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Women in Infra: Running Nodes & Building the Future 🚀
Recorded: March 10, 2026 Duration: 1:01:57Space Recording
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Hi, everyone. Can you hear me well? I think we're still missing a few speakers. So I think
we should just wait maybe a minute and we can start. Otherwise, they will join us later.
How are you, Queen? Can you hear me? Yeah, I can hear you. How are you, Queen? Can you hear me?
Yeah, I can hear you. How are you doing today?
Okay, great. All great. What about you?
I'm fine. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you for joining guys. So just a few seconds for others to join in a few speakers, all the speakers actually to join in and we're
going to start. Here I can see Web3Gals, if you can ask for the mic, I think you already had it,
but if you had issues, you can just come back again.
Hello, can you hear me well? Yeah, yeah, I can hear you. It just here shows me that
you are a listener, but yeah, we can hear you. Nice. Okay, so I think we can start. Hopefully
the other speakers will join us later. So hi everyone, I'm Marisol from Mexico, a LATAM ambassador.
And I would like to welcome to today's space. So I'm really thrilled to see so many amazing women communities here joining us.
So today we're having, you know, a conversation about something that usually stays invisible in Web3, that this is infrastructure.
So because behind every blockchain network, we have every transaction, every block produced,
every validator securing the network.
So there are people running that infrastructure.
So historically, that layer has been one of the most unrepresenting spaces for women in
most unrepresenting spaces for women in Web3.
Web3.
So today we want to talk about what it means when women are not just users of Web3, but
they are operators of it.
So not just participating in this Web3 ecosystem, but also helping run the network themselves.
So this conversation is also happening, you know, in the context of
International Women's Day that just happened this Sunday, which is not just about celebration,
but, you know, about recognizing these structural roles that women are starting to take in,
you know, all these emerging technologies that we are building
and working in.
So today we are going to explore what it means to move from user builder and to be an operator.
Also, all the barriers we're manifesting, entering, you know, technical layers on Web3,
and also a centralization that requires diversity and validator level.
So I'm very excited about these amazing speakers we have today,
and I would like you to introduce yourselves before we officially kick off the space and start with the questions.
So we have here Quinn, Debbie, also Metapool ambassador and co-host with this space.
Can you please introduce yourself and then we can move with Christina, Ricard, and then
Webster Eagles. Hi everyone, my name is Quinn and I am a Metapool ambassador. I've been in the space for a while now.
So I'm actually glad to be doing this with everyone today.
So yeah, I don't have much to say about myself. I am, you know, a content creator and a Web3 community manager.
And yeah, like I said, it's been an honor to do this with you all today.
And I know we are going to have an amazing time, but while you're here, please do well
to share the space so that others can join in to benefit from this amazing topic we have
today.
Thank you, Queen.
Hi, Christina.
How are you?
Happy to see you here.
Maybe you can share a little bit about yourself with the ones that doesn't know you.
Hi, everyone.
My name is Christina Lustuno.
I'm founder and CEO of WayLearn. And basically, we focus on onboarding
the next generation of web3 builders
and infrastructure operators across Latin America.
So I'm so happy to be here with all you guys.
So thank you.
Thank you for this space.
Thank you, Cristina. Thank you, Christina.
We're happy to have you here.
Hi, Rika.
How are you?
Hey, I'm doing good.
Thank you for having me.
Hi, everyone.
I'm Rika.
I run Axia Network, which is a delegate across the Ethereum ecosystem. Also an endorsed delegate in
near house of stake. And I also run a validator called our Terri nodes, which it's not just me,
I have support from a group of really awesome women.
I believe some of them might be on this call.
Yeah, so I actually run two validator nodes.
One is for Axia Network,
which is delegates in house stake.
And the second one is our Terri nodes,
which is the women's collective validator.
Thank you for having me on, excited to be on.
Thank you, Rika, for sharing with us.
And it's amazing that you already have two validators
so you can share with us more later.
Hi, Arlette, how are you?
