Addition with Addy Snowden

Hi friends,

I am back with another edition of Addition! You can watch on YouTube here:

Show notes:

00:00 Welcome and intro

00:28 Like, share, subscribe, follow

* TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@AdditionPod

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* Addy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/addyadewusi 

* Instagram: https://Instagram.com/additionwithaddy

* YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

* Email: [email protected] 

01:50 Crypto markets

02:50 Stock markets

03:30 Andreessen Horowitz raises $600M venture fund for games

Article: https://venturebeat.com/2022/05/18/andreessen-horowitz-raises-600m-venture-fund-for-games/

06:56 FTX US launching zero-commission stock trading

Article: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/147745/ftx-us-launching-zero-commission-stock-trading 

08:57 Jack Dorsey outlines Block's bitcoin-centric future: 'No longer just a payments company'

Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/jack-dorsey-outlines-blocks-bitcoin-centric-future-no-longer-just-a-payments-company.html 

12:30 Meta freezes hiring for shopping team, Messenger Kids, and other products

Article: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/18/23125571/meta-hiring-freeze-commerce-messenger-kids-facebook-gaming?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4 

14:38 Career segment: bloom where you are planted

16:24 What Addy is geeked out about this week

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Thanks again for your support!

Cheers,

Addy

Hi friends,

I am back with another edition of Addition! You can watch on YouTube here:

Show notes:

00:00 Welcome and intro

00:20 Like, share, subscribe, follow

* TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@AdditionPod

* Addition Twitter: https://Twitter.com/AdditionPod/

* Addy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/addyadewusi 

* Instagram: https://Instagram.com/additionwithaddy

* YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

* Email: [email protected] 

01:10 Crypto markets

02:27 Stock markets

02:37 Addy’s thoughts on the markets

03:14 Apple delays return to office plans

Article: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/17/23100696/apple-delay-hybrid-office-return-work-from-home-covid-19-masks?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

04:14 Former Apple Director leaves over return to office policy and gets a job at Google

Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-17/ian-goodfellow-former-apple-director-of-machine-learning-to-join-deepmind

04:50 Addy’s thoughts on return to office policies

06:49 Why Addy is going back to the office regardless

Addy’s TikTok “Check on your tech friends” video:

08:14 Robinhood announces non-custodial crypto wallets

Article: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/17/23089655/robinhood-non-custodial-cryptocurrency-wallet?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4 

08:45 Why Robinhood is doing this

08:53 What is a non-custodial wallet

09:15 Pros and cons of non-custodial wallets

09:46 Why Addy took her crypto off of the exchanges

10:17 Coinbase app allows users to access dApps

Article: https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-unveils-web3-mobile-dapp-and-defi-wallet-and-browser 

10:48 Addy explains dApps and how users currently access them

11:59 Addy’s final thoughts on centralized exchange wallets

12:33 Netflix cuts 150 employees

Article: https://deadline.com/2022/05/netflix-layoffs-us-employees-1235026085/ 

14:26 Career segment: follow up

15:26 What Addy is geeked out about

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Thanks again for all of your support!

Cheers,

Addy

Hi friends,

I am back with another edition of Addition! You can watch on YouTube here:

00:00 Welcome and intro

00:27 Like, share, subscribe, follow

* TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@AdditionPod

* Addition Twitter: https://Twitter.com/AdditionPod/

* Addy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/addyadewusi 

* Instagram: https://Instagram.com/additionwithaddy

* YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

* Email: [email protected] 

01:09 Crypto markets

01:29 Addy’s thoughts on the crypto markets

01:53 Stock markets

02:11 Bottom signals?

02:56 Nasdaq price moves

03:20 Elon Musk asks Twitter to prove “bot” account claims

Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-17/elon-musk-says-twitter-must-prove-bot-claims-for-deal-to-proceed

04:02 Elon’s interview on the All-In Podcast

Interview link:

04:11 What is the All-In Podcast?

05:28 Addy’s reaction to Elon’s All-In interview

05:53 Addy’s prediction on how Elon x Twitter will play out

06:45 Buffalo shooting video on Twitch

Article: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/16/23076428/buffalo-shooting-video-elon-musk-twitter-content-moderation?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

06:55 What was the Buffalo shooting?

