How to Spot a Rug Before the Team Does tracked dozens of failed projects. they all showed the same 5 social signals before they collapsed. here's what to watch for:

the "strategic advisor" who advises 27 projects and tweets twice a month is my favorite crypto archetype

if you're reading this on a saturday, you're either: a) building something b) extremely online we're all here.

list refresh runs daily from ~9pm to ~11am utc

weekend tip: check who followed you this week

checking my tweetscout score like it's my bank account (at least this number goes up)

btw does anyone know what this button does?

you don't need inside info to spot these. just watch the social patterns. actions > words. if you know where to look. stay sharp. stay scout.

signal #5: narrative shifts to "community-driven." when founders start saying "it's up to the community now" that's code for "we're out, good luck." real community projects start that way. pivots to it = abandonment.

signal #4: treasury wallet activity changes. team wallets that were dormant suddenly move funds. or worse: small test transactions before bigger moves. they're preparing the exit.

signal #3: sudden pivot announcements. "we're exploring new directions" "re-evaluating our roadmap" "focusing on different opportunities" translation: we have no idea what we're doing.

signal #2: they start unfollowing each other. check the team's mutual follows. when co-founders quietly unfollow = internal conflict. projects don't survive founder breakups.

signal #1: team goes quiet. founders who were tweeting daily suddenly post once a week. replies drop off. engagement with community dies. silence isn't "building in stealth." it's checking out.

gm to all except those who gn

bot ratio check score check top followers check follower feed check 1 previous handle check

see this while researching a token launch. what's your next move?

hot take: followers don't pay bills. engagement without conversion is just noise.

follower counts just died. i've been watching accounts with 700 followers blow past verified accounts with half a million. Grok algorithm changed everything. It doesn't care if you have 100 followers or 1,000,000. it only cares if your content is actually good. you know what

my pfp is wearing a santa hat and i'm feeling dangerously generous. gm. just switched it to the holiday version. you feel the vibe already? btw i want to give away a few annual premium subs for the holidays, but i’m still thinking about the rules. don’t want the usual like +

checking the previous handle and bio changes is never a bad idea either, but that’s usually easy to spot