@bvdaniel

I've dedicated most of my life to engineering, machines, systems, and software. I've built teams and relationships with people all over the world. We connect, we dream, we build. I also have a passion for outdoor activities, such as multi-day trekking through remote zones. I've been lucky—never had an accident or anything close. But many people have, from minor injuries to fractures, bleeding, losing consciousness from a hit. Many have died because they weren't prepared for an emergency. This summer, I decided to go from a reckless trekker to a prepared one and enrolled in a WFR, a first aid program to learn how to provide aid in remote areas. It was a big challenge for me, shifting from machines and startups to caring for wounds and injured people. But it was amazing too—I met extremely prepared people and applied new knowledge on site. Sometimes scary, because even if simulated, it felt like someone's life was at risk—something that could happen to me or my loved ones. The way situations are approached isn't very different from managing startups: you must be prepared, equipped, assess the situation, make decisions every second, check vital signs, know when something is done, and in the worst cases, accept letting something go. Resources are scarce, and in these situations, time is the difference between life and death. Today, I feel more complete to continue my work on @a0xbot and also to grow as a person who can help others. So if we want to build a pop-up city in Patagonia or a side event on a mountain, count on my new capabilities too.

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