AdeFi

Business developer | Sharing Defi insights | Co-lead @bethanyventure

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

Here’s something that should make you pause.

Someone recently created a completely fake founder persona. No product. No idea. No company. Just a well-written email with the right credentials and the right buzzwords.

He sent it to a few dozen VCs.

Most of them replied. A handful asked to meet.

There was nothing there.

That’s not just a funny experiment. It says something bigger about how we decide who looks credible.

For a long time, certain signals carried weight. A top school, a big-name employer, a clean, confident pitch deck. Those things used to imply effort and ability because they were hard to fake.

Now they’re not.

AI can produce a polished narrative in minutes. It can make you sound sharper, more strategic, and more “venture-backable” than you really are. The surface is easy to manufacture.

So if decisions are still being made on surface signals, what does that tell you?

It tells you the filter is weaker than it looks.

And that cuts both ways.

Yes, it means the system can be gamed. But it also means a lot of the intimidation people feel is inflated. The bar often isn’t genius. It’s all about presentation.

If you actually have skills. If you’ve actually built things. If you’ve done real work.

You’re not behind.

You might just be overestimating the bar.

So I’ll ask you the uncomfortable question:

What’s really holding you back?

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

@0xTakion Annoying stuff

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

You’ll legit be discussing a deal/partnership worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and some “moderator” suddenly hits you with, “We’re not interested.”

Bro, calm tf down 😂

Who is “we”? You’re literally here to mute people and delete scam links. This conversation is above your pay grade.

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

@alithasimp Tf🤣

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@heiscosmo Kinda shows how much they can influence the user-base todo certain things. What it doesn’t show is competence. I guess it really depends on perspective

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

@Farmercist You this guy 🤣

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@Raysofkelvin This is brutal 😂

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

I was really making progress with mental health. I had had to get back in the game 😤

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@Raysofkelvin I have to oo🥲

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

@Oyindamola_Ayo Guyyy, it’s crazy out here fr 😤

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

@heiscosmo Faxxxs

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@heiscosmo Tell me about it bro

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

Nothing like waking up to a miracle. Hope we all keep seeing more green than red.
GM fam 🍷

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

@IamJaybhee @Michie0011 No be you go tell me wetin I go do 🫠

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

I swear this looks better than it actually is

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@Michie0011 @IamJaybhee Ikr. Very generous lad 😌

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@TheBloodRed_01 Lying is bad, my friend 😂

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

@Michie0011 @IamJaybhee did giveaway for me 🫠

[AdeFi @Adeofdefi]

@TheBloodRed_01 Premium whyning 😂

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@TheBloodRed_01 I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about 😂

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@mhuxzitics Been seeing it in attempted dms