๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฆ What is the future of work?
Curated resources for Armenian founders and tech enthusiasts.
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โIf youโre not uncomfortable, youโre not trying hard enough.โ Thatโs true and will be even more important as we move forward in a more remote world, where anyone with access to the internet will be able to work from anywhere. In the future, itโs likely the average person will not work for a company. Instead, people will earn income in non-traditional ways by creating art/content, playing games, or learning new skills; X to earn model will prevail. The new future of work will enable networks of people to form around emerging ideas and reward those contributors through tokens or other means of access such as NFTs.
This shift has already started with DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and has unlocked new earning potential for individuals. This is just a preamble to the world of DAOs to start up the conversation around its possibilities within the Armenian communities around the Globe. Keep an eye out and start looking for ways you can contribute within this newly created framework of the future of work.
I wish more young people dreamed about being inventors, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs than influencers. And now you can do so by creating or joining DAOs around a specific goal! Would love to hear your thoughts on the topic! Message me if you have any thoughts on the topic. P.S. Keep an eye out for a big announcement in the coming weeks! ๐
Armenian Tech News ๐ฃ
๐ Softr raised a $13.5M Series A round led by FirstMark Capital, AtlanticLabs, and multiple angels. Happy to be using this great product for our Hye Ventures website.
๐ฐExpper Technologies, the company behind Robin the Robot, raised a $2M Seed round co-led by Starta VC and Formula VC with the participation of Healthcare Equity Angels, AiSprouts VC, Angelsdeck, as well as existing investors SmartGateVC and other angels.
๐Amazing results for Armenian Startups at ProductHunt's GoldenKittyAwards2021.
Best Product in SaaS - Lucky Carrot
Best Product in Audio/Voice - PodcastleAI
Best Product of the Year - Softr
โ๏ธ Western Armenian Wordle aka ิฒีกีผีซีฏ/Parig has been launched by Sourencho and Shahen! Enjoy it here!
๐ตEGEA LLC has invested 37,000,000 AMD (~$100K) to launch electric scooters services in Armenia. The company plans to introduce an electric scooter rental service in Yerevan, then in the regions and in tourist places. The service will work online through a mobile application.
๐จโ๐ซ๐ฉโ๐ซ Uteach, an all-in-one platform for starting a teaching business in minutes became the #1 product of the week on product hunt. Thanks to their solution, education providers save up to 70 % of their time.
๐ผ Emerge tech conference is coming to Armenia on May 12-14th. Get your tickets!
๐ Detroit Pistons assistant Rex Kalamian has agreed to become the new head coach of the Armenian national team. His grandmother escaped the Armenian genocide as a teenager to come to the United States, and both his parents are Bronx-born Armenian-Americans.
What weโre following ๐
Entrepreneurship:
YC made a big change which could have massive negative impacts on emerging markets such as Armenian Entrepreneurs
Best design resources for startups. Save 100+ hours researching by Easlo
On Bubbles by Bill Gurley
Crypto (Crypto rebranded as Web 3.0):
DeFi 101: Some basic primitives, where they came from (and why it matters) by Noah Jessop
Optimizing Your Token Distribution by Cooopahtroopa and Lauren Stephanian
How to read a smart contractโand why youโd want to in the first place by Chris Cantino
Gaming / Creator Economy / Consumer:
The Economics of Creativity: Who Gets Paid and Why by James Currier
How to build consumer social apps by Nikita Bier
Jobs ๐ผ
Scylla is looking to hire a Business Development Manager based in Austin Texas. Apply Today! They also have many other roles open on their website!
Dowork.ai is looking for a Content Writer to join their super-SEO team. The position is part-time and remote. Reach out if you are interested.
Following their recent Series A round, Softr is looking to add many team members to their company. Check them out here
5th Kind is expanding into Armenia and hiring many engineering roles (DevOps Engineer / Platform Engineer / Solutions Architect / Systems Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer / Automation/Tools Engineer. Send me a note if interested.
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Startup spotlight ๐จโ๐ป๐ฉโ๐ป
Lucky Carrot, founded by Mariam Gyulumyan and Sergey Asatryan in 2018, helps teams and organizations improve their culture with peer-to-peer recognition. They allow employees to appreciate each other for all their great actions at work. Lucky Carrot has for mission to boost peer-to-peer relationships, team building activities, and promote company core values by engaging and motivating employees in a fun and easy way. They also just won the best product in the SaaS category by ProductHunt! Learn more about them through their informative video. Hereโs what their platform currently offers:
Peer Recognition: enables employees to recognize each other and make hard work and daily small and big achievements visible.
Rewards: gives opportunity to redeem received recognitions (carrots) into gift cards or donations.
Engagement Survey: reveals employeesโ real problems and concerns that may stay invisible.
Goal Management: enables to set goals and create aligned, and motivated teams.
People Analytics: gives detailed insights into employee interactions and helps to make data-driven decisions.
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