{"id":5271,"date":"2017-01-29T15:21:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T20:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=5271"},"modified":"2017-01-29T15:21:57","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T20:21:57","slug":"ten-things-i-brought-home-from-namescon-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/ten-things-i-brought-home-from-namescon-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten things I brought home from NamesCon 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late last year, I was not sure if I&#8217;d be attending <a href=\"http:\/\/namescon.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NamesCon 2017<\/strong><\/a>, but I&#8217;m glad I did.<\/p>\n<p>As we grow older, family obligations that were a cinch back in the day, become more complex to resolve; we put in more effort to take care of issues that arise, and it takes more time to do so.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s life, after all, and NamesCon 2017 delivered more than it had promised, because it did so by utilizing the energy of its founder, <strong>Richard Lau<\/strong>, that of his co-founders and a team of hard working guys and girls.<\/p>\n<p>If I were to outline the top 10 things I managed to personally gather from this year&#8217;s NamesCon, I&#8217;d list them as follows, in no particular order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resolved a couple of arguments that started online, with people I never met before. That type of closure made everyone happy. Life&#8217;s too short to bear grudges or to sustain feuds.<\/li>\n<li>Established new connections with extremely talented, young(er) people that shocked me with their intelligence. They own the future, and I&#8217;m glad they appreciate my contribution to their path.<\/li>\n<li>Encouraged new domain investors to experiment, to step outside of their comfort zone in order to pursuit rewards that don&#8217;t arrive unless risk is taken. Everyone should take chances in life.<\/li>\n<li>Congratulated many newcomers in the domain industry, for their vision, and their new products. I gave honest feedback, and was able to confirm the uniqueness of their offerings and projects.<\/li>\n<li>Received unexpected compliments, displays of gratitude, and many comforting words and gestures that taught me one thing: to pass on the same, to someone else in turn. Life&#8217;s about giving as much as one can.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoyed the wide variety of ideas, plans, projects, and actions in an industry that came together to communicate, exchange and co-inspire. Finally the word &#8220;peer&#8221; resonates as an electric current heading to higher destinations in a blast.<\/li>\n<li>Listened to suggestions, recommendations, feedback and criticism even, from people whose minds think differently than I do. It&#8217;s important to expand one&#8217;s vision, to accept as much knowledge as possible in order to improve oneself.<\/li>\n<li>Witnessed people&#8217;s excitement over simple interactions, from quick conversations to analysis of business practices. I was able to share some &#8220;secrets&#8221; without compromising my unique strategy; to feel useful and appreciated at the same time.<\/li>\n<li>Had plain good fun at the parties and after-party gatherings, shedding the domainer patina and simply becoming just another human mingling with the presence of many others.<\/li>\n<li>Appreciated everyone&#8217;s time, sacrificed my priorities, gave to great causes and erased my selfishness to contribute to a bigger goal of team efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Richard Lau, you&#8217;ve changed an entire industry and you&#8217;ve changed me, and for the latter I&#8217;ll be eternally grateful.<\/p>\n<p>Big thanks to everyone who attended, and to their supportive families, who might &#8211; <em>rightfully<\/em> &#8211; think Vegas is one big party. Indeed it is, for different reasons to everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late last year, I was not sure if I&#8217;d be attending NamesCon 2017, but I&#8217;m glad I did. 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