07:40 How Elon’s free speech policy would handle the Buffalo shooting video

07:49 Why the Buffalo shooting is relevant to the tech industry

08:07 Twitch’s response

08:42 Why people want to hear from Elon on the Buffalo shooting

09:51 Coinbase slows hiring

Article: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/147266/coinbase-slows-hiring-to-help-weather-market-downturn

11:15 Impact on Coinbase’s stock

12:18 Satya Nadella announces increase in Microsoft’s employee compensation budget budget

Article: https://www.geekwire.com/2022/satya-nadella-details-microsoft-plan-for-significant-additional-investment-in-employee-compensation/

13:00 How Addy is rationalizing Coinbase vs. Microsoft’s announcements

14:13 Career segment: Growing or Going?

16:31 What Addy is geeked out about

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Thanks again for your support!

Cheers,

Addy

Hi friends,

I am back with another edition of Addition! You can watch on YouTube here:

00:00 Welcome and intro

00:44 Like, share, subscribe, follow

* TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@AdditionPod

* Addition Twitter: https://Twitter.com/AdditionPod/

* Addy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/addyadewusi 

* Instagram: https://Instagram.com/additionwithaddy

* YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

* Email: [email protected] 

01:20 Crypto markets

01:45 State of crypto markets

Sam Bankman-Fried on Bitcoin as a payment: https://www.ft.com/content/02cad9b8-e2eb-43d4-8c18-2e9d34b443fe

03:57 Stock markets

04:55 State of stock markets

06:47 How Addy is navigating the markets

07:42 Update on Twitter and Elon Musk

Article: https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-44-billion-twitter-deal-hold-2022-05-13/

08:19 Tesla stock price

09:48 The real Elon x Twitter story

10:20 Twitter’s layoffs and cost cuts

Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-12/twitter-to-freeze-hiring-rescind-some-offers-and-cut-costs 

10:30 Twitter’s Head of Product laid off on paternity leave

11:53 Update on Terra, Luna, and UST

Article: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/16/luna-foundation-guard-left-with-313-bitcoin-after-ust-crash/ 

14:58 Career segment - which levels and departments are most vulnerable to layoffs?

Equity podcast episode on layoffs: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/11/tech-layoffs-dont-happen-to-companies-they-happen-to-people/

17:37 What Addy is geeked out about

Addition’s Summer Book Club Book: The Millionaire Next Door

Amazon: The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy: Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko: 8601419940790: Books (amazon.com)

Free PDF Download: The Millionaire Next Door ( Thomas J. Stanley & William D. Danko, 1998).pdf - Google Drive

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Thanks again for your support!

Cheers,

Addy

Hi friends,

I am back with another edition of Addition! You can watch on YouTube here:

Show notes:

00:00 Welcome and intro

00:22 Like, share, subscribe, follow

* TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@AdditionPod

* Addition Twitter: https://Twitter.com/AdditionPod/

* Addy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/addyadewusi 

* Instagram: https://Instagram.com/additionwithaddy

* YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

Email: [email protected] 

00:55 Crypto markets

01:17 Terra, UST, and Luna update

2:10 Stock markets

02:44 Tether falls below $1

Article: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/146490/tethers-market-price-slips-below-dollar-parity-amid-ongoing-stablecoin-woes

Addition episode on the stablecoin wars:

03:41 Addy’s stable coin recommendations

04:35 Coinbase CEO says “no risk of bankruptcy”

Article: https://www.ft.com/content/50c1e24d-4b28-42fe-bb29-e9d13aa01909

Addy’s Ledger unboxing video:

6:00 Bumble earnings beat estimates

Article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bumble-beats-quarterly-revenue-estimates-200738314.html

07:28 Career segment

08:51 What Addy is (not) geeked out about this week

Email Addy show recommendations

Email: [email protected]

09:40 How to get a career workshopping session with Addy

YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

Apple: 

Spotify:

Email: [email protected] 

10:22 Money isn’t everything!

If you feel hopeless, go here:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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Thanks again for your support!

