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David // 01.hl 🐲

@reason8eth

DEGENeral / Head of Cointelegraph Accelerator https://t.co/ygCgkQfv45 / contributor at https://t.co/pFoevufloj

Lisbon, Portugal Katılım Temmuz 2017
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The biggest threat to Web3 may not come from within Web3 at all. Major VCs see sustained high interest rates as one of the top non-crypto risk factors for the crypto market over the next 18 months, followed by geopolitical escalation. Disruption in traditional financial institutions and regulatory uncertainty in the U.S. ranked closely behind. The signal is clear: web3 is increasingly being shaped by the same external forces influencing the rest of global capital markets. Founders and investors shall understand that the next cycle will not be defined by technology and innovation alone, but by the ability to operate through macro pressure, policy uncertainty, and global instability.
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RWA is up 87% year-on-year, and the next wave of tokenization is already underway. Hong Kong just approved the world’s first tokenized concert revenue deal. This expands the RWA playbook beyond traditional assets like real estate and bonds. Now music royalties, ticket revenue, and entertainment cashflows can go onchain.
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@Brent_Fulfer Totally agree here. At the same time folks at @alliance or @OrangeDAOxyz still producing the best observable outcomes for the web3 founders as of now. Even if the model is quite the same of what you described, it is still the unique opportunity to reach maturity faster imho
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Brent Fulfer@Brent_Fulfer·
Web3 founders get robbed by the accelerator model. 5–8% equity. 3–6 months. Generic advice. A demo day where 90% of the "investors" are other founders. Meanwhile AI founders have YC, a16z speedrun, Sequoia Arc — programs that actually move the needle. Web3? You get a hoodie and a Telegram group. We got tired of watching good founders get fleeced. So we built something different. 30 days. 0% equity. 20+ warm investor intros. Full deck rewrite. Demo day slot. $200k+ in credits. We're taking 5 founders this cohort. Comment or DM me "SPRINT" if you're raising in 2026 and done wasting time.
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David // 01.hl 🐲@reason8eth·
Lfg. See you all there
The Best Event@_thebestevent

TBV Demo Day 11 is bringing serious capital to The Best Event BUIDL Mansion at @EthereumDenver 🔥 We’re proud to announce our judging panel — a lineup of operators, investors, and ecosystem leaders who know exactly what venture-backable looks like. • David Shengart (@reason8eth) — Head of Accelerator at @CointelegraphAc • Nicholas Cauley — Institutional Trader at @Anti__Capital • Sean Melcher (@MelchBD) — Head of Partnerships at @RedBeardVC • Tina Qi (@thetinaverse) — Head of Ecosystem at @monad Foundation • Jenny Xu (jenny_xcl) — Senior Operations Manager at @Ventures_HTX • Abdul Al Ali (@abdulassaf) — Venture Investor at @decasonic • Zach Keats (@proof_of_snark) — Venture Investor at GS Futures RSVP now ➡️ luma.com/tbvdemoday11

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📊 2025 VC activity: Nearly double 2024’s capital, but fewer deals. Both sides got pickier. @ag_dwf from @DWFLabs says, “In 2021, a VC could differentiate by offering introductions and advisory. Now founders ask: What happens after you wire the money? They want partners who can help with distribution, listing strategy, and go-to-market execution.” Strategic financing is up 160% YoY, pointing to deeper, more hands-on investor-founder relationships.
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Why do some teams break through while others get lost in the noise? The best operators I know got quieter. They stopped broadcasting to everyone and started having deeper conversations with the few people who matter. Signal beats volume when you know who's listening.
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Token price obsession kills more Web3 startups than bear markets. Real value accrues when people use your product daily without checking if the token went up. Build that sticky behavior first. The economics follow usage, not the other way around.
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Why do some teams build unstoppable momentum while others just stay busy? Real momentum is saying no to good opportunities so you can execute perfectly on great ones. Focus creates force. Scattered energy just creates busy work.
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Why do some fundraising conversations feel effortless while others feel like pulling teeth? It's actually about finding investors who already believe the problem matters and think your approach could work. Stop convincing. Start filtering for people who get it.
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SAFE notes with no discount feel founder friendly but they're usually not. When conversion happens, you get diluted at the worst possible price. Your Series A investors get shares at the lowest valuation. Always negotiate some downside protection.
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So here's what I've noticed about business development. The best deals happen when you stop selling and start filtering. Ask better questions, listen for real pain points, walk away faster. The right partners will sell themselves once they see you understand their world.
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Asia's GPU infrastructure projects are building the backbone for decentralized AI while everyone debates which model will win. Aethir and Sahara focus on distributed compute markets that solve fundamental access problems, not picking AI framework winners.
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Valuation math trips up more people than it should. Pre-money gets diluted by ESOP expansion before new money comes in. Then the investment dilutes what's left. A $4M pre-money round can leave you with way less than 50% if you're not careful. 😳
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Here's what I've been noticing across Web3 projects lately. Real traction comes from people who use your product without caring about your token. Build that habit first. Incentives work better when they reward existing behavior rather than manufacturing it.
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Asia's builder culture runs on constraints, not capital excess. Startups launch with $50K what Silicon Valley prototypes with $500K. When resources are limited, every decision matters. Teams strip away unnecessary features and build exactly what users need.
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Tokenized private credit is quietly becoming DeFi's most sustainable sector. Real borrowers, real rates, real businesses - no speculation needed. Projects like Centrifuge and Maple show DeFi works best solving actual capital allocation problems.
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Speed of learning beats speed of talking. Asia produces capital-efficient startups because operators focus on shipping fast and iterating on real user feedback. Less time in meetings, more time in code. Less perfecting pitch decks, more testing with users.
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