Hello guys, how are you? Hola chicos, ¿cómo estás?
Soy Arleth de Venezuela.
Fundación de Herdao Venezuela.
Es subdao para Herdao Global.
Es genial estar aquÃ.
Gracias Arleth.
AvÃsame si necesitas alguna traducción y con gusto lo podemos hacer.
¿Quieres que te vaya traduciendo las preguntas? Tú me dices.
No, no, yo entiendo bien el inglés, lo que pasa es que para respuestas muy largas sà me trabo.
Ok, perfecto, no pasa nada, todo bien.
Okay, so we are now going to, well, we would like to start the discussion, but before we
do it, I would like to pass it to Quinn so she can kick off the first topic.
All right.
Thank you, Mariso, you know, for all the introductions.
And it's nice to meet everyone.
Rika, Christina, Victory Girls, Athlete, thank you.
It's actually nice to hear your voices.
And yeah, we are doing this.
Okay, so I want to build on something, you know, you mentioned,
because there's a very interesting shift build on something you mentioned,
because there's a very interesting shift that happens when someone moves from simply using Web3
to actually operating part of the network.
Now, we're looking at from users to infrastructure operators.
Now, at first, most of us, or should I say most people,
enter this space as users, right?
We explore platforms, we try new applications,
we learn the basics, you know, of how things work.
But at some point, yeah, something changes.
Now, instead of just asking, you know, what can I use in Web3, you start asking different questions, you know, or questions like, you know, how does this actually work behind the scene?
And sometimes, you know, that curiosity actually leads people towards infrastructure. Now, it leads them towards understanding how networks operate and eventually
towards running nodes themselves. Now, so I'd love to, you know, bring in some of our speakers,
you know, to talk about that shift. And let me see. Okay. Christiana, I'd love to, I would like to start with you, right? Now, was there a moment, you know, where you stopped seeing yourself as just a user in Web3 and started seeing yourself as someone who could actually operate infrastructure? And, you know, what did that moment look like for you?
You know, what did that moment look like for you?
Yes, well, for me, the shift happened when I stopped seeing blockchain just as a product
and started seeing this as infrastructure that people like us can actually build and operate.
actually build and operate. At the beginning, like many people, I entered Web3 as a user,
exploring wallets, NFTs, and applications. But once you understand how networks actually run,
nodes, validators, protocols, mechanics, you realize that the real power of Web3 is not just using it, but helping operate the infrastructure behind it.
And, well, at WebLearn, we focus on a lot of helping people
make that transition from curious to builders
that infrastructure contributors in the ecosystem.
So, yeah, that's the way that I see.
All right. Thank you very much. You know, that's
really, really interesting because that moment, you know, of realization is different for everyone,
right? Now, sometimes it's curiosity, sometimes it's opportunity, you know, and, you know,
sometimes it's simply someone encouraging you to try something new.
OK, so let's see, Rika, I want to, you know, bring you into this part of the conversation as well.
Now, when you first started thinking about infrastructure, you know, and nodes, what was the first mental barrier that you had to break? You know, was it the technical
side or was it the idea that infrastructure is complicated, you know, or was it the perception
that this space wasn't meant for people like you or people like us?
Sure. So just to set the context a bit, I have been thinking and writing about validator nodes and how validators work in a blockchain system for a while now, probably like five plus years.
five plus years, I started out writing content because that just helped me to think about these
ideas and to learn. And so when I was writing the content, actually being able to run a validator
node seemed almost impossible for me because it's extremely technical, right?
You either have to own the hardware or the infrastructure.
You have to run something in the cloud.
You could potentially use one of the large operators and stick with them.
But I think the biggest barrier for me to actually doing that was just the risk
involved. I've been in the Ethereum space since 2017, but I tend to be pretty conservative still.
And so having to take 32 ETH to a large validator just seemed too risky. So my path was a little different because when I
became an endorsed delegate in NIR, I met Alan, who was one of the Metapool ambassadors. I actually had a chance to meet him in person at a conference and establishing that level of trust where he showed me the Metapool program.
