The Human Story

When Numbers Become Personal

Financial charts have a tendency to hide human stories.

A percentage decline on a graph appears abstract.

A reduction in market capitalization appears abstract.

Yet behind every number are participants.

• Families.
• Entrepreneurs.
• Developers.
• Community members.
• Supporters.

People with hopes, ambitions and expectations.

When value disappears, the experience is not academic.

It is personal.

Many participants experienced significant losses.

Some lost confidence.

Some became frustrated.

Some became angry.

Some became exhausted.

Others simply walked away.

These reactions were understandable.

They were human.

No honest account of the ecosystem's history should attempt to minimize that reality.

Losses hurt.

Disappointment hurts.

Watching something you believe in struggle hurts.

The community experienced all of these things.