My 2049 Takeaways Infra is DEAD. No one cares. You’re not Apple. Slapping your logo next to a “Big Name” ain’t marketing. If 1,000 people show up & no one remembers your name... you wasted money. Gambling about to EXPLODE. You lot have no clue how big this gets. Vegas Crypto Degens = 🚀 Memes? Dead. But alive. Pump.fun made meme coins into tech. Now brands tryna sneak into web2 with "meme culture" like it’s a Trojan horse. VC hype coins = RIP. But syndicates? LOADED & lurking with chequebooks ready. Crime szn is alive & well. AI Monero = whole new wave of cyber madness. Heard broadays all getting kidnapped and that it's mad. youtube.com/watch?v=mZUfQcTD… B2B is sexy now ‘cos no one in B2C knows how to answer: “How will you get users?” They just say “1% of a billion dollar market” and pray. Consumer apps? HOT. But if your UX sucks, you're toast. Simple. DeFi? Still in a coma. Old chains (@SuiNetwork, @Aptos) getting second wind. Sui events actually banged! Had some heavy hitters there and was a great way to meet the team @AlgoFoundation too. CEXes still running the game. Grassroots > Big backers. If the streets love you, the VCs will follow. No one knows how to onboard devs. Still. In 2025. Embarrassing shit. Dubai is a masterpiece. A literal sci-fi film. Every time I go, I’m stunned. One of the best place for global biz @KarateCombat SLAPPED. But half-empty crowd cuz the best fights were at the end. Throw an afterparty at the same venue so people stay, let me run, go moon! Side events >> main events. If your sponsorship doesn’t include the afters, you're doing it wrong.