Transporting Talent in Web3 - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP. 08]

My guest today is Tina He. Tina is currently building Station.Express, a new blockchain-based labor marketplace. We discuss Tina’s personal journey as an online contributor, what drives her passion for creating a new future for work, and how Station.Express is differentiating itself from Web2 platforms. When I first spoke to Tina, I walked away incredibly impressed at her enthusiasm around this specific problem, and I think you will be too. Please enjoy my conversation with Tina. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page here. ----- Web3 Breakdowns is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Web3 Breakdowns, visit joincolossus.com/episodes. Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here. Follow us on Twitter: @Web3Breakdowns | @ericgoldenx | @patrick_oshag  Show Notes[00:02:10] - [First question] - Starting a blog at 14 in China and how China handled it[00:04:56] - What her vision of America was when she got here and how it helped her career[00:07:13] - Going from an elite program to a highly competitive job market and how it shaped her perspectives on meritocracy and work[00:09:30] - How the blockchain helps reputation and can streamline hiring talent[00:11:53] - Example of how work and actions can be stored on the blockchain[00:13:41] - What Station Express is and what they’re trying to achieve[00:15:33] - A good example of authenticating one’s work and proving your reputation[00:19:09] - Ways they are preventing this system from becoming a popularity contest[00:20:22] - Token integration within the ecosystem[00:21:23] - Different structures the hiring side can create to incentivize talent[00:24:49] - Normalizing the different rating systems DAOs will have and their scoring system[00:27:17] - How Station Express tries to solve voting on and rating subjective work[00:30:35] - Approaching starting a business like this and what has to happen first[00:31:35] - Helping moderators build their resumes even if it seems counterproductive[00:33:21] - What Station Express will look like in its full form and its impact on Web3[00:34:56] - How pseudonymity and a global landscape impacts the future of work[00:40:35] - What she’s most excited about in the next six months and six years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices