Alright, good morning everyone. Welcome to a new week. Hope you guys had a great weekend. Let's begin this time with a word of prayer, please. So, maybe one of us can please lead in prayer. Very one of us can please. Let's pray. J. Heavenly Father, we come to you under the name of Jesus. We thank you for this day. We thank you for the glass we're about to have. We pray that everything that we learn today, we will apply it in our lives so that we can be a blessing to others. Help us to open our mind and heart and listen to it and understand your deep truths, Jesus. I pray for all my classmates, we bless Pastor Paul, the name of Jesus. Be with us and guide us throughout the session, Lord. And give us good Wi-Fi connection so that we cannot be distracted. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Alright, so last week, we were talking about leadership and we covered some very important points. As a leader, we need to see it before you can lead people into it. And most importantly, three hard attitudes for Godly leadership, which is servanthood, passion and self-control. These are some things that we must always keep a check on ourselves. I mean, as we do that, maintain proper people skills, you know, as a head or as a leader, we need to be right. Only then the body will be right. Demonstrate and empower people, be real, be down to earth. Your attitude either wrecks or emigrates people. So have a right attitude of going through all of this. And be a good leader, meaning lead by example. Get the facts right. So I think we stopped here getting the facts right and then act. So let's continue from here. There's a few more points and then we'll get into the next chapter. Get the facts first, then act. Every prudent man, probably studying 16.  Now, as leaders, sometimes we depend on our gut feeling. I'm sure you've heard that word. Have a gut feeling that this person can be, for example, a good leader. Or have a gut feeling that this conference or this new thing that we're going to start is going to do well. So leaders have that instinct, that gut feeling. But it's also very important to get certain facts right. Gut feeling is good. But also, as you have that gut feeling, do the work of preparation. Get facts right. So for example, if you have a gut feeling that, you know, for example, in our nation, there are certain parts where ministry is not very easy. For example, you have a gut feeling that God is calling you to move from one part of a city to a place where there is high persecution to the ministry. That's a wonderful feeling. There's this feeling of a zeal to do something for the Lord too. There's also these mixed emotions, the calling of God. But it's also important to get facts first. Get ready for what you're going to do ahead. So if you're going to another city, you need to get the facts right. You need to ensure that you know what's happening. Use data that's available. Think right. Think intuitively. Get certain facts. Is it all right to start at this time? What are the culture of the people? How many things, right? So especially when you're starting a new organization and it's new territories, new ground, certain facts, right? Now, it could be a small decision. For example, it would be something just moving a church location from one place to another. Still, you know, it's important to get facts, right? Then we also talked about this, giving honest feedback. Probably 28, 23, correct someone and afterward he will appreciate it more than flattery. Now, this is very important as leaders, giving honest feedback. And now when we say honest, it's not only the good things that the person does. Now, if you and I want to raise up good leaders, we must be able to speak into their lives and give them honest feedback. Don't assume that people know what you expect from them. Tell them, right? And giving honest feedback will help people in the areas where they are falling, right? And this communication or this confrontation sometimes may not be received well. That's not in your hands. But as a leader, part of your responsibility is to give honest feedback. Now, I've given feedback to many, many, many people, right? There are some who've taken it in a good sense. There are some who said, hey, how can you tell me this? It's okay. Some of them have not responded to it. But as a leader, we must give honest feedback. Now, as we give honest feedback, that correction and feedback should be timely, right? Give it when you notice it or shortly thereafter. Meaning, don't wait for one full year and say, okay. Last six months back, now, in December 2022, this is the mistake you made. And the person you're giving feedback to is wondering, December 2022. Now it's what it's going to be April. So this is the first thing that, so for example, somebody is giving me a feedback about something that's happened like four, five months back or a year back. I'm only going to think, hey, as a leader, you should have told me that immediately, right? Providing timely feedback also is very important. Connecting themselves immediately. And when they give those timely feedbacks, you will see that people will see improvement in what they're doing. Now, it's not that I've only given, but I've received plenty of feedback. Do this, do this, do this. These are some things that you can improve on. These are some things that you need to work on. And I'm glad that we have leaders who could speak into our lives, give us honest feedback. And because of that, we're able to get better in what we are doing. Now, as leaders, as you give honest feedback, never criticize people. So when we give feedback, don't criticize them. Don't bring them below. Don't make them feel that they're not good enough. Always, honest feedback should encourage them, should build them up. Never to bring them down. So for example, there's somebody who's preaching in the church. He may be a young youth who's just 20, 21 years old, and you give him an opportunity to probably preach in the Bible study or in the small groups, and he preaches, but you feel that he's not done well. You give him honest feedback, but he don't criticize. You never say, hey, you're not good enough. Next time I won't give you. It's how we give the feedback. And in the end of that feedback, which be that person is encouraged, or he's encouraged to correct himself and learn more and grow what he's doing. He or she's doing. Don't waste your words on the inattentive. Proverbs 25-12. The warning given by an experienced person is, when gold rings or jewelry made by the finest gold. Correction, sharing of knowledge, experience is very good. And people who are willing to listen, they really grow in whatever they're doing. But if people are unwilling to listen, if people are unwilling to learn, if they're unwilling to develop themselves and say, hey, no, I will do it my way only, don't waste your time. Don't waste your time and effort. Save it for people who are willing to learn. Sometimes people need to learn the hard way. It's not to ridicule, but I always remember this. When we joined Bible College, and I remember all of them who came were pastors' children. Most of them, they were all pastors' children. So they used to the church and they were pastors and sent them. And for me, I left a corporate job and joined the Bible College. I did. They said, you be the class leader. I said, okay, I will keep telling people, hey, don't waste time. These two years are going to fly. Keep studying, keep growing, keep learning. And these guys are very, very casual. Very good at heart. Very good. They really love ministry. They love to serve people. They're very hardworking guys. Very, very hardworking, very strong. Physically, they would really do anything for the ministry. You wake them up at 3 a.m., say, we have to take boxes of books and go to this other place. They are ready to do it. But when it came to learning, when it came to studying, they always said, oh, that's okay. We will learn it slowly. And what happened was after the two years, they went back home and they realized, hey, most of them, after going back home, their parents were pastors. They had their own church. All of a sudden, they're associate pastors in the church. And I said, associate pastor, every Sunday you need to preach summits, prepare summits, counsel people, people are good. And they were taken aback. They really began to fear, oh, this is real ministry. And I remember they would all call me and say, Paul, you used to tell us this. I hope that I can come back and join. And most of them are also completed there. Third year with us online. Why? Because sometimes you keep telling people, it doesn't go into them. And I remember there was a time when I just said, okay, I've shared enough. I've told enough. I'll continue to do what I am doing. It's not being selfish. It's not being used. It's just falling on deaf ears. Just move on. Look at somebody else. Train, teach somebody else who is willing to learn. Guard against greed. Demonstrate contentment without complacency. Proverbs 15, 27. He who is greedy for gain, troubles his own house. But he who hates bribes will live. Now, this is both in the corporate and in the ministry. As a leader, you and I have a position where people look up to us. Now, when people look up to us, we also have positions of finances. We have, you know, access to resources, to material, to people, to anything. As leaders, especially if we are high up, we have a lot of resources. One of the best things that has caused the downfall of great leaders is greed. Greedy for more money, greedy for fame, greedy for publicity, greedy for, you know, competition, winning a competition, or greedy for selfish interests, personal gains, corruption. And the moment we begin to be greedy, we forget about other things, and we open our lives to dishonest practices. It's like giving the enemy at home. So, guard against greed. Walk in contentment. There will be people in the ministry who are doing wonderfully well. The ministries may be growing and growing and growing, and we may be here saying, hey, we are still this, you know, yes, we need to look at ways that we can reach out and cause, you know, God said that He's going to build this church. He's going to add people in, all that is wonderful. But never come to a position where you say, you know, how come this person has, and I don't have, this person has all the luxuries in ministry or in business, but I don't have it. He's done the same thing. I've done the same thing. How come, why is there a difference? And then we open our hearts to these kind of things. Greed comes in, right? And greed will result in, you know, competition, and it will result in, you know, really just strife and jealousy, and all these things will begin to creep. Now, we need to be careful. Being content is good, but contentment is not laziness. Now, for example, you start a business, you start an organization or ministry, you start off with 10 people, over 10 years, you get a thousand people, right? It's wonderful. I really thank God has been working, and your business also has been growing, whatever it is. But you don't become complacent in a way that we say, okay, enough, that's it. I've done what I have to do. So complacent is not laziness, right? We should not lead us to a place of just being satisfied where we are. It should lead us, or leaders are responsible for growth and development of an organization. So there's always continuous growth, right? Yes, we look back and we, you know, we think of the victories that we have won, we think of how God has been faithful, but we always look ahead, always look ahead, whatever luck might be, right? The organization does well and prospers. Everyone benefits, including the leader, right? So God against greed. And when we do that, you know, people in your organization will notice it. They will notice hard attitudes as easily be seen, right? Next point, stay away from women and wine. Proverbs 31, 3 to 5.  