Managing reply presence for founders, builders & projects.
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The art of reply guying :
A good reply starts before you type anything.
Here’s what I do before replying to a post:
1. Read it properly.
Don’t just skim the post looking for something to say.
Try breaking it down in your own words.
Because if you don’t understand the post, you can’t add anything meaningful to the conversation.
2. Know why you’re replying.
Am I replying because I genuinely have something to add?
Do I want to share a different perspective?
Support someone I know?
Or position myself in front of the kind of people I want to work with?
Your reason for replying affects the kind of reply you should write.
3. Then, actually write the reply.
Not something generic just so your name appears under the post.
Say something that shows you understood what was said.
Add a thought.
Ask a useful question.
Share an experience.
Disagree thoughtfully.
Just make sure your reply gives the reader a reason to stop and read it.
And yes, I’ll usually like the post too.
Because if someone took the time to share something valuable, supporting the post costs me nothing.
The goal isn't to reply more.
It's to make the replies you leave worth reading.
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I’m 17
I’m a reply guy. I help brands and founders stay active on the TL while they focus on building an outstanding product.
Recently got admission to study Computer Science at UNIZIK
I’m still figuring out a lot of things and trying to enjoy the process along the way
I’m 19
a storyteller, content creator, gamer (wish I was a baddie too) based in Nigeria
always down to connect with more creators, and builders in this space 💜
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Most people make replies because they want to hit their daily reply quota.
But that's not how replies should be made.
Let's talk about the engineering behind replies.
Reply → Impression → Profile visit → Follow
When you drop a thoughtful reply, you're not just trying to get likes.
You're putting your name in front of people who may have never come across you before.
That's the first step: impressions.
Some of those people will read your reply and think, “Who is this?”
Then they click your profile.
Now your PFP, banner and bio have a job to do.
They should make it immediately clear who you are, what you do and what people can expect from you.
Then they check your content.
And this is where a lot of people mess up.
You can write the best reply in the world, but if they land on your profile and your content gives them nothing, the attention goes nowhere.
Your reply got them there.
Your profile and content have to give them a reason to stay.
That's the engineering behind a good reply.
You're not just chasing a reply quota.
You're creating a path from attention → curiosity → profile visit → follow.
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The Latest Perps Developments ↓
- Grayscale’s Zach Pandl says US perps regulation is advancing beyond the Clarity Act.
- @HyperliquidX launched manual borrowings, with $269M borrowed on day 1. HYPE tested new ATH shortly after this.
- @Payward (Kraken Parent) plans to offer Hyperliquid HIP-3 perpetual futures to US clients.
- Lighter Core adds Arc deposits, multiselect orders, and UI improvements.
- Hyperliquid tops year-to-date revenue rankings with $429M generated.
- Variational’s Swaps surpasses $10B volume, while their 24hr trading volume hits a new $2B ATH.
- @Lighter_xyz had 4 app integrations in the past week.
- @NEARProtocol launches confidential perpetuals on Hyperliquid.
- @variational_io founder says new API will make agentic trading 100X cheaper than Robinhood’s 2% spread.
- @Aster_DEX marks one year since TGE with $25.4B in perpetuals volume and $477M in fees.
- Variational Pro will bring OTC derivatives onchain including Options, built for institutions.
- @extendedapp announces migration to Arc via Circle partnership.
- @bulktrade surpassed $250M in volume on mainnet and also got integrated on Defillama.
- @risextrade launches $SPY dividend payments for stock perps.
- @PhoenixTrade accepts SOL as collateral, not only USDC.
- @pacifica_fi launches new trading order types and their Print affiliate program.
- @noisedotxyz mainnet coming soon.
- @popdex_ surpasses $2.2B trading volume in closed beta, teases major updates.
- @hellotradeapp hits $10M trading volume in weeks despite capped deposits.
- @TxFlow_L1 launches prediction markets on testnet limited to the first 200 users that got in.
- @perpltrade surpasses $5B in total volume traded.
- @entropyIO surpasses $1B in trading volume.
- @N1Chain’s Nord Kit lets agents trade on the platform.
- @arcus_xyz mobile app available for pre-download on iOS.
- @DecibelTrade has over $1B+ traded on their platform through Builder Codes.
- @tradeonhudi trading competition to bring top traders head-to-head at Sui Basecamp.
- @derpetual launches their waitlist.
- @Bulletxyz lowers their taker fees for high volume traders.
- @ekidenfi crosses $1M in trading volume 7 days after their closed mainnet launch.
- @wick_xyz gets over 125K people on their waitlist.
- @Lexur introduces their VIP 100 Club.
- @TurboFlow_xyz hits a new ATH of $1.7M in Event Contract daily trading volume.
- @ImperialPerps opens up early access for Armada, their PropAMM for perps.
- @reya_xyz Schedules v2 Orderbook Upgrade for September 28
- Avantis rebrands to @verantaxyz.
I hope this was of value to you!
→ Share with a perp friend to help keep them updated.
The Latest Perps Developments ↓
- RWA Perps volume broke the $2T in Q3, offering over 1000 RWA markets.
- Gold still leads in cumulative RWA Perps volume, but four of the top seven are equities.
- RWA Perps have shifted from commodities to stocks with 99% of the volume coming from the US and Korea.
- @HyperliquidX S3 rumoured to be coming soon.
- @Polymarket launches perpetual trading with up to 20X leverage.
- @variational_io has less than 2 weeks before point distribution sunsets.
- Hyperliquid’s manual borrowing on Hypercore is now live on mainnet.
- @tradexyz launches ‘events’ on hyperliquid, offering collateralized outcome markets settled using its perp prices.
