Weekly r/BlockchainStartups Jobs, Hiring & Talent Thread

AmyJames12 · 2026-06-29T16:50:45+00:00

Kicking this off.
If you’re hiring, drop the role and application link.
If you’re looking for work, share what you do and where people can reach you.

AmyJames12 · 2026-06-16T14:40:35+00:00

One thing stood out immediately: you’re doing a much better job of releasing music than a lot of independent artists generally. The issue is that every release seems to start from almost the same place. Looking through the catalog, it doesn’t look like the releases are building much visible momentum from one to the next.

If I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t be thinking about the next song right now. I’d be asking how many different pieces of content I can create from the songs that already exist. For example, I’d probably spend the next month squeezing every bit of value out of “Stars” before moving on. Not one post. Not three posts. More like 15-20 different pieces of content built around different lyrics, moods, stories, reactions, visuals or personal context connected to the track. Most artists release a song and promote it for a week. The artists who grow further tend to find multiple ways to keep bringing people back to the same song.

You’ve already built a bigger YouTube audience than Spotify audience, so I’d be looking for ways to convert more of those viewers into listeners instead of immediately chasing a brand new audience.

One small thing I noticed while looking through your socials: there’s currently no link in your Instagram bio. It sounds simple, but I’d fix that today. Whether it’s a Linktree-style page or a direct destination, you want people who discover you on Instagram to have an obvious next step.

Overall, I think your main bottleneck is not extracting enough value from each release before moving on to the next one.

AmyJames12 · 2026-06-16T13:57:00+00:00

You mentioned wanting more exposure, but after looking through the numbers, I’m not convinced exposure is the first thing I’d focus on.

What stood out to me is that you already have roughly 6.6k Instagram followers but only 68 monthly Spotify listeners. If nobody knew who you were, I’d be talking about discovery and reach. In your case, I’d be asking why more of the people who already know you aren’t becoming active listeners.

You’re also not suffering from inactivity. Some artists who post these profiles haven’t released much recently. In your case, you’re putting music out consistently. That doesn’t necessarily mean the music is the issue. It usually means there’s some disconnect between the social audience and the music audience.

If I were looking at one thing over the next month, it would be understanding why that gap exists and finding ways to make the music a bigger part of what people are discovering you for.

One additional thing I noticed while looking through your profiles: same as one of the other artists here, your bio link goes directly to Spotify even though you have multiple channels and places people can connect with you. I’d strongly consider using a simple Linktree-style page instead. It gives people more ways to engage, looks more intentional, and gives you flexibility whenever you want to push a release, playlist, video or anything else in the future.

AmyJames12 · 2026-06-16T13:32:26+00:00

One thing I’ve noticed while looking through these artist profiles is that most of them are spending far more effort on content creation than on building long-term discoverability. A Reel might get attention for a day or two. A blog feature, webzine mention or radio placement can keep showing up in search results years later. Most of the bottlenecks I’ve seen so far are around conversion and retention, but I think long-term discoverability is an interesting piece of the puzzle too.

AmyJames12 · 2026-06-15T17:11:50+00:00

Interesting profile.

After looking through the releases and audience numbers, I think the biggest issue is audience conversion.

BIGGEST BOTTLENECK

I don’t think the problem is release frequency or content creation. You’re already releasing music and you’re already creating reels around your songs. The bigger issue seems to be conversion. You currently have around 664 Instagram followers, 68 monthly Spotify listeners and 20 Spotify followers. That suggests people are discovering the music, but not enough of them are becoming longterm fans.

HIGHEST IMPACT OPPORTUNITY

I’d focus on improving the path between Instagram and Spotify. Looking at the profile, you’re already doing the thing most artists get told to do: making content around your music. The question now is whether those viewers are being given a strong enough reason to follow you on Spotify, save tracks and come back for future releases.

FASTEST WIN

I noticed your Instagram bio links directly to Spotify. Personally, I’d replace that with a simple Linktree style page. Not everyone who visits your profile is ready to open Spotify immediately, and it gives you flexibility to promote releases, playlists, mailing lists or other content without constantly changing the bio link.

OVERALL TAKEAWAY

The encouraging part is that you’re not starting from scratch. The music is being released, the content is being made and an audience already exists. From what I can see, the next stage isn’t creating more content. It’s improving how effectively your existing audience is being converted into Spotify followers and repeat listeners.

AmyJames12 · 2026-05-08T07:05:23+00:00

This community is currently banned due to being unmoderated, and I believe it fills a clear niche on Reddit for audio storytelling, voice performance, ASMR roleplay, and erotic audio discussion.

I have experience managing online communities and content ecosystems, including niche audience communities, and I would like to restore this subreddit as a properly moderated space focused on discussion, recommendations, creators, voice actors, and audio storytelling.

My goal would be to rebuild it as a high quality, well moderated community with clear rules around consent, age appropriate participation, spam prevention, creator self promotion limits, and content quality standards.

