WAGMI conference, Jan 2025

Sven

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Evolutionn is out, yay! ... Yay? ... Hmm, what did Quantum Explorer say recently?

The fear I have is that in a year from now I'll have built the best project out there, with smart contracts, way ahead of the projects valued in billions and no one will care.

Let's not let that happen!

I secured a speaker slot at WAGMI https://wagmi.miami/ but I need your help.

My idea is to present Evolution as a new truly decentralized, yet scalable Web 3 platform that offers exciting new capabilities to developers, combined with funding opportunities for promising startups building on that platform through the Dash Investment Foundation (DIF).

I truly think this is a powerful combination that will find a captive audience at the conference and has the potential to bring real-world use cases to Dash. It is also the kind of event where Dash should have a presence if we want to regain relevance.

What do I need?

1) Help preparing


I'm not going to speak as a developer, and this is not a developer audience. I'll be speaking in front of investors, entrepreneurs, the crypto-curious. People who want to know "What can this thing do for me?" and not what SDK or framework it is built with. So who can help me to put together a high-level overview:

  • What is Evolution?
  • What other Web3 / Defi platforms is it most similar to?
  • How is it better than those other solutions?
  • What main benefits does offer? Why should a business care?
  • How does it scale?
  • How much does it cost to run at scale on Evolution?
  • What does the road map look like?

The timing is tight. X-mas and New Years is around the corner and I'll have to submit slides a few days before the conference starts on Jan 22. I'm hoping that someone (@QuantumExplorer?) could work with me directly, not just posting random tidbits here on the forum. Who has the knowledge and is willing to help?

2) Travel

The conference is in Miami. I live in Berlin. I used my connections to get the speaker slot for free and I'm willing to donate my time prepping and delivering the presentation. I'm not as excited about paying travel expenses on top of that. I could charge it to the DIF, but the DIF doesn't have a marketing budget and it's not really our remit to promote Evolution. I was thinking of this as outside my role as a DIF supervisor.

It's too late for the Dec budget cycle and posting a proposal in Jan to see if the community supports this would be to late for the conference. So I'm willing to front travel and would post a proposal for reimbursement later. But I'd like some feedback if you guys find this valuable and, if you are an MNO, if you would support such a proposal.
 
I 😍 the idea @Sven and you'll have my full support for the reimbursement of the travel and accommodation and whatever else is needed.
The thing that you have a slot there as a speaker is a big advantage.
Not the best person to respond on the questions above but I'm sure the community @thedesertlynx or even someone from the DCG can help you go through it.
 
Sounds great, Sven. I think you'll be the perfect presenter to this audience.

I'm happy to give you my thoughts on what Evo/Platform is and how it can be valuable to devs and entrepreneurs. Personally I think the (eventual) best value from Platform will be storing critical financial (DeFi) data like Dash-native equities, loan agreements, credit scores, etc. However, if we're lucky, Platform will be usable enough that it will compete with the very large web2 service provider market (e.g. hosted database, cloud functions, web hosting, BaaS, PaaS, etc).
 
I'm sure the community @thedesertlynx or even someone from the DCG can help you go through it.
Budget for a gold-plated statue for the world stage of first-class cryptoinfluencers in Miami.
The Capitol of Panem(Florida/USA) is a technologically advanced metropolis where the nation's most wealthy and powerful citizens live....... have a talk with Joel Valenzuela
We are the High-Class! Nobody has to do the work on the street and in the villages and introduce a brand new currency to the lower class.
 
Budget for a gold-plated statue for the world stage of first-class cryptoinfluencers in Miami.
The Capitol of Panem(Florida/USA) is a technologically advanced metropolis where the nation's most wealthy and powerful citizens live....... have a talk with Joel Valenzuela
We are the High-Class! Nobody has to do the work on the street and in the villages and introduce a brand new currency to the lower class.
I agree with you on that.
 
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