Want to Join a Crypto Startup?

John Jacques

published in Blogs

Apr 23, 2018

2017 was officially cryptocurrency’s coming out party. Skyrocketing prices brought increased mainstream attention and a certain cultural cache to what was previously a niche concern. Digital currency startups are now seeing tremendous investment and growth, most without acquiring a corporate feel. So what makes working in crypto so desirable, and what kind of jobs are out there for you?

The Benefits of an ICO

ICOs, or Initial Coin Offerings, have allowed cryptocurrency projects to raise significant capital quickly while bypassing venture capital firms entirely (if desired). This means companies like Filecoin, who raised $257 million in a recent ICO to fund their blockchain-based, decentralized file storage system, have significant resources available immediately to hire good people – and the autonomy to dictate their own direction.

Having an immediate influx of capital means higher salaries (roughly 10-20% higher than industry standards, in both technical and non-technical roles), as well as desirable profit-sharing arrangements. Equity stakes are frequent, especially at coin companies. While there are often restrictions on how equity holders can exercise their options (like most equity arrangements), coins are liquid by nature – meaning employees can hold a potential stake in a company as if it was a startup while being able to liquidate their holdings like a publicly-traded company.

Types of Jobs

Talented, experienced engineers are always in demand in technical fields, and cryptocurrency is no exception. But even less-experienced engineers or engineers without experience working on cryptocurrency-related projects are desirable – what matters most is a genuine interest in blockchain and a desire to learn. Blockchain engineers, full-stack developers, and front-end developers are vital to crypto companies, helping create decentralized apps (or ‘dapps’), working in UX and UI design, and handling other nuts-and-bolts type tasks.

Like any rapidly-growing startup, crypto companies are also hiring for a variety of non-technical roles, like marketing, operations, customer support, business development, and more. Initial expertise again matters less than an ability to learn – hiring managers are looking for candidates who can rapidly absorb and synthesize intricate technical information, contributing to a general understanding of blockchain and similar technologies.

It is an exciting time to be involved with a crypto startup. Companies are doing innovative, exciting things every day in a burgeoning field with myriad opportunities, regardless of experience level. Blockchain and cryptocurrency are here to stay, and now more people than ever have a chance to make a personal stamp on the ongoing revolution.

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Sergey Savastiouk

published in Blogs

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If the stock market were Major League Baseball, hedge funds and institutional investors would be the pros on championship teams while everyday self-directed investors (SDIs) are the benchwarmers in the minors.It’s how they get ahead, and it’s why 90% of SDIs lose money trying to play (invest and trade) in the major leagues. The 4 tricks we discuss below are rooted in one common theme: they all use Artificial Intelligence and algorithms to generate data and ideas.

John Jacques

published in Blogs

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Sergey Savastiouk

published in Blogs

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Edward Flores

published in Blogs

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How to Become the Millionaire Next Door

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Alla Petriaieva

published in Blogs

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Sergey Savastiouk

published in Blogs

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When Is the Next Recession Coming?

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Abhoy Sarkar

published in Blogs

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Central banks have been buying $2.4 billion in assets every hour for the past two months

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Rick Pendergraft

published in Blogs

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Mid-January Short Interest Report Shows 8 Stocks with Good Fundamentals and High Short Interest

Sergey Savastiouk

published in Blogs

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How to Start Trading Penny Stocks

Penny stocks have long been marginalized within the professional investment community, oftentimes being painted with a broad brush of simply being “too risky.” Leonardo DiCaprio’s depiction of the penny stock peddling conman, Jordan Belfort, in the Wolf of Wall Street certainly didn’t help.Here are four reasons to start trading them now. Reason #1: Let’s State the Obvious -- Penny Stocks are Cheap A single share of Apple Inc. costs over $350.

Abhoy Sarkar

published in Blogs

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US unemployment rate jumps to 14.7%, the highest in series history

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