It’s so easy to take the time we have for granted.
It seemed just yesterday that I began to dive in to the startup trenches and fight to keep my then startup, Toasty, alive.
Fast forward two years later (2022), that startup was acquired by a Series-B company in Hong Kong.
I had missed out on one of the biggest crypto bull runs (2021) and had a serious case of FOMO (fear of missing out).
I spent the Q4 of 2021 - Q2 of 2022 riding the crypto trend on its way down. And experienced one of the biggest financial losses in my life.
Then, I joined Glo Development Foundation on their Software Engineering team to build a stablecoin that aims to reduce extreme poverty. It was one of the most meaningful gigs I had done.
On the side, I had a comeback plan in mind. I was to learn trading for real. And I was going to trade my way back to recover what I had lost in 2022.
It wasn’t easy and I’m still on my way back. Along the way, I had discovered a strong interest in developing trading algorithms.
I had built bots to trade directly on the blockchain, as well as trading on popular exchanges like Binance, OKX, and Bybit.
After studying many resources and watching YouTube videos, I managed to develop a profitable trading algorithm in: i) mean-reversion, ii) trend-following, and even iii) scalping.
I’m quite excited about what the future holds. And with more lessons under my belt, I can work my way to financial freedom.
Speaking of exciting - my daughter was born last year! She just turned 1 year old and it’s such a joy to watch her grow up.
It’s so true that once your child is born, a new life in you begins.
And in my new life I’m looking to spend more quality time with her and the wife as much as I possibly can.
In my next post, I’ll share some of the latest thinking and a relatively new organization concept to help cope with such massive change.
Until then, have a great week!