They have destroyed kings. Listen, Lemuel, kings should not drink wine or have a craving for alcohol. When they drink, they forget the laws and ignore the rights of people in need.   He was prosperous. He had enough money. He had women. He had wine. He had everything at his disposal. And here are two things that he says. He says, stay away from women and if it's women, say, you know, married women away from men and stay away from wine. Things that intoxicate us. Two things that have brought great leaders down on their knees. Crumbled down ministry is women and wine, right? Always maintain healthy women. Always maintain, right? Right? Things are changing, cultures are changing. Hey, what's wrong with, you know, what I'm doing? We may think that way. Now, it's not wrong, but as leaders, as leaders, we must stay away from it. Stay away from it, right? One of the things that we personally do is mass greeting a woman. Simple shake hand, right? Now, you may say, oh, I know this girl for past 15 years, 20 years, it doesn't matter. The world doesn't matter. If you are married and you know this, you know, if you know another girl for the past 20 years, you may be childhood friends. It does not matter because you need, you and I need to be faithful to our wife. And same thing goes with the women, right? So as leaders, we need to guard ourselves. Be wise. I've shared many, many stories. So always maintain healthy distance in everything, right? Whether it's alcohol, whether it's women and men. Stay away, right? Have healthy distances.  Everyone go out, everyone are drinking. Say, hey, why aren't you drinking along with us? Have an orange juice. I remember just so weird. We go to these parties and they'll be drinking and join them. Many times I don't want to go, but as I mentioned, like there were two of us who are like really good top in our team, top performers. My team manager said, you have to come.  You don't have to, you know, involve in any drinking. And I respected my managers because they gave me so much of opportunities. I said, okay, I will come. But the moment I feel uncomfortable and I feel that I should go, I will go. He said, okay, but you come. So I remember going and we went to this resort. The moment we reached everyone said, okay, let's start drinking. They all started getting all the liquor. Everything possible was there on that table.  Nobody's here, you know, Jesus is not watching. It's all right. So they made a lot of fun of me. It didn't really matter. I remember he said, you want me to drink something? Okay, I'll have an orange juice. And I had orange juice that they were all drinking and after the entire day. Right? About five or six of them came up to me and I said, and said to me, whatever you believe in about Jesus and what you really believe in it. I don't know, I don't believe in it, but you really believe in it.  You were the top performer in our team. But you really believe in whatever you believe. That's wonderful. So, you know, the team was, I was really glad that God helped me to really be a light where there was darkness, to really stand for him. Of course, there were others who were ridiculing me, okay. But wherever you get a chance, stay away from drinking. Social drinking. You don't have to go. You have to be there. You'll be a testimony. Next one. Stay God-controlled and God-directed. Proverbs 21 and 21, sorry, 21 and verse 1. Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God. He directs it. Now, ultimately a leader, as a leader, learn to be God-controlled and God-directed. How can we be God-controlled and God-directed? We have the Holy Spirit inside us. We have the gift, we have the fruit of the Spirit. You know, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness. Wait for the self-control. So, these are the, you begin to, you know, flow. You walk in the fruit of the Spirit. And remember that you can also be God-directed. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord and He delights in His ways. Though he falls, he shall not be cast down. You are here as a leader to best serve the organization.  You are here to release the purposes of God and God. So, even as we, as leaders, whenever, whichever sphere of influence, we may be a, stay God-controlled and God-directed. Let God-control your lives. Let God direct you. Some of the ways is just continuing, you know, always having this daily habit of prayer and meditation. Let Him direct you through His Word. The Holy Spirit is there to lead us. Stay controlled, self-control, which is one of the hard attitudes of a good leader. So, we begin to walk in this, right? So, we come to a close on leadership. There's so much more to learn on leadership and we'll learn a little more. In the third year, we'll talk about discipleship and leadership as well. But let's walk in these attributes, right, as leaders. Okay, next one, let's get into chapter 14, which is marketing, brand-building, and selling. We'll see a little more of the corporate side, but let's see how we can translate this even in ministry. All right, any questions before I go ahead? Okay, let's get into marketing, brand-building, and selling.  In a world where there's so much competition, you know, for example, you want to start an online, online store. Everyone can go online and buy it. Now, you know, one is you need a good brand. Two is I think brand-building and then you look at also the competition is there, right? So, you're going up against these big companies or what is the edge that you are giving in your organization. So, to survive and to prosper in today's competitive global environment, we need to have strategic marketing, brand-building, and selling. So, let's look at a few points, right? Marketing communications, describe your product and serve accurately.  A small interpretation or an exaggeration of your product or service and if it's done inaccurately will alter the effect of marketing. How many of you, you know, you buy something online or you go to a, for example, you go to a restaurant, a new restaurant, you say a meal for a family for example, 1,000 rupees for the entire, four of them in a family, a meal cost 1,000 rupees and so this is what was advertised, this is what was marketed and so we get there we say, hey, we want that family package meal, you're sitting you finish your meal and then you get the bill and the bill says 1,500. See if you're wondering, hey, but they said it's 1,000 so you ask the manager why is it extra? Oh no, because what happens is this additional 500 is 200 is taxes, 200 is waiting charges and another 100 is for your car parking for the valet parking. What's going to happen? It is inaccurate exaggerated information that has been you know, advertised so all statements be truthful about your sales be truthful about market communications all statements must be substantiated when asked for so for example, in ministry we make a statement you say these are the things that we will do it better be substantiated meaning it better be done the right way since you already said it why? because at the ministry, you're building the ministry right, we cannot afford to be slack in those small areas especially when you start off in a ministry it needs to be good, good building, I won't say market marketing but the church as a brand as a brand you're building that right so there's no marketing there's no selling but when it comes to building a ministry you know, keep your words right keep your words whatever you say the way right, so for example you say church starts 10 a.m and then you have this new family comes and then it's 10-15 you haven't started what happens? hey, you said 10 a.m now the message may be wonderful the worship may be anointed of God all that is good, that's what is important but to other people, why didn't you start at 10 a.m? that is important for them but for you and I, the worship is important word is important, that's very true but for others, hey 10 a.m, you didn't start at 10 a.m you started at 10-15 and so you can begin a service the people who are coming they say, why did they start at 10-15 and they said 10 a.m and so through the entire service they can they'll be so disinterested or this question will be you know, in their mind why did they start at 10 a.m so when you're building a ministry building an organization building a church make sure you do the small things right to build your brand a good name and reputation money will follow probably 22.1 if you have to choose between a good reputation and great wealth choose a good reputation focus on establishing a good name for yourself in the market focus on establishing a good name in the ministry like wealth and all the other resources will follow there are many verses when it comes to ministry it says the Lord should supply all our needs according to his riches and glory but there will be times you will have to make tough choices where you choose to protect your organization or to protect your ministry or to just gain something for a personal gain and put the entire organization at risk creating a brand that people's mind represents values of quality excellence, integrity creativity etc now this may take time it's not like in one year people will say this is the best no it takes time but careful as we work on this one of the things I have noticed right with a lot of traveling in North India we went all over North India we would go for these conferences