According to CoinMeta, the founder of Gate and CEO Dr Han was invited to give a keynote speech titled “start alone” at the Oxford Debating Society. In the speech, he reviewed the 13-year entrepreneurial journey since founding Gate in 2013 and shared experiences and insights on entrepreneurial resilience, rapid innovation, team building, and entrepreneurial opportunities in the AI era. Dr Han mentioned that the establishment of Gate stemmed from his own losses incurred from trading on online forums in his early years, which motivated him to create a more trustworthy digital asset trading platform. He started the business alone without any external venture capital support. He also shared his experiences in coping with industry fluctuations and business challenges, emphasizing the importance of long-term commitment, seizing new opportunities, and improving innovation and execution efficiency. Speaking about the AI era, Dr Han proposed a “boss + AI” model, believing that it can enhance information acquisition, knowledge learning, and daily work efficiency. He also pointed out that “start alone” does not mean always working alone; entrepreneurs also need to find suitable partners and team members during their development process.