I had a chance to ask questions about it.
And so having that trust was what enabled me to break the barrier, right?
To actually saying, okay, now I'm going to run a node.
Thank you very much for that, Erica.
You know, that perception, right,
is something I think a lot of people listening can relate to.
Now, it's actually nice to know that you've been doing this for quite a while now, right?
And I feel like sometimes, you know, the artist barrier isn't technical, okay?
For me, I feel like it's simply believing that something is within reach.
So thank you very much for that, Rekha.
So let's see, Web3 girls, can you hear me?
I'd love to hear your thoughts here as well.
When you look back at your journey, what felt more intimidating at the beginning?
felt more intimidating at the beginning? Was it the technology itself or the capital required or
the perception of stepping into a space that seemed dominated by certain groups?
Hello, can you hear me well? Yes, we can hear you. Thank you. Interesting question.
From our side, actually, it was a little bit of a challenge at the beginning because,
yes, I mean, obviously we know about DeFi and running a node, but I mean, in a general way.
At least in my case, when I was following the steps to run the note, I got stuck in some
steps because I didn't understand it at all, but actually it was pretty like, I think it was kind of
in general terms difficult, but because it was not like, it was something new, right?
And I think that it's something similar that has happened to me and also the team in the
past, because sometimes we think it is like a difficult something, I mean difficult in Web3 or Crypto or in DeFi, but actually it is not
that difficult, it's because it's new.
So yeah, that's what I love is that the team had, I mean, we had a lot of support from the
medical team and I mean, that make it like a little less difficult to run the note in our first weeks.
Thank you very much for that Web3 Girls.
Yes, I think for me also was the support that Metapool
gave out to everyone.
It was actually a game changer because those that even
know about nodes and how to start and go about it,
the support actually meant a lot,
even when it had to do with how to run the node and thereabouts.
So thank you so much guys.
This is why spaces like this are important because they have
hosts or help everyone realize that
this part actually accessible.
So thank you. Thank you, Rika.
Thank you, Web3 Girls and also Christiana. So I'm just going to
hand over to Mariso and she's going to take the next session.
Thank you, Queen, for those great insights. So something we
sometimes assume in Web3 is that the tech is neutral,
but the reality is that who builds and operates the infrastructure shapes how the system is
evolving. So I would love to explore that idea a little deeper because decentralization is not only about, you know, distributing nodes across
the world. It's also about who has this access to participate in that layer. So I would like
to ask first to Arlette, do you think infrastructure today reflects enough
diversity in the ecosystem.
And I know you are from Venezuela.
So yeah, maybe you will share with us if there are still, you know,
these structural barriers that make it harder
for, you know, certain communities to participate.
Bueno, siendo muy honesta,
siento que aunque en Web3 hay muchÃsimo más acercamiento femenino
que en web 2 todavÃa falta mucho mucho mucho acercamiento o mucha diversidad no solamente de
de mujeres sino también personas no binarias.
de mujeres sino también personas no binarias
Siento que la tecnologÃa sigue siendo construida por
o sea por lo menos la mayorÃa o la parte más importante, la que más se usa, sigue
siendo construida y liderada por hombres, cosa que no es mala, quiero aclarar. Sin embargo, necesitamos más lÃderes femeninas y eso es algo que desde Gerdao, Venezuela,
hemos estado impulsando desde que comenzamos hace casi un año
y que cada una de nosotras del equipo también ha hecho desde años anteriores.
Por lo menos en mi caso personal llevo seis años en este ecosistema
y desde el minuto uno estoy impulsando que más mujeres se unan
porque en la diversidad es la única manera en la que vamos a conseguir verdaderas soluciones,
no solamente en la diversidad de género, sino en la diversidad de todo tipo,
Sino en la diversidad de todo tipo de religión, de orientación sexual, etc.
de religión, de orientación sexual, etc.
Gracias Arleth por compartirnos.