as always you know intrigued by something whenever we go there would be you know these conferences would be 2010 onwards we have 300 pastors 250 pastors there were 400 in some places there were 150 200 and we did very minimal you know promotions of course we did but it was mostly online or we put those pamphlets and just share it with pastors but people would come 300 pastors these conferences that we should have it's having 200 300 always think about sometimes I would ask pastor how is it how is it that you don't know Hindi we preach English it's not like there are no pastors in North India there are plenty of them and people who are speaking in their regional language would prefer to listen to a regional language preacher their own language but here we are coming from another city going to another city with a translator but he got so many people and I always thought to myself how it is because after a lot of conversations it is because during the early years of ministry they went to North India and did these conferences with 50 30 40 people but the vision was there the brand was built in the right way meaning there was no false teachings there was no doing things for personal gains you know many places they don't know who's the leader who's the senior pastor they don't know it they just know the name and I remember this time I think I was in Nindore which is one of the states I went there and they didn't even know who's they thought they just thought that there was a group of us they thought all they know is this team is coming from APC that's it but there were hundreds of people sitting there now how is that that was because a good name and a reputation built will last forever it will last and and even now anytime if you know pastor decides let's go to this state we do a conference there will be people they will come because they know over time over years 15 20 years of just being faithful being true to the ministry a good name, good reputation building the ministry creating value integrity just walking in these values has caused it we will reap the benefits in due time starting now look 10 years down the line don't look at now what's happening look 10 years down the line okay I will reap the benefits of my faithfulness of the way I build this organization I got a choice I can try to use devious methods or I can protect the organization have a good name good reputation book of proverbs says that if you have to choose between good reputation and great wealth many times people choose great wealth first but the writer here Solomon full of wisdom says choose a good reputation first money will follow later on things will fall into place right so next one protect your brand a little foolishness can destroy good reputation Ecclesiastes 10 1 dead flies can make a whole bottle of perfumed stink and a little stupidity can cancel out the greatest wisdom look at this proverbs Ecclesiastes has so much the peak of our blood stink and little stupidity can cancel out the greatest wisdom it takes long time to build a good reputation a good name or one mistake or one thing that is done foolishly can tear apart the entire organization right just tear apart protect your brand carefully protect what God has given you in your hands everyone on the team has a role to play check on people as a leader you know counter checks ensure there is credibility ensure there is good reputation things are maintained especially if you are leading a business leading an organization we talked about this right don't choose people immediately as leaders let them go through their season of training see if they have been faithful see if they are able to do the smallest of things check their hard attitudes and then you give them leadership yes they may have a lot of skills they may have a lot of ability they are ready to become leaders but most often leaders don't do that they take their people through process of training process of be faithful and then protect your brand check for credibility and whether they are doing well when it comes to marketing don't cheat people don't deceive people very sad very very sad a clip of somebody sent me a clip of this video of these pastors these so called prophets this is all happening in different countries it's not yet, I'm not sure if it's happening in our nation but happening in different countries where as I was saying these prophets are saying if you put a $2,000 seed I cannot pray for you because you are coming empty handed and then there was another one where the preacher says, there is a prophet self-proclaimed prophet he says the Lord Jesus is not yet coming the rapture is not yet happening because people are not giving to the Lord and so all these kinds of things and it's deceiving people and we are not called to deceive people whether it's ministry, whether it is in business guard your intent and okay next one advertisements avoid sexual, suggestive provocative and indecent kind so people's mind are not a garbage dump it's not a place where we always suggest these sexually active things that are happening be wise in your advertisements the way we do especially in the corporate sector be wise, be mindful right and how we do just because of certain gain you want publicity wrong methods sexually suggestive provocative kind of advertisements stay away from it your next one unique sales proposition must be well expressed Proverbs 25 11 an idea well expressed is like a design of gold set in silver so basically your unique sales proposition your USP should be must be well expressed if you've got a business this is your unique selling or sales proposition express it, there's nothing wrong in advertising something that you're good at but express it in the right way to capture people's attention and communicate it effectively right now it is not how much you say but what you say that matters right Proverbs 15 23 and has joy by the answer of his mouth the word spoken in due season how good it is now it's not how much we can say but what you say that matters that's a nice saying right the right word at the right time can bring all the difference to an organization right it's not really how much you sell I remember I think in the late 90s or mid 90s there used to be this ad forget the details of the ad but one thing I do remember that ad did not have even one word right and you would wait for this very nice music to it and it was the ad of the car tires and these cars are just going really fast and they're going in water they're going in slushy areas it was all pictures and there was music intriguing music very catchy music and not a word and then the car would come and stop and this man would get off and with a suitcase walking into his office now the pictures are so different it was a big car big tires but the least thing you expect is somebody coming out with a suit going into a corporate office at the end in the name of the tires bought it people bought the ad people took it and as kids I remember we loved watching that ad we didn't want to buy tires for any reason but we loved watching it because there was something about it so there was this unique selling point when you capture people's attention it's not always about how much you say it's how you get what you say and how you get their attention right next one don't overdo your selling watch what you say so resist the temptation of overdoing the selling this do what you have to do do it right you cannot get away with lies for too long we talked about that right so don't lie about your product don't lie about things that we are teaching or preaching and doing in the ministry as well for a while we may you know get away with it but over time those lies will be exposed from 1290 the truth the lip shall be established forever but a lying tongue is but for a moment right so just say the truth let the truth resonate in whatever we are doing but out smooth talking and flattery don't fall for it either we always say this don't give it don't take it sometimes if we are going to a customer meeting right or we are selling a product we are going to another office we need to talk to them about our product or we can flatter we can smooth talk tell it out talk about your product talk about the pros of your product whether even in ministry right cut out smooth talking or you are the best preacher ever nobody can prophesy like you nobody else can reach like you nobody else can worship like you you are the greatest ever after Jesus all of that is not required right then we sometimes flatter others we smooth talk others avoid all of that just be genuine and when people are flattering you don't fall for it oh yes I am the greatest just say God people are appreciating you flattering you ok thank you praise God leave it over don't have to sit and linger on it oh they all said this don't have to do that your words this is the most powerful thing your words must be bad your work 1214 well spoken words bring satisfaction work has its own reward back up your words with your words I did this I was able to start this ministry I was able to start this business and now we grew up to this place and then we did this and this back it up or if you say I want to do this in ministry in the next 5 years I want to see this happening this kind of a change in the corporate sector and it will happen these are the things we will change back it up by your work because it's easy to speak but to get things done is secondary it's easy for me to say I want 200, 300 people in church but I got to back it up what must I do spend more time in prayer spend more time in God's work God for wisdom to do the right kind of ministry and learn to have all these godly attitudes in whatever I'm doing there's so much to learn I can't just say I want to do this and then do nothing about it a greater call, greater sacrifice right sheep can thrive among wolves if they stay wise and here at Matthew 10, 16, behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves this is when Jesus sent out the 12 to evangelize to reach out, to share the gospel it was a risky task because already Jesus was being persecuted in Jerusalem they didn't like him, they didn't want him they didn't want to hear of him all they wanted was the miracles now he's sending his disciples and he's saying as a risk there are wolves they can, and you are sheep they can eat you up but if you be wise you will know how to handle them the word harmless literally means unmixed or being simple being pure right that's what it is so I the world, the corporate sector we look at this, what's happening there are wolves all around trying to just bring us down but you and I can be sheep and we can thrive in that place they come back the disciples come back what report do they give God in your name everything's happening whatever you did thrived initially and then later on we see after the Holy Spirit after the baptism of the Holy Spirit just give me one minute I'll just finish these two points negotiations patiently, gently press towards an agreement while making negotiations stay calm don't be don't get angry or don't say this remain fair be kind, be gracious, be gentle don't place unreasonable demands sometimes these demands are ridiculous they don't really make sense so making agreements make it in the right way both parties can agree to it those can be mountain sorry, those can be open mountains can be level this can happen supernaturally whatever the market conditions are whatever things that are happening around us look at ministry as well things may be happening around us you and I must remember that supernaturally God is working so we'll stop here and we'll pick up from next class on Wednesday thank you so much have a great day ahead and I'll see you on Wednesday God bless thank you