Cheers,

Addy

Hi friends,

Happy Hump Day! I am back with another edition of Addition. You can watch on YouTube here:

Show notes:

00:00 Welcome and intro

00:30 Like, share, subscribe, follow

TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@AdditionPod

Twitter: https://Twitter.com/AdditionPod/

Instagram: https://Instagram.com/additionwithaddy

YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

01:59 Crypto markets

02:50 Addy’s thoughts on the crypto markets

03:11 Stock markets

03:27 How Addy is handling her first crash as a millennial

05:05 $LUNA and $UST prices continue to tank

Article: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/146225/luna-price-collapses-below-5-as-ust-slides-further-from-dollar-peg

Addition episode 27 on Terra, LUNA, and UST:

05:30 Coinbase earnings

Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/10/coinbase-coin-earnings-q1-2022.html

07:23 Why compliance costs hurt crypto companies

07:48 Roblox earnings

Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/10/roblox-rblx-earnings-q1-2022.html

09:00 Roblox’s earnings impact on metaverse bets

10:03 Web3 companies continue to raise

10:07 Moralis raises $40M Series A

Article: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/146260/web3-development-platform-moralis-reels-in-40-million-in-series-a

10:44 Co:Create raises $25M seed round

Article: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/10/apecoin-for-all-cocreate-raises-25m-to-help-nft-projects-launch-tokens/ 

12:10 Carvana lays of 12% of workforce

Article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/carvana-plans-to-lay-off-12-of-workforce-as-it-closes-expansion-deal-11652202339?mod=djemalertNEWS

13:04 Why Addy is not surprised about Carvana’s losses

13:32 Why Carvana is like Zillow

14:04 Career segment

15:13 What Addy is geeked out about this week

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Thank you so much for your support!

Cheers,

Addy

Hi friends,

I am back with another edition of Addition! You can watch on YouTube here:

Show notes:

00:00 Welcome and intro

00:35 Like, subscribe, follow share:

TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@AdditionPod

Twitter: https://Twitter.com/AdditionPod/

Instagram: https://Instagram.com/additionwithaddy

YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

01:32 Why Addy was glued to Twitter last night

01:54 Crypto markets

03:07 Stock markets

03:25 Addy’s thoughts on the market

Episode 25 on Addy’s investment principles:

05:16 Addy unpacks the Terra, $LUNA, and UST breakdown

Ultimate explainer thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1523793482850050048.html

Coindesk article: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/09/ust-stablecoin-falls-below-dollar-peg-for-second-time-in-48-hours/

Excellent explainer video:

(thanks Stephanie!)

05:26 What is the Terra ecosystem?

05:44 What is a stable coin

Addition episode 11 on stablecoins:

05:58 How UST is supposed to work

06:26 What is $LUNA?

06:45 Addy’s first impression of $LUNA

The Milk Road Bull Case for $LUNA:

https://www.milkroad.com/p/bull-bear-case-luna

Bankless Bull/Bear episode on $LUNA:

08:08 The multi-million dollar wager on $LUNA

08:38 How LUNA and UST broke down

09:32 How Bitcoin was affected by the UST and $LUNA breakdown

10:04 Why people bought UST and $LUNA

10:45 Lessons from the UST and $LUNA breakdown

11:39 Addy calls out Shaan Puri from The Milk Road

11:53 Human impact of the UST and $LUNA breakdown

Bankless episode with Raoul Paul explaining what happened with UST:

13:07 Big Tech loses $1 trillion in market capitalization

Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/09/tech-giants-lost-over-1-trillion-in-value-in-last-three-trading-days.html

14:17 Career topic

15:23 What Addy is geeked out about

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Thanks so much for your support!

