PROOF OF EXISTENCE 2026
Draw a light trail. Exist forever on the blockchain.
I'm Thirteen, solo founder of POE 2026.
A few months ago, I couldn't stop thinking about one question:
How will your grandchildren know who you were?
Not your name. Not your job title. But who you actually were — what you felt, what mattered to you, what you witnessed.
History remembers emperors. The rest of us disappear.
So I built something: a year-long canvas where anyone can draw light trails with their cursor. Every trail gets recorded on the blockchain — permanently.
At the end of 2026, all trails merge into one collective artwork. A constellation made by strangers who shared the same year.
If you could leave one message that never disappears, what would you say?
That's what this project is about.
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Where I'm at:
- Day 10
- 26 users (all friends so far)
- $0 revenue
- Just launched on Product Hunt today
The hard part:
Cold emails don't work. Nobody replies when you have zero social proof. So I'm trying something different — building in public, sharing the journey, and hoping it resonates with someone.
Tech stack (for the curious):
- Next.js + Three.js
- Web3Auth (email login, no wallet needed)
- Polygon blockchain
- Arweave for permanent storage
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Would love your thoughts:
- Does this idea resonate with you?
- How did you solve the cold start problem?
- What would YOU leave on a permanent canvas?
Thanks for reading.
— Thirteen
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