BlogChain

#Consensus2018: 5 Lessons from Your First Crypto Conference (Day 1)

What to do when they bring the lambos to your doorstep

Lesson #1: Prepare for a line to registration that represents the fundamental problems of throughput and congestion for blockchain as a whole.

TODO: embed https://twitter.com/dickerson_des/status/996041484007886848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E996041484007886848%7Ctwgr%5Ef54a655ebe4bf6e4f65fb28adac49d5e1911205a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdickerson_des%2Fstatus%2F996041484007886848image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fpbs.twimg.com252Fprofile_images252F873291993627193344252FpruiILEs_400x400.jpg26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07

TODO: embed https://twitter.com/brucefenton/status/996082156794466304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E996082156794466304%7Ctwgr%5E0d5aaa3e02aec92668394d261644fdc42c9bbb1e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Dd04bfffea46d4aeda930ec88cc64b87cschema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbrucefenton%2Fstatus%2F996082156794466304image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fpbs.twimg.com252Fprofile_images252F963146788239638528252FMPXNJxMz_400x400.jpg26key3D4fce0568f2ce49e8b54624ef71a8a5bd

TODO: embed https://twitter.com/AndreMKonig/status/996018245416243200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E996018245416243200%7Ctwgr%5Ed27877ad167749a451a0f343d37d2655215ce4fe%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fandremkonig%2Fstatus%2F996018245416243200image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fpbs.twimg.com252Fmedia252FDdKRUNWXUAEfJWa.jpg253Alarge26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07

Lesson #2: Give bonuses to your developers who agree to a live demo. I failed to realize the insanity of the proposition until one of the more tech savvy audience members asked a dev to code for him a particular line of smart contract code… and then the dev… did it. (Saner portion of talk captured below):

TODO: embed https://twitter.com/kadena_io/status/996123734024052736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E996123734024052736%7Ctwgr%5Efbe26e9ad112245098df2613fea3ffa0fbbbc814%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fkadena_io%2Fstatus%2F996123734024052736image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fpbs.twimg.com252Fext_tw_video_thumb252F996123626356330498252Fpu252Fimg252FTocnITHyBs6BInEW.jpg26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07

Lesson #3: Be prepared to have a nuanced debate about diversity and gender representation in blockchain via T-Shirts.

TODO: embed https://twitter.com/CamiRusso/status/996146032839987200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E996146032839987200%7Ctwgr%5Ec2e6c6951933776f39b652efd7d222fcb7ba70d6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fcamirusso%2Fstatus%2F996146032839987200image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fpbs.twimg.com252Fmedia252FDdMFh6yU8AAAl-3.jpg253Alarge26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07

Lesson #4: Always ask — at what odds? And also, what is my buyout for this wager?

TODO: embed https://twitter.com/jenwieczner/status/996134556574126080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E996134556574126080%7Ctwgr%5E367efccf562f23ec3d6036db763000ec9c3801c9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjenwieczner%2Fstatus%2F996134556574126080image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fpbs.twimg.com252Fmedia252FDdL7GIzU8AA-A64.jpg253Alarge26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07

Lesson #5: Realize your one block sponsorship still cost more than the 10 rented lambos they parked outside the conference.

TODO: embed https://twitter.com/Kr00ney/status/996096790184321024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E996096790184321024%7Ctwgr%5E636d54e95ca3a076a14ccb75181cde126ab0891d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fkr00ney%2Fstatus%2F996096790184321024image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fpbs.twimg.com252Fprofile_images252F974335566572646400252FGNJ-2Ytb_400x400.jpg26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07