Building PoolTogether's Presence in the Phillippines
PoolTogether Community Interview #28 Mon
Hello!
Welcome to the latest edition of the PoolTogether Community Interviews. Today we have a fantastic contributor in Mon.
Tell us about yourself
Isaak Mon is given name you can call me @Mon4short - my education background not related to technology in any way so I will not include, from Philippines former salesman become sales trainer for no.1 android phone maker globally before pandemic, a crypto curious at first became an enthusiast gaming was my first approach on crypto space become becoming a Pooler and planning to use PoolTogether long term as bank not only for crypto but as main savings platform in general.
How long have you been into crypto?
I first heard about blockchain technology wayback 2015 came from one of my customer one day while having a conversation he is a foreigner I still remember what he said before leaving "have you heard about bitcoin? my tip to you is read about it and how blockchain technology works", started read about it after my work I am skeptical at first so I didnt jump straight to it took until late 2020's before I finally put fund on my crypto wallet and did my first crypto transaction bought some Ethereum
What are the main lessons you have learnt?
Always DYOR do your own research if you heard or read about something and may sound interesting this will include looking its main website, reading whitepaper or documentations, reviewing history checking transaction, look people who's heavily involved with it and ASK QUESTION it may be on twitter, discord, facebook etc. keeping mouth shut in this space will do no good, GET INVOLVE share some insights, spill your ideas, join community events be active as much as you can,, Proj. may not be always a success but this way you already building trust, connections on Web3 Space which is the most needed thing not only in crypto space but in once life in general.
What was your best crypto moment? ----
In terms of profit on this space was around July to August 2021 all time high of Slp this where I got my ROI (return of investment) and started to get profit from this space. --- but in terms in getting involve and building something it was when I have found about PoolTogether
What was your biggest fail?
My biggest fail was also on Axie when I breed my 2nd and 3rd team while market is on All time high not knowing around Sept. 2021 until today it will continue to run bear and now its on All Time Low those assets may have been more profitable if invested in PT.
How did you find about PoolTogether?
I found out about PT around Sept. 2021 first read about it the Coingecko book HOW TO DEFI FOR BEGINNERS and found it again after couple of days wondering the space on Rabbithole also after reading more about PT I felt that "this is what Ive been looking for " something that can be shared with pride with my family, friends and Filipino Community as a whole.
What made you stick around? How are you involved in community?
My first txn was around Nov. 2021 $20 USDT deposit on V3 at first ordinary member, active in terms of reading for updates announcement etc. never had a convo. lol until Jan. 2022 I think it was Gonbatfire looking for community members who want to get involve in a brainstorming of some sorts, this where I pitch to that group that Philippines should be included in community #threads and I also volunteered to lead that if community approves to include it @Tjark then did created it and I started also my convo with him.
Also around this time I did my first contribution on PT which is website translation to Filipino, after that created this FB page for PoolTogether Filipino Community https://www.facebook.com/pool2gether/ and PoolTogether Facebook Group for Filipino can be found here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1062309177895547/?ref=share planning to do it long term WAGMI ON PT, also become part of Valentines NFT No loss campaign lead by @Annewell shout out to you Maam., aside from being PT Filipino Advocate may I say, Im also part of Marketing Working Group, Content Creator for Substack and planning to do it long term aiming for PoolTogether to be no. 1 crypto saving platform use by Filipinos.
Would you recommend PoolTogether to others?
My way of checking a blockchain proj. Game,NFT,Defi Etc. is simple read about it, ask about it, review its history, look for active community, get involve, some question I ask myself are what are the Risk involve?, whos leading this Proj.? are those Leaders showing their faces? or showing/giving their Full name in public? whos involve with this Proj.? so in terms of Trust, Plans, Activity I can say all this been meet by PoolTogether so I highly recommend it for everyone even for beginners, its so easy to use!!! have an active community, actually it is so active that I havnt seen a single question left hanging of PT Discord
Are you involved in other projects or communities?
Im still vested in Axie also waiting for its Epic Comeback after all what happened I may not be as active as before, also have a team on Guild of Guardians waiting its official release,
My Plan now it to build around PoolTogether, Learning with PoolTogether yes actually PT been the Base of everything I know so far in this space their is lot and trustworthy info being shared by its OG's in discord airdrops? security? traders analysis? Alpha insights? ASK it there is someone on PT community have expertise on every fields they got it all covered.
Do you have any other thoughts and comments you would like to make?
If someone wants to enter Crypto Space make sure you have time this may take years no matter what the party you want to get in games, defi, trading, Nft, etc.. Profit is not a one night process, surround yourself with trustworthy People even in your twitter ot facebook so your feeds will be full of good stuff..
Build your connections, make yourself a brand of trust.. For my fellow Filipinos beginners its not all about gaming,trading Nfts out there, lot of space to needs be covered let show web3 space that even we are not that early on this we can be a great addition to which community we are involve with To all my Sir's and Maam in PoolTogether THANK YOU GUYS!!!
Can you please tell us more about Crypto/Web3 in the Phililipines? How widespread and used is this? Which are the main technologies, platforms, projects which people are involved the most with?
According to this survey conducted by gwi.com 22.7% of Filipino's ows a cryptocurrency even in our town alone I know there is almost a thousand blockchain gamers having said that Yes gaming is the most engage space in this Market, This Community also the reason why Axie became one of the most successful blockchain game in 2021.
Which new projects either newly launched or yet to launch in 2022 are you most excited about? Why?
I’m more exited in building PoolTogether Community in Philippines, We already started it if the community continues to backed this up I will go full throttle on it.
Can you tell us more about your investing and Web3 engagement style? Is it more from the heart or the head or both?
Beside PoolTogether, my investments are not that productive right now one is at ATL the other one is expected to be release 2H 2022, Im using both head and heart as everyone should in Web3 Space.
How has your experience in technology sales helped you in your involvement with Web3?
Being a salesman of a smartphone means you need to know not only the product you're selling but also all compepitors in the market that means lot's reading is required, looking for the right info. to share with customers, maybe being a bookworm is one of the traits I carried with me from my sales experience to web3 space, looking for the correct info, leaks, tips and tricks, best app., been part of my before sleep routines, and maybe having the nose to know what a product is like PoolTogether when I saw I know this is an outstanding one
What do you see as the most exciting aspects of Crypto/Web3 for you personally and in general? What do you think will get better because of Web3?
One of the things I liked about web3 space is its open to all it won't ask about anything of sorts example for me personally I become part of Content Team of PoolTogether without having an official background in content creation this is just one of so many ways to contribute on web3, if i did it it means anyone can do it just need diligence, perseverance, understanding of how things work on web3 and ofcourse trust, integrity and dedication, Web3 will be the start of change that has long needed in this world, People of diff. Nationalities working together in diff. part of the world without leaving their Homes/Families.
We hope you have enjoyed this Community Interview. You can follow Mon on Twitter here: (https://twitter.com/Mon4short?t=DK0YPr3zY76Ms7UczxJX_Q&s=0 )
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