<p><i>Episode 22</i><b><i> </i></b><i>of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with <strong>The Block's Frank Chaparro and Freelance Labs Founder &amp; CEO Adam Jackson.</strong></i></p> <p><i>Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on </i><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scoop/id1460134454"><i>Apple</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7qwrgTJ5CYDXAaVILNZuEd"><i>Spotify</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdGhlYmxvY2stdGhlc2Nvb3A?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwionbSO9fbxAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg"><i>Google Podcasts</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-block-2/the-scoop-4"><i>Stitcher</i></a>,<i> or wherever you listen to podcasts. Feedback and revision requests can be sent to podcast@theblockcrypto.com.</i></p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="200" src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=BLOCK1942965829" width="100%"></iframe></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adam Jackson is the Founder and CEO of Freelance Labs — the development company behind the user-owned talent network, </span><a href="https://www.theblock.co/linked/126938/web3-job-platform-braintrust-raises-100-million-in-private-token-sale"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BrainTrust</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Jackson explains how decentralization helps BrainTrust operate more efficiently than traditional staffing firms and how recent tech layoffs have impacted the crypto job market.</span></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">During this episode, Chaparro and Jackson also discuss:</span></i></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why contractors are in high demand</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How token models bootstrap growth</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The role of VCs in web3</span></li> </ul> <hr /> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>This episode is brought to you by our sponsors <i><a href="https://railgun.app.link/thescoop">Railgun</a>, and <a href="https://flare.network/?utm_source=TDE&amp;utm_medium=Podcast&amp;utm_campaign=TheBlock">Flare Network</a></i><em><br /> </em></b><strong><br /> </strong></span><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Railgun<br /> </strong><em>Railgun is a private DeFi solution on Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum and Polygon. Shield any ERC-20 token and any NFT into a Private Balance and let Railgun’s zero-knowledge cryptography encrypt your address, balance and transaction history. You can also bring privacy to your project with Railgun SDK, and be sure to check out Railgun with partner project <a href="https://railway.app.link/thescoop">Railway Wallet</a>, also available on iOS and Android. Visit <a href="https://railgun.app.link/thescoop">Railgun.org</a> to find out more.<br /> </em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Flare<br /> </strong><em>Flare is an EVM-based Layer 1 blockchain designed to allow developers to build applications that can use data from other blockchains and the internet. By providing decentralized access to a wide variety of high-integrity data from other blockchains and the internet, Flare enables new use cases and monetization models. Build better and connect everything at <a href="https://flare.network/?utm_source=TDE&amp;utm_medium=Podcast&amp;utm_campaign=TheBlock">Flare.Network</a>.</em></span></p><br /><span class="copyright"><p>© 2023 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.</p> </span>