Greeting people with a handshake and having eye contact while conversing about everything from the scenic landscape to the intricacies of the Tangle and virtually everything in between has been an invaluable experience that no amount of typing on a keyboard or quantity of video conferences could ever match. There is a universal consensus among the participants of SumSum that this experience has boosted everyone’s motivation and made it easier to work more efficiently together going forth.

A lot of people will be bewildered by the fact that such a monumental event in IOTA’s history went down entirely under the radar. Being able to plan for months and execute such a major event lasting a week in secrecy (for obvious security reasons locally and Tangle network-wise) is a testament to how committed and aligned the team really is. Everyone is already looking forward to WinSum.

SumSum surpassed optimistic expectations, and now with new vigor we will continue to ensure that the goals of IOTA are achieved.

I can’t even attempt to count how many times I’ve been posed a variation of the question: “What are you most proud of since the inception of IOTA?” in the last few years, this week reiterated my unequivocal answer to this: the team, the culture and unanimously shared attitude of getting shit done in a pragmatic fashion is what I, and my fellow founders and board is the most proud of. No contest. Every single individual at SumSum spread love, joy and stimulating ideas in a completely open, friendly and productive fashion. I have never been more proud and confident in our team than right now. — David

To those that wonder: yes, we are planning to host a global meetup/hackathon where the entire team can meet with the broader community as well. We just need to find the right time and place.

SKÅL!