How does a former Petroleum Engineer start working in the blockchain & cryptocurrency industry? Today, we spoke to Rena Shah, Director of Business Development at BinanceUS, to find out how. Rena's background is unique and certainly goes to show that if you have a passion and interest for the crypto industry, you can work your way into some incredible opportunities! Follow Rena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/renapshah Follow Colton Kirkpatrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stack__sats Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain and cryptocurrency focused recruiting firm - https://proofoftalent.co
Marketing in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry is a dynamic field, even more so in the hyper competitive world of cryptocurrency exchanges. On today's episode of the Proof of Talent podcast, we spoke with Haider Rafique, the Global Chief Marketing Officer at OKCoin, to learn more about marketing in the crypto industry. We discuss his personal background moving from a Madison Ave marketing agency, to enterprise software, to crypto, and how others might be able to do the same. Follow Haider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HaiderSF Follow Colton Kirkpatrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stack__sats Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain and cryptocurrency focused recruiting firm - https://proofoftalent.co
Jake Chervinsky is the General Counsel at Compound Labs, one of the top DeFi projects built on Ethereum. We sat down with Jake to discuss how he went from working at a boutique law firm, to starting a Twitter account sharing content on the legal outlook Bitcoin ETF applications, to ending up at Compound. It's a unique story that is applicable to all future crypto industry professionals, not just limited to lawyers. This is an excellent discussion for any aspiring legal students, current lawyers or just people interested in what Jake has to say! We also take a few minutes to dive into the DeFi ecosystem of which Compound is such a huge part of, to discuss progressive decentralization and much more. Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter:https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain and cryptocurrency focused recruiting firm -https://proofoftalent.co
Ayesha Kiani is the VP of Business Development at Ledger Prime, a quantitative crypto hedge fund. Prior to that, she worked at SingularDTC and Republic, serving as an active participant in the crypto industry since 2016! But not only does Ayesha work in the industry, she's also an Adjunct Professor at NYU teaching a course to undergrads on Blockchain technology. In this episode of the Proof of Talent podcast, we discuss with Ayesha her background, how she got started in the crypto industry and what she teaches her students. Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain and cryptocurrency focused recruiting firm - https://proofoftalent.co
Anil Lulla left a career on Wall Street at Deutsche Bank to co-found Delphi Digital, a cryptocurrency focused research firm. In this episode, we discuss what Anil learned during his time working at Bloomberg and Deutsche Bank, what his colleagues though when he left in 2018 and what he sees as the future of the industry. We hope you enjoy this episode, especially for those of you who might be working on Wall Street or in financial services. Anil Lulla on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anildelphi Follow Colton Kirkpatrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stack__sats Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain and cryptocurrency focused recruiting firm - https://proofoftalent.co
Graham Perich is a software engineer, currently working at Coinbase, who has worked in the cryptocurrency & blockchain industry for close to 3 years! He joins us to discuss his journey in software engineering, how he began his career with the help of a coding bootcamp (Hack Reactor) and how he found his first job in the crypto industry at Fluidity through personal networking. Graham also discusses how the software tooling landscape has evolved since he’s joined the industry, what he loves about working with such cutting edge technology and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode, especially for those of you who might be interested in software engineering opportunities in the future! Follow Colton Kirkpatrick on Twitter:https://twitter.com/stack__sats Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter:https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain and cryptocurrency focused recruiting firm –https://proofoftalent.co
Yup, you read that right. Crypto Bobby, as you know it today, is done. We're changing things up and moving on to different things for the YouTube channel and podcast. Today I wanted to level set with you guys, recap on where we've been and chat about we're going. Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain and cryptocurrency focused recruiting firm - https://proofoftalent.co
One year ago, I left my full-time job to pursue a dream of running my own business. Today, I wanted to reflect back on some of the lessons in entrepreneurship I've learned along the way. I've experienced some ups, I've experienced a lot of downs, but luckily I'm still trucking along and here to tell the tale. I hope you enjoy, even if you're not someone with entrepreneurial dreams. Read the post: https://medium.com/@crypto_bobby/one-year-in-lessons-learned-on-bootstrapped-entrepreneurship-and-proof-of-talent-374c635f695b?source=friends_link&sk=5800e1cd2931270274a63fae7b9b4cab Follow Colton Kirkpatrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stack__sats Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain and cryptocurrency focused recruiting firm - https://proofoftalent.co ** This is not financial advice and these are simply my own opinions, as such, this should not be treated as explicit financi...
Goldman Sachs held a conference call for clients today on the "Implications of Current Policies for Inflation, Gold and Bitcoin" and turns out... Goldman Sachs ISN'T a fan of Bitcoin. Nope, not one bit. Turns out, its funny internet money comparable to tulips only used for crime... Let's talk about what it means for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency today. Bobby also dives into a new shill (ducks) Thorchain ($RUNE) and why he thinks it could be a really interesting project if it works technically. Thread with pictures of Goldman Sachs slides:https://twitter.com/mdudas/status/1263841595985727489?s=20 Thorchain for Dummies:https://youtu.be/qhZKKIetQ0Y Coinbase Acquires Tagomi:https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/66479/coinbase-tagomi-acquisition #Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency Follow Colton Kirkpatrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stack__sats Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain...
Bitcoin pumped to over $9,000 in the last 24 hours, as bulls rejoiced a strong bounce back from BTC's disastrous March fall to $3,800. Will the momentum continue into the Bitcoin halving? Also, let's talk about UMA and their ICO, or perhaps more accurately, their Initial DEX Offering and how they used a UniSwap pool to launch their token. Could UMA's UniSwap launch be the start of a new industry trend, or just another blip on the radar. Delphi Digital's research on the UMA/UniSwap launch (worth the read!): https://www.delphidigital.io/so/0bN749TgA?cid=f6481749-8b0a-4fe9-acfa-343aca976f6e#/main Interesting back and forth on UMA launch dynamics: https://twitter.com/cburniske/status/1255675269811064832?s=20 Follow Colton Kirkpatrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stack__sats Follow Proof of Talent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/proofoftalent Looking for a job in blockchain? Get started with Proof of Talent, a blockchain and cryptocurrency focused recruiting firm - https://proofoftale...