From Dean, To You
A plea for trust, and atleast to consider believing like you used to.
When I started on this journey to build GOMA as a community ecosystem that relied on the community to drive the success, and we rode many waves together, we all worked together.
We all went through many Ups and downs, a nose drive or two, but we went through it together.
I realise I have made a lot of mistakes.
One of the main mistakes is that when the wheels started to come off I focused more on building and less on communication — where it should have been the other way around. I failed you there as well.
I wish I could explain the stressors that come into play when you have thousands of people giving negative feedback about mistakes and delays. I suppose I can admit that I was not ready for it or expecting it, and it took me to a place that was hard to come out of.
Much was lost, capital, team, etc…
So, I took a more hands-on approach internally, and less front-facing to allow for the dust to settle. This was a big mistake (and a completely wrong decision).
In many peoples eyes I have failed the project, they believe I have failed the community, and they believe I’ve scammed people out of their money.
I may have “failed” in many decisions, and let the community down on undelivered promises, but scamming the GOMA community and the investors is far from the truth.
The constant/ongoing negativity and death threats (to me and my family) through telegram and otherwise, have made it hard to stay public every day without letting that affect my mindset, and psychological health.
However, that is not the communities problem, it is my responsibility to be accountable and become more transparent and communicative the worse things get (or the more that issues arise) in order to keep the community together.
I failed to do that, and the current community sentiment is due to that. Some projects fail. But most can be saved by the right communication by the founders or leaders. I failed to do that.
I failed the community and failed GOMA holders. But I am not giving up on GOMA, I am learning new ways to separate the impact of the negativity on my mindset and my absolute need to communicate publicly.
I have not stolen money. I have not scammed. I have not intentionally caused any harm or distress, or planned malicious activity.
Those who got to know me, {who now say they don’t}, knew the real me… now the circumstances and lost support have pulled a veil of resentment and negativity over my true intentions of never giving up.
Despite this, I will not give up. Not everything is the way it appears, and sometimes someone is telling the truth even if the odds are stacked against them in every way.
I will prove this. I will still work to show my commitment. Lessons to be learned, and trust to be gained, and somehow to atleast show the GOMA community that there has been no intent to manufacture this outcome — and hopefully get back to a point where the trust can be reignited even enough to give me the benefit of the doubt.
Some people are owed time, some people money, some more respect in their willingness to help which was set aside, some people a feeling of comfort in the transparency and honesty of the truth.
I want to try, atleast try, To get to the point where the community believes me again so that I have the supporters and enthusiasm to bring everything back together — and turn a loss into a gain.
0 does not mean only zero, it means an opportunity to grow. Please continue to support. I will keep pushing. I need to learn new skills as I go to improve the communication between us, but I really hope for the support atleast from some OGs who actually know me for me and once believed in me.
Thank you GOMARIANS, OGS. Thank you for giving your positivity and support even in the hardest times.
Sincerely
Dean
