If asked how to obtain firsthand information and networking resources for Web3 development, most veteran Web3 players would give you a unified answer: attend more meetings.

What is 'run meetings'?

Every year, various Web3 events are held around the world, among which the most representative and influential recently is the upcoming Hong Kong Web3 Carnival (Web3 Festival) scheduled for April 6-9, 2025, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign investors, project parties, and industry experts.

Meanwhile, there will also be various surrounding activities (Side Events) around the main venue, continuously throughout the day. According to the well-known Web3 event platform Luma, there are currently nearly 40 surrounding activities.

These events are usually not directly supported by the organizers, but still gather many well-known Web3 projects and institutions, such as Foresight News, The Block, as well as leading virtual asset trading platforms like OKX and Bitget, traditional financial institutions like Victory Securities and Fosun Wealth, and infrastructure in the Web3 field such as TON, AltLayer, and HashKey Chain.

The 'run meetings' refers to shuttling between various activities and venues during this period, engaging in communication and discussion, timely grasping the latest developments in the industry, obtaining firsthand investment information, and even expanding career and investment opportunities.

Since 'run meetings' are so crucial, what important significance do they hold for Chinese Web3 investors?

Chinese investors need to attend meetings more.

'Run meetings' have long been a routine operation for veteran Web3 players, but for Chinese investors, this is not just a simple 'offline event', but a unique window to break through information barriers and re-establish global investment connections.

Bridging the information gap

Although platforms like X (Twitter) and Telegram are the main channels for Web3 information, truly high-quality investment information and project resources are often not made public immediately. Many deal flows, early financing rounds, technological roadmaps, and even some 'internal judgments' during certain compliance windows are hidden in offline closed-door meetings and private exchanges.

Moreover, it is well-known that there are still many restrictions on the virtual asset industry in China, making it easy to fall into 'secondhand narration' and 'fragmented cognition' when obtaining information online. Many investors, although they have financial strength, still struggle to establish a comprehensive understanding of projects and a true judgment of the industry.

Events like the 'Hong Kong Web3 Carnival' are at the intersection of policy and geography: on one hand, they are open regulatory pilot zones; on the other hand, they are adjacent to the mainland, with smooth language and culture, greatly lowering the participation threshold for Chinese investors.

Here, you can directly hear project parties discuss the real financing rhythm and ecological layout, as well as how investors assess primary projects and how compliance service providers judge overseas risks—these details cannot be seen on X.

Penetrating the closed circles

Another challenge faced by Chinese investors is the severe 'circle differentiation': domestic capital circles, overseas entrepreneurs, policy consultants, fund partners... these roles that should be interconnected are cut into islands by the dual barriers of policy and language.

However, 'run meetings', especially in international events like Hong Kong that have policy neutrality, can become a connecting point. At the main venue, Side Events, or even in cafes, you have the opportunity to:

Face-to-face with project teams that are currently raising funds;

Hear VC's judgments on the trends of the Asian market;

Find compliant service providers who can help you 'bridge to overseas'.

These high-density exchanges are not about listening to speeches, but rather about actual contact, evaluation, and judgment, representing a true resource connection.

Seizing resource entry points

Early investment in Web3 has never been about who has the best model or who can calculate the fastest, but rather about who knows first and who reacts quickly enough. Especially for Chinese investors, if they are still at the stage of 'reading project white papers', they may have already missed several rounds.

This is also why run meetings are crucial—not just to see how lively the venue is, but whether you can encounter the next potential project, hear key data points from a cutting-edge track, or simply join a Telegram group to open the door for the next subscription.

In the current situation where 'going overseas + compliance + project incubation' are progressing simultaneously, Chinese investors must rebuild their initiative on the global stage, and offline meetings are one of the few realistic ways to do so.

*Note: Investment involves risks, please participate in Web3 under legal and compliant conditions.