Voyageur MVP’s Three Pillars

I’ve shared a bit about what I wanted to accomplish with my security education platform, Voyageur. But these are the three main pillars I wanted to focus on towards getting an MVP out:

1. Cutting-edge security education that goes deep into topics while also providing high-level summaries to get the critical message across

2. Quizzes that put learners into scenarios that they may find themselves in in the dark forest of crypto, not just making them recite information they read a minute ago

3. Using NFTs to credentialize learners and signal to others that they are competent in the associated security topic

As time runs out, the critical thing to get out the door is security education that helps new and existing crypto users remain self-sovereign. So that they have enough trust in themselves that they don’t have to feel that they must rely on another party to custody their crypto assets.

Proof of Knowledge NFTs are not required for this goal, but is a way to help encourage further growth. Quizzes are still important, but may not be rigorous for the MVP (and may allow me to change their direction based on feedback this way).

So I’m going back to just focusing on Pillar 1, now that most of the noise from the hackathons is gone. I also learned through the past month that I’m much more likely to deliver through in-person hackathons that last one or two days, rather than online ones that last several days or weeks.

What Games Are You Playing?

Prompted by Kevin Owocki’s tweet about looking for GG18 grantees with the best memetics, we quickly spun one up for Bankless Japan that both the East and the West could resonate with.

While we created this new ikigai model as a joke – I doubt most degens are actually good at what they do – there’s some truth to this meme. We’re all trying to find that sweet spot that really fits our passion, talent and needs for for belonging and survival.

So while you are continuing to build or write during the bear, ask yourself what games you’re playing and whether you should change the rules or switch to other games. I’m now reminded about this frequently since this is a topic that fellow cohort_3 grantee Allyn Bryce has mentioned a lot.

It's the bear market so many players in this space are making themselves loud or incorporating clever devices to draw attention and funds. Probably into new vehicles that have questionable impact on our ecosystem. If you’re bored of the current market it's easy to get swept away from such noise. Especially when it seems most people in your circle are getting caught up in it.

But now is the best time to remind yourself why you’re still in this game. So choose your games wisely. You don’t need to play the ones that first draw you in. Heck, most people reading this likely left the CORPrat game because they want something better. Ask yourself if you’re playing the game that makes it the most worthwhile to have left that world.