still bullish on humans | recruiting + experimenting @ProofOfTalent
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Joined September 2021
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Julia Cox retweeted
what the Proof Of Talent trenches look like right now 👇
28 active searches live
> engineering still owns the board
> commercial roles are ticking up again
> product and ops are active
> leadership stays steady
infra is still the center of gravity
most of the energy is deep in the stack
always watching where the hiring momentum moves 🌐
Julia Cox retweeted
The talent pool in crypto feels perpetually thin.
There are only ~50-100 top people on the market at any given time -- and everyone is fighting for the same people.
In parallel, some of the best talent with experience in crypto has either (1) retired or (2) started their own company.
Meanwhile, the influx of new talent into the space is relatively low. We're starting to see it from payments/TradFi world, but these folks are learning crypto from 0 to 1 and it'll take a few months to ramp.
The net result: a very thin, competitive talent pool. Max pain.
Has been this way for 2-3 years and will continue unless we find a way to expand the pool and/or attract more folks from web2 tech.
Julia Cox retweeted
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Julia Cox retweeted
Moments like this make me so happy. @maggielove_ opening the @shefiorg stage with her baby is exactly the energy we need more of in this industry.
Build, lead, inspire.
Julia Cox retweeted
what the Proof Of Talent trenches look like right now 👇
27 active searches live
engineering keeps leading (~two-thirds of all roles)
leadership + ops are re-emerging
product is finally back on the board
gtm steady. teams are scaling what they’ve built
infra > everything else
most demand sits deep in the stack across primitives, protocols, and standards
always interesting to see where hiring energy flows #ProofOfTalent #Web3Hiring #CryptoJobs
is “how to get a job in crypto” a real question or a content strategy? lol 🤔
if you want a job in crypto aren’t you already deep enough *in* crypto to get how it works?
(or at least curious enough to figure it out)
feels like the real insight might be less about *how* to get in
and more about *why* some people never do
(asking as someone in talent who’s genuinely curious what people actually care about vs what we think they care about😅)
Julia Cox retweeted
We’re hiring @Uniswap
My DM’s (are always) open
careers.uniswap.org
Julia Cox retweeted
A record number of open jobs in Solana's ecosystem.
Apply now to 513 positions, spanning engineering, product, marketing, socials, and more:
🔗 solana.com/jobs
bullish on proof 🫶
from @crypto_bobby 's second hire in 2020 to today
proof keeps connecting elusive talent with the core of crypto
that mission continues
@jared_delin is officially ceo 🪴
is there a direct correlation between the number of tabs you bounce around all day and how good you are at your job?
or... am I just doing this completely wrong? 🙄
the year was 2021. my first week working in crypto. i had just learned what an NFT was.
i spent $65 (with a debit card) on OneOf. no wallet. bought my NFT in USD. had to log into the platform to see it.
aka… i didn’t own it 😭
i showed my team all proud. my manager (who had just sold his first punk for 98 ETH) said:
“seems rare”
“LFG!!”
was i actually participating “in crypto”? not really. but the way my team hyped me up, i felt like i was.
technically off-chain. spiritually on-chain. 🫶
but that’s the point.
that’s how you turn “lol what’s a wallet” into “gm.”