Y sÃ, creo que es algo que justamente con este programa de Naud Studio es algo que está impulsando Metapool que más mujeres pues también estén en la parte operativa.
Ok, so I'm just just gonna do a little translation. So Arlette is telling us that
there's still missing, you know, many diversity in tech. So this web3 space and this technology
space also is, you know, building still by men, which is not bad, but we are in need of more women that are leaders.
So this is something Metapol is also, you know, looking for with this Node Studio program.
And we can see that we have many communities of girls and women here running a Node.
So I would like to ask the same question to Rika.
I would like to know your perspective since you are in
a different place. You are not in LATAM as we are. Yeah, sure. So I'm based in the US and
there also is a very big gap here with women who work in the technical side of crypto and just tech in general i think it's
more apparent even when you think about infrastructure i i don't know many women
who run validator nodes it's not something that I hear about often. And if you look at the major
companies of the node operators, they are primarily run and operated by men. So I think that the
problem is probably from the top where it's like at the top level of tech. You just don't have too many women, women who code,
women who are software engineers who do technical things.
And then it boils down to the bottom where you have crypto,
which is of course a subsection of tech.
And it's even more niche.
And it's even more niche.
So it would make sense that there's probably even fewer women who are technical, who are open and willing to run a validator node in crypto.
So, yes, the issue is definitely really apparent in the U.S. as well.
issue is definitely really apparent in the US as well. Thank you, Rika, for sharing. So yeah,
I think this is, you know, global, maybe in some regions, we can see it more, but it's also
important that we know how other, you know, countries and communities feel about this. So, okay, for, we will continue with a
different question for Christina and also for Mate from Web3 Girls. So I would like you to ask,
to ask you what changes when infrastructure is operated by people, you know, with different
backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. So maybe this influence, you know, with different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
So maybe this influence, you know, governance decisions, community priorities or the direction
of the ecosystem.
So, yeah, maybe Cristina can answer and then Mate.
Yeah, well, I think networks become stronger because I see more diversity.
And this means more geographic distribution, more perspectives and more resilience.
When participation expands, the ecosystems become more representative of the global community using these networks.
And that ultimately strength the decentralization. the topic before with Queen. Yeah, it was Queen who asked about one of the barriers. I think
it's very important to know that honestly the perception is one of the things that
Honestly, the perception is one of the things that is more intimidating when it's about
Web3 because technology can be learned, capital can follow strong projects, but the perception
of that Web3 infrastructure is exclusive or inaccessible can discourage people before
they even start.
That's why education and communities are so important because they help people realize
that they actually belong in this space.
So yeah, thank you Marisol.
Thank you, Christina, for sharing your insights.
And yeah, of course, education is very important in any ecosystem, but in WIF3. So we can, you know, start learning and having more, you know, users.
So, and I know you have been doing great work within the years with also educating the Latin and Latin speaking, Spanish speaking community.
Sorry.
Okay. So, Mate, I will repeat just the question
for you so what changes when infrastructure is operated by people you know with different
backgrounds perspectives and experiences once again interesting. I think it depends on the knowledge you have and also, I mean, as you said, the background.
For example, for me, it was kind of maybe easy because I know at least like a little bit of English, so it was not like too hard for me but for example now with AI I think it's
more easy to understand I mean the this barrier that some people can like have in I don't know
in education or or in a journey of learning something new but um another like um thing But another thing that I have faced is that...
I'm sorry, can you repeat the question again, please?
Marisol.
Yeah, sure. I'm here.
Okay, so the question is what changes when infrastructure is operated by people
with different backgrounds, perspectives
and experiences? Maybe this influence, you know, governance decisions, community priorities
or the direction of the ecosystem.
Okay. Okay. Okay. Well, I mean, once again, what I said, and also, I think it depends, I mean, your priorities,
I mean, and also your knowledge.
For example, I have like governance, like background, because I have, right now I'm
working on a, basically a service provider of DAOs and NGOs.
working on basically a service provider of DAOs and NGOs.
