Support your friends.
I have gone above & beyond to help countless people & teams over the last 4 years, especially my friends. I did so because I believe in the grand vision of this space.
However, that has often led to them undermining my value in the past which is something that i intolerable to me. If we are going to build a relationship, it has to be mutually beneficial. I never want to be involved with people who just want to take from you & never give anything in return. This space is filled with people who harbor selfish intentions & I always try to steer away from them. If we have no established relationship, I expect to be paid up for my content, contributions, advice or anything that I am supposed to bring on to your table.
But if you are my friend, I'll always try to support you, your project & whatever it is that you are doing regardless if I am paid to do so or not.
Everyone's trying to live a life & pay their bills, stop taking people for granted & pay them what they deserve to be.