2025-12-30 22:24:28

Most projects today are making the same strategic blunder: they're clueless about where to channel their resources. The math is brutal—90% of energy and capital chasing initiatives that deliver maybe 5% impact. It's misallocation at scale.

I stopped taking advisor gigs back in 2020. Why? Because watching teams pour resources into the wrong priorities became exhausting. The gap between what matters and what gets funded is massive. Better to step back than watch the same mistakes repeat.

The winners? They're the ones ruthless about focus. They know what moves the needle and what doesn't. That clarity separates projects that compound versus those that just burn cash chasing noise.

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RamenDeFiSurvivor

· 8h ago

This 90% investment with 5% output... really hopeless --- I've seen too many projects die from "all-round strategies," and honestly, focusing is better --- Been able to see through it since 2020, now I’m even less interested in getting involved --- Resource misallocation, to put it plainly, is because the team dares not say no --- Those who survive are the tough ones; doing nothing is just doing the right thing --- I think the problem isn’t money, but that no one knows what they truly want --- As for being an advisor... after seeing so many, you realize most are just there to take the fall --- Focus is easy to talk about, but very few actually do it --- Burning cash chasing noise, that’s spot on, describes the few projects I know --- Stopping being an advisor is understandable, but you won’t be able to take on good projects like this

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token_therapist

· 8h ago

90% of the resources go to waste, this is the current situation of most projects.

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faded_wojak.eth

· 8h ago

Hey really, after looking at so many projects, they all end up dying due to direction choices... So what are 90% of the resources invested in?

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SchroedingerAirdrop

· 9h ago

To be honest, 90% of project teams are just messing around and can't tell what's important. --- This guy quit in 2020 after making a fortune. I need to learn from him. --- I've seen too many projects fail because they try to do "everything." --- Focus is truly a luxury; most teams simply can't achieve it. --- Resource misallocation is chronic death; no one admits it. --- The difference between a great project and a trash project is this: one is precise, the other is haphazard. --- The heartbreaking thing is that everyone knows the truth, but can't change it. --- There are so many projects burning cash that it's ridiculous; it's happening every day. --- Clarity is something built from 99 failed decisions. --- I also want to be ruthless, but I still have too many concerns.

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