Honestly, many people misunderstand the concept of the moat.
**The Truth About Moats**
Brands, channels, technology, patents... These things seem solid, but in reality, they all have a shelf life. Traditional moats will become outdated—that's an iron law. So what is a real moat? Just one—entrepreneurs continuously innovate and keep creating long-term value. The moment they stop pushing forward, decline begins.
**The Only Constant Is Change Itself**
Moats can never remain unchanged. If you're still doing business the way you did yesterday, you're just waiting to be eliminated. The moat I admire most is held by visionary entrepreneurs who constantly explore in practice and dynamically adjust according to market conditions. That’s what true moat is.
**Great Companies Dare to Disrupt Themselves**
Truly impressive companies share a common trait—they dare to break their own monopolies from within. Not being hostage to success, they build open, mutually beneficial ecosystems. Companies trapped by their own past successes will only stagnate. To put it plainly: "Die early, be reborn early," continuously reinventing themselves from within.
**Investing Also Requires Restraint**
Reduce unnecessary trades. The ancients said, "Knowing warfare from ancient times does not mean loving war," and the same applies to investing. Don’t waste time researching real opportunities just because you’re fixated on market fluctuations. The key is "aiming," not rushing to "fire."
**The Highest Strategy Is Patience**
There’s no need to force action when opportunities aren’t present. Before a good opportunity arrives, rest when needed, think when necessary. This is a fundamental principle that’s often overlooked.
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WhaleWatcher
· 01-12 07:14
That's right, the moment you stop messing around, decline begins. That hit the nail on the head.
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MiningDisasterSurvivor
· 01-10 22:53
You're right, but I've been through it all. The projects in 2018 that claimed to have a moat, now their graves are already three feet high with weeds.
They're starting to hype again, but the real moat is cash flow—stop talking about those虚的.
In the crypto world, this is just nonsense. The bear market is the best time to see who has real skills and who is just bluffing.
Every time I hear this kind of rhetoric, I think of Luna. Self-rupture? They directly wiped out my principal.
It's easy to say, but we have to survive first. If you can't make it through the bear market, all moats are useless.
The problem is most project teams haven't thought about innovation at all; they just want to cut the next wave of韭菜.
Patience is correct, but I've seen too many "waiting for opportunities" projects that actually died long ago.
This set of theories sounds good in a bull market, but once the bear market hits, it's all bullshit.
Contract risks and project team跑路 are what I care about most; moats are too虚.
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FrontRunFighter
· 01-10 09:49
nah this moat talk is just cope for lazy builders... real question is who's actually executing vs just theorizing? 难道不是?
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ResearchChadButBroke
· 01-10 09:47
Really, companies that keep messing around should have died long ago; innovation is the true moat.
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TrustlessMaximalist
· 01-10 09:37
There's nothing wrong with that, but I'm just worried that too many people will still follow the trend and frequently change their strategies after hearing this.
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CryptoComedian
· 01-10 09:29
Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of financial reports, but I still have to say—most people can't even stop messing around, let alone continue to innovate.
Honestly, many people misunderstand the concept of the moat.
**The Truth About Moats**
Brands, channels, technology, patents... These things seem solid, but in reality, they all have a shelf life. Traditional moats will become outdated—that's an iron law. So what is a real moat? Just one—entrepreneurs continuously innovate and keep creating long-term value. The moment they stop pushing forward, decline begins.
**The Only Constant Is Change Itself**
Moats can never remain unchanged. If you're still doing business the way you did yesterday, you're just waiting to be eliminated. The moat I admire most is held by visionary entrepreneurs who constantly explore in practice and dynamically adjust according to market conditions. That’s what true moat is.
**Great Companies Dare to Disrupt Themselves**
Truly impressive companies share a common trait—they dare to break their own monopolies from within. Not being hostage to success, they build open, mutually beneficial ecosystems. Companies trapped by their own past successes will only stagnate. To put it plainly: "Die early, be reborn early," continuously reinventing themselves from within.
**Investing Also Requires Restraint**
Reduce unnecessary trades. The ancients said, "Knowing warfare from ancient times does not mean loving war," and the same applies to investing. Don’t waste time researching real opportunities just because you’re fixated on market fluctuations. The key is "aiming," not rushing to "fire."
**The Highest Strategy Is Patience**
There’s no need to force action when opportunities aren’t present. Before a good opportunity arrives, rest when needed, think when necessary. This is a fundamental principle that’s often overlooked.