Iāve been thinking about this a lot more these days. Iām already working on a Part II of the paper. Operationalizing trust models in application is the harder problem. Part I builds the theoretical foundation. Part II answers: how do you make earned trust legible to any system that needs to act on it [credit, financing, and beyond]?
On the blockchain question: still evaluating. The trust graph needs immutability and low-cost event anchoring at scale. Looking at both the Solana and Hedera ecosystems closely. The community and builder support matters as much as the technical fit.
thecriticaldummy.medium.com/trust-graph-neā¦
How do you take a side project to ā¦593,226 GMV in 90 days?
Spoiler: you don't plan it. You just refuse to let it die.
The Folder Called: Graveyard
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Thereās strength in staying grounded. The path will get difficult, but when you reconnect with the reason you started, youāll always find a way to keep going.
Interestingly, our first team call was centred around this.
Weāve built a structured process for understanding what converts and what doesnāt, what creates the most value for our prospective businesses that we could translate into a moat.
As someone with a technical background, itās been really interesting operating from this mind frame.
Thanks, @IwalolaSobowale.
What Iāve learned as a solo founder is this: thereās no real product until youāve figured out distribution.
Thatās why our first hire was an SVP of Sales @_Logor. Since onboarding customers we have gained a better understanding of their real pain points and how to solve them better.
Execution decides whether you succeed or fail.
Patience decides whether you keep going or give up.
Rejection reveals whether youāre seeking validation or truly believe.
A lot has happened since this tweet.
I went completely off grid, struggled with impostor syndrome, and gratefully recovered.
Iāve worked with amazing people across @nodejs and @openjsf on governance.
I got early support from @ladyleet, @dshaw, @mylesborins, and organised events with support from @Ingressive4Good / @IngressiveCap community and many others.
I also spent time in software engineering and engineering management across fintechs like Eyowo, Mono, Leap, a childrenās card product in the UAE, and worked as an engineering consultant in MFBs.
All of that brought me back to what has always been my thing:
- Reading papers.
- Studying how people think.
Iām now transitioning into applied research engineering, with a focus on Philosophical System Design.
The question behind the work is simple:
How do we model human concepts in systems the way they are meant to be modeled, not merely the way they are convenient to implement?
Iāve published two papers from that direction.
One explores trust in digital commerce.
The other questions static personas as a model for human identity.
Trust Graph Networks: thecriticaldummy.medium.com/trust-graph-neā¦
A Person Is Not a Persona: thecriticaldummy.medium.com/a-person-is-noā¦
Please, read and share feedback. Iām looking forward to collaborations.š š
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