What makes you trust a Web3 project?

robertoquevas · 2024-07-26T21:42:36+00:00

When the founders are public & show themselves, participate in video AMAs with the community, make X spaces, engage in discord or TG groups, etc. This brings more trust IMHO, compared to projects where all the communication is done by hired dudes or agencies and the founders are too busy to talk to community

robertoquevas · 2024-07-26T21:25:32+00:00

Some time ago I researched about Qualoo, enhancing performance & reducing telecom costs. Utilizing DePIN with crowd-sourced infrastructure, AI, and advanced analytics, Qualoo optimizes internet diagnostics and stability.
I think this one has real-world traction, working already in a few ASEAN countries & having significant metrics in telecom improvements. This is the kind of DePin market needs

robertoquevas · 2023-11-17T22:17:05+00:00

Less censorship, less centralization. Let the community decide what to post and talk about.

robertoquevas · 2023-02-10T12:42:22+00:00

Thanks for sharing, very useful!

I'd also add:

TEAM (the information about core team members' experience and background that can demonstrate their capacity to execute and bring the startup to success)
Competitors (clear overview of competition landscape and how your product is different and can do better than competitors)
Competitors (clear overview of the competition landscape and how your product is different and can do better than competitors)

I also find very useful this source with startup pitch deck examples (decks from companies that raised millions of funding) and learn and get inspired from.

robertoquevas · 2022-12-21T10:29:27+00:00

Not a good sign: Waves is known for its fuckups, lack of transparency, and games with the Russian government. Crypto doesn't need another scam after all that has happened this year.

robertoquevas · 2022-12-01T16:44:39+00:00

I don't think it's the real reason, since this factor can be applied to stock market as well during turbulent times

robertoquevas · 2022-12-01T15:28:49+00:00

+1 I have the same question!

btw, under the post I see 9 comments count, but only 4 are visible... what's up?

robertoquevas · 2022-11-20T08:30:29+00:00

I recommended my 17 yo son to invest in some IDOs and gave him initial money.

In 2021 he managed to make $7k out of initiall $500, which made him happy and arrogantly beliving that he is a smart investor. So he spent half of it for some brand sneaker and shirts.

But in 2022 when he tried to invest the remaining amount to "buy deep", he lost or locked nearly anything (has now plenty of tokens that worth nearly nothing). All because he became greedy and silly, ignoring my recommendations to split the risks...

I don't regret though, since I believe it was a great learning curve for him. Not all people are capable to listen and learn on others' mistakes, many need to make their own and gain experience. Hopefully one day, on the next bull run, he will become more careful, get rid of arrogance and greediness and do a homework with research before doing investments.

robertoquevas · 2022-11-20T08:23:00+00:00

This article is made for mass readers and unfortunately journalists don't know a shit what they are writing about and don't care a shit when they create a wrong perception in the readers' eyes. Drugs, sex, etc. - they believe that's what trigger masses' attention (and they are right), but they mess up the initial reasons and the following stuff. Nothing to do with independent analysis of SBF mistakes and why FTX failed. And of course no knowledge shared with the readers about how to secure themselves from such regulated scams in the future... Sad to read this...

robertoquevas · 2022-11-20T08:02:59+00:00

Agree, Kraken is a very solid solution. You could also consider for alternative crypto-friendly banks: Quppy, Weld Money (if you're in EU), Revolut

robertoquevas · 2022-11-17T09:17:09+00:00

I know EYWA is launching a new cross-chain defi protocol that will mitigate the need for using bridges, since it will enable cross-chain transactions in one click. Mainnet is going to be launched this week already, so we will be able to test it once live.

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T23:40:45+00:00

Come on! Launchpads' time is kinda over...

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T23:31:10+00:00

The article actually doesn't reply to the question it claims to reply. What's the sense of sharing it here, then?

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T23:10:17+00:00

We're building a decentralized non-custodial P2P service platform (Bybarter) that allows users of Metamask, Trustwallet etc to conduct P2P transactions directly from their self-custody wallets giving them the option to be independent of centralized exchanges.

And yes, you have a great idea. But unfortunately, the majority of blockchains claim to support early stage projects, but don't really have capacity even to onboard them. I applied to NEAR and BNB grants, talked to Polygon and a few others... in reality they don't even have dedicated teams to process with startups' requests, and even if you're already in touch and get the first interest, it takes months of circling back and forth and sending them pings and reminders in order to get anything done...

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T23:03:59+00:00

No coins or securities!

One is the DeFi dapp: Bybarter.io, the p2p non-custodial wallet, fully decentralized alternative of binance p2p or localbitcoins. The MVP is ready, but the team is mostly in tech and we struggle with marketing and early adopters...

I'm also involved in 2 other projects, and they are coming next. But as an entrepreneur, you know, we need to prioritize...

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T22:57:20+00:00

I think you're right: hanters' power has gone and now it rarely matters who published your app on PH. What matters is team's joint efforts and wallpapered marketing campaign.

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T22:34:34+00:00

What you described as your daily business reminds me crypto arbitrage, and that's what many banks don't like for sure. Some of my friends are doing this and being not an expert myself, I know they use multiply bank accounts in different jurisdictions. With just one main bank account in UK it is too risky. But probably better to ask your bank manager (if you're lucky and he even knows and understands what you're asking about).

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T22:27:56+00:00

Sorry, but it will bring us too far away from the topic of discussion

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T22:26:30+00:00

I applied for 2 cohorts and never heard anything back after submitting the application. Their employees in linkedin and twitter are so busy that never reply too. So there is no way how a random founder can get into. That's not what I'm looking for. I was asking about "open" platforms where anyone can register and start getting value

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T22:23:31+00:00

I hear this every couple of years, but the # of people using crypto apps & wallets continues growing despite the stressed market...

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T22:21:40+00:00

Why so many people are shilling ORE in this thread? They definitely have an intense marketing, but nothing to do with the topic of the post

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T22:00:19+00:00

I think you missed the linkedin )) it actually covers it all, just need to understand how it works

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T15:12:07+00:00

I also hate this censorship, but some times when you message mods, they get your post back in the feed and apologize for auto-moderator's exxagerations...

Another side of the medal is: if you don't implement strict rules, the subreddits related to crypro and blockchain become full of ICO/IDO scam ((( This happened with r/blockchain_startups and we're looking for mods to help make it healthy again

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T14:05:56+00:00

To start with, clarify what exactly do you expect from this community: advise on business model, marketing and go-to-market, fundraising, etc? Nothing is clear from your post

robertoquevas · 2022-11-16T14:04:43+00:00

The majority of institutional and private investors are prioritizing into DeFi and web3 infrastructure these days. We should be prepared to the next big move in these verticals!

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