nobody to guide you) ++ ideally already a holder, but not a hard requirement. If you think that's you DM me: 1. A piece of comms (written or recorded) you worked on you're most proud of 2. Your top 1-2 ideas for how you'd make Tensorians the best community in web3 3. Why we should choose you

The older I get the more I realize there's only one thing in life that really matters: people. Not money, not job, not stuff, not anything else. People. Find a partner you can't live without. Find someone to do business with, whom you trust 200%. Spend time with family. Have 5 trusted friends. That's all you'll ever need.

$5k airdrop for what used to be a $200 NFT no utility @tensor_hq

did I make lifechanging money on $JUP? no. but am I at least going to hold my microbag until the perfect exit point and sell at the picotop? also no, let's be real.

Tensorians get access to @VECTORDOTFUN first. Caveat: those that weren't dicks. Yes, this is how NFT communities should work. You can buy access - not goodwill.

so proud 🥹 so grateful 🙏 so excited ⚡️ SHIP IT⚛️⚡️

🎒

2024 was a blast. Decentralized @tensor_hq, giving back $100s millions to users. Launched @VECTORDOTFUN, hitting >$1bn annual vol in 4 wks. Lost things. Felt pain I didn't know existed. But also found things. Courage. Strength. Happy 2025 degens. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

hiring for a new twitter intern, DM

Now the real work begins.

.@tensor_hq keeps providing absolutely no utility.

1 year anniversary for our seed raise at @tensor_hq. Crazy to think it's only been a year - feels more like 10. Thank you to all the amazing people on that slide who believed in us back when we were 2 hackers and an impossible dream❤️

I'm not 20 and we did 2bn ffs

the 2 dudes that invented NFTs on @solana are Tensorians @baalazamon @redacted_j bullish

some mad lad made 46k on @VECTORDOTFUN today lol

When I started in @solana 2 years ago I couldn't even dare dream that one day I'd be DMing some of the most OG members asking them to be part of Tensorians. Now it's happening. Tensorians will be epic. The craziest bunch. The community you'll never want to leave.

is there a @solana tool that sells all the dust in your wallet for a bit of sol in one go?

6mo ago @MadLadsNFT came to Solana. We believed in the team so much that we used 3 MONTHS OF FEES to sweep lads off floor and give them back to @tensor_hq traders. Our conviction hasn't changed one bit. One of the best teams out there. Congrats on reclaiming 100 @MadLadsNFT!

love being a founder

You mean you panicked because your users were not happy and added extra 2.5%? How are you not ashamed ? Also, ME is a few billion company and top app in crypto Tensor is just a Solana NFT trading tool

building for "normies" is the biggest founder trap in crypto go build a steakhouse for vegans

after almost 5 years in crypto I think that stablecoins is crypto's most important product US should be running in front of everyone putting in place reasonable regs for all stablecoin issuance to happen here it's literally 10-1000x'ing the dollar

Do Tensorians follow Tensorians?

SHIP IT ⚛️⚡️

okay I'm done

You are one good decision away from landing on an exponential curve that will change your life forever. Optimize for serendipity.

So: @solana Token 22 + NFTs. Good? ✅ Bad? ❌ Meh? 🤷 Some thoughts 👇

Nothing is more important to us than what our users think. ❤️ Want a SPL-free homepage? You got it. 🫡 Apologies if the SPL mania rubbed anyone the wrong way. Was never the intention to offend - just to push the boundaries of what's possible. 🙏 Tensor is for the community.

are you this old

what a line up gm

4000 active traders / hour holy shit

buenos días tensorians

reflecting on years building @tensor_hq one thing is clear to me: shortcuts just don't work a partnership won't save you a cabal deal won't save you a fancy investor won't save you the only thing that will save you is product people want to use and maniacal attention to detail

Had to fomo in - too much interesting stuff coming out of @DeGodsNFT (haircut may or may not be me age 14). Thx @cryptonent for inspiration ❤️

live view inside @tensor_hq office

Today we've announced a few changes to the points program to reduce bad behaviors. Nobody is perfect, but we're trying to do the right thing.

Fock it. Time to join the MAD army. 🎒 Where my @MadLadsNFT at???

.@MadLads and @tensor_hq Tensorians -- no utility.

First Tensor. Now Vector. We're putting the onchain economy into every pocket on earth. Billions of people. All governed by $TNSR.

Gm @brian_armstrong

TWO AND A HALF MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ONLY ON @VECTORDOTFUN

wont be in dubai wont be in nyc wont be in <next conference> shipping

Soooo I'm starting to realize @solana will soon have the perfect trifecta of art projects: ✅ 3D art = @Claynosaurz ✅ Anime art = @MadLadsNFT ✅ Pixel art = @tensor_hq's Tensorians by @zen0m the only question that remains is, wen art leak? :)

Vectorize.