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What we are trying to do is trying to make a better use of data. There are plenty of data which exist in the world, but for a certain proportion of diseases, they are not probably optimally used. And we are in this business of evidence ecosystem where we are trying to make more sense of all of that. So coming back often to this slide, but I think it's illustrating very clearly the problem that we are facing. If we compare what we call neglected infectious disease, and I'm not talking about neglected tropical disease, which is a group of disease which is probably limiting by WHO. But if we try to compare the neglected infectious disease versus the disease which affect the wealthy world, there is one thing which is striking is that the volume of data and the volume of clinical trial is massively different. And this is the area where we are focusing on. And it goes down to a ridiculous number in terms of this research, which we can probably make a parallel ridiculous number of funding associated to that. And so we know this inequity, but what can we do with that? Well, we can collate standardized clinical pharmacology and molecular data. And that's what we have been doing for about 15 years. And to try to combine that in a single data set which increased statistical power. So the model is fairly simple, or the idea is fairly simple, but the question is how you do that. So one thing, this is a selection of a systematic review that we have done in the context of a drug efficacy. And when we are trying for all these diseases to measure how many trials exist in the world, which are actually the support for evidence, well, for guideline treatment and evidence gathering. And it's shocking. This is something around, so it's not all 30 years, but close to 30 years. This is the number of efficacy trial. And that could be randomized clinical trials, minority, but more single arm trials, which are the support of the current therapeutic guidelines. And that's really, really bad because that's translating to evidence which are not very strong. The data are scattered around the world, sample size are small. And I would say this is true for these diseases, but also it's true, for instance, for COVID in the context of low and middle income countries. So that's what we call, sorry, our roadmap. And what we are doing when we start working on a disease, we don't claim that we are the expert of the disease. We are rather claiming that we have a know-how into data gathering and data platform. So we scope how much data exists or studies exist. We try to develop with the community a clear research agenda of what we could do if we were to gather this data together. We do the curation of the data, so the standardization. And we do the IPD meta-analyses, or we do it in collaboration with that research community with the idea that eventually the work will translate into a guideline and something that policymakers will take on board. One thing that we are putting quite a lot of effort is the equity in the business. Because essentially doing that from Oxford and expecting that this will be picked up by the communities in the various countries where the disease is endemic doesn't work like that. And there is a stronger effort and a stronger effort that we are making over the years in engaging the community and the people who are in the first place generating the data. So there is a lot of engagement, which is something a bit tricky because on the one hand, founders are happy to fund the platform and the IPD meta-analyses, so the science bit. But they don't want to fund this collaboration and this engagement with the community. But I'm glad to see that there are programs like AFOX and Overs that we probably should be working more closely to engage the community and making sure that actually the people who are generating primary data are also part of that effort. But right now they are, but it takes a bit of effort. Briefly, just to illustrate what we are doing, so we gather data from all around the world in shape and format that they have been collecting. We standardize that into a CDISC standard, which is a recognized standard for gathering data. The data are then in the safe repository and then we do, we do or Overs will do IPD meta-analyses on the basis of that. But let me give you an example of how that has been picked up in particular by WHO. So very briefly, you know that the treatment of malaria is Artemisidinine combination therapy. The first drug which has been of the ACT, which has been registered was in 99. The first dispersal formulation of the drug was done 10 years ago. And in 2021, but one billion Artemis terliumphantrin, which is the main ACT, which is currently on the market to represent probably 70% of what is on the market has been sold. That's a lot of treatment in the space of about 20 years. Now, if we take in particular the example of a pregnant woman, clearly WHO highlight that this is a group with particularly at risk of a feeling treatment or having severe form of treatment. Nonetheless, it took quite a long time before WHO would recommend a treatment for pregnant woman, which was based on Artemisidinine combination therapy, not because they were particular fear of that, but because they were very little data. As opposed to the recommendation was quinine. And quinine was not because it was based on very solid data, but because quinine, which was registered more than 70 years ago, saying that it was fine and safe to use in pregnant woman, but certainly not based on very solid data. So in 2015, WHO recommended the use of ACT or in particular Artemis terliumphantrin for the second and third trimester of pregnancy, but this evidence was named strong recommendation, low evidence. And so we did an IPD meta-analyses which was published in 2020, which is showing a better strength of evidence in that. Now, we are just currently starting a discussion with WHO to convince them that actually this is creating a stronger evidence and this should be highlighting in their guidelines, but this is a strong recommendation with strong evidence. In 2022, we did a second IPD meta-analyses which was in the first trimester and this has been picked up more rapidly by WHO and it's now in their guidelines as a strong recommendation, but still with low certainty of evidence because the volume of data that we are dealing with is limited. So this is just to illustrate that, yes, we can do this kind of job, but it takes a lot of data, it takes a lot of engagement. Clearly, there is this particular IPD meta-analyses was looking at a thousand women who have been exposed with an ACT in the first trimester. If you recall, there's one billion treatment which has been sold, there is probably a bit more than a thousand women who have been exposed, but that disconnect in between the reality and what we can do and how we can accelerate that because on the other hand, it's not very satisfying that it's taking 23 years to get to that recommendation. The point on impact, what we are also trying to do is to engage with the community and making sure that this effort and the use of this data or the reuse of the data is not only done by us, but is done in collaboration and led by colleagues who are sitting in LMIC. So this is happening as we speak and we are now reaching a point where this is split in between two. So there is half of the investigator who are leading this work who are coming from LMIC. We hope that this will increase. I think there is a lot of capacity building that has to be done. IPD meta-analyses are not necessarily very complicated, but there's still something to be done in terms of training and support for doing that appropriately. In terms of capacity strengthening, we are working in different areas on that. So we are working with TGHN and Moru, in particular with EDCTP and Network of Excellence in training and providing a data sharing curriculum for EDCTP African networks. And that's really important is to try to give a guidance on how you do that. With TDR, we have had for many years, TDR fellows who have been joining us and then have gone back to their home institution with whom we have collaboration. We have been working on a project called SORT IT, which is supported by TDR and which is training people on the ground. We have a collaboration with the Indian Consider Medical Research where we are working with three institutions of ICMR, also supporting young researchers to do the kind of work that I described. And I'm also very glad and pleased that AFOX have been supporting fellows, senior fellow from Sudan, who considering the current situation in Sudan is not able to do his work while actually this particular area of work is very neglected and his expertise is badly needed to continue working for this particular disease, which is visual leshmania disease. And that's my last slide, just to highlight the three areas that we are putting a lot of effort that I was trying to illustrate. So equity, we think that this is extremely important because if we want to become a data, a global data platform, it comes only if we are putting together an equity mechanism, the science. It's about doing this relatively sophisticated analysis, but we can do more. We don't have the capacity of doing everything. So bringing more people on board is critically important. And we've got a repository which is now functioning on a relatively large set of data. And this is just to give you a flavor of the different diseases that we are working on. But very happy to discuss further with you. Thank you.


