Maria Magenes — Starting Your Career In Blockchain, DeFi & The Brutal Truth About Marketing

This fun conversation covered:

How to start your career in Blockchain (today,) 

The reason Maria Is Working In The Blockchain Space, 

How to build a robust community in the industry,

DAI Token, Relationship with Defi, Its Purpose, Balancer, The Best Fresh Basil Pesto Secret & much much more !

 

Show Notes:

 

0-2:00 Introduction

 

3:09 MakerDAO explained

 

4:55 In Simple Terms - DAI Token, Relationship with Defi and Its Purpose

 

6:18 MakerDAO, DAI Token In My Humble Words

 

8:05 Reasons Why Should Other Care About Maker Protocal & DeFi?
 ... DeFi is short for “decentralized finance” - which allows access to finance from anywhere at anytime with a device connected to the internet 

 

11:11 Maria’s WHY (The reason Maria Is Working In The Blockchain Space) 

 

12:03 Please Go Learn About These Things ~ 

 

12:45 Journey of Maria’s Career In The Space (Senior Marketing Manager Europe & Africa, Maker Foundation)

 

15:00 Secret: Find Your Ambassador To Grow Your Local Community 

 

17:28 The IMPORTANCE OF education In The Blockchain Space 

 

18:30 The Brutal Truth About Marketing,  Community Building & FriDAI Brunch

 https://youtu.be/dXHMNmYowO4  

 

21:30 Thoughts On Bite Size Educational Content ( https://community-development.makerdao.com/en/learn/ ) 

 

24:35 Maria On Balancer.fi/ (An Automated portfolio manager and trading platform) 

 

26:25 The Future On Remote Work & What Balancer Is Doing 

 

30:17 The DAO & How Does It Work? 

 

32:30 What Is It Like To Be Working In The Blockchain Space? 

 

34:04 Balancer Future Projection, Top 35 Project & Eventually Be A DAO

 

36:00 When & How Did You Hear About Crypto & Blockchain 

 

38:50 Fun Moments ~ 

 

39:18 How She Started In The Blockchain Space 

 

41:20 Why Blockchain Is The Foudation Of A Brighter Future For Us + PODCAST HIGHTLIGHT 

 

42:45 “When In Doubt Learn Blockchain” Jiazi

 

43:33  When Maria First Started In The Space

 

44:17 Blockchain Career Advice (Never get scared of asking we are all here to learn, Never stop learning & When In Doubt Learn Blockchain.) 

 

46:55 First Time I Heard Of Bitcoin 

 

48:20 Changing The World By Being Faithful In Technology (HIGHTLIGHT 49:50) 

 

51:15 Maria’s Biggest Accomplishment So Far (Family, Friends & Career/Mission She Believes In)

 

54:45 Advice On Relationship, Especially Romantic Relationship (Be Yourself & Love Yourself)

 

56:58 Maria’s Decision Making Process 

 

59:11 Maria’s Favoriate Hobbies 

 

59:59 Maria’s AUTHENTIC Pesto Pasta Recipe 

 

1:03:25 Event Have Shaped My Life 

 

1:10:16 oasis.app

https://www.shefi.org/  Imagine a financial economy built on Web 3.0 in which women are active participants and leaders

 

1:13:50 How To Would Women Or Anyone Actually, Overcame The Fear Towards The Blockchain Industry https://she256.org/mentorship/ 

 

1:15:17 How Can We Make The World A Better Place? 

 

1:16:14 What Is Your Super Power? 

 

1:18:35 Advice On Growth Hacking?

 

1:20:44 Three most important Future applications