Leila Hormozi TikToks, TradFi vs CeFi vs DeFi (+ DeSci), Tim Ferriss' NFTs, + The Women Force Pre-Sale

Women in Web3 - Issue #45

Dec 16, 2022

Welcome to Women in Web3! I’m Carly from Weld Recruiting and this is the 45th edition of our weekly get-down!

Note: For those of you who subscribe via Revue, it will be shutting down in January. Here’s the SubStack version so you don’t miss a beat when things transfer over next issue!

Revue was my favorite way to curate news for you all each week. Anyone who has a similar tool/plug-in, I’d love your recs!

👯 Women in Web3… and Beyond

Women & Weapons has some new news.
Vayner3’s Avery Akkineni talked to Hypemoon about the blockchain, culture, what’s trending + more.
Ladies, you can now ask for an NFT with your engagement ring.
Maya Frost shared a beautiful fall-inspired art piece on Voice.
The pre-sale for Women Force NFT is live!

Arkive Magazine: Lessons From Radiohead

One of my fave W3DC gals Olivia Ung – aka the ticket fairy – wrote about her journey into web3. “What better time to position myself in the industry than crypto winter?”

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I went down a Leila Hormozi rabbithole this week...

This was one of my fave TikToks she’s posted recently.

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🎙Snippets From The Weld Podcast Network

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Now for this week’s guest…

How Companies Can Decentralize, Transacting Across Borders, and The Differences Between TradFi, CeFi and DeFi with Blockchain Association’s Sarah Milby on Apple Podcasts

Sarah Milby, now a Senior Policy Manager at Blockchain Association, began her Web3 journey when she saw the need to transact across borders.

Sarah shares a personal story about how she realized friends and family members across the world were facing countless obstacles to support each other financially. So, she dove into crypto research and has begun doing everything she can to make a change. Sarah’s work focuses on security and the risks of centralized vs. decentralized exchanges. She says decentralization exists on a spectrum, and it isn’t black and white: Companies can have elements of both, and their level of decentralization can shift as the company evolves.

Sarah talks about how she learned the lingo of the crypto world, and advises to take the time to learn as much as possible and have a solid understanding of two big ideas: How the blockchain works, and what decentralization is and why it matters.

She also discusses:

How there’s so much coming in the future of Web3 that we haven’t even predicted yet
The difference between Traditional Finance (TradFi) big banks that don’t use blockchain technology, and Centralized Finance (CeFi), centralized entities in the crypto space, and how they function in our society
And how it takes patience and community to learn the difficult parts of the Web3 world.

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For a fun flip of events, I was also a guest on a podcast recently! Check out Myosin’s new podcast, launching in January:

Myosin 🌎 @myosin_xyz

If you're a web3 business or looking to transition your web2 brand to web3, don't miss out on W3G, the web3 marketing podcast by @myosin_xyz w/@blakeminhokim @julieoctaviano launching in January!

💼 The Crypto Recruiter: web3 Job Openings

Starting off with a congratulations to one of my recent candidates: Hafsa Hanif. This excitement makes me so happy. Y'all go welcome a fellow woman in web3!

Now… Looking for a blockchain recruiter? A #web3 recruiter? We got you. Looking for a blockchain intern job? Salesforce blockchain jobs? web3 python roles? web3 #cybersecurity positions? We got you.

Whether you’re a candidate looking for a new career in web3, or you’re building your team and ready to hire – get in touch! I’d love to help.

🚀 Check out our list of web3 job openings on the Weld Recruiting site.

+ Jobs of the week:

🚀 Senior Backend Engineer for a web3 social network. Remote in the US. Up to $180K.

🚀 Head of Community for a social app removing the barrier to DeFi. Remote in the US. Up to $140K.

🚀 Director of Content Marketing for an adtech company utilizing crypto rewards. Preferably based in California.

🚀 Lead Product Designer for a web + mobile NFT marketplace. Remote in the US. Up to $160K.

Interested? Submit your resume here.

🗓 You're Gonna Want To Pencil These In...

We’re starting a new LinkedIn Live Show! Join me, Matthew and Mason of Weld Recruiting for Blockchain in the News on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at noon ET.

+ The debate for which 2023 conferences to attend starts now…

Elana @TradingFemale

What conferences are you planning to attend during 2023?

📰 In Other News… (NFT alpha, crypto updates, blockchain news, metaverse minutes + more)

Napster’s CEO Jon Vlassopulos says we’re back to the early days of internet self-expression.
Warner Music Group + DressX are creating digital merch.
Celebrity Cruises has entered the metaverse, or as they call it - the Wonderverse.
Microsoft shared a new, dedicated page to all their web3 work (congrats Vassilis Tziokas!)
Animoca Brands is working on a native PFP project, Mocaverse.
Toys'R'Us partnered with Anybodies to launch a web3 experience.
There’s a web3 vintage fashion brand that’s collaborating with Gucci and Bored Ape Yacht Club. And I am very curious how that all ties together.
Tim Ferriss’ Legend of Cockpunch fiction NFT project are trending up… like to the top.
Starbucks’ NFT program saw massive interest (thanks to me… oh and probably a few others).
H&M + Snapchat teamed up on an AR ‘try on’ feature.
Holder dropped their Forms feature.
Steve Aoki is going to the moon…literally. (Plus the historic moon mission Orion successfully ended! My bro worked on this and I am hella proud!)