And I mean, apart from running a node,
also for me, it's interesting to get involved
in like decentralized governance.
I mean, it's not like a hot topic right now,
but I mean, if you have been in this like field
or this like web-free space, you know that it's important.
You know the importance of decentralization and also running a node.
It's something related to that, right?
Because you're contributing, I mean, even if the service, I mean, yes, the service is in US base, as far as I know.
I mean, someone from Latin America, as I know right now, I think that you are contributing
to decentralization in that way because if you see the map, at least for example in the numbers of
not validators in all the world, a lot of them are in Asia or in the US and
yeah I think that's something that you have to take into account. And it's powerful that medical, it's like,
like contributed to the democratization of it's not correct word in English,
but of running and not right.
And also it's a challenge because, I mean, to educate or like to spread,
I mean, this knowledge to like girls, for example, a lot of girls like think it's, this is really like difficult or hard to understand.
I mean, right now, but at least for me, it was not that difficult. And also what I wanted, yes, I wanted to add that it also, because
you're paying, I mean, the service monthly, it also, like, you have to be very responsible
and also, like, for example, take notes of, I mean, what will be your plan, right? Because
some people, like, for example they just mean
sorry something that happens in my house yes you have to take it to account
that for example I mean you have to be like paid it, I mean, in a correct way.
I don't know, in my cases, I think that 22, like day of the month.
But also, for example, you have to have a plan, right?
Because I know people that, for example, they are not like, I mean,
distracting the money from the validator because they, I don't
know, they believe in the technology or they believe, for example, in NIR.
And yeah, I mean, you have to be very conscious of what is your client's plan going to be
in the next month, right?
With having a note validator.
Yes.
Yes.
Thank you, Mate, for sharing with us.
And yes, you mentioned,
centralization is not just the distribution of the nodes,
but you also are distributing power.
So this is really important to have in an accountant.
And the validator's layer plays a huge role in that.
So everything that you mentioned, yes, really, really glad to hear it.
Okay, so now we will move to the next segment.
And I would like to pass the mic to Quinn.
All right. Thank you very much, Marisol. So, you know, we talked about lowering barriers and stuff like that. So we're going to talk about lowering barriers without, you know,
lowering standards. But I want to pick up on something, Marisol. You mentioned earlier about accessibility.
Now, one thing that often comes up when we talk about infrastructure participation is actually the idea of lowering barriers.
But there's an important distinction to make, right?
Now, lowering barriers doesn't mean lowering standards okay
now running infrastructure will always require learning it requires responsibility it requires
commitment to you know operating reliable systems you know but but what can change is the path towards
um learning these skills now programs like the like the Node Studio, you know, from Metapool doesn't simplify infrastructure
itself.
Now, what Metapool does is simply access, you know, or simplify access, you know, to
learning how to operate it.
I think one of the speakers mentioned the part that was easy for her, that it was the part that Metapool gave support, right?
And, you know, that difference matters because when people have mentorship,
you know, structure and community support,
the learning curve becomes much more manageable.
So I'd like to, you know, ask, I'd like to ask Christiana something here, you know, so Christiana, before, you know, entering a structured program, you know, or let's say a community around or infrastructure, what felt, you know, the most difficult or impossible about running a node?
Yeah, thank you, Quinn.
This is a good question because I think for many people,
what feels impossible at first is the idea of actually running infrastructure.
And that's the case for me.
A lot of people enter Web3 thinking they can only use applications or maybe trading or explore NFTs or interact with protocols,
but not really participate in operating the networks themselves.
But once people start learning how the infrastructure works and they can see that there's guidance and community support them, something
shifts. They start realizing that what once felt very technical and distance is actually
something they can learn and grow into. That's why I think that program with Metapool is
so important because for us it's have been very helpful and it
makes this path or this process to learning and understanding very easily.
So thank you for all the support to the Metapool team.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Thank you too.
Thank you too, Kristina.
