What are your thoughts on introducing cryptocurrency to people?
Next week I am speaking to people about cryptocurrency and would like help in knowing how to best introduce people to cryptocurrency.
Looking for ideas to explain crypto(currency)
With a talk coming up in just three days I am looking for and open to more ideas on what and how to teach and explain crypto to new(er) people that are interested. Have been helping people over the past year and have a love for learning for myself and others. Thought I would ask the community about their thoughts on learning about cryptocurrencies.
What would you like to know that you do not yet for example? Or how may you have liked to learn some things that you found challenging to understand as you learned more. What cryptocurrencies should I mention along with STEEM and bitcoin for example as two classic choices that make sense in this community?
virtualgrowth to speak at Google Launchpad Space in San Francisco September 6th
Will be speaking at Google Launchpad in San Francisco to a much bigger crowd than my first cryptocurrency meetup and presentation that I did in Las Vega with less than a dozen people of which I knew about half of them. This time will be to some hundred or so people and probably more with more days for people to register!
Thank you to the few people have given me some ideas. And to the many more that have helped me learn and learned with me and all of us over the past ear and even more for some. The opportunities have been absolutely amazing and look forward to more opportunities such as this one going to help hundreds of people learn more about cryptocurrency and blockchain protocols!
Signing People Up
Steem has a signup link too by the way. So I wonder what will be the benefit if we are to use that now to help get more people to sign up.
Will be sure to sign people up for steemit! Also will mention bitcoin as one of the more known blockchains and wallets that people use currently. Also going to invite people to bitshares since I have a referral address it only makes sense. That and that I sometimes help represent OpenLedger at some conferences at their booth.
Wondering what other crypto blockchains it may make sense to invite people to. Have my own ideas of which I have shared a few and would like to ask what ideas other people have or might suggest to assist me on my journey of inviting more people to our crypto world(s).
Mentioning people during my talks
We have many great examples of people in our very own community that I could mention and use as examples. Have some in mind of course but would like to ask for suggestions to help me think through my ideas.
Few people have even chimed in with some ideas and offered content that may be intertwined with my presentation. This seems like a great idea to get people involved! Maybe we could share some interaction or anything that may be on the blockchain that I may use as an example to show people some "real world" cases being used by people like you and me and others in the steem(it)community! So please feel free to reach out to me and share some ideas for this time or the future. Some have even expressed interest in attending although most are too far away of course. But will be interesting if some that I know or that know me are found at this event or others in the future.
Future events with Steemit MeetUps
Also want to take the time to mention that some events like this on some level may be helped put together by myself and a few others that I work with. Have the ability to get space to hold some form of MeetUp if other people may have ideas. Mentioned this to a few people that I know and see some events forming over time in various states across the United States.
Maybe we could also do or include some form of workshops or hackathons too! Many ideas and possibilities in this ever changing , evolving, and growing crypto world of ours! Look forward to this one and many more to come!
Event Giveaways
Also thinking of giveaways of course since I like to give away STEEM to good causes and for example offer Steem, BTS, and Asset Market Update 9/2 and Giveaway for 9/8 where I give away STEEM POWER, Steem Backed Dollars, and a variety of bitshares tokens. Check them out if interested. And if you don't have a bitshares account yet, you may sign up below:
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Look forward to your comments below. Or feel free to send me (@virtualgrowth) messages on discord or steemit.chat.
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Following this post because you asked the question I was wondering about myself. To be honest I find it rather hard to talk about crypto to my friends and family. Mostly because they have no clue what I am talking about and second they never believe me! So, In a way I have given up but would like to know some tricks and tips as well how to handle this! So, i am hoping for some amazing anwers!
Part of the challenge I find is that we can not explain it to people like our friends and family who are not interested. Maybe just show them what is possible on Steem such as making a post about some food and how the post of the food actually earns a reward which may be used to off set the cost of the food. Or something along these lines incorporating something that they do understand and linking them together somehow.
If I were you, I would try to keep connections with what most people know: fiat money, the banking system, etc... Otherwise, you may lose them very quickly.
Understood and thank you for your reply.
You have to break it down to them in simple terms and start with bitcoin story...steem is a great one to discuss too especially if you inform them how steemit is the best social media with solid reasons.
Agreed. Always start with bitcoin being the first and the basics of we crypto started. Thank you for feedback @charles1.
You are welcome and more success my bud
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Sometimes explaining people what is a cryptocurrency can be a hard work. Maybe you could give them an easy definition of cryptocurrency and then you could enumerate some of the main utilities they have. Also you can give them some examples of uses of cryptos at the real world, so they can see some connection to the real world.
Yes it is much easier to explain how one may use crypto than what crypto actually is with so much to learn about crypto.
This is awesome man I'm excited for you! It's so hard for me because I'm very passionate about cryptocurrency and all of my co-workers are tired of hearing about it. Most of them have no concept of what I'm talking about so it just sounds like jibberish to them.
I realized that we need a way to simplify crypto and make blockchain easier to understand. I want to be involved in stuff like what you're doing because I think that crypto is just getting started right now and we have so much more room for growth!
I live in Monterey County, CA by the way is there a Steemit Meetup around here?
Thank you for your comment. There isn't yet. But rather than answer your question I could ask, "Do you and others want one there?" Since I am in California I can help make one happen.
That would be pretty cool man :) I'm working like 6 days a week right now but on my days off I would be more than happy to. We need more crypto community outreach!
More important phrases for introducing cryptocurrencies in my opinion:
Instead of the government and banks creating money, in cryptocurrencies the money is created by a network that ensures inflation is low.
You can make direct payments like cash, no 3rd party tools like Paypal are required.
Keep your private keys safe and always have at least one backup.
Do not trust any service that promises interest, and always double-check the address before sending money. Transactions are not reversible.
Great points!
Maybe explain the concept of the bitcoin blockchain and how it's a public database. How the governance model works and how POW system works to mint coins into supply. Then I think new comers will have an easier time understanding the different cryptos.
Good points and thank you for your input. Have touched upon parts of this before with people and will for sure.
I did this recently to a large-ish group at my company.
What worked was focusing on the basics that any story needs. I think of them as the 5Ws+. So, the normal 5Ws: What, Why, Where, Who, When and How (the silent 6th W), plus opportunities and constraints. I think in this case, the What and Why are the most important things.
What didn't work was getting into specifics about any of the cryptocurrencies. People got lost in the weeds. I think if the audience is generally new to the whole topic getting them a little more informed, yet excited and curious to learn more is the way to go. Too much detail when they're struggling to understand the basics or WIIFM (what's in it for me) can backfire.
Good luck :)
Agreed and thank you for your reply. Important to keep it simple. Stick with what they are interested which is not the details of how crypto works. Not unless they have knowledge to understand part of this already. How, seems to be a big one of interest in how can one use the crypto and get some value is doing so.
Almost anyone can understand this chart.
If someone can look at this chart and not see the pointlessness of a federal reserve note, you should not waste your time on the person, they are still asleep.
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