What separates Web3 developers from everyone else

Описание: Don't come to Web3 unless you're from the US: ~70% of jobs are US-based. Builders in Africa, Latam, and SE Asia are locked out. Meet Solene Daviaud, founder of Dev3pack, who is changing that: 500+ active builders, 25 countries, and local chapters across 3 continents.

In this episode, she breaks down the hard truth behind the Web3 job market, why blockchain companies like ENS and Alchemy pay for onboarding new developers in Africa and Latam, and what separates hackathon winners from everyone else.

Highlights:
🔸 How to get a job in Web3 if you're based in Latam, Africa, or Southeast Asia
🔸 Mastering the art of partnership with Alchemy, ENS, Base, and Lisk
🔸 Web2 devs need to ditch LinkedIn-first thinking and build in public on X and GitHub
🔸 Vibe coding and AI in Web3. What can't be replaced by AI?
🔸 Hosting a hacker house for 70 female developers in Buenos Aires

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Solene Daviaud, Dev3pack founder: https://x.com/_SDAV
Daria Strategy, DecentWealth co-founder: https://x.com/DariaStrategy
Podcast website: https://decentralizedvoices.xyz


📌 Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Solene's background: Swiss knife from France
01:13 How to actually win hackathons (35+ wins, $75k+)
02:28 Don't give up at ETHGlobal
03:13 What is Dev3pack
04:07 Web3 has fewer full-time workers than Google
04:39 2,000+ applicants, 500 selected — the Dev3Pack filter
05:37 3 misconceptions Web2 devs bring to Web3
07:47 No, you won't get a Web3 job right away
08:22 Don't come to Web3 unless you're from the US
10:57 Open source contributions vs. free labor
13:12 AI & vibe coding: where it works, where it's dangerous
16:02 Tools: Claude Code, Cursor, and that's it
16:39 Landing partnerships with Alchemy, ENS, Base, Lisk
19:24 Hackathons are a privilege
20:54 70 devs, 25 countries, one hacker house in Buenos Aires
22:44 People think web3 will give them everything
24:23 Advice to a younger version of Solene
26:16 Local chapters launch
27:56 The learner vs founder gap
28:45 Partners don't fund education. They fund founders.
29:30 How the community can help Dev3pack