Me + Ja Rule, Definitions of Success, GlobalKind NFT and web3 Growth Marketing Jobs
Women in Web3 - Issue #24
“It sure is funny how we’re taught that success is somewhere you get to… when really it’s a feeling you can harness at any time. Same as gratitude in my eyes.”
I had some interesting convos starting on the topic of ‘success’ and how we each personally define it this week on LinkedIn. Thanks to Anup Raina (the philosopher), Mike Lowther (the astronaut), Jessie Armstrong (the plumber) + David Coffield (the professional rodeo clown) for chiming in.
Want to add what you wanted to be when you grew up… and where you are now to the list?
Oh, PS… I almost forgot to introduce myself – Welcome to Women in Web3. I’m Carly from Weld Recruiting and this is the 24th edition of our weekly get-down!
📚 NFT Explained -- Every week, I'm going to bring you one new NFT definition
What does NFT mean? It can be explained in a lot of ways, so I thought it’d be cool to start a super short series where each week I bring you a different NFT definition from someone in my network or an article I read or a random tweet ~ you get the drill.
NFTs are unique, digital assets - representing things like art, collectibles, virtual property, music, and access passes - where proof of ownership is established on a blockchain.
‘But can’t you just right click and save?’
Sure, technically you would have a copy of the image,
but you can’t right click and save value!
-courtesy of Jessie Armstrong
+ a bonus thread from Surge’s Denise Schaefer!
💼 The Crypto Recruiter
Looking for a blockchain recruiter? A web3 recruiter? We got you. Looking for a blockchain intern job? Salesforce blockchain jobs? web3 python roles? web3 cyber security 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.
We’re hiring:
Platform Engineers for an awesome NFT platform
Senior UI Engineers, also for an awesome NFT platform
Growth Marketing Managers for a capital efficient protocol on the Solana blockchain
web3 Software Engineers, also with Solana experience
Partnerships Leads/Managers for a DAO
Talent Acquisition Partners for a DAO
Senior Mobile Software Engineers, iOS preferred
Financial Analysts + Auditors with Big 4 experience
+ more!
We’re also spreading the word about our blockchain event partner’s new roles… Bunches is looking for interns! (more on our next event below)
Software Engineer Interns
Partnerships Interns
Social Media + Community Marketing Interns
Get in touch at Carly@WeldRecruiting.co (not .com) if you’re interested in any of these, or just want me to keep your resume on file :)
🎙 Who We're Talking To
Nicole joins the Women in Web3 podcast to talk about:
→ How she landed at YellowHeart and broke into the world of web3
→ How she has grown both personally + professionally since joining the company
→ + How YellowHeart is changing the game when it comes to music + NFTs.
For more from YellowHeart, hear from Nicole’s CEO on NFT potential.
Want to submit questions for our future guests? We’ve got interviews coming up with:
Avery Akkineni, Vayner3 / Vayner NFT
Allyson Downey of Meta Angels
Tricia Biggio of Invisible Universe
+ more!
👯♀️ Women in Web3... and Beyond
Check out Shira Lazar's latest Inside Web3 episode!
There is Ja Rule sharing his journey into web3… and his partnership with Nick Davis… and there is me!
“Carly Long from Weld Recruiting sheds light on job market conditions + a list of tips to help you find your next job in web3.”
Cheers to the death of the dumb NFT.
Katie Richman’s A Metaverse Manifesto, Part 14.
Bella Hadid joined the metaverse with her cyborg-esque NFT collection
Burberry is shining a light on women in gaming with Gen.G, WWD reports
Coindesk took a look at women’s sports leagues + crypto
Alexandra Nicorici put together a list of the top 10 #web3 podcasts led by women in web3! (You might recognize one… 😏)
Prerna Gupta, co-founder of Mysterious, talks about the web3 social platforms of tomorrow
Kathryn Rickmeyer is back with a new TennBeat article including a Nashville SC striker, a Titan tight end + GetHedge.
📰 In Other News...
Miami launched 5K ETH NFTs with TIME, Mastercard + Salesforce.
Outside Magazine wants the metaverse to take a hike.
Coca Cola is celebrating its metaverse anniversary with an NFT airdrop.
Mercedes Benz launched a blockchain-based data sharing platform.
Crypto Solana is opening a store in NYC. Fortune offered a look inside.
a16z invested in VeeFriends. (Chris Lyons wrote about why.)
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried led a $3.25m seed round for web3 media company Trustless.
Have you JUMPed into web3 yet? Marketers + ad pros oughta check out Jeff Kauffman Jr.‘s weekly newsletter, vetted by the likes of Mathew Sweezey!
MTV added a new category to the VMAs: Best Metaverse Performance.
Voice has an exciting new residency: PhotoVogue.
Ledger became the top OpenSea project.
UPenn rolled out an online certificate course on business in the Metaverse.
Edtech firms are bringing higher education to the metaverse. Christos Makridis has the story for Forbes.
Bored Apes made it into the WaPo. (They also partnered with Old Navy this week for a new t-shirt line!)
Aptos Labs doubled its unicorn valuation. #probablynothing, right Mo Shaikh and Avery Ching?
3,333 Steve Aoki NFT avatars joined the Sandbox.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman launched an NFT project on Solana.
🗓 You're Gonna Want To Pencil These In...
NickFest: October 22-23, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA
May all your Rugrat dreams come true. Enter: The Ultimate Nickelodeon Music Festival. Some web3 folks are posting about this, so I’m guessing there’s NFTs involved.
“What’s cool about the W3DC community is that you can have rookies to experts and everybody’s kind of willing to help and willing to learn.”
📚 Threads, Posts + Things To Learn From
Kraken Ventures partner Akshi Federici + other VC folks on why crypto will stick.
Fortune also wrote about the #cryptoVC spending spree + why they’re saying, ‘What Winter?’
Delphin Miloudi-Druelle is offering 3 free digital products for you to use and save time. I love a good template – especially for Notion.
Crypto’s many lives – a timeline or a chronicle? Brady Dale does a deep dive.
How to actually stick to your goals this year – thanks to James Clear’s identity-based habits.
Not boring ones. Brought to you by Packy McCormick.
💥👩🎨 10 resources that will help you live your best creative life in web2 and web3… 🤫
Coming from Amy Kilner, the designer behind Boohoo’s NFTs! (yes I have one + yes I luv)
That's all for now folks! See you next week.
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