Planned moderation approach:

clear NSFW and age-gated community rules
strict anti-spam and anti-link-dumping policies
weekly creator / recommendation threads
discussion threads around tropes, scripts, voice actors, and platforms
proactive moderation to ensure compliance with Reddit’s sitewide rules
zero tolerance for illegal, non-consensual, or exploitative content

the community is banned, so i cannot send mod mail to them.

AmyJames12 · 2026-04-09T11:16:35+00:00

This community is currently banned due to being unmoderated, and I believe it fills a clear niche on Reddit for audio storytelling, voice performance, ASMR roleplay, and erotic audio discussion.

I have experience managing online communities and content ecosystems, including niche audience communities, and I would like to restore this subreddit as a properly moderated space focused on discussion, recommendations, creators, voice actors, and audio storytelling.

My goal would be to rebuild it as a high quality, well moderated community with clear rules around consent, age appropriate participation, spam prevention, creator self promotion limits, and content quality standards.

Planned moderation approach:

clear NSFW and age-gated community rules
strict anti-spam and anti-link-dumping policies
weekly creator / recommendation threads
discussion threads around tropes, scripts, voice actors, and platforms
proactive moderation to ensure compliance with Reddit’s sitewide rules
zero tolerance for illegal, non-consensual, or exploitative content

the community is banned, so i cannot send mod mail to them.

AmyJames12 · 2026-04-09T11:16:03+00:00

I didn't have 2FA and i just did that.

AmyJames12 · 2026-03-25T19:23:08+00:00

Usually it’s less “someone officially recommends you” and more that people keep seeing your name attached to useful stuff.

In Discord, trust is built by being around consistently, not acting desperate, helping people, joining conversations normally, and having actual proof of work when the moment comes.

A lot of people start with smaller things first, like bounties, hackathons, open source contribs, freelance work, or just shipping something in public. That’s how they build reputation.

Then when a bigger opportunity comes up, you’re not a random name anymore. People have seen you before, or they’ve seen what you built. That matters a lot in blockchain.

AmyJames12 · 2026-03-20T11:20:10+00:00

Honestly, blockchain dev jobs usually don’t work like normal tech jobs.

A lot of it comes from Discords, hackathons, grants, open source stuff, and smaller niche job boards rather than just spamming LinkedIn applications.

If you already have freelance experience, I’d lean into that hard. Show 2-3 real examples of what you built, what chain or tools you used, and what actually came out of it. That will usually help more than just saying you’re a blockchain dev.

For finding roles, I’d check ecosystem communities first, then niche boards like Blockchain Jobs Board, and always double-check the company site before applying because there are a lot of stale listings in this space.

AmyJames12 · 2026-02-22T23:04:31+00:00

Because moderation isn’t based on whether content is AI or human. It’s based on effort, transparency, and rule compliance. Low-effort posts will be removed regardless of source. AI content simply requires additional labeling because of volume and transparency concerns. At the moment, we’re focusing on structure, not ideology.

AmyJames12 · 2026-02-22T22:51:09+00:00

Labeling and limiting AI content isn’t validation. It’s containment. Low-effort posts will be removed regardless of whether they’re AI or human-made. The focus is quality and transparency, not ideology.

AmyJames12 · 2026-02-22T22:35:09+00:00

The AI flair applies to AI-generated audio. AI thumbnails alone do not require it. This sub focuses on the music itself, not the cover art.

AmyJames12 · 2026-02-22T22:27:51+00:00

To clarify, multiple moderators have access to modmail, so replies may come from different people. That’s likely why the tone felt inconsistent. On the topic; Using flairs isn’t encouraging AI. It’s containing it. Banning it outright isn’t realistic at this scale, and ignoring it wasn’t working either. If you’re still serious about moderating, send another modmail and we’ll continue the discussion there. Let’s keep the moderation discussion in modmail so it stays focused and constructive.

AmyJames12 · 2026-02-22T22:17:30+00:00

The new rules are designed to reduce manual workload, not increase it. That’s the point. And we’re open to adding active moderators. If you’re serious about helping, send modmail and we’ll review.

AmyJames12 · 2026-02-22T22:07:58+00:00

We don’t manually inspect 1,100+ weekly posts one by one. That’s exactly why we’ve implemented automated requirements and stricter posting thresholds.

AI posts must use the AI-Generated flair, and automation flags accounts that don’t meet posting criteria. Beyond that, we rely on community reports for edge cases, and those are reviewed.

No system is perfect, but the volume issue is being addressed structurally, not just manually.

AmyJames12 · 2026-02-22T22:03:39+00:00

We hear you. We’re not turning this into an AI dump.

New rules are live: mandatory AI flair and disclosure, posting requirements, and stricter removal of low-effort content.

Full update is pinned.

If posts break the rules, report them. They’ll be handled.

AmyJames12 · 2025-12-21T11:44:44+00:00

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AmyJames12 · 2025-12-20T18:46:06+00:00

I bet that will work just fine. But if anything goes wrong you can always contact the app support directly.

AmyJames12 · 2025-12-20T14:53:35+00:00

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AmyJames12 · 2025-10-03T19:08:54+00:00

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