Yesterday I was invited to a dinner by Stefan Krautwald, the co-founder and CEO of Fluz Fluz, a blockchain-based buying club based out of Medellin, Colombia. The dinner took place at Café Gaira in Bogotá, the venue of the legendary Karaoke party of the Latin American Bitcoin Conference (LABITCONF) where we first met in December 2017.
With Martin, Sebastian and Stefan: German invasion in Bogotá
We both gave a short introductory talk about Bitcoin and the Blockchain to a group of MBA students from Canada who were visiting Colombia to get to know the local economy. Sebastian Fourné, the group's professor at Wilfrid Laurier University (yes, no IE) in Toronto, has been following Stefan's entrepreneurial path for many years. When he came with his students to Bogotá, Stefan invited them for dinner. It was just a coincidence that I arrived in Bogotá that same day, so Stefan was so kind to invite me, too.
LABTCONF Karaoke at Café Gaira, December 2017
Stefan has been living in Colombia for many years, first in Bogotá, now in Medellin. He presented his start-up Fluz Fluz at LABITCONF and he will also give a talk about it at our UNCHAIN conference in Hamburg.
Fluz Fluz is a clever combination of a buyers' cooperative and a cashback system, all based on blockchain technology and digital tokens - one of the smartest concepts in cryptospace I have seen so far. They have been quite successful in Colombia and our now expanding to the USA.
I had very good talks with some of the MBA students (especially Neischa from Trinidad), Professor Sebastian Fourné and Martin Krauss, another German ex-pat who has been living in Colombia for 20 years. "The biggest danger in Colombia", he told me. "Is that you stay here forever."
Stefan invited everybody for dinner, so at least I gave him a signed Cryptocoins book as a small present. Thanks for the nice evening!
Pictures: Sebastian Fourné
Wow, you guys are sooooo cool! I want to be a Steembird, too!
Very cool story and meet up. Thanks for the pictures. I'm sure you had a great time. I bet the Cost of Living and the Tax Laws are amazing there! Good thing you spread the word to the MBA students. You look like you were having fun in your pictures.
Cheers from Fitness Guy
Many of my friends are so unsure about crypto currencies i explain to them you best start looking into the new world of currency.
I dream of a world where one can pay for anything in cryptos.
Congratulations Sir, You have done Good work.
And thanks for the Colombia's Smart student's.
Specifically Stefan have master mind. And he is the main person for your successful travel.
Thanks for the share.
Wow, it seems all enjoyed a lot. Thanks.
looks alike, the dinner time was so exciting and I hope it (this meetup) will remind you.
Love to Stefan.
Crypto has come to stay, and is going to be the it thing in the world.... It's all over even here in Africa.... Steemit all the way.
Very good information excellent and good graphics great work thank you I learned something new is very positive greetings from Venezuela friend blessings, if you can support me with a vote I will be grateful
Congratulations!!!!! Sir!!!! Have a good day!!!!
Nice event sir.
going to resteem.
w0o0www Crypto legends. You guys are rocked. all are looking great. thumbs up.
best dinner place
wow!
you are so lucky man.
it is enjoyed
good travel
Wow amazing metup nice looking when singing a song .
Lots of love
good job,keep it up