Navigating Web3 as a Student w/Regan O'Malley | S1 E2

On this episode of Rehash, we’re chatting with Regan O’Malley. Regan is a student at USC, works part time at Opyn, and is a founding member of the Astro Girls Society team, Astronaughties.

To kick off the episode, Regan explains her incredible journey into web3. Thanks to her brother, and some new friends at Index DAO, Regan went from four Twitter followers to over 3000 in just one week. She embraced this opportunity and has continued to make incredible contributions to the web3 space since.

Regan explains the challenges newbies face when entering web3 for the first time, and gives listeners advice on how to navigate DAO onboarding, DAO compensation, and even choosing the right DAO for you.

Astro Girls is a generative pfp project with artwork created by @eleven_gua. The mission of the project is to help women onboard into web3 and promote diversity in the space. Regan gives us some insight into the story of how Astro Girls came to be, as well as her own experience working with a team of incredible women from all around the world.

Finally, Regan leaves us with some tips for young women and college students like herself who want to go full-time web3. She advocates for transparency with your parents and utilizing the Gap Semester to make that transition as smooth as possible.

To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things Rehash, you can follow Diana on Twitter @ddwchen and Rehash @rehashweb3. You can follow our guest, Regan, @reegannotraygan.

⌛ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

1:09 Regan’s background

4:03 Regan’s journey to web3

7:01 Advice for joining a DAO

9:07 The ideal DAO onboarding process

11:20 DAO compensation

13:27 Clear vs. unclear bounties

16:20 The nuances of contributing to a DAO

19:14 How to find the right DAO for you

22:38 Advice for young women in web3

25:43 The birth of Astro Girls Society

28:01 Advice for creating a pfp project

29:49 How to foster a loyal community

32:37 Advice for college students onboarding into web3

38:59 Follow Regan!

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