Kovaze: The Past, Present, and Future.
Hey all, you may have noticed an increase in updates the past few days.
For the past few months, I've been coming home from my 9-5 and spending what few hours I had to work on the site. In the past few weeks, it's become increasingly evident that the site required more attention than I was able to give it. I had to choose between the site and my job, and the choice was quite clear. I love the site, the community we've built, and everything I believe it can become. I also believe the reason the other sites failed is the developers didn't believe in their platforms enough to go all in. Despite being told that I'm making a mistake by almost everybody, I have zero doubt in my vision for Kovaze.
A little backstory to how we got here: I got into web dev at 9 by making Wix sites for my friends at school. By 15, I’d already learned half a dozen programming languages. At 18, I started development on what would later become Kovaze. A year later In 2020, I launched Blindsyde, the predecessor to Kovaze. It had Blogs, Shops, and Frenzy (which didn’t even have a POV yet). The 3-4 of you who were on it will remember how incomplete the website was. I shut it down a week later to focus on uni and work. I updated the code here and there, but as the years passed, the project began to collect dust. I always knew I'd come back to it one day with a clearer vision.
Here’s a prehistoric screenshot I found of Harajuku’s account:
And that brings me to something important - Kovaze has always been, and will always be free to play. That’s something I refuse to compromise on. I didn’t quit my job to turn it into a paywall, rather because I believe in building something special with the community, not above it. That said, the truth is that the site survives because of the people who choose to support it. Whether it’s buying Koinz, Diamonds, or just sharing the site with friends, every tiny bit keeps the lights on and lets me work on Kovaze full-time.
I’m insanely grateful to everyone who’s made Kovaze what it is, and what it will become. The next few months are going to be huge.
I’m excited. I hope you are too.
And that brings me to something important - Kovaze has always been, and will always be free to play. That’s something I refuse to compromise on. I didn’t quit my job to turn it into a paywall, rather because I believe in building something special with the community, not above it. That said, the truth is that the site survives because of the people who choose to support it. Whether it’s buying Koinz, Diamonds, or just sharing the site with friends, every tiny bit keeps the lights on and lets me work on Kovaze full-time.
I’m insanely grateful to everyone who’s made Kovaze what it is, and what it will become. The next few months are going to be huge.
I’m excited. I hope you are too.
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OMG i remember blindsyde i had an account LMAO
hey sin , I am now doing my internship at strategic marketing & did my bachelor in marketing and masters in Business informatics. I am very passionate about marketing, so if you wanna work together - lmk! feel free to message me here or on discord: jureivk
What a LEGEND thank you for your hard work and dedication. That's what it takes - to never give up
“Katana” Bryce is so extra LMAOO. But yes ty for all the work you do we love you mama
love this <3 thanks for all that you do!
Thank you ❤️
Thank you for the all the hard work you put it
Thank you for the work you're putting in! It's a breath of fresh air to log on every day and have some sort of update implemented. Regardless of how big or how small the update is, it's always super nice to experience!
This has been a wonderful experience thus far and you’re one of the most responsive and innovative webmasters I have encountered on my long time on the internet.
i believe in you
this is beautiful
So incredibly proud of you and extend my full support of this incredible endeavor! Wishing you alll the success because you, sir, definitely deserve it. If you were able to make the site what it is today working full time, I can only imagine what the future holds. Sky’s the limit! 💙 Reach out if you ever need a clever girl’s help or opinion- I’d be happy to lend a hand! ☺️ Again- proud of you.
Thank you for creating this site. It's really fun. I try to help out by buying coins whenever I'm able to. I may also buy diamonds in the future as well.
Legend we never deserved
is so proud of u !!
Hugs this is so exciting!! I think maybe something you could do is have some game modes with a buy in, but winner gets to keep some & you keep the rest :)
estás haciendo un gran trabajo, felicidades!
oh thats exciting!! i am happy that my daily purchases help with this!! I do love it here.
This is awesome. great to hear your story :)
Ugh mom
slay
looking forward to see it blossom even further
This makes my heart sing 💗
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Luvs u
You’re amazing!!! We love all the support you’ve given the website and it’s awesome to see you following your passions!!!
Thank you! You have done such a good job with this site. I can't wait to see what else is in store!
We appreciate the community you are building and thankful you have more time to dedicate
We value you
Grear news!!!
That sounds amazing. Quitting your job to work on your own project is the dream and I cant wait to see what all is coming to the site.
thank you for everything sinny you're the best developer ever
Thank you, I know we all really appreciate the site. I'm glad I'm able to contribute here and there with some coin purchases. You put a lot of work into this site, and I really hope it is a success for you.
Wow! You've done an amazing job with the site so far and I can't wait to see what's next.
Wow amazing
You’re doing an amazing job already and have laid the groundwork to have a very successful site.
Awwwww so happy for you!!! ❤️
Ur hard work never goes unnoticed <3
Amazing work. I want this site to succeed for years to come
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Good luck! I enjoyed learning a little more about your story and what's behind the Kovaze community. Success to you, Sin!! 🥰
Good luck! This has been a blast so far, and I hope this brings you good things in return
You are right about the other site, you made something special and you appreciate it and us, so enjoy it and congratulations 😊😊😊😊
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you put in allot of time and effort, acomplishing so many things. Keep going and keep thriving! You rock!
Ty for all the hard work you do Sin I really appreciate seeing the work you do trying to make this community thrive
Thank you for the work you're putting in! It's a breath of fresh air to log on every day and have some sort of update implemented. Regardless of how big or how small the update is, it's always super nice to experience!
what does the name mean?
You are amazing🫠🩷🥹 All of us we need to be thankful l to you , you have build an AMAZING site and give us the opportunity to be apart of this community is precious 🤍 Best of luck to you !
But ur 15?
Big hugs
good luck
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