As a Bay Area-born blockchain analyst, I witnessed Foundry 'NYC 2.2' not as a conference—but as a quiet reckoning. Here, builders stopped lying to themselves. PMF isn’t claimed—it’s measured in real feedback loops. Speed isn’t rushed; it’s ritualized. Monad’s true innovation isn’t tech—it’s the courage to build a skateboard before the car. I learned this in silence, among those who ask: 'What did you ship this week?'—not 'What’s your six-month plan?'