just got back from the @funderpro experience in Barcelona and i’m still buzzing. what a mastermind, fam. we brought together top traders and affiliates from all over europe. rented a dope house right in the city center, and went hard for 3 full days: masterminding, live trading side by side, dissecting campaigns, planning our 2026 domination... and obviously having insane fun along the way.mornings: charting setups on massive screens, passing challenges live. afternoons: optimizing affiliate funnels, swapping hooks that are printing right now. evenings: rooftops, city views, talking about hitting 7-figure months while getting paid mid-conversation (funderpro payouts hit different). no flexing, no bs. just real operators sharing what’s actually working in prop firms and affiliate game today. but the biggest realization that hit everyone there? the ultimate cheat code to blow up as a trader and affiliate: building a strong community in your native language first. let me tell you how this played out for me in real life. when i first started grinding heavy with funderpro, i didn’t jump straight into english twitter. nah, i went all in on italy. built funderpro italia from zero: italian instagram, italian youtube, speaking directly to italiani traders about our real struggles (the “mamma mia ho blowato un altro account” energy we all know too well). i became the whale in that pond instead of just another fish in the global ocean. results were insane from month one. trust built instantly because it felt like family. conversions 3-4x higher than anything i saw in english spaces. engagement turned into real conversations → signups → loyal affiliates who started pushing for me organically. by the time i scaled internationally (scouting and managing affiliates across the globe) i was already big and known in italy. had proof, had authority, had an affiliate mafia that had my back. that local foundation made going global 10x easier. same story from the spanish, german, french guys at the mastermind, the ones crushing their markets all started by owning their backyard first. english twitter is a warzone with endless competition. your local language? often still blue ocean. less noise, deeper trust, faster relationships. it’s like being the big fish everyone listens to vs fighting a million sharks for scraps. biggest lesson from Barcelona: if you’re not english native, don’t start by trying to out-shout the world. dominate your country first. build the groups, drop content in your language, organize the in-person meetups. become undeniable at home, stack real proof and relationships… then expand when you’re already a king. real growth always comes from real connections. and nothing accelerates that like speaking the same language. 2026 we’re going even bigger with this model. curious about the exact strategies, templates, and docs that built funderpro italia from zero to millions? my private telegram is where i share the unreleased stuff – campaign breakdowns, hooks, files behind the $4m+ commissions. reply “JOIN” below and i’ll send you the invite manually. i cap it when it gets too full, so move fast. drop a 🤑 if you’re ready to own your local pond this year.