withmattkim: i quit drinking

i quit alcohol.

well, for 3 months.

i’m fundraising our 2nd round for Smoothie and really wanted to focus.

honestly, sobriety clears my mind.

i see the benefit.

i’m now more comfortable saying no 💪

Quarter Favorites:

Quote: “All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.”

Tweet: “I gave GPT-4 a budget of $100 and told it to make as much money as possible.”

App: GPT-4 (seriously, try it out)

Book: Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense

Learning: Do You Know How To Behave?

Quarter Timeline:

i went to Lisbon (first time in Europe)!

it was primarily for Smoothie’s first team offsite.

as a remote team we have people in france, taiwan, turkey, poland, etc.

it was so incredible finally seeing everyone in person ❤️

i walked a shit ton this quarter.

seriously, almost 1 million steps!

Kaiser introduced a walking challenge app and got obsessed with walking for a while 😂

i realized that walking is so helpful.

it helps clear my mind.

and prioritize.

through the walks, we realized we need to pivot Smoothie.

after getting feedback from investors, we needed to improve value accrual and the business model.

now we’re building a Web3 Review Protocol (Yelp for web3 products).

here’s a sneak peak of the new site 🤫

we then went to Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) for Miko & Winnie’s wedding!

so fortunate to be able to celebrate with y’all.

congrats to your loving marriage ❤️

from a relationship standpoint, willa showed me Fair Play.

Fair Play’s a book and also a card game.

it’s a new way to think about and distribute work to reduce Mental Load.

excited to try this out 💪

thanks for reading everyone.

whatever you’re going through, keep pushing, learning, growing.

and if you have any updates, msg me!

i’m eager to hear (:

see you next quarter,

matt