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Almost time for the bell, how many options will you sell? Fire up your platform, get ready to enter But first let's get the mindset centered Hey, hey, let's go We're not here to gamble, we're here to trade We follow the plan, that's how we get paid Test and trade, have success Find what works for you and forget the rest Stats and probabilities is what we're about Time to dismiss greed and doubt Focus on the process, not the money And the profits will flow like honey Power our lives, let's start the show Come on trade hackers, get ready to go Zero-day options, time to make bank Get locked and loaded, then be ready to play Hey everyone, welcome to Power Hour Live, March 25th Hope everybody's having a good day S&P down 7, NASDAQ down 15 Russell up 12, Dow down 150 Gold, green, silver, flat, notes and bonds red Ten-year yield up a little less than 1% Oil up 1.6, natural gas down 3 Soybeans up, weed up, corn down Euro and the pound a little bit higher Bitcoin, it was up 5% last time Look now it's up 11 Big push out of the bit VIX at 13.14 Started out the day at about 13.5 So it's come down mostly in the morning session Good day so far Had AM ratio hit 50% JSP's hit 50% Just did one discretionary price action trade Small winner AM ratio 9.45 AM version Half off at 40% Half off at 80% My quiet tranches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 All hit 40% Still got the NDX trade And then on my challenge portfolio Still have my remaining 3-2 reentry and my remaining half of my 1-to-1 ratio And my 1DTE, 1DTE is up 23% Here is my remaining 3-2 So I could use a few points down My 1-to-1 could also use a few points lower My 1DTE could also use a few points lower But all in all, good day Up about 9,000 in my Challenge portfolio and up about 9,000 In my other 0DTE account Can't complain, it is Monday my friends Not much premium out there But it stayed steady for us So I think it's pretty obvious I will not be doing power hour, it's a normal day And the premiums are nonexistent So no reason to force anything I would like to just see about a 5-point down move And sleep into the close Might get to do a little magic Mahomes at the end of the day I did put on a 1-2 and a 1-3 double calendar Light size positions with a short holiday week My 1-3 is about a break even My 1-2 is down a little bit Wuga did not qualify, premiums too low I've got a time fly The graph's been off a little bit I think this is closer to break even It's hanging out under the call strike Yeah, NDX needs a little pullback Whereas SPX stayed in its range today NDX is above its expected move by a decent amount So my break even on NDX I would need it to come down to Well, for max profit I need it to come down to 18-290 In stock land, Nikola up 14% GME up 13% Are the diamond hands back on GME?  What's BA doing today? What's up a little bit? What's up more? I did a tiny bit on futures today I tried to get short here on the S&P Got a good fill close to the top here And then I was looking for a break lower Just never happened, so I just got out Small profit In your yield, hanging out at 4.25 Range today, low of 16, high of 28 About 12 points Oh, I'm sure it'll be a nice one, Ken Calhoun, he was previously on the board Or I can't remember the story He was previously an executive of some sort Maybe previous CEO Anyway, they had to convince him to come back And kind of clean things up But tough to steer a big ship like that After it's going down the wrong way Touche, Bugha, Touche Who's leading the basketball tournament these days? I know it's not me Looks like Dayton, Gerdner, and Landon They're on top right now Dayton's got the Huskies, Landos got the Tar Heels To win it all 1DTE's up about 24% Doesn't look like we're going to get to 45% By the end of the day But we can come down a little bit We'll be close to 30 or 35% I did not, I didn't catch any basketball last night All my positions could use about a 5 point down move 1DTE's trading at 935 45% would be 695 My 3-2's trading at 375 My limit to get at a buck My 1-1 is trading at 450 I've got a limit to get at $1.10 Even the Wuga couldn't withstand this low of premium This low volatility environment I did do a little I went through the Tim Weiss put out some And then Yves put out some Different variations of the Wuga Up day, down day Really the conclusion I came to is And we already knew this pretty much But if it's an up day You can pretty much do whatever you want And so I'm going to stick with my Current up day stuff And the problem with, I mentioned in the chat last week The problem with tronching Wugas because of the Narrow width is You're going to run into strike overlap Between shorts and long So it can be a little bit problematic So the back test of that is not really realistic Because it takes all the trades Even though you wouldn't be able to really do that In real trading It's certainly viable Up day, normal day So I'm going to continue to trade it Just kind of on a discretionary basis When I have strikes available Which is usually going to be in a normal day If the premiums qualify Maro, how long are you on the bench Before you can go climb it again With that dog attack That's such a terrifying thing Luckily I've never had that happen But I hope never to have that happen Discount you've been attacked twice You guys must be putting off some kind of vibe Dogs love me You guys must have cats or something Okay, that's good Oh, I got you A lot of wild dogs there What about yours Maro? Was it a wild dog or was it somebody's pet?  Did she say anything? Like that's never happened before or anything See this is what happens when we have Low premium, my friends We talk about dogs and snakes I'm gonna keep doing the NDX I'll probably up my size a little bit Next month Comes down a little bit Can still get there I'm gonna add another duck today Or if we don't have any ducks on I was gonna add a duck if Got a little bit more downside But I'm gonna hold off for now My re-entries are coming back to center My one to one Or my one DTE is up 32% Coming back to center Liking this little down move My NASDAQ Likes the little down move Yogadelic, yeah I always just close the whole thing Okay, so she knew Probably happened before She knew She was telling me to stay away She knew there was an issue Had a couple of hedgehogs And ES Is pretty close to even The more recent one that I just put on Is up a couple hundred Just a little lower What a dead day Good dead day But dead day So tomorrow Is Tuesday Got some medium impact Events Durable good orders 30 minutes after the bell Consumer confidence Wednesday FOMC Member Waller speaks But that's after the market closes Two hours after the market closes Thursday GDP Unemployment claims pre-market This pending home sales Must be a big one Because it's usually not Labeled as high impact But it is on Thursday 30 minutes after the market opens And then don't forget The market is closed on Friday Yeah, Monday's open Monday, April 1st So this is the last week Of trading for March Lando, Ken's calling you out Way to keep him in line, Ken I must have got too crazy At his wedding this weekend Eli, are you on the call? Yeah, so Eli, if you're on here I saw your post in the Trade Steward channel So yeah, the So like TOS had the gap Down today at 0.28% Based on the way that Trade Steward looks at the open They had it exactly at 0.3% So my quiet tranches The criteria is 0.3% So it's exactly But remember the criteria And the bot said It's got to be greater Than 0.3% So if it's at 0.3% It wouldn't trigger So I had mine at 0.31 I changed it to 0.31 Because I looked at the bot Activity beforehand And I noticed that The real open was Minus 0.28% So I changed it to 0.31 Just so my bots would fire Got some short premium at SMH Doing well Still need NASDAQ down About 20 points Now volume has been light Like S&P futures today Only 680,000 contracts Have been traded A million is pretty light 1.5, I don't know what the Average is these days but Super light volume today Profit target on my 3.2s at $1 It's currently trading at $1.40 $1.50 Profit target on my 1.1 Is at $1.10 Currently trading at $2.10 One DTE's up a little over 31% now Comes down a little bit more We'll center even better Cody I definitely Well I shouldn't have even Traded the Friday calendars I did them with small size But You know the 4 or 5 Ended up being a winner But the 3.5, 3.6 did not The 1.2 and the 1.3 That I put on earlier You know the 1.2 is already Down 9% The 1.3 is down about 3 or 4% I did them with tiny size But those calendars Definitely tend to not perform As well on a low volume Holiday type week As far as 0 DTE goes I'll just trade my plan You know if tomorrow we wake up And the VIX is down overnight Obviously a lot of my I don't have a lot of trades Except for Rick that would fire But VIX is under 14 So if I do it it'll be discretionary And then anything else I would do Would be discretionary And I would do a super small size You know with premiums so low And volume so low You know all it takes is a You know a decent sized trader To come in and push that thing around So that's the issue You know you get into a Say like a TLC type trade Push the market 10 or 15 points Right away you get stopped out You know that kind of stuff It can get really whippy With low volume sometimes I've been selling some butterflies I've got a total of 3.35 In credit so far I've got the 20.30 25 strikes Getting close to my 95% Profit target at a buck On my 3.2 Trading at a buck 25 And the X is creeping down I need another 10 points Plus No VK the only thing I did today was the 1.2 and 1.3 Just keeping in super small size Just keeping it light The low volume all the day week It's knocking on the door of my 100 dollar profit target Yeah sure Michael Todd So what I do If I have a bot That is You know that