Krishnanand is a software engineer at Edge & Node, one of the teams behind the graph protocol. He has been in the blockchain space even before the Web3 boom and has been consistently working in this space for over 3 years. In this podcast we discuss his job, the current state of web3, and opportunities in the space.

Where to find Krishnanand:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/incrypto32/

* Twitter: https://x.com/incrypto32

Softwares / Products / Resources mentioned in the podcast:

* Uniswap protocol - https://uniswap.org/

* Edge & Node - https://edgeandnode.com/

* Graph Protocol - https://thegraph.com/

* Bitcoin whitepaper - https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

* Ethereum - https://ethereum.org/en/

* Solidity - https://soliditylang.org/

Job boards in web3:

* https://web3career.in/

* https://web3.career/

* https://remote3.co/

Hackathons:

* ETH India - https://ethindia.co/

* ETH Global - https://ethglobal.com/

* Devfolio - https://devfolio.co/hackathons

Recommendations from Krishnanand:

* Books:

* Read,Write,Own - https://readwriteown.com/

* Podcast:

* Bankless - https://www.youtube.com/@Bankless

Chapters:

00:00 highlights

02:10 intro

03:20 blockchain vs web3

09:00 state of web3

12:10 graph protocol

15:40 50LPA job in web3

21:20 EPNS to Edge & Node

23:00 are people in web3 for money?

26:50 get started in web3

35:00 job hunting in web3

37:40 life as a digital nomad

45:00 importance of hackathons

50:20 mentorship & curiosity

56:40 recommendations

01:00:00 conclusion

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Laya, a recruiter employed at Amazon, brings over two years of experience in HR and has successfully hired numerous individuals during this time. In this podcast, we delve into Laya’s path to Amazon, offering intriguing perspectives on the hiring process and the inner workings of HR within an organization. Our discussion is tailored to provide valuable insights for students and early-career professionals.

Where to find Laya:

• LinkedIn:
  https://www.linkedin.com/in/layaannalalan/


• Laya’s Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/bMR7v2KNhWY?si=1sOvJZw2sAaRzWeL

Stories mentioned in the podcast:

CRED Internship request: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/karthig-saravanan-b2a03720a_intern-opportunities-motiondesign-activity-7026046751920828416-tvIw

GitHub Engineer Story: https://x.com/katherinecodes/status/1400820538780446732

Products/Softwares mentioned in the podcast:

• Resume Worded: https://resumeworded.com/



• Levels.fyi : https://www.levels.fyi/



• Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.co.in/



• Naukri: https://www.naukri.com/



• Blind: https://www.teamblind.com/



• Fishbowl: https://www.fishbowlapp.com/



• Grapevine: https://grapevine.in/



• 6figr: https://6figr.com/



• YC job board: https://www.workatastartup.com/



• a16z job board: https://jobs.a16z.com/jobs



• IIM jobs: https://www.iimjobs.com/



• Wellfound: https://wellfound.com/



• Instahyre: https://www.instahyre.com/



• Ambition Box: https://www.ambitionbox.com/
  

Chapters

• 00:00 highlights


• 01:24 intro


• 02:05 role of an HR in an organisation


• 05:46 how's compensation decided for a role


• 
  08:53 truth of ESOPs


• 10:48 CTC vs In-Hand Salary


• 14:28 stock vesting in salary


• 18:49 importance of resume


• 24:13 importance of linkedin


• 28:38 where to find non-engineering job roles


• 
  33:08 reality of competitive salary


• 40:44 story of rahul


• 
  47:12 open proposals


• 50:40 scouting talent


• 54:37 company culture & diversity


• 01:03:27 Laya’s journey to Amazon


• 01:10:09 outro

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Kiran Johns is a product manager at Hoppscotch, he has over 2 years of experience as a PM.
In this podcast we discuss:

• product management as a function in an organisation


• IBM Quantum computing


• getting started in product


• building proof of work


• cold reachouts and job hunting

Chapters:

• 00:00 intro


• 00:08 what is product management


• 07:34 landing an APM role


• 13:15 proof of work for an aspiring PM


• 19:26 what’s a PRD


• 22:40 meme marketing


• 24:46 how did you discover product management


• 28:04 role of campus and communities in your journey


• 31:24 communities you can explore


• 34:42 cold reach out


• 38:28 side projects


• 40:43 minimum viable processes


• 43:24 people you look upto in the product ecosystem


• 47:57 products & practices that helped in your career


• 51:53 recommendations for product management


• 56:11 hype of the PM role


• 57:44 advice for younger self


• 01:01:14 productivity tip that worked for you


• 01:03:05 why kurious kathakal

Where to find Kiran:


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiranjohns/


Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetronjohnson

Recommendations from Kiran:

People to checkout:

• Jason Levin: https://twitter.com/iamjasonlevin


• Ryan Hoover: https://twitter.com/rrhoover


• Vedika Jain: https://twitter.com/vedikaja_in


• Shreyas Doshi: https://twitter.com/shreyas


• Lenny Rachitsky: https://twitter.com/lennysan


• Paul Graham: https://twitter.com/paulg


• Marty Cagan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cagan/


• Anamita Guha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anamitag/

Books/Newsletters/Blogs:

• Working Backwards: Insights, Stories and Secrets from Amazon


• The Lean Startup by Eric Ries


• Product Led Growth by Bush Wes


• Hooked by Nir Eyal


• Silicon Valley Product Group: https://www.svpg.com/


• Signature Block : https://www.signatureblock.co/


• Lenny’s Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/


• Shape Up: https://basecamp.com/shapeup

Communities:

• Kerala Product Hunt: https://bio.link/keralaph


• Tinkerhub: https://www.tinkerhub.org/


• The Product Folks: https://www.theproductfolks.com/

Products/Companies mentioned in the podcast

• Vahan: https://vahan.co/


• Hoppscotch: https://hoppscotch.com/


• Airchat: https://www.air.chat/


• Notion: https://www.notion.so/


• Amie : https://amie.so/

other mentions:

• 
  Mathew Varghese: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathewvarghesemanu/
  


• IBM Qiskit Advocates: https://qiskit.org/advocates


• PR/FAQ docs by Amazon : https://coda.io/@colin-bryar/working-backwards-how-write-an-amazon-pr-faq


• Generalized Specialist: https://fs.blog/generalized-specialist/


• Weekend Fund: https://www.weekend.fund/


• Minimum Viable : https://www.minimumviable.cc/


• Dropbox MVP - https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/19/dropbox-minimal-viable-product/

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