The Pattern of Early Adopter Obsession

I’ve been here before. I’ve been here before.

January 2025. I was crazy about Do Browser — one of the very first browser agents that actually worked. For its time, it was remarkable. Better than Operator, better than anything else out there.

I did what I always do when I find something exceptional: swiped my card immediately, bought multiple instances, joined the Discord, and tried to help grow it. The founder, Soya, was impressive — maintaining everything solo while we threw money and feedback at him.

We grabbed coffee. I told him: “Let me know when you raise — I want to put a check in.”

Then four months of silence. Soya disappeared from Discord. Project went dark.

But here’s the thing about good tech: it finds a way. Months later, I discovered Dev Browser — built on the same infra I reckon. It’s now one of the best computer-use tools available. I use it daily in Claude Code for browser automation over Playwright.

History Rhymes

Now I’m watching the same pattern with Clawdbot. Bubbling community on Discord. Daily updates from Peter. Incredibly ahead of its time.

And I’m doing the same thing: deeply engaged, trying to help push it forward, hoping the builder doesn’t burn out or move on.

Peter, if you’re reading this — don’t give up. Even if you stopped today, what you’ve built is incredible. But please don’t stop. The ones who stay long enough to see it through are the ones who change everything.