All right. So I think the next question is actually going to go to Rika. But Rika, can you answer the same question that I just asked Christina? I mean, if that's fine by you.
if that's fine by you.
Rika, are you there?
Yes, yes, I'm here. I'm here.
Yeah, and actually, before answering that question, I wanted to bring up something
that I have been thinking about during this call. You mentioned, someone mentioned that running a validator, it gives you more access and allows you to
learn.
And I just want to say that I think that it's very important when you join a new ecosystem.
As Christina said, there's a lot of things that you can do and a lot of people tend to focus on the
maybe the the app layer uh but really when you focus on the infrastructure and you understand
how do the apps actually operate right because you can't have the app layer without actually
having the the infrastructure and and the infrastructure.
And the infrastructure is not something
that a lot of people learn about.
So having that knowledge, it gives you access.
It gives you access to governance, let's say, right?
Because you can go into a DAO
and you can provide value by your ability to analyze
value by your ability to analyze proposals with a more technical lens. And you can see
what, in your opinion, from what you've experienced with running infra would be important for the
important for the protocol to take on. So now you have influence over the direction that the
protocol goes in. And because you're a woman and you have like always different perspectives,
right? You now are able to shape the direction of the protocol with this newfound perspective that you have because you ran a
validator node. So I just wanted to quickly plug that in and probably taking up a lot of time now.
So move on to the next person if you like.
Yeah, thank you very much, Rika.
So Web3Gail, I'm actually curious about, you know, your experience as well.
Now, you know, what shifted for you once you had access, you know, to mentorship or community support while learning about infrastructure because you know rica just um spoke more about the accessibility so what shifted for you
with three girls yes do you mean i mean having like a mentorship or something
yeah what shifted once you had, you know, mentorship and structure?
Well, at least in my case, when I was starting, like, running a note,
I didn't have mentorship.
Actually, it was, I mean, in the beginning.
Maybe, like, some people, like like helped me with some kind of concepts.
But I mean, actually, like to be 100% conscious of how light involves the run-on-out,
it was like basically an experience.
So, obviously, I mean, I saw how many validators we have right now.
I mean, in which countries, what is a validator?
I mean, some like general concepts, but I mean, it's different like to see the, I mean, to do the process by yourself, right?
But it was not like too difficult, but I mean, that was because I had like, many months,
I mean, I'm learning about these topics in this industry. But I don't know, what can you how can
you onboard new women if I don't know, they came from that, for example, corporate side, I mean,
it's like, you have to teach them where it's a node, and where it's DeFi, what it means to run a node, etc.
So, yeah, I think it's a bit of a challenge, but I think that's the power of the community,
right? Because you get involved with the girls, I mean, in my case, and because I mean, you like had experience in any kind of job or project, I mean, they trust in you.
And like, if you as a girl, like, see you like running a note, it's like you sometimes empower other women to do something similar.
I think that's really, that is why I think it's really important to have women in this industry.
Because we are like a little bit different between women and men.
We're different.
So yeah, I think that's, that's why I think it's important to have these kinds of spaces like this one.
So yeah, thanks, Metapool, for the opportunity and also for having this space space yep yeah thank you very much reptile girls
you know um that's exactly what you know education and community actually can do you know in order to
get word out there to make people know about this and make them know that they can actually achieve
this and do this that's why we use pieces like this you know
not to scare them away but to tell them no come on it's okay right you can do this uh it's something
that you just have to follow a step-by-step guide and you're good to go right because um education
and you know um education actually reduces fiction right they create pathways that didn't even exist before. So thank you very much for answering the question.
I'm going to be adding over the mic now to Mary Sue.
I should take it up from there.
Thank you, Queen.
Okay, so now we are going to talk about the future.
So if we imagine Web3 in the next few years,
what will it look like
if we have the next
more women running
validators and nodes?
So this is the question
I would like to ask you
and also what needs to change
for that to happen.
So maybe we can start
with Arlette.
¿Me podÃas repetir la pregunta?
SÃ, claro.
