Original author: MetaJames

1. The project side is in a dire situation

Projects that have already raised a lot of money are hosting event parties, telling me how awesome my technology is, so I can get there soon; new projects want to win over everyone who passes by the venue with their pitches, and they just have to send out the money-making address directly. Cycle and rhythm, stepping on the right and wrong is the difference between cloud and mud.

2. Self-fulfilling prophecy and market reflexivity

Everyone is saying that the bull market is expected to rebound next year, but if this broad consensus of expectations fails, will the market shift from valuation-killing to logic-killing, and do it again 312?

3. The people who should perform together are doing their best to perform

The venue felt very lively, but under the bustling appearance, most people were just busy from morning to night to cover up their anxiety of not knowing how to make money recently or even whether they would be able to make money in the future.

4. Why bother to make everything big and complete? Small and beautiful is also an option.

The African brothers said that they urgently need crypto to solve the problems of legal currency and banking systems, but without such complex derivatives and leveraged instruments, as long as the most basic lending, savings, insurance, and deposits and withdrawals can fully satisfy ordinary users. There are also small teams who told me that their monthly living expenses are less than 1k, but they are already profitable and do not need financing. From this point of view, are we focusing too much on narrative and piling up high-level professional terms, while ignoring the real needs of the vast majority of users at the bottom? Can we also have stable happiness by making practical small products in specific areas and niches?

5. The most surprising thing

During the dinner, I met the Singapore project party from three years ago. At that time, the team had just entered web3, and after several rounds of chatting with dd, they did not invest, but just helped introduce some resources. The founder was very excited when I met him. He told me that they have been studying very hard in the past three years and have made a lot of progress in Southeast Asia. He asked me to stay a few more days to give me a chance to talk about it. It has always been an honor for me to help such entrepreneurial teams who are working hard to make continuous progress.

6. Build good relationships and plant many trees.

The important trait I learned from Big Brothers is that they are willing to help someone when they first get to know each other and there is no foundation of trust. Although it may be just a piece of cake for them, it will plant a seed in the other persons heart. Maybe an unexpected opportunity will help you later. It doesn’t matter even if it doesn’t bear fruit, because forming a wide range of good karma is a happy thing in itself.

7. The more proactive you are, the luckier you will be

Coming to Popo for extreme operations and meeting the Texas idol Poison King are all the results of active efforts. My friend said that he was at another meeting when the Poison King showed up. He immediately took a taxi to the hotel and happened to meet the Poison King drinking tea at the table next to his friend. Poison King left shortly after chatting and taking photos, and some friends who arrived a few minutes late regretted not seeing them. Sometimes the window of opportunity is fleeting, be proactive, believe in probability, believe in the law of large numbers, and the goddess of luck will definitely favor you.

8. Why are you guys again?

Every time I get dragged into a new card-playing and drinking game, I find that my friends who were originally playing cards and drinking in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Hong Kong have just moved to another place to play cards and drink. Meeting an old friend in a foreign country is a great blessing in life. Major conferences in the industry give old friends an opportunity for high-density and high-quality communication and collision at the same time and space. It is normal in life to get together less and stay away more often. It is better to cherish these moments of gathering with old friends. I look forward to seeing you all again at the next location!