How to Use the New Pay Transparency Laws to Maximize Your Salary
I’ve been working in “corporate America” for over sixteen years and in that time, I have always felt pay transparency was a huge issue. As an employee, you have no idea what the salary range is for your level so it’s hard to know if you’re being fairly compensated. Given all the issues that arise from lack of transparency around pay, it’s exciting to see several states now have laws on the books that require employers to include a salary range in all job postings. These so-called “pay transpa...
Is it Time to Start Accumulating ETH?
So far, ETH has declined over 80% from its all time high made back in November 2021. It has bounced considerably from that low point so far but the worst may not be over. To understand when it makes sense to start accumulating ETH you need to understand how price cycles work.Understanding Price CyclesPrices go through cycles on an endless loop. Every cycle has both an advancing portion and a declining portion. Every cycle always begins with price advancing until it reaches a peak and begins t...
Decentralized Social Media Has Arrived!
One of the core benefits of web3 is the idea that we can own our data and content as we navigate the internet and nowhere is that more important than social media. Think about this for a second. You don’t own your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or even LinkedIn profile. And you certainly don’t own the content created by and associated with that profile. It’s the centralized company that owns your profile and any content you create and followers you amass. Consider the fact that you can’t take ...
Husband and father. Investor. Digital marketing leader 15+ years. Passionate about the potential of Web3. Focus on progress over perfection
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably heard the phrase “Web3”. It’s a term that has many different meanings to each person that hears it but I think there is a rather simple way to understand what Web3 aspire to be. If we focus on the core values Web3 is meant to instantiate, we can develop a better picture of what it aspires to be and why it should matter to you and me.
At the most basic level, Web3 attempts to facilitate more fairness between consumers and the platforms they use. This is in contrast to the existing “Web2” model where platforms try to extract as much value from their users as possible while giving the minimum value back in return.
When I say platforms, I’m referring to the dominant ecosystems that have captured a large share of our collective consciousness…Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, etc. These platforms derive their value from aggregating “user generated content” and instead of sharing the wealth created from all of this content, they are having it flow to a small number of shareholders. Interestingly, these are mostly publicly traded companies so anyone can invest and get exposure to the upside but that is not the same as having true ownership and governance rights over the platform and that’s where Web3 is different.
Web3 creates the opportunity for a more equitable distribution of the value and wealth created when you aggregate the contributions of millions and even billions of people. Imagine a world where a user can receive some financial benefit from their individual contributions to a platform instead of just “likes”, “follows” and “subscribers”.
This world is coming and Web3 is the gateway!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably heard the phrase “Web3”. It’s a term that has many different meanings to each person that hears it but I think there is a rather simple way to understand what Web3 aspire to be. If we focus on the core values Web3 is meant to instantiate, we can develop a better picture of what it aspires to be and why it should matter to you and me.
At the most basic level, Web3 attempts to facilitate more fairness between consumers and the platforms they use. This is in contrast to the existing “Web2” model where platforms try to extract as much value from their users as possible while giving the minimum value back in return.
When I say platforms, I’m referring to the dominant ecosystems that have captured a large share of our collective consciousness…Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, etc. These platforms derive their value from aggregating “user generated content” and instead of sharing the wealth created from all of this content, they are having it flow to a small number of shareholders. Interestingly, these are mostly publicly traded companies so anyone can invest and get exposure to the upside but that is not the same as having true ownership and governance rights over the platform and that’s where Web3 is different.
Web3 creates the opportunity for a more equitable distribution of the value and wealth created when you aggregate the contributions of millions and even billions of people. Imagine a world where a user can receive some financial benefit from their individual contributions to a platform instead of just “likes”, “follows” and “subscribers”.
This world is coming and Web3 is the gateway!
How to Use the New Pay Transparency Laws to Maximize Your Salary
I’ve been working in “corporate America” for over sixteen years and in that time, I have always felt pay transparency was a huge issue. As an employee, you have no idea what the salary range is for your level so it’s hard to know if you’re being fairly compensated. Given all the issues that arise from lack of transparency around pay, it’s exciting to see several states now have laws on the books that require employers to include a salary range in all job postings. These so-called “pay transpa...
Is it Time to Start Accumulating ETH?
So far, ETH has declined over 80% from its all time high made back in November 2021. It has bounced considerably from that low point so far but the worst may not be over. To understand when it makes sense to start accumulating ETH you need to understand how price cycles work.Understanding Price CyclesPrices go through cycles on an endless loop. Every cycle has both an advancing portion and a declining portion. Every cycle always begins with price advancing until it reaches a peak and begins t...
Decentralized Social Media Has Arrived!
One of the core benefits of web3 is the idea that we can own our data and content as we navigate the internet and nowhere is that more important than social media. Think about this for a second. You don’t own your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or even LinkedIn profile. And you certainly don’t own the content created by and associated with that profile. It’s the centralized company that owns your profile and any content you create and followers you amass. Consider the fact that you can’t take ...
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