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Feel like I've really come full circle on understanding what progress really looks like in life and in business.

Coming into crypto fresh out of college my main goal was to stand out in whatever way made sense.

I was deep in the trenches on ICOs, DeFi, DAOs and NFTs largely doing what I could to make a name for myself and figure out how to make money.

Got pretty lucky being in the right place catching the rotation from DeFi to NFTs and being early to a few DAOs that popped off.

Flash forward and crypto comes crashing down along with a significant portion of my paper net worth. 

I got absolutely boned by taxes and learned a hard lesson about capital gains that I was extremely delusional about during the last bull market.

Now I find myself in a really fortune position of having a salary through @cooprecs and a better understanding of how to build wealth sustainably.

Long way of saying there's less exponential spikes - but it feels a lot better cause there's more room to grow.

I also think this holds true for fundraising and thinking about how to value your company.

I have so many friends and colleagues who were able to raise at insane vals during the last bull market and a part of me would see that and be jealous or think that I could do better.

Now I realize that I was extremely naive and that building a business of that scale is insanely difficult and admirable.

I've become fascinated with what it takes to build a successful product and realize that there's more to success in crypto than just catching the latest trend or cycle.

You can see who's still here kicking and who's in the trenches learning and shaping the next generation of crypto.

Hard to quantify it but feels like the founders that are here today will be responsible for the breakout applications that truly bring the world onchain.

This should also serve as a reminder to be extremely honest with yourself about where you and your business are at.

Your path is unique to you and you alone!

Onchain is the new online - FID 206 -  cooprecords.xyz

That's spot on!! It's important to think of ourselves as value generators and problem solvers. And that value can come in multiple shapes and forms.