Hello Blanchy. I hope you are feeling well. Sorry for the delay in responding to your reports. I will respond to this comment by paragraph in order to keep an order of ideas. There are 5 paragraphs so I will try to answer in the same order, maybe with more paragraphs.
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I will be very honest, and I do not do it out of irresponsibility but because it is something like a survival instinct that you are taught in Venezuela, I had not taken out this year's total and neither last year's. The situation in the country is quite delicate and I am very careful to take care of myself. The situation in the country is quite delicate, I think it has been for as long as I can remember, and I am very careful about all this.
Yes, I have two jobs and yes, I got sick, I am human and sometimes the body takes its toll. Currently, I am 32 years old and it's like the Edna Moda meme from The Incredibles where she says “Things are going well but it's not the same anymore, not at all”. I live in a city that is very hot, about 35 degrees in the shade, I got heat stroke and that led to another problem that I will soon tell you about here on my personal account @arlette.tech (I have a lot of gossip backlog).
Returning to the central theme, I am a woman. And you will say: So what? Well, I am multitasking. I can have my two jobs and do the Hive thing without any problem. It's a conversation I had with @guiltyparties and he always asks me whether or not to continue with the conferences on my side.
I can continue to promote Hive which, if you read me on social media, is one of my favorite things to do.
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You are so right and it is something I have been told in the past by people who have traveled with me. I felt, and I don't want you to take this as an excuse but it was my reason until recently (when I returned from my last trip), that social networking was enough and that reporting to VP was enough.
But as I commented to Empoderant, from now on I will do what you are telling me and I will improve it step by step so that it will be as great as your monthly reports which are quite detailed.
Regarding my illness: It was not recent, it happened in December and I was with it until the end of January, and today, thanks to God, only the memory remains. What does happen to me is that I get the flu because of the weather changes but nothing that does not get better quickly with the respective care.
Regarding my two jobs: They are remote jobs that I can do from anywhere in the world and at any time, and as they are jobs by goals and not by schedule, I can do Hive without it being a problem for me.
Do I do Hive for love? Yes, I really do. I do it for love because, if you read the publication of my 4 years celebration, joining Hive changed my life, it was the gateway to all the opportunities I have today, it is something I say everywhere and I maintain. I feel a deep gratitude for this project and I wish that it goes ahead, that it grows a lot and for that reason, something I did not mention, I am refining my knowledge in programming (I am a student of Computer Engineering) so I can contribute more and also improve my professional curriculum, of course.
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Polkadot is in the position it is in because it spends millions of dollars, which is no secret to anyone, on advertising. The last thing they did was to sponsor Inter Miami, just as Tezos did with Manchester United. Polkadot has a company behind it, Web3 Foundation, which has control of that whole big sponsorship section. Although I'm sure you know more about that than I do because you know people who work there.
Regarding Binance, yes, they literally BURN money on advertising to be everywhere at the same time.
I admit that perhaps I haven't fully fulfilled my responsibility towards you (I say this because of what you're telling me), and as I mentioned above, I will study how to change that. I was going to make a Liketu with more photos of the event to at least provide that information, but I'm reconsidering it. Maybe I'll still do it.
Concerning the sum you consistently refer to, my calculations indicate a total of 50,103.76 HBD. The following deductions are necessary:
8.800 HBD - At the beginning of the year, 11,000 Hive bracelets were purchased. Approximately 3,000 or fewer remain here at home, as they have been used at events and distributed to various project leaders in Venezuela.
2.000 HBD - Payment for a sponsorship at the Southern Crypto Summit event in Paraguay.
144.906 HBD - hey were sent back to VP because they weren't spent on the Airbnb payments in Rio de Janeiro for the BlockchainRio event. (We had to change one of the Airbnbs because instead of 3 people, we ended up being 5.)
10.000 HBD - Transfer to ThallesAguiar as payment for BlockchainRio sponsorship.
1.652,76 HBD - Transfer to Thalles for the purchase of three (3) additional tickets to the BlockchainRio Leaders event.
1.040,55 HBD - Transfer to JonSnow1983 to cover travel costs associated with BlockchainRio.
1270.5 HBD - Transfer to EdmundoChauran to cover travel costs associated with BlockchainRio.
100 HBD - Transfer to Starkerz x Loan payment for CoinEx activity at BlockchainRio | Did not have access to the account and/or funds during the event to make payment to the exchange.
100 HBD - Transfer to VP x Refund of funds | Activity with CoinEx | Only 100 HBD were used.
441 HBD - Transfer to Soy-Laloreto to cover travel costs associated with Blockchain Summit Latam.
441 HBD - Transfer to Lunaticanto to cover travel costs associated with Blockchain Summit Latam.
104.17 HBD - Transfer to Soy-Laloreto to cover extra costs associated with Blockchain Summit Latam.
117.58 HBD - Transfer to Lunaticanto to cover extra costs associated with Blockchain Summit Latam.
When we add up all the deductions, we get a total of 26.212,466 HBD. If we subtract this sum from the starting amount, we end up with 23.891,294 HBD. Then, we must deduct an additional 5% (1.194,5647 HBD - The amount that has been successfully reduced as a result of negotiations with event organizers who have opened a Hive account. This has also contributed to greater transparency in the process.) to account for the conversion from Hive to the exchange and from the exchange to various payment methods (such as cash or credit card). After these deductions, the final total is 22.696,73 HBD.
The final amount I referenced represents the total sum I manage, although I do not have sole ownership of these funds. My responsibilities include overseeing the purchase of merchandise (specifically, I'd like to note that for BlockchainRio and recent events, we've exclusively produced stickers in large quantities. For this particular event, we manufactured 5,000 units, which are currently in Rio de Janeiro with the community, albeit in limited numbers. We also have remaining wristbands from our initial purchase. To foster a sense of demand, we intentionally limit the amount of merchandise displayed on tables, and due to space constraints, we typically don't have additional tables. However, for this event, we did have a lower table. The remaining merchandise was securely stored within the table. Additionally, I am tasked with purchasing flight tickets, medical insurance, and accommodations for the entire team. This also includes covering meal expenses and maintaining a contingency fund to address unforeseen costs, such as additional taxi fares or unexpected price increases for flights, particularly when booking at the last minute. Furthermore, we engage professional photographers to capture high-quality visuals for our social media content.
Utilizing the information provided in the preceding paragraph, I was able to formulate a response to the four and fifth paragraph, which, absent the visual aid, would be considered a continuation of the same topic. I trust this explanation adequately addresses your inquiries. As previously stated, please do not hesitate to contact me via direct message should you require further clarification.
PD: If I've missed anything in my answer, please feel free to point it out and I'll address it as soon as I can.