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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 impact the future of work

[00:40:35] - What she’s most excited about in the next six months and six years