Cheers,

Addy

Hi friends,

I am back with another edition of Addition! You can watch on YouTube here:

Show notes:

00:00 Welcome and intro

00:46 Like, subscribe, follow share:

TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@AdditionPod

Twitter: https://Twitter.com/AdditionPod/

Instagram: https://Instagram.com/additionwithaddy

YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

01:47 Crypto markets

02:09 Stock markets

02:24 Handling market volatility

Episode 25 on Addy’s investment principles:

Substack:

YouTube:

04:04 Meta tests NFTs on Instagram

Article: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/145758/meta-to-start-testing-digital-collectibles-on-instagram

05:45 Uber CEO to cut costs

Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/09/uber-to-cut-down-on-costs-treat-hiring-as-a-privilege-ceo-email.html

07:45 White House’s Affordable Connectivity Program

Article: https://www.axios.com/2022/05/09/white-house-free-internet-service-plans

09:37 Career segment

11:19 What Addy is geeked out about

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Thanks again for your support!

Cheers,

Addy

Hi friends,

I have another edition of Addition for you! You can watch it on YouTube here:

Show notes:

00:00 Welcome and intro

00:30 Like, follow subscribe, and share

TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@AdditionPod

Twitter: https://Twitter.com/AdditionPod/

Instagram: https://Instagram.com/additionwithaddy

YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCbcmOwRfAHJB6zL_mTLc9j

01:00 Episode 24: From flight attendant to IBM software engineer interview with Jasmine Herd

YouTube:

Substack:

01:37 Microsoft Atlanta

01:54 Crypto markets

02:30 Stock markets

02:44 Interest rate hikes impact on the markets

03:34 Addy’s investment principles

04:45 China ban’s foreign hardware and software

Article: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-orders-government-state-companies-to-scrap-foreign-pcs

Bloomberg article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-06/china-orders-government-state-firms-to-dump-foreign-pcs 

05:56 China’s history of separating from the West

06:25 US Treasury sanctions cryptocurrency mixer Blender.io

Article: https://therecord.media/cryptocurrency-mixer-sanctions-ofac-blendrio-lazarus-group/ 

06:35 What is a cryptocurrency mixer?

Episode 4 on Ronin hack:

Youtube:

Substack:

08:06 Nvidia find for ‘inadequate disclosures’ about crypto mining revenue

Article: https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-sec-charges-nvidia-with-inadequate-disclosures-about-impact-cryptomining-2022-05-06/ 

08:57 Background on crypto mining and chips

09:43 Block (Square) earnings

11:50 Career segment: updates on tech employee layoffs, hiring freezes, and rescinded offers from the Pragmatic Engineer Article:

13:21 What Addy is geeked out about this week

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Thanks again for your patience and support!

Cheers,

Addy

Hi friends,

I have a surprise interview today! I planned on posting this on Saturday, but I ran out of time to record on Thursday so I decided to deliver this amazing interview early :)

Watch on YouTube here:

Show notes:

00:00 Addy welcomes Jasmine Herd, Software Engineer at IBM: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-h...

00:30 Jasmine introduces herself

02:00 How Jasmine got into tech Jasmine’s bootcamp: https://www.launchcode.org/employer-s...

06:13 What Jasmine likes about working in tech

07:22 Tech salaries

09:22 Jasmine’s first tech job post-bootcamp

10:38 How Jasmine left her first tech job after 3 weeks

13:05 Jasmine’s IBM apprentice experience

16:25 What Jasmine believes tech job seekers should focus on

17:44 Jasmine’s recommended networks

Black Software Engineers Support Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8873861/ Karat:

https://karat.com

18:55 How Jasmine navigated an IBM job offer post-apprenticeship

20:13 Why Jasmine is intentional about connecting with other Black coworkers

22:43 Jasmine’s thoughts on having White male advocates

23:24 Jasmine’s IB journey, continued

25:04 Jasmine’s transition from apprentice to full-time IBM engineer

27:27 Internal transfers at IBM

28:24 Why Jasmine shifted to a client-facing performance role

30:34 LOL I got a phone call

31:32 Why revenue impact is important in tech roles

32:50 Jasmine’s review of her new performance role

35:35 Addy and Jasmine discuss job-hopping

36:32 What Jasmine wants to focus on next

37:35 What Jasmine is learning right now

39:07 Jasmine’s advice to listeners

39:39 Which FAANG would Jasmine work for?

40:17 Which pseudo-FAANG would Jasmine work for?

41:17 How to reach Jasmine

Jasmine’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-h...

41:36 Thanks and closing

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Thanks so much for your support!

Cheers,

Addy