Job Hunting? Learn how to boost your resume with Algorand's Hackathon (free to sign up!) + #womeninemergingtech news + fresh job opps
Women in Emerging Tech - Issue #60
Welcome to the 60th edition of Women in Emerging Tech!
This is a special one, especially for all you job hunters out there.
#ICYMI, the job market is very competitive right now. It seems every day I get 5 new resumes sent over. (And yes, I wish I had jobs for everyone!)
In lieu of that, I have something that’s just as good — a surefire way to boost your resume and stand out from the crowd.
Whether you’re a developer who has an idea they want to build into a small startup (and get it showcased in front of a bunch of VCs), or you’re a marketer looking to break into emerging tech and want to get #GTM experience with a blockchain project…
You need to check this out (it’s free to sign up & register, so literally, why not?!):
Introducing the Build-A-Bull Hackathon 🐂
Algorand’s Global Hackathon is your chance to transform your ideas into a scalable startup.
Champions across all tracks will get a chance to pitch their build to top-tier investors on an exclusive demo day. Here are the tracks and sponsors:
DeFi — sponsored by Circle
Consumer — sponsored by AWS
Gaming — sponsored by Unity
Interoperability — sponsored by Wormhole
Impact — sponsored by Algorand Foundation
Winners will take home a total of $200K USDC, provided by Algorand Ventures.
#womeninemergingtech news
Probably the biggest story in this realm that I’ve seen over the last month: Boss Beauties acquired BFF!
Tiffany & Co. brought digital diamond-encrusted tennis rackets and an AR mirror to the US Open.
Ryan Rugg, Citi’s global head of digital assets for treasury and trade solutions, discussed the bank’s new token service with CNBC.
Are 95% of NFTs worthless? Maybe. But luxury fashion is finding other uses for web3. Case in point: Gucci’s newest creative director created three simultaneous VR experiences in the metaverse, in the hopes of making their runway shows more accessible. As WWD put it, ‘the metaverse is still evolving.’
Jacquelyn Melinek reported on Solana Pay integrating its plug-in with Shopify for USDC payments.
Boys Club is dominating.
Syky launched their marketplace for buying and trading digital (and physical) fashion.
Rebecca Gorman’s company, Aligned AI, is trying to match up human values with machine learning. Here’s how.
Vogue Business revealed their 100 Innovators in Tech and Web3. Here’s the list.
+ What we’re listening to:
Jess Chin, CMO of the Algorand Foundation, sat down with Avery Akkineni & Sam Ewen of Gen C to discuss lessons learned from her time at Nike, Apple and Meta, and how she’s now applying big brand thinking in her role. (ie. The importance of being obsessed with product market fit, understanding the consumer and developing products that solve real needs.)
And lastly, fresh job opportunities.
Follow me on LinkedIn for daily job reposts, straight from the hiring managers.
That’s all for now! See you soon.
In the meantime, let me know how I can help you ~
🐂 Don’t forget to sign up for Algorand’s free global hackathon
💌 Join 5K+ subscribers and sign up for this weekly Women in Emerging Tech email if you haven’t already!
📲 Join 32K+ folks in connecting with me and following me on LinkedIn, Twitter + Instagram.
~ Sponsored by Weld Recruiting ~