like on my Re-entries on my challenge portfolio I want to when it gets to 30% Profit I want to Close half And reduce my stop And that would just hit a buck So at 95% on my 3.2 So Let's just take this one for example You know this one has a This is my remaining 1 to 1 ratio of my Re-entries this one has a Profit target of $1.10 Let's say I wanted to Set an alert so that when it's getting close to That spreads getting close to trading For $1.10 I would get an alert And so you can simply Right click on that order Or if you don't have a profit target In your system You can also take You know the opening order Which is this one here And you could say create Opposite So it would be like a closing order And then you can set that to whatever it is So if you wanted to be alerted at $3 Then you just put that on the price Right click on the order Create alert And then you can do At or below So once price of that spread gets at Or below $3 In this example Then it would send me an alert And then you just You choose what you want that alert to be You can Pick from different sounds You can have it send you a text message Which I usually do I usually have it play a sound on my platform And send me a text message That targets at $1.10 It's currently trading at $1.95 Starting to bounce a little bit The $25 at the money butterfly Is selling for Wow is that already at $2 Oh boy My homes came to play early today I mean obviously we haven't had much movement But So we can get filled at $2.20 $2.15 So I'm going to do a smaller size And then try to get more Try to get some at $2.15 That happens automatically So it's based on a percent Of netlick everyday morrow So the bots The trade size Is based on a percentage in the bots Yep Yeah so it's So the size has already Started increasing Like when I first started I was doing like Six or seven contracts on the one to one Today it took 11 Like filled at my at the money butterfly On the 52.25 calls At $2.10 I'm going to try to get into some more If it hangs out here at even better prices But I just wanted to start scaling in Hopefully it doesn't run away too quick Before I get more on Yeah that So technically I just started The challenge portfolio in March I was doing it some in February But this is the account So first of March this account $41,000 It's already at $196 I was trading other stuff in it before this But it's already up 80% year to date Another 11 Over 11k today I'm liking it Obviously it's going to have losers It's going to have drawdowns but So far so good So we got about 24 minutes to go 23 minutes to go Yeah you know one thing I was thinking about Doing with the challenge portfolio But I decided not to But I think I'm going to add it in For April is And I kind of Came to the conclusion that I would do this When I was doing a lot of the testing On the update Wugas and things like that The more I look at it When it's an update When the SPX is up over half percent From the open You can almost do anything And make money consistently So I'm going to add a little bit Into the Into the challenge portfolio I don't take any re-entries After 3 o'clock Central and so You know There is a chance that I could be using If I do that I would be I would just do 10% on each of my power Hour update tranches And so There's a chance I could be using A good portion of my capital If my two re-entries Are still on and they haven't hit profit Target to be reduced If my one DTE is still on So there's a chance On some days I could be using A pretty decent amount Of my account buying power But I'm okay with that on updates too So That's the only change I'm going to make Two central is the last I don't enter any more re-entries At that point There are changes in my April plan For anything else Nothing Nothing yet that I can think of Off the top of my head My one DTE is up to 37% Could get to 45% Could just get there Just stay a little bit lower Trying to get filled on some more 25 butterflies at 225 I got filled at some at 215 Just trying to Get around this 25 price Yeah that's just an intro class For non-members Getting close to filling my order And we're pushing up above 26 Maybe I've been trying to get too cute To not just get filled Should get filled here It just holds Or goes down a point Got my financial juice audio On MOC number here in about six minutes I haven't put in the I was trying to get filled on some more 25 butterflies I got filled at some at 215 I was trying to get some more at 225 So I haven't put in my verticals yet I really just like to make sure I Get those in before the MOC number In case we move Alright there we go filled at 25 Alright so now Put vertical if we go up Fall vertical if we go down Alright my homes is locked and loaded With 15 minutes to go 5 point move Which today is Asking a lot My remaining 1-1 Profit targets at $1.10 Trading at $1.92 One DTE and my 1-1 Need a little bit more Move lower A couple minutes till MOC Friday was not a good MOC number Over 5 billion By side and it went the other way I got stopped out very rarely I got stopped out on that I'm on down to $52.20 That's a beautiful number For everything I've got I would help bring NDX down Get filled in my verticals For my MOC homes My 1 DTE would be close to profit target My 1-1 Would hit profit target 1-1 is getting close Just trying to hit $1.10 Hit it! Not yet white tiger Haven't heard anything yet Letting you know as soon as I do though MOC coming out About 30 seconds I was hoping that would get filled Wanna rip higher Filled at $1.10 Nice 1.9 billion sell side So a fairly small number Alright let's get down to $52.20 Or below Get my call vertical filled Bring down the NASDAQ Average of $2.20 So An exact pin Would be about a little over $5,000 Of risk Max profit of $43.50 If I If I didn't put my verticals in So the risk reward on this Is really good We just moved 5 points Ticks below $52.20 It should fill NDX is creeping back Close My 1DTE is at about 39% profit It'll close out in 4 minutes By the bot I'm just gonna let the bot do its thing If we come down more I might hit my 45% Just might Call verticals trading at about $1.92 It's gotta get a little bit lower $1.50 Looking for $1.45 That's below $52.20 It's only trading at $1.40 I just I like the risk reward on this so much I'm not gonna pay up at all, but I'm kind of tempted just to take my verticals off But I'm just gonna let it go Trading below $52.20, but I'm not getting filled Yeah, I think my bot's at 9.31 Discount if I remember right I'm surprised my verticals only trading For $1.50 here I guess we still do have 6 minutes To go Not used to it Moving 5 points that quickly It's getting close $1.15 One more little push down Another $0.20 Nasdaq is back in range baby A little bit more down Filled at $0.95 On my vertical Canceled my other one I'll have to show you this simulated one To show you what I got because I did both calls Alright, so here's my net result My I'll get rid of these Worst case scenario is I make $2,450 If we push above $52.30 by chance I could make up to $12,450 NDX Got to stay below $18.290 For max profit Yeah, my 1DTE is at 42% Let's see where that's at Profit targets at $6.95 Trading at $7.20 I would just hit I don't know Oh, it's time to I was trying to exit at $7.20 Filled at $7.30 So about 43% on the 1DTE Nice Up over $12K in the challenge portfolio It's just been a good day all around Alright Now if Nasdaq After Discount left it for dead $12K max profit 3 minutes to go That's why it's so much better Being able to get into these Short butterflies with 10 or 15 minutes to go before the MOC comes out because you got The chance of the market moving 5 points in In my case I had to move 6 points today But the chance of moving 5 Or 6 points in 15 minutes Is a lot better than 5 Or 7 minutes Today's White Tiger Which based on the premiums to start the day I didn't Wasn't necessarily the most confident In all the trades I had going Yeah, so I'll let the Magic Mahomes expire It expires right here I'll make $2450 If by chance we catch a bigger rip up That's when it really pays I don't believe in luck Dark Avenger When I win it's all skill When I lose I have bad luck Just like right now In the basketball tournament Landon is so lucky right now If I was on top It would be skill Isn't that how it works? Like when Dick K beats me in a bet All luck If Arizona wins that was Just my due diligence Deep research, back testing Chad trading from the turkey blind Couldn't resist 30 seconds 12k in one account 24k a day My friends I like it Ding ding ding Beautiful Beautiful Did I have any losing trades? I did not have one Losing trade today Not a one Even my futures trade That didn't really work out I made $177 $187.50 Good stuff Alright so tomorrow for live stream No live stream in the morning Chad's killing innocent birds I can't do the morning So no live stream at the open But we'll be back for power hour Alright all, great day Have a good night Take care


