How to get a Crypto Job with Lacey Kaelani

Today’s guest is Lacey Kaelani, the founder of Metaintro. Metaintro is a professional resume wallet for web3. Utilising the Flow Blockchain and NFT technology, users can access their wallets through a browser extension, which can then be used to interact with web3 job applications. The wallet holds certifications, proof of work, and credentials, reducing the hiring time. Lacey is a two-time founder, previously co-founding a professional network for media & entertainment called Casting Depot. Currently, she’s the founder of Metaintro. Before founding her own company, she worked in casting departments at various studios in the Entertainment industry, including MTV, Nickelodeon, and A+E Network. We discuss various topics in the episode, including Metaintro, the crypto job market, advice for joining the crypto space, the entertainment industry, and much more. We begin our conversation with Lacey sharing her experience starting a casting company for the entertainment industry and how that information helped her in her current startup, Metaintro. Lacey explains the various outdated practices that plague the entertainment industry and how some of these issues mirror the issues people face when trying to hire someone in the crypto space. We discuss how she initially became involved in crypto and what attracted her to Web3. Our following conversation focused on Metaintro. Lacey outlines the thesis behind it and their North Star, guiding how they develop the project, explaining why their goal is to replace PDF resumes with wallet-based resumes. We discuss the most popular jobs in Web3 and how the nontechnical side is exploding with opportunities. Lacey shares tips for people looking to hire talent and advice for people looking to join the crypto space. We had an exciting conversation discussing why headhunters and recruiters are antithetical to crypto’s ethos and why they will eventually fall out of fashion within crypto. We also discuss the incredible growth of Metaintro’s community and the stickiness of their community.