La pregunta es
¿cómo crees que serÃa
si más de
la cantidad ahorita que hay
de mujeres corriendo a nodos se aumentarÃa
un 10x? ¿Y qué tendrÃa
que pasar para que esto
sucediera, valga la redundancia?
Mira, la verdad es que, como comenté en mi comentario pasado,
como estas son cosas que están construidas por hombres,
a veces es un poco complicado como traducirlo a un lenguaje más universal.
Es decir, no es que esté mal escrito escrito sino que un problema que tenemos los
programadores y digo asà que es ingenierÃa y entiendo algo de eso es que
no solemos hablar como un lenguaje que habla todo el mundo entonces
al construir este tipo de cosas necesitamos que hayan menos fricción
asà como debemos también reducir la fricción de web 3
asà como debemos también reducir la fricción de web 3
al o sea una manera de lograr esta 10 x es reducir significativamente la
fricción entre el mundo web 2 y el mundo web 3 y obviamente eso también implica
reducir la fricción de entrada obviamente la fricción de entrada para para este correr uno de metapools bastante
mÃnima sin embargo para una persona que no sabe absolutamente nada es muy probable que
le dé un poquito de dolor de cabeza todo el tema otro factor serÃa en qué nos beneficia
es que al reducir la fricción obviamente va a haber una adopción mayor pero algo muy positivo
de la diversidad que al principio mencioné que no solamente se necesita necesidad diversidad
femenina sino también de religión además y también de idiomas es eso que al haber más mujeres
mujeres vamos a tener ese impacto positivo en la diversidad de herramientas vamos a tener
una visión distinta de cómo mejorar los productos porque los productos no solamente los usa un
un solo espectro del mundo sino varios entonces eso me parece que es como lo más significativo que pudiese ser
referente a que haya más mujeres corriendo nodos y obviamente mujeres en vuestras.
Gracias Arleth por compartirnos.
Ok, creo que estamos en el tiempo de correr, Gracias, Arleth, por compartirnos. Okay, so I think we're running time, so I will just keep going, but it will be just faster to please answer the questions.
Arleth was saying that it's important to have a universal language.
friction in Web3 so we can
also be part of
Web2 and that more people can enter
in the ecosystem. So yeah,
Rika, can you also please answer this question?
So what will it look like if we have the next more
running validators and what
will need to change to this to happen?
Yeah, for sure.
That's definitely a challenging nut to crack
because I will frame it this way.
I think it's very important to approach this problem
from a product perspective.
So if you're trying to increase your users by 10X,
that means you have to target the right type of people.
I definitely agree that education is very important.
We should be giving access to a broad group.
And we should also be giving access to people who are starting from, I think someone
mentioned, if you come from the corporate world and you never have used DeFi before or crypto,
this would be like foreign language to you. So if that's the case, perhaps those people are not the right ones to be targeting.
They can be provided like access to education to help them to upskill.
But if we're really trying to be serious about this, and if we're trying to increase women by 10x, then we should be focusing on the women who already have some skill sets that would be helpful, and then helping to upskill them. That'll be a lot faster than trying to go from like the very bottom, right?
So, I think, yeah, I think we need to be targeting the right types of people. would help you to 10x women in the infrastructure space.
Thank you, Rika, for sharing.
Cristina, can you also please give your insights about this?
about this?
Yes.
Well, from my experience, I think it will be a much stronger ecosystem because we will
have more diversity at the infrastructure layers and more perspectives, more people,
more women running these kind of programs. And beyond that, it will send a powerful signal
that the infrastructure of the next internet
is something anyone can participate in,
not just a small group of operators.
And what needs to change for that to happen,
I think, start with access,
access to education education to mentorship and
also visibility when people see others like them already participating in infrastructure
it suddenly feels much much more possible sometimes the biggest barrier is technical
and in it's simply believing that you belong in this space. So yes, don't underestimate
yourself and do it.
Thank you, Christina.
Mati, can you share with us your answer, please?
Can you repeat the question, please?
Yeah, sure.