- @Lighter_xyz opens its trading core to developers for free while buying back 17.5M $LIT (7% of circulating supply) since TGE.
- @OndoPerps rewarding new users with up to $12K, ending on the 17th of september.
- Variational hosts a $20K swaps trading competition, running from september 10-24, with rewards for 20 winners.
- @extendedapp's latest community stream covered: improved RFQ execution, regulatory expansion, and TGE preparations.
- 24hrs after mainnet, @bulktrade suffered a BTC liquidity dislocation costing ~$114K, but fully refunded affected users plus 10% within 24hrs.
- @risextrade fully opens up the invite gate. No more invite codes. No more volume gates.
- @PhoenixTrade powers 2 dapps: @PerpsPadfun & @taptaptap_trade and also integrated TWAP order type.
- Extended announces a $50K RWA Trading Competition, running from september 15–29, with rewards for 100 winners.
- @N1Chain teases a new liquidity infrastructure (N1 Prime).
- @popdex_’s 3rd rewards round offers $3.3K to users with $100K+ volume, with a 4th round and another campaign - Meme Gang War live.
- @noisedotxyz closed their testnet on friday, 11th september. Mainnet soon.
- @derpetual, an abstract perps market backed by Thiel Fellowship launches their waitlist.
- @TxFlow_L1 surpasses $5B in cumulative volume, with 40%+ from the past month, adds gas-free USDC deposits on Arbitrum One, and launches a $40K trading campaign - Bull Pit, which ends on 14th september.
- @Antarctic_Ex raises $7M in a private round from Wall Street investors & VCs.
- @ekidenfi, the first CLOB-based derivatives exchange on @CantonNetwork goes live on mainnet.
- @rwaperp from the OKX team raises $2M and launches their mainnet beta on a waitlist basis.
- BulkTrade enters reduce-only/post-only mode after XRP wash-trading activity, with no user losses and safeguards underway.
- TxFlow mitigated a 10-minute DDoS that affected its API/frontend, while the chain and matching engine stayed online, with any resulting losses to be compensated.
- @DrakeExchange goes live on mainnet with a $100K $MON reward pool to be distributed over 4 weeks.
- @slx_fi testnet progresses on a waitlist basis.
- @plether_fi a dollar index perp teases their last testnet competition before mainnet.
- @QFEX pays out over $500K in referral rewards.
- @DenariaFinance a new perp dex in their early access phase.
- @Canborsa_DEX launches a $16K trading competition running from september 9 to october 9.
I hope this recap is of value to you!
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Being remembered >> being seen.
Some people focus so much on visibility that they forget there should be something worth remembering.
Because what's the point of being everywhere if people still don't know what to associate with you?
When you're remembered, your name or PFP triggers a thought:
“Oh, that's the person who talks about ___.”
“That's the person who's really good at ___.”
“That's who I go to when I need ___.”
That's what you should be building.
So yes, work on your visibility.
Get seen.
Put yourself out there.
But don't make visibility the end goal.
Be seen enough to be remembered.
And be valuable enough to be worth remembering.
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No one wants to talk about this, but being a reply guy isn't as easy as it sounds.
Especially when you actually care about making replies that add value.
Sometimes, I’ll read a post over and over again, write a reply, delete it, rewrite it, and delete it again.
Why?
Because I don’t want my reply to be generic, unrelated, or just another comment taking up space.
I want it to connect with the writer, make sense to the reader, and add something meaningful to the conversation.
That’s why I focus on quality over quantity.
Because a good reply isn’t just typed.
It’s orchestrated.
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A lot of people can't stand on their own decisions.
I used to be one of them. I'd agree with whatever someone said, even when it went against what I actually believed, just to keep the peace.
But I realized something: if you can't stand on your own point, you're not really in the conversation. You're just... there.
Everyone deserves the right to their own opinion.
Not because it's always right, but because it's actually yours.
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Stand a chance to win $25 just from participating in events.
Every Saturday, the K2 community comes together for the PowerBlock event, and 3 participants go home with $25 each.
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I've personally seen community members make it to the top spots and take home rewards.
No reason to keep watching from the sidelines.
Join in tomorrow and stand a chance to win.
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Yesterday's space was really good.
Filled with big names across different niches, talking about how they navigated and were able to build their brand.
Talked personal branding, strategy, a lot more. Got new perspectives just from listening.
Won't recap it, listen to it yourself
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A lot of founders build genuinely good products that nobody sees
And a good product nobody sees might as well not exist
Most founders barely engage their audience, they only focus on building
No replies, no interaction, eventually the audience gets tired of talking to a wall
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Yesterday I had a mental crash out.
Tired of not getting gigs. Tired of losing opportunities. Tired of rejection.
Then I remembered a post I saw about complaining to the right people, not just anyone.
So I did.
No solution yet. But I believe it's coming.
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People think reply guys are dead. Or trash.
Actually it's the opposite; CT is flooded with AI replies now. Generic, unrelated, adding nothing to the conversation.
Which means real, thoughtful replies stand out more than ever.
Good time to actually be good at this.
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Most people don't have a complaining problem. They complain to the wrong people.
This story's proof; she complained to someone with a solution, not just someone who'd relate, and got a gig from it.
Sometimes the fix isn't venting more. It's venting to the right person.
There's a young girl on X who always complains about no jobs.
In August, I decided to outsource something to her.
She was happy.
She studied the job role.
Confirmed she could handle it and started working.
Today, the client I outsourced to reach out. He's retaining her, he also mentioned her work rate is fast.
Sometimes all it takes is complaining. 😂
That was her own content strategy. 🤣
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