Episode 8 Transporting Talent in Web3

Episode 8: Transporting Talent in Web3

Episode 8

Transporting Talent in Web3

Tina He is currently building Station. We cover Tina’s personal journey as an online contributor, what drives her passion for creating a new future for work, and how Station differentiates itself from Web2 platforms.

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[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

Transporting Talent in Web3

Introduction

Eric
My guest today is Tina He. Tina is currently building Station, a new blockchain based labor marketplace. We discussed Tina's personal journey as an online contributor, what drives her passion for creating a new future for work and how Station 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 too. Please enjoy my conversation with Tina.

Eric
Tina, thank you for joining me today.

Tina
Thank you for having me.

Background and Early Career

Eric
I thought an interesting place to start would be to rewind back in your past when you were 14 years old, writing a blog in China about education and how the Chinese handle that part of their system.

Tina
Totally. I was in middle school like other middle schoolers in China, passionate about writing and passionate about literature. Then growing up, I was lucky enough to have the resources to the American literature and European literature. Russian just had a pretty wide discourse of narratives that are not represented necessary early in the core curriculum of a day-to-day Chinese classroom. So I started to write about a lot of these things, especially around the breadth of subjects that are covered and this whole idea of standardizing everybody's curriculum across the nation and how that could stifle innovation and creativity.

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