# New to Flow - excited to connect! **URL:** \ **Category:** New To Flow\ **Created:** [July 17, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/new-to-flow-excited-to-connect/5016 "2023-07-17T16:00:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike.Fiuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mike.Fiuk](https://forum.flow.com/u/Mike.Fiuk)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/new-to-flow-excited-to-connect/5016/1 "2023-07-17T16:00:24Z")
Gm! I’m Mike, co-founder & COO at Squad (Web3 talent platform), and am excited to dive deeper into the Flow community. I was first exposed to the Flow / Dapper ecosystem through NBA Topshots (first purchase in December of '20) and NFL Rivals, but currently am digging deeper into the Flow protocol itself and the ecosystem. I’m a big believer in blockchain technology fundamentally shaping consumer and enterprise behavior over the next decade, and the existing momentum, proven use cases, and commitment & investment from the team at Flow all make me bullish on Flow’s ability to be a meaningful part of driving this impact. In terms of interests / hobbies, I’d love to learn more about what challenges the ecosystem is facing and where additional talent or development resources may be helpful. On the less professional slide, I always love to talk all things Web3, gaming (especially RPGs), and soccer/football. Looking forward to meeting everyone! ---
**Author:** ![andrea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.flow.com/andrea/32/607_2.png) [@andrea](https://forum.flow.com/u/andrea)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/new-to-flow-excited-to-connect/5016/2 "2023-07-21T07:32:36Z")
Welcome 🙂