your private reputation might be your most valuable career asset. i talk to a lot of folks, and without prompting, the same names come up over and over. not because of a title, not because of a single viral moment, but because of consistent actions that people remember. from answering random DMs to mentoring, to actually helping people break in, that’s how @AlexOnchain built a name that people respect in this space. 🐍 mamba mused. your public brand gets you noticed, your private reputation keeps your name in the room when you’re not there.

it's actually much easier to left curve or right curve something and find quick success. what’s harder? mid-curving it. just showing up as yourself, playing the long game, and grinding through the slow build. that’s how you build something people actually stick around for.

Never optimize for money. it sends the wrong signal no matter where you are in your career. chase hard problems with the right people. go at it relentlessly. the money shows up later, always does. 🐍 mamba mused. money follows impact, not the other way around.

types of recruiters in crypto: the corporate converts: came from faang/startups, now in crypto. polished process, allergic to memes. pitch is career ladders, not wagmi. the rocketship chasers: here for the quick win. hoping to ride one unicorn to glory. might dabble degen, but don’t know the trenches. the community recruiter: lives on tg and discord (last cycle), somehow always connected to every anon, but half their intros are just vibes. the referral farmer: posts 5x a day “DM me your resume, I’ll pass it along,” then ghosts you when it’s inconvenient. the happy accidents: fell into crypto by chance. chose this over learning something new (like ai). sticking around because inertia. the ogs: been through 2–3 cycles. despise “boring web 2.5” stuff like wallets, sdks, stables. live for the chaos. the fee hunters: agencies/freelancers who ate well during peak salaries and placement fees. chasing the next boom. the existential question: you meet them and wonder… why are you even a recruiter? missed a category? lmk.

networked with someone whose journey into crypto was anything but instant. onboarded by chance back in the day → started as a discord mod → broke into marketing → now doing BD at a well known crypto company. 3+ years of stacking skills, building trust, and staying in the game. some of you quit after day one. @jrdnwaldenville is HIM 🐍 mamba mused. patience compounds faster than hype ever will.

I send this in my follow up email to folks after I talk to them

python 🐍 is 34 years old. yet it’s the language behind most llm’s and ai that’s eating the world.

envy the people who can be completely disorganized yet somehow pull it off daily. it’s a superpower i’ll never have.

being “checked out” right before leaving a role is one of the worst tells in your career. people remember how you finish, not just how you start. for every role I’ve left, I worked like it was day 1 until the very last hour; even closing offers on my final days. 🐍 mamba mused. how you leave is how you arrive.

most anons won’t make it through this next wave. i’ve been warning you all year. once institutions show up, the game changes. the hiring meta? already shifted harder to LinkedIn than ever before.