HUMANS — build your Web3 unicorn

As humans interested in Web3 companies' development, we frequently check the good-old internet to learn how money is usually spent in decentralized businesses. Here is the news that caught our eye: A project management startup Dework raised $5M. The company of 3 team members designs better tooling for managing & organizing autonomous work. Dework plans to use the money to grow. A platform for participation in sealed-bid auctions for tokens SIZE raised $6M. The team will invest in shipping the MVP, and growing their community. A cryptocurrency tax software ZenLedger raised $15M. They will add new products appealing to a broader audience and expand the team with the funding. A VC firm Canonical Crypto raised $20M. They plan to back infrastructure projects for blockchain development, prioritizing talents transitioning from Web2 to Web3. Ex-Binance execs have launched a $100M blockchain investment fund to invest in companies, teams, and ideas that have the power to move the crypto ecosystem forward.

Jeff McGonegal is to retire as CFO of Riot Blockchain, Inc. He will be succeeded by Colin Yee, who Joined RIOT just in April. McGonegal will step down on the 15th of August and become a senior adviser.

Meet Max Yakubowski, the opinion editor at Cointelegraph 🟎 Max, a linguistic anthropologist (yes!), walked into the crypto news industry as a freelance editor but quickly advanced up the ladder. As the Opinion Editor, he decides which topics in the Web3 world will be hot and which ones not. The job allows him to meet influencers of Web3, and that's why he truly knows the importance of individualism in the decentralized world ⁙

gm, folks! The past week was quite eventful for the world of Web3. We, as HUMANS, are always interested in events regarding the HR side of Web3 operations. Let's dive in and discuss the hottest topics (yet) Coinbase started testing a real-time employee feedback system that drew attention. "Dot Collector" allows employees to judge each other based on parameters like "leadership," "inclusiveness," and "cooperation." The same system was used in Bridgewater, a company notoriously famous for staff turnover. Coinbase is yet to decide if the "radical transparency" is their cup of tea. Argentinian company Buenbid had to lay off 45% of its staff. In the case of Buenbid, it's roughly 80 people. Buenbit's CEO Federico Ogue noted that the cuts shouldn't be linked to the recent crash of UST. Aggregator layoffs.fyi announced that more than 15k tech talents had lost their jobs in May. It's possible that most laid-off folks were employed in Web2 companies. Who knows, maybe they'll find themselves in the Web3 world 🟐

He's back back back back again, y'all. Adam Neumann, the infamous CEO of WeWork, stormed the metaverse with news about raising $70 million for his new crypto start-up, Flowcarbon ⭽

When speaking of a Web3 workplace, there are very few boundaries. However, some, um, ideas won't fly. Besides obvious no-nos like sexism, racism, homophobia, and ageism, these are words that shall be forgotten when working for a forward-thinking Web3 company ⇑

Many experts have already transitioned to web3 (and did so exceptionally well). Check out some inspirational success stories, and don't forget to follow in their footsteps. The platform to do so is coming soon!

Web3 is closing in on the world, and we bet everyone has a couple or two friends already pursuing a career in this shiny new tech branch. The buzz can trigger a major FOMO, and in this case, the emotion does require extra attention. Of course, it can be hard to decide whether you should consider pivoting your job with all this hype. Still, it's also narrow-minded to ignore it altogether ☟

Let's imagine you're a web3 company in demand of staff. Why spend at least 3 employees' salaries on a recruiting agency when you can easily attract new superstars from your community? Worse comes to worst, throw a party and dance your staffing needs away.

From establishing the value to getting a buck for recommending an ex-co-worker for a job opening: it seems like these days it's all about operating in networks ⁙ Web3, being the most forward-thinking idea there is, has open networks at its core, and it is astonishing how well the networked economy is embedded in the concept of decentralization. Let's dive into the decentralized economic universe and check out familiar patterns.