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No, this is not me advertising an open position.
These are the kinds of job adverts I'm seeing in my inbox these days.
The salary ranges may be more realistic than they were three months ago, but the job descriptions have expanded to the point where they are longer than my resume. And there are probably only ten people on the planet who could both do the job, and who would want to.
You can listen to the episode, or read this summary:
Offering half a million dollars for a job that requires the applicant to a) have spent a decade researching and hacking away at blockchain programming, so they can b) help you recruit a team of blockchain developers, and then manage them, is going to be hard to fill. Because people who have done the former, are probably not going to want to do the latter.
By Keir Finlow-BatesNo, this is not me advertising an open position.
These are the kinds of job adverts I'm seeing in my inbox these days.
The salary ranges may be more realistic than they were three months ago, but the job descriptions have expanded to the point where they are longer than my resume. And there are probably only ten people on the planet who could both do the job, and who would want to.
You can listen to the episode, or read this summary:
Offering half a million dollars for a job that requires the applicant to a) have spent a decade researching and hacking away at blockchain programming, so they can b) help you recruit a team of blockchain developers, and then manage them, is going to be hard to fill. Because people who have done the former, are probably not going to want to do the latter.