Will White on a Career Change from Accountant to Web3 Architect
What We Discuss With Will White
Will started working at PWC where he was part of the administrators team of the famous Lehmann Brothers case, and continued to be an advisor at numerous Fintech companies, Neo Banks and Venture Capital Firms.
Will is not your typical accountant, and being also a tech enthusiast, was an early advocate for crypto.
Will is a founding team member at Twali, a decentralized job marketplace for freelancers.If you’re an expert in accounting, tax, legal, HR and a lot of more, Twali is building a platform to help you cross the chasm and work in Web3.
In this episode, you will learn;
- The different ways to work in Web3 today;
- The idea of building on chain verificable reputation;
- How can contributor in DAOs earn bounties/rewards for work done;
- Emerging skills for accountants and finance professionals to have for Web3 and much more.
Shownotes
- Will shares the story of his early days at PWC, and working on the administration of Lehmann Brothers [3:06]
- Early 2013, Will discovers Bitcoin and goes through his investment decisions at that time [9:25]
- Wil shares his approach to investing in NFTs, and what has worked for him [19:56]
- What is Twali, a decentralized talent marketplace doing differently for freelancers [26:00]
- The margin foregone for an employee at PWC [28:41]
- Why is a DAO more effective way to work rather than a traditional consultancy firm [29:58]
- The growing need of talent for DAOs [33:08]
- Different ways for people to build an on-chain resume [36:34]
- What are bounties and how can freelancers start earning bounties by working for DAOs [43:47]
- How to market the web3 space to the masses and get more people to start paying attention and earning [46:45]
- Emerging skills for accountants and finance professionals in web3 [52:40]
