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<h2 id="org1e90e5d">Reflections on Independent Contracting in the Cryptocurrency Sector (2021-2022)</h2>
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<h2 id="orgbaa14c5">Reflections on Independent Contracting in the Cryptocurrency Sector (2021-2022)</h2>
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<h3 id="orgabb26d0">Introduction</h3>
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<h3 id="org39005e7">Introduction</h3>
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This is a reflective article on the time I spent working as a software contractor in the cryptocurrency sector between 2021 and 2022 (maybe 10 months total?). I did a variety of things including full-stack web development, blockchain integrations, as well as some smart contract development and general consulting.
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This period was around the tail end of my passing interest/involvement in the cryptocurrency phenomenon, a time period that roughly spans from 2016 until the end of this gig in early 2022. I was interested in the technology, but wasn&rsquo;t actively building on it until 2021 and being 23 years old and living off student loans I didn&rsquo;t hold a significant financial stake in cryptocurrency. My connection to the wider crypto<sup><a id="fnr.1" class="footref" href="#fn.1" role="doc-backlink">1</a></sup> ran primarily through a good friend, and it was this friend that recruited me to this gig.
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<h3 id="org6dace50">The Work</h3>
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<h3 id="org71cefbe">The Work</h3>
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<h3 id="orgddbb13d">Spending the Money</h3>
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<h3 id="org60e9b34">Spending the Money</h3>
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<h3 id="orgb731d74">Lessons Learned</h3>
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Here I keep various documents relating to my professional life.
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<h3 id="org6a5453d">I am looking for work! Here are <a href="./looking_for_work.html">the services I offer</a>.</h3>
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<h3 id="orgc62c9b1">I am looking for work! Here are <a href="./looking_for_work.html">the services I offer</a>.</h3>
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<h3 id="org2a20369">Here&rsquo;s <a href="./portfolio.html">my portfolio</a>.</h3>
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<h3 id="orga1fefc2">Here&rsquo;s <a href="./portfolio.html">my portfolio</a>.</h3>
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<h4 id="org73af839"><a href="./crypto_contracting_reflections.html">Working as a cryptocurrency contractor</a></h4>
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I&rsquo;m Akk0, long-term enthusiast software developer, sysadmin, freelancer and this website&rsquo;s webmaster. I&rsquo;ve been at this computer thing for a while &#x2014; my first <code>dist-upgrade</code> was Linux Mint 15 &ldquo;Olivia&rdquo; in 2013 &#x2014; and I am currently actively looking for work on a freelance, contract or part-time basis, full remote or partially on-site in the Paris area<sup><a id="fnr.1" class="footref" href="#fn.1" role="doc-backlink">1</a></sup>. I am also open to regular full-time positions at interesting copmanies.
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My specialisation is in end-to-end, start to finish software development; taking software from idea to specification and through implementation to clean, finished, deployed and of course well-documented product. The independence and flexibility on which I pride myself can be put to many uses, however, and jobs I would love to do for example include:
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<h3 id="org04569af">Two Hours Free!</h3>
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<h3 id="org27c0a7e">Two Hours Free!</h3>
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As an offer of goodwill, I am currently offering up to <b>2 hours</b> of work <i>entirely free, with no obligations, no strings attached</i>; simply contact