@yabapmatt and @aggroed : Worth Their Weight in Gold + Alpha Epic Gold Giveaway

I have been involved with a number of start up companies and I can tell you that it is NOT easy to get these off the ground. So much work goes on behind the scenes and the hours put in to make things work are almost unimaginable.

There is copious amounts of trial and error and ideas and concepts always need to worked and reworked a million times. The final product

1.Is never final because everything is always a work in progress, even for Fortune 500 companies that are 100 years old

2.Is never what you thought it would look like in the beginning

This is why I want to take a step back to pay tribute to @yabapmatt and @aggroed for what they have already accomplished with @steemmonsters in just a few short months.

....but first let me remind everyone I am giving away an Alpha Epic Gold Naga Warrior and there is only 1 day left to enter my contest !

https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@goldmatters/gold-foil-epic-giveaway-contest-mene

Back to the @yabapmatt and @aggroed...

These two have done an outstanding job of balancing and understanding the long term viability of the project with the concerns of early investors and players.

I was so excited about what @steemmonsters could do for the Steem Blockchain and for Steemit that in the early days i wanted to participate in any way I could so I gifted @aggroed this 24 karat gold Mene charm:

And I participated with @reseller in this fun Mene Gold for Steemmonster gold to bring attention to the game:

@aggroed and @yabapmatt have done a great job listening to and filtering through the feedback for the hardcore Steemmonster fans, advocates, and investors.

This has the feel of a true community project and the wisdom of so many experienced Steemians has made almost an antifragile project as we learn more every day.

Many Steemians have contributed to the buzz of the concept and I have even written a few things about the gold cards:

https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@goldmatters/is-the-steem-monster-dark-enchantress-looking-for-mene-gold-finally-answered-here

https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@goldmatters/is-gold-legendary-lightning-dragon-looking-for-mene-gold-finally-answered-here

https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@goldmatters/is-the-steemmonster-kobold-miner-mining-for-mene-gold-finally-answered-here

https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@goldmatters/goldmatters-enters-goldmatters-contest-for-epic-gold-foil-steemmonsters-card

One of the most crucial factors to the long term success of the project is the founders belief and dedication to the effort.

It is clear that these two have alligned their interest with the game in ways that could not be more material. @aggroed has made a significant investment into the most expensive cards in the game buy putting his own capital at risk and buying an impressive collection of gold foil legendary cards.

@yabapmatt has QUIT HIS JOB to work on this full time.

I have tremendous admiration for these two who have as much ‘skin in the game’ as they possibly could, willing to put their own financially stability and that of their families at stake while they make this work.

It reminds me of myself and my belief in the companies that I work for, Goldmoney and Mene. I also quit my regular job to work on these start ups, risking everything for a dream. I, like yaba and aggy, have more at stake than any causal client or customer, so that means that we all truly believe in what we are doing.

Sometimes I do have to bite my tongue a bit when I watch the enthusiastic people in the comment section and on discord jump on every decision regarding the game without asking themselves if the founders have probably already thought these issues through.

Mistakes will be made, that I can say with 100% certainty. So far yaba and aggroed have shown extreme patience and willingness to accept feedback from the community.

One thing we can be sure of is that they are working very hard and are doing their absolute best to make this game a viral hit and it is in all of our best interest, no one more than them themselves, to do so.

What I am trying to say is:

1.Please cut these guys a break with the instant criticism of newly released updates. They don’t have magic abilities like some of the monsters, they are just a couple of regular guys doing their best.

2.Lets give them the massive gratitude they deserve for allowing us to even be talking about this right now. They have created something amazing that has produced many smiles and has been a thrilling development many of us have enjoyed.

So thanks guys, I can’t wait to keep building this together :)

Goldmatters

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