I jumped back into web3 in December of 2021 after reading about DAOs and getting excited about the possibilities they hold for better coordination and ownership on a global scale. I went on a run earlier and was able to reflect on some accomplishments along my web3 journey (chronologically):
I’ve been investigating Olympus DAO v2 contracts to understand the inner workings, which has gotten me up to speed on the solidity development environment and fundamental concepts of DeFi.
Attended a five-week DAO Pioneers learning group to deep dive on everything DAOs
Accepted to GitcoinDAO and have been working through the Speed Run Ethereum modules and spending time on their bleeding-edge typescript version and eth-hooks-v4.
Completed and deployed Nader Dabit’s NFT Marketplace app, and improved it with typescript, multi-chain capability, and simplified deploy and testing framework with hardhat-deploy (my repo)
Created my first POAP for my Zwift racing team.
Was accepted to the Kernel0x web3 community as a KB5 fellow and I am on week three as I write this. I’ve been diving deep into DAOs, DeFi, and Tokenomics as well as exploring an opportunity to bring web2 into the web3 space.
I am continuing to explore solidity, work through various applications and protocols, while coming up to speed on hacks and security considerations. It’s my goal to have a firm understanding of solidity patterns and protocols as I believe this is a powerful tool that unlocks a lot of possibility in the future.
Finally, I’m looking to secure a Developer DAO membership NFT soon so I can join that community. I love their vibe and the content they produce.
If you’re considering jumping into web3 yourself, my advice is not to hesitate. Yes there’s a lot of noise, hype, and grifters a-plenty which you should expect in an ecosystem with crazy economics. But more importantly, there’s also a lot of opportunity, innovative technology, good people, and real potential to improve the way we live our lives.
That’s all for now. Feel free to reach out (@joescharf) if you would like to chat about web3, or any of the projects I’m working on!