I'm Back - by Samantha Ouyang - sam.sidequest

Hi frens! Yes, I know it’s been a while. Last you heard from me, I had just come back from my first ever in-person crypto conference (ETHDenver 2022). It seems like just yesterday, but at the same time, a whole lifetime ago. TL;DR I’m relaunching my newsletter because: I miss spewing my thoughts out into the world and clacking at my keyboard I miss how newsletters forced me to actively check-in on my own personal progress I want a platform to write about reflections and learnings Below, I’ll try to very briefly summarize the past 2.5 years until present day. I was on a new high after ETHDenver to travel, build connections, and explore the world. Since school was virtual because we were still getting off the Omicron wave and I had already submitted all my university applications, I decided to hustle my way across the US, meeting friends, founders, investors, and cool people. I was sponsored to attend SXSW in Austin, TX by a female founder / angel investor I met during ETHDenver. Got to

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