So what will Web3 look like with 10xMORE Women validators
and what needs to change for that to happen?
I will say something similar to what Christina has already said.
Yeah, I think the technical barrier right now
is like the biggest challenge right now.
And also, I mean, right now I'm working
not only with three people,
but also with corporate people.
And I see more than ever like this type of challenge.
So we have, I mean, obviously,
I mean, you have to be very conscious
of your target or your program or initiative is very clear because really, really, if you like,
sometimes when you're in this industry for many years, you think like something is really obvious,
but it's not really obvious to new people, right? So for example, you want, I
don't know, I'm just saying, to onboard people from universities, you have to be so clear
and the few steps as possible to do something because they are people with, I mean, all of us, we don't have too much time right now.
And we have to make it like as easy as possible to these kind of people.
Yeah.
And also I think about the UX and UI is also very important.
I mean, in my case has happened, for example, that I have like stopped using something because it was a little bit like, I mean, I didn't like that UX, for example, and I like I leave the application or I leave the website. So it's very important. I have, I think, for example, if I mean, I came from the like traditional site. I mean, I'm a communicator, I have worked with corporations, etc.
And I think what I'm trying to do is to bring
like these good behaviors or good practices
from the traditional world,
at least in the operation part, right?
And to bring it all the,
or to professionalize some steps or to have systems, right?
And bring that to the web ecosystem to make it so clear that anyone has any doubt
and to make it understand that it's not that hard.
I think that's the biggest challenge.
And it also is related to what Cristina said, that most of the time it's technical, right?
Yeah. And also, I think it's really of the time it's technical, right? Yeah.
And also, I think it's really, really important.
Also, it depends on what is your objective or your target,
but to have alliances with corporations
or alliances like with institutions
and to, I mean, to bring this new kind of people, right?
Yeah. That's what I can say from my experience
Thank you Mate for sharing with us
and now Queen
I pass the mic to you
Alright ladies thank you so much.
That was really amazing.
You know, one good thing about this piece
is that we get to learn from each other
and that's, you know, very amazing.
Now, before we wrap up,
I want to share something, you know,
with everyone listening.
Now, the No Studio cohort 3 is open
and it's important, you know, to frame this the right way.
We need to know that this isn't just an application, right?
It's an entry point into infrastructure.
You know, it is an opportunity to actually move from simply interacting Web3 to actually helping operate the systems that keep these networks alive.
Okay.
So for everyone or for anyone who has been curious about validator infrastructure
or wants to understand how decentralized networks work, you know, behind the scenes
or who simply wants to expand their role within this ecosystem, this is a meaningful step, okay?
The applications for the next cohorts are open, you know, and the people who actually decide to apply today
could become some of the, you know, infrastructure operators, tripping the networks of tomorrow.
So, you know, if this conversation spiked something, you know, for you, consider taking that step.
Do not procrastinate, okay? As you know, for you, consider taking that step. Do not procrastinate, okay?
As you know, procrastination is not good, okay?
Because participation is actually what keeps decentralized systems alive.
So thank you once again, everyone.
Over to you, Marisol.
Thank you so much Queen. Also there is going to be a workshop and you can solve all the
questions and inquiries that you have this March 16th. I just pinned it so you can register there.
Okay so just to wrap up thank you so much to all our speakers and community joining today.
We learned about from you and we will hope also that you join us in a different space later this, well, maybe not this month, but this year.
It's really inspiring to see, you know, how many women are not only participating in Web3, but also that you are helping secure their networks.
So this is really, really great.
And yeah, so as I was saying,
hopefully conversation like this
help make the infrastructure layer more visible
and more accessible,
not just for women, but to everyone.
So thank you all for joining us today.
Yeah, thank you, everyone. but please remember don't let anyone
tell you that you cannot do anything okay this is both for women and men and we are here to stay
in this space and I believe we'll achieve anything we put our minds to so see you all in the workshop
have an amazing time, everyone.
Bye. E aà Obrigado. Thank you.
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