A reading from the book of hunt_ak
What does adding together a boatload of charisma, some very compelling speech, and likely a bit of luck do for someone? For Adam Neumann it meant securing a blistering $21.6B in funding for his WeWork company.
If one takes a small step back from what Neumann and his team of thousands were trying to accomplish you may think “Aren’t they just subletting office space and trying to hype up an idea surrounding something that’s just…‘different’?” In thinking this, you wouldn’t be entirely wrong. It's quite incredible what someone can dream up, and then execute on, when something that really isn’t that novel and groundbreaking is wrapped up in different paper with a pretty bow placed atop if.
Neumann was able to take that charisma, charm, and self-dedication and infect the people around him, all working toward the same goal, which in and of itself was impressive. Within the Phonon network we are already seeing a great deal of similar collaboration, but there is a key difference.
What’s the difference? Phonon IS groundbreaking in a sense that it is solving huge issues when it comes to the limitations of blockchain technology by taking a completely different approach to these limitations; focusing on hardware and not software.
I’m guessing all of the early Phrens found in the Discord discussions had their own ‘aha moment’ where the light bulb flicked on, you sat back in your chair, and said ‘Woah’ , likely even out-loud to yourself which resulted in pondering your existential existence. I can tell you that this was my first-hand experience and I’ve been trying to make this happen to other people ever since experiencing this awakening.
My feelings are that if Neumann and his team of followers who were frothing at the mouth for subletting office space (let’s call it for what it is) can become a unicorn, there really is no question in my mind that Phonon will too achieve this status, it is merely a question of time.
Neumann was quoted as saying “I try to surround myself with people smarter than me - if I'm the smartest guy in the room, I change rooms”, a saying we all know he didn’t coin, but it's salient nonetheless. Once you join the discussion on the Discord channel you will quickly find that, like me, you aren’t the smartest guy in this room, which should be encouraging.
Now if the Phonon DAO were to add together an incredibly smart team, a truly groundbreaking protocol, and a bit of luck and good timing for ourselves, I feel that accomplishing something special will certainly happen.
If you decide to jump in and help row this boat, there is a zero percent chance you won’t learn something and also have the ability to make a meaningful impact on this project. Welcome aboard, grab an oar.