ledger: Discussing the blockchain startup ecosystem and how entrepreneurs around the world can leverage the power of decentralized finance to start and/or grow their businesses. There is a school of thought out there among some of the greatest minds of our generation. Well, an observation, actually. And it goes something like this: The true measure, the level of sophistication of any civilization - both past and present - can be processed and understood by analyzing the tools said group of people build/built to make their lives better. Today, archeologists and scientists around the world still cannot explain The Great Pyramid of Giza. There are still many, many unanswered questions pertaining to how the ancient Mayans were so far advanced in the areas of architecture, mathematics, and their famous logosyllabic scrip. It is said that we humans have logged more gains in terms of our advancements in technology in the last 50 years than we did in any other preceding period of time. We have gone from lobotomizing our afflicted as recent as the 1930s, to today's A. I -guided (virtually error-free) Neurosurgery methods, systems, and processes. The point being, we have come a long way as a species in a relatively short period of time. There are various theories as to how and why. I will not go into that at this time. I will say though, that our hunger for "more" has served us pretty well. Our desire to make our lives easier and to be connected to one another have led to a lot of the strides we have made in the area of technology over the last decade or so. We invented the (commercial) internet in 1983 and have not looked back since. I feel that we are on the precipice of yet another (equally) important iteration of our connection-desiring existence. I have a feeling that the invention of blockchain technology has, and will continue to be one of the most important steps we take forward in our quest, no, destiny to becoming a type three civilization. In Ledger, I try to talk about various observations I have made as a non-technical person and entrepreneur as it relates to blockchain technology, digital assets, and much more. I try to make the case for why, despite the accompanying controversy, I think enterprising young men and women around the world ought to look into ways in which some of these aforementioned tools can be harnessed to build products and services of great intrinsic value.