Yeah, so I'm back. I know that it has been Like six months since I've been seen on this channel There are a number of reasons for that biggest one if you can tell by the snazzy blue wall and new setup with a door right here in which you can see my living room I Have moved and Since moving I have been trying to get myself set up how I want to be set up It's just taking a little bit of time Because work and just other related things going on into my life Namely I get distracted quite a bit from doing things I also really haven't had a ton of motivation to make videos as of late So it's been a minute I'm trying not to be too loud because I have neighbors upstairs who I have met briefly They seem like very nice people but also apparently work extremely early in the morning So I do not wish to be too Serving to them where I am now is going to be my home for the next at least two years Because I own this place. Yes. So as I mentioned the last time I saw you my dad helped me purchase this apartment. This is currently my home base I actually do enjoy the area that this is biggest pain about this place is probably trying to leave because It exits onto the busiest street that exists in this town because it's right over the interstate and the local college JMU is right down the road so But yes, a few things have changed since I last spoke to you as Well the job that I had at the time of my last recording I no longer have I quit that job left and I had a new job Which is actually full-time benefits much better suited for me personally I enjoy it a hell of a lot more and I'm not treated like a Disposable item at my new job and I actually feel respected by my bosses So my old job was with Home Depot and just to make it really short I got informed around April ish earlier this year that our Delivery guy for there would be going on leave because he had to get surgery and while he was gone I was going to be taking his place as the delivery man. Cool I'm fine with that, but I was also told that if that went well, I would be going full-time there personally I thought it was going fine except The person that was in charge of my department apparently did not poor communication skills On their part in not informing me what they would like me to improve along with trying to put about four people's jobs Onto me a single person by the time I left caused me to want to leave But the thing that actually broke the back was they just dropped me down to part-time hours Didn't say word to me didn't say hey, we're gonna be doing this didn't tell me what was going on so of course I Adipped the hell out of there, but yeah my current job. I actually truly do enjoy it Yeah, I'm gonna be going a lot of fun. Also my mental health is getting into a much better state than it was Walst those were happening at Home Depot because you know constantly getting yelled at because over tiny little screw-ups You have no control over it's not the best for you're not yes the current job I have much more flexible schedule much more flexible hours I truly do enjoy it does it help a lot more fun and I like working because I like fixing things I do work a maintenance job that is what I'm currently doing my job is a maintenance man So I fix things that break down. I keep them looking good so that you know The business I work for can keep making money and keeping me hired so basically for the past few months I just kind of needed a mental health break for making YouTube videos. I needed some time To agglomate to my new space, you know paint make it look good You're not going to be seeing my living room most of the time Close I am gonna be repainting that door at some point my dad and I did just complete a Bookshelf I just need to finish getting that seen and coated in the tongue oil And then that is going to be once again my backdrop for here Once I get this place looking a little bit neater a.k.a. like cleaned up because I'm really bad about just leaving stuff around Final wall painted my room painted. I may do a apartment or just wanted to make a video saying I'm back That is where I've been Getting acclimated to my new job my new space, you know getting the inspiration and want to make new videos again But yes now that I am back. I do plan on releasing much more videos soon I'm going to once again try shooting for one video a week at Minimum if I can go for more I'm going to go for more I do truly truly enjoy making videos and I do truly wish to at some point if I can Transition myself into being able to make videos full-time if that is at all possible like I mentioned in the last video There might be a bit of a content shift up in this place I do kind of want to do a little more videos outside kind of going around The problem is I need to get my friends or my brothers Involved in helping hold the cameras or you know to actually be part of that which Brothers either busy. I'm not interested in doing that or one lives out of town I am sorry if I feel a lot more animated than I haven't it just feels so good to be actually be able to film a video and actually feel Good about what I'm filming. I just I feel happy filming for the first time in so long and I'm just really excited to be able to very soon get back to posting a lot more content I know most people don't care. I know I am extremely small channel I know I have no one near the audience and that most people probably don't care that I am coming back after six months But you have no idea how good this feels for me. I'm actually giddy like this is the happiest I've actually felt in months filming a video last foot is back if you have never seen any of my content before I have probably about two years consistently worth of Different reviews and stories. I have told The reviews are not going anywhere I 100% and I'm picking those back up and making a hell of a lot more of them more D&D stories are very very very soon To come because I am playing with the new group once again, and oh my god the absolute Chaos that is that party Hmm, that is all I really have to say I am really excited to get back into making videos for Five people that consistently watch my things. I'm super excited This energy that I found for making videos again has actually made me really happy. I haven't felt this It's a long time that that is pretty much all I have to say now. I am back Hopefully you are prepared for a lot more videos from me I'm hoping I can ramp up how I make content and it becomes more entertaining and more enjoyable for everyone watching If you would like to follow me on any of my social medias links to all of those are going to be in the description down Below warning.  I hope that all of you have a Fan-tastic day and as always guys Peace


Hello my Nakamotachi, this is Joygirl and today I want to talk about pirates. Or pirate crews more specifically, being the entire premise of One Piece, pirates are a unique concept within Shonen Manga which allows Oda to create a diverse range of pirate crews, each with their own distinct themes and collective identities. And we're going to have fun with a good old top 10 video because I would like to share with you my top 10 pirate crews in this series. Before we dive into it, we should set some parameters to specify that, one, this is a list based on my personal enjoyment so feel free to share your list in the comment section. Two, we are looking at strictly pirate crews so unfortunately organizations like Baroque Works, you're out. Now it's time for the top 10 pirate crews in One Piece. Starting at number 10, we got the Barter Club. Whilst there's only one true notable member being their captain Batolomeo, I have to include the Barter Club on this list because I love their theme. They epitomise what us One Piece fans feel about the series in their love for the straw hats, and love for the straw hats is something that resonates with me. They provide great wholesome comedy whenever they are in the scene with how much they adore the straw hats, devoting their entire living life to loving the crew, going as far as designing and naming their ship the Going Luffy Senpai in honor of the straw hats captain. The fact that they made it this far in the grand line with said ship is a hilariously impressive tale since their relationship with their ship and the dangerous seas is one full of unsure mysteries sailing without a navigator on board and instead relying on the old wives tales of Gambia's granny. The Barter Club is a very relatable crew with their warm history having been childhood friends who agreed to embark on an unpredictable adventure just out of love for their captain's love of our lovable straw hats captain, which is why they take the 10th spot on this list. Coming in at number 9, we got the Kuja Pirates. The pirate crew of all female warriors is such a badass concept that I have to get behind. I love that everything about this crew screams strength on so many different levels. A strictly female crew consisting of the most elite warriors of their tribe is something that I haven't seen before in my experience of consuming shounen media. What I appreciate most is that the strength of the women doesn't take away from the beauty or the femininity of the crew. Led by the most beautiful woman in the world, Boa Hancock, who provides a nice twist on the Medusa legend with the original stone-turning snake-headed creature being a monster. Apart from having a cool ship design being pulled by two Yuda as a way to navigate the sea-king infested waters of the calm belt, I love that the Kuja Pirates had a role in establishing the Haki power system for us, which is something that has now become necessary for survival in the New World. In these ways, the Kuja Pirates are a refreshing representation that strength and femininity are not antithetical, which is why they land spot number 9 on my list. Making their entry at number 8 is Buggy's Delivery. Comprising the combined forces of the Buggy Pirates and Alveda Pirates, Buggy's Delivery includes two of the series' earliest antagonists, meaning this crew brings about a great sense of nostalgia and seeing them still be a part of the story reminds you just how far we've come on this pirate journey. My first intrigue into this concept of piracy started with the unique circus theme of the crew, which strayed away from the traditional concept of pirates that I was used to. Their evolution from a small-time comical enemy crew to a simple pirate alliance to a now elite pirate mercenary for higher organization with connections to the underworld is an astonishingly funny progression concerning the equal amount of luck and bad luck that follows the captain. Buggy's pirate crew appears strong enough to survive in the New World and the idea that most of its members joined because of their mistaken