Thread by @thatguyintech

@EthereumDenver 2022 was the craziest blockchain conference I've ever been to

1. DeFi, NFTs, crypto, tooling -- web3 is here to stay
2. so many people already build on @AlchemyPlatform and love it
3. i'm getting too old for weeklong parties

my summary of an epic 8 days 👇🏼

Day 1 - hosted NFT API Workshop

@crypt0zeke @princeofbothell @omarsayha and I taught a workshop to build an NFT explorer dapp

According to @misterreynolds, we had the most engaged crowd out of all the workshops that day 🔥

check out the reviews 👇🏼

https://twitter.com/AlchemyPlatform/status/1493626150916083712?s=20&t=4_JSQDNul-2duUP5SJjSpg

after the workshop I spent some much needed catch up time with my boo @unhappiimochii

super thankful that chase sapphire reserve has a concierge service that helps with reservations bc i definitely started looking for dinner spots a bit late 😂

Day 2 - created a YouTube tutorial for the NFT Explorer Dapp

Wanted to get some work done early in the week to prepare for more networking and social stuff later on, so I locked myself in the hotel for ~6 hours and pumped out this video:

https://twitter.com/thatguyintech/status/1493998309937070081?s=20&t=PCW1H3BRHpPdQxP_OWEm_w

in the evening, we met lots of folks at the @harmonyprotocol party, chatting about everything from DeFi games and EVM implementations, to conference planning and wardrobe choices.

Day 3 - went to @a16z lunch and @AlchemyPlatform happy hour

I ran into SO MANY friends, devs, partners, customers and learned a ton about what people are building in web3. New wallets, new L1s, token-gating APIs, DAO tooling...

wagmi

https://twitter.com/AlchemyPlatform/status/1495293562249879554?s=20&t=PCW1H3BRHpPdQxP_OWEm_w

also got to meet some really bright young minds in the space

I'm looking forward to working with all of you in some way or another

@alexdphan
@kristiehuang
@rolandtshen

Day 4 - attended @schellingpoint_ and shenanigans

this is when my liver started dying

- watched @songadaymann serenade @VitalikButerin
- met the legendary @austingriffith
- interviewed for @EthereumFilm
- had tea & cookies @crypto_coven meetup
- partied with TIESTO?!?!

Day 5 - engaged with more shenanigans

- chatted L2 optimistic rollups with @arbitrum
- hung with the homies @developer_dao
- went ham @Redpoint house party

some more pics from the @developer_dao meetup bc i love y'all and this meetup was so epic

@JoshCStein @Rahatcodes @camiinthisthang @dabit3 @RyanCoordinator

Day 6 - participated in my first conference panels!

- caught up with @CuriousAddys
- spoke about Web3 education with @rabbithole_gg
- talked data and infra at @EthereumDenver
- celebrated @princeofbothell's birthday

also hi @VishnuGKumar

https://twitter.com/thatguyintech/status/1495543236642889730?s=20&t=4_JSQDNul-2duUP5SJjSpg

Day 7 - supported @mintkudosXYZ as a fan

watched @kathytzhou and @unhappiimochii pitch their hackathon project to the judges and other curious hackers

Day 8 - began recovery

ate sushi, walked around in the snow, found some super expensive really bad boba, talked about inflation and $AMPL with @kbambridge, and hit the sack early

thanks to @AlchemyPlatform for flying me out with an amazing team

thanks to @EthereumDenver for organizing an amazing conference

and thanks to everyone I chatted with and learned from this week

gonna sleep for a few days..

.. after that, back to buidl-ing :)