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A new home to build
Buy the Croissant a coffee.
He sang his whole song, and he's still broke. His new home is only a drawing so far. Buy him a coffee and help us build it.
Every coffee lays a brick in his new home.
Thank you. You filled his glass.
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Watch him sing the whole song.
This is Still Golden, all of it. Thank you to everyone who poured a coffee while we drew it.
The song is finished. His home isn't. That's what your coffee builds now.
See what your coffee builds.
Every coffee adds to the wall of his new home. Pick a cup and watch your brick go in.
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Know who you're helping.
BudsAlike began in Hong Kong as an app that matched people with restaurants by their own taste. The idea was no ads and no paid reviews, and a soft spot for small independent places. In 2021 HK01, EJ Tech and Headline Daily wrote about it, and it was one of the start-ups in CityU's HK Tech 300.
Since then the app has gone quiet and the team has moved on. I'm the founder, and I stayed. I'm rebuilding BudsAlike on my own, and the Croissant is the first one back.
That's who you're buying a coffee for.
The founder of BudsAlike
The earlier story and its press coverage are at budsneverstop.com.
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How do I get my priority preview?
Type your email at the checkout when you pay. If you pay with PayPal, we use your PayPal email. When the app is ready for its first visitors, we send your way in to that address. We use it for nothing else except news about the Croissant's home.
How do I get my 1,000 Gusto and my extra pack?
Join the app with the email you typed at the checkout, or with your PayPal email if you paid with PayPal. They are added to your account when you join.
Is the song finished?
Yes. All of Still Golden is on this page. Every coffee now goes into building his home, the new BudsAlike app. A $5 pour counts as one coffee and $10 as two. The count on this page catches up about once an hour.
Where does my money go?
Into building BudsAlike, the app that will be the Croissant's new home.
What is BudsAlike?
BudsAlike began in Hong Kong as an app that matched people with restaurants by their own taste. It is being rebuilt, and the Croissant and his friends will live in the new one. This page is how that starts.
Why does the checkout show a different name?
BudsAlike is still being built and has no payment account of its own yet, so the checkout runs on our founder's account. You'll see that name at the checkout, and a card payment shows on your statement as HTPI.ME.
Is this a charity donation or an investment?
Neither. It's a gift that helps us build. You get the thank-yous above, not shares, and it isn't tax-deductible.
Can I pour more than once?
Yes. Come back whenever his glass looks empty.
A new home
to build