perception of the captain's ability due to his association with well-known figures will always be one of the funniest gags in the series for me. Their captain's ability to gather powerful allies and Buggy's Delivery's comically unique road to becoming a legendary crew earns them the number eight spot on the list of top ten pirate crews in one piece. In number seven we got the Blackbeard Pirates. Thinking of potential alone, this crew has the chance to eventually become the best villains and thereby my favorite antagonist crew by the end of the series. Seemingly being set up to be the Straw Hat's final antagonists, I feel enormously intrigued by Blackbeard and his crew. In terms of individual crew members, each of their distinguishable features promises an interestingly rich story. When I think of the Blackbeard Pirates, there's a huge wave of questions that pops into my head. Why does Burgess wear a belt and what exactly is he a champion of? Why does Doc Q and Stronger always seem bedridden? Progressive improvement is what I really love most about the Blackbeard Pirates. Every time we see this crew, they appear to have improved since the last time we saw them. Whilst being a powerful crew, perhaps the most intimidating part of the Blackbeard Pirates is the aura of sureness that surrounds them. This crew always feels like every single action they take is part of carrying out a bigger cohesive plan. The rough to richer story and their parallel journey with the Straw Hat screams an eventual epic clash, but since we have a long way to go before their inevitable face-off, Marshall D. Teacher's Pirate fleet will have to settle for number 7. At entry number 6, we have the Pirate crew who is currently in the spotlight at the time this video is recorded, the Beast Pirates. As a chaotic crew of powerful individuals who don't seem to have a common goal other than a mutual respect for their leader, Kaido's amada for me is the embodiment of physical strength, which garners my instant respect and interest. The army full of strictly zoan devil fruit users in a meritocratic system provides not only a distinctive concept, but it says so much about Kaido's own power to unite this incoherent group of strong individuals. The high-ranking officers include the best collection of some of the most well-designed characters this series has seen, and even the lower-ranking smile devil fruit users offer so many quirky and funny designs. In fact, if this list was strictly about who has the coolest-looking crew design, the Beast Pirates would be closely competing for the top spot. And the developments by the end of the arc might benefit their future ranking because they haven't quite lived up to their high expectations at their placement within the story garners yet, so for now, Kaido's awe-inspiring Beast Pirates come in just outside the top 5 at number 6. Making our way into the top 5 in 5th place, we've got the Big Mum Pirates. As a food lover myself, it's hard not to have a sweet spot for the Big Mum Pirates. Huh, get it? But in all seriousness, this pirate crew family is one of the most visually and conceptually fun and enjoyable crews in my opinion. And whilst not all of the officers may have been given the time to live up to the hype, the crew does contain some of my favourite antagonists in Katakuri and Big Mum. Though the latter may be a very unpopular opinion, but for me, both these characters have so much depth, making them very interesting villains. I like the cohesiveness of the crew, ideologically as a family, which really represents all the conflicts and unhealthy dynamics that exist within a real family, such as the children's relationship to Big Mum, whilst also ultimately truly caring for each other. As well as conceptually, with the eerie Alice in Wonderland themed crew having each ministry being based off different foods. The Big Mum Pirates vibrant concept, relatable family code, and sporting some of the most interesting looking characters, makes them worthy of spot number 5 in the list of Top 10 One Piece Crews. At number 4, another crew who also has a family theme, the Whitebeard Pirates. This overwhelming crew, led by the strongest men in the world, is one of the only crews we got to witness the full extent of their glory, and oh my, how glorious it was. As if Whitebeard wasn't impressive enough, I was truly taken aback at Marineford, witnessing the abilities and individual strength of its members. This crew gave us not only fan favourites in Marco and Ace on top of Whitebeard, but also showed us the abilities of its other members like Josu, who was able to hold his own against the Marine Admiral, as well as Vista, whose swordsmanship was even acknowledged by Meahawk.  Witnessing the fleet taking on the entirety of the Marines to save one of their brothers is something that they share with the Straw Hats and Tugs on my heartstrings. The Whitebeard Pirates is a formidable crew who was able to even rival the Pirate King's former crew, but remains a heart-warmingly close-knit surrogate family who deeply care for each other, which is why they earned themselves number four on this list. At number three is the Redhead Pirates. Now this might be a controversial pick to have this over the Whitebeard Pirates. After all, we know more about Whitebeard's crew than Shanks, but the majority of the reason why the Redhead Pirates is this high on my list can be summarised in one word. Hype. Having been the very first Pirate crew that we were introduced to in the series adds a sense of familiarity and nostalgia, but more importantly, the promise that we will not be disappointed when we see them again. In my opinion, the lack of screen time we've had for this crew works to their benefit as it only adds to the exciting anticipation. Whilst being captained by the youngest member of the four emperors, this crew gives off the feeling that each notable member is the best in their role. For example, when I think of the strongest Yonko commander, Ben Beckman would come to mind. Yasov is seen as the best sniper in the series. In contrast to all the others, this crew just always feels so strong and in control. And then on top of their legendary Hype, they're also a fun and laid-back crew able to enjoy themselves whilst their close ties to our series protagonist strikes an instant familiarity for me, which is why they place at number three. Now on to second place is none other than the crew of our former Pirate King, the Roger Pirates. As the only crew known to have made it to Laugh Tale and found the One Piece, this crew included some of the greatest legends introduced in the series with potentially more to be revealed. And with two of these former members finding their way onto my list with their very own crews, it should be no surprise that I am immensely attracted to the late Pirate King's crew. I get so excited at the mere mention of the Roger Pirates and their adventure. With multiple members acting as guides to our protagonist, the footprints of the Roger Pirates are found everywhere in the series. One of the easiest ways to hype up a character is to have him be a former member of this legendary crew. Every glimpse that we get of this crew inspires so much excitement and intrigue. Despite now over 20 years and a thousand chapters in, we're still left with so much mystery which continues to stir compelling discussions such as the unexplained giant egg aboard their ship. The Roger Pirates monumental role in the series and the history attached to this crew will always be legendary, which is why they take the number two spot in my list of top 10 pirate crews in One Piece. Before I reveal my top one favorite pirate crew, I would like to give honorable mentions to the Kid Pirates and the Heart Pirates. Whilst both crews I am keen to find out more about, I can't quite include them as official entries into the top 10 because whilst being captained by the two of the most exciting characters in the series, outside of one other notable crew member for each of the respective crews, there is much to be desired about them as a unit. Here's to hoping that the current raid on Onigashima will provide some spotlight to the rest of the crews, but for now, this will have to do. Which finally brings us to number one, the Straw Hat Pirates. If you've seen any of my other videos, there should be no surprises here. In case you're a new viewer, hey, the Straw Hats make up a huge chunk of the reason why I love One Piece. Being a part of this crew's journey brings me so much joy. The theme of friendship is so prevalent with this crew to the point that they feel like a family, which makes them a very endearing bunch to follow. Some of my most favorite, non-fighting scenes involve the Straw Hats just simply hanging out. Being the main protagonists of this long-running series, these are the characters we've come to know and love. As the crew we've spent the most time with, my emotional attachment to the Straw Hats is like none other. I thoroughly enjoy witnessing the crew's journey every step of the way, and share joy in their adventures, feel the pain in their trials, bask in their triumphs, and eternally root for their success. As a small but diverse crew, the members come from all walks of life but are united under their love and respect for their captain, which of course extends to each other. Witnessing their journey and development is a big reason why I watch the series, which is why they place at number 1 in my list of Top 10 Crews of One Piece. Please let me know your list of Top 10 Crews by leaving a comment below, don't forget to like and share the video, and please do subscribe for more One Piece content. Also, join our Discord server for even more fun shenanigans, and thank you to our Patrons who helped the channel produce videos. This is Joygirl, and I'll see you again soon.