Startups & Tech - Issue #202: Cash App Ecosystem, ML Infra, Web3 Wallets, Estimating LTV

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Gm. Hope everyone will have an awesome week!

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🗞️ Interesting Reads

Sequoia Capital’s presentation on the downturn, and what it means for startups.
Square held its annual investor day, and in particular this presentation on the Cash App ecosystem was a fascinating read.
Why “wallets” in Web3 are such an important infrastructure layer for companies.
Deep dive into the data & ML infrastructure market sector.
Tips for onboarding (process when joining) into a new company.
Tips for estimating customer lifetime value (LTV) in Web3.
Lessons learned from a security auditor on engineering team best practices.
All asset prices are crashing, even the average selling price of Rolex watches. 👀

🔥 Startup Jobs

Race Capital: Investment Associate, Head of Content (Remote)
Hedge: Product Design, DeFi Degen (Remote)
Solend: Engineer, Smart Contracts, Product Design (Remote)
OtterTune: Product Manager, Software Engineer, Designer (Remote)
Opaque: Business Development, Backend, Core Platform (Berkeley, CA)
SocialChat: Customer Support (San Francisco, CA)
GoodNotes: Campus Ambassador (London, UK)
Databricks: Infra Eng, Product Manager
Lightning Labs: Head of Talent, Engineering Manager, Product Manager, Marketing (Remote)
Citcon: VP Engineering, Lead Architect (Remote)
Polysign: Software Engineer, Client Services (Remote)
Scarf: Social Media, Head of Growth, Engineer, Data Analyst (Remote)
Zeet: Head of Growth, Dev Experience, Customer Success, Marketing (SF, CA)
Zeta: Product Designer, Marketing Lead (Remote)
FTX: Full Stack Developer (Remote)

Browse more open roles across our portfolio at Race Capital’s Portfolio Job Board

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