The Thirdwork Review | October 2022

Gavin here, founder of Thirdwork. Welcome to our first monthly issue of The Thirdwork Review. 

We started Thirdwork not by building, but by listening. We talked to 100+ web3 startups, and kept hearing about the same hiring challenges. 

“Hiring in crypto is so fragmented”. “Finding talented people is like a needle in a haystack.” “I think we might have interviewed a North Korean hacker.” 

So we asked the question: what if there were an Upwork, but only for crypto startups to hire vetted, trusted, crypto-native talent?  It resonated, and Thirdwork was born. 

We're on a mission to be the engine powering work in a web3 world. Over the past few months, we’ve grown quickly, and helped startups like Rabbithole, Afterparty and others that have raised over $500M backed by leading investors. We're just getting started, so if you're receiving this: thank you for being an important part of our journey!

⚡️October Highlights

38 new freelance builders off the waitlist. We're keeping the quality bar high (fewer than 6% of applicants accepted), but we welcomed new marketing, growth, and design talent to the community. (Check out our interview with Neesh, a designer and Thirdwork Founding Member.)

Portfolio Reviews. As part of our community mentorship program, I hosted a series of portfolio review sessions with Thirdwork applicants on how they can make their web3 resume stand out. If you’re a builder and would like a 1-on-1 session, DM us on Twitter. 

Job Description Templates. A compelling job description can mean the difference between attracting a top candidate and losing out. We compiled a set of templates to help hiring teams create high-quality job descriptions.

Writers Spotlight. Talented writers are in high demand at crypto startups. We launched our writers spotlight series, where we give up-and-coming writers a chance to talk about their work in web3. Check out the latest piece on how to become a web3 ghostwriter.

🚀 Best Places to Work in Web3

Let’s face it, web3 is complicated, and working in crypto often feels like the wild west. That’s why we are pulling back the curtain and compiling our ranking of the 15 Best Places to Work in Web3. 

We’re rolling out the rankings at the end of the year, with a set of rewards for the most-nominated projects. 

 If you want to nominate a company you think deserves to be on the list, click here.

🍔 Quick Bites & Resources

• Crypto-market Fit: Many of the most successful projects in crypto have had low usage by web2 definitions. Do we need a new PMF metric for crypto?

• Hiring Web3 Talent: Web3 pioneers discuss the challenges and nuances of team building in a web3 world.

• Web3 Funding Database: Every Friday, Milk Road updates its live database with the latest funding news.

Bounties and Opportunities

💸 Refer & Earn 

We’re growing the network, and rewarding the early supporters who help. If you make an introduction to a startup looking to hire talent, you’ll earn up to $1000 for a successful referral (one that turns into an active thirdwork project).

 👀 Seeking Talented Builders 

If you refer any talented freelancers with a track record on web3 projects (particularly UI/UX designers + marketers), you’ll earn $500 for any projects they start through thirdwork. 

💼 Open Roles 

• Wally, a wallet infrastructure company helping to onboard the next billion users onto crypto products, is looking to hire a founding engineer. 

• Snag is building white-label infrastructure for NFT creators. They are looking to hire a founding engineer. 

• Blockchain Home Registry is building the decentralized source of truth for the world’s real estate information . They are hiring a growth marketing manager.

Want to learn more about how thirdwork helps the best crypto startups hire vetted product, design and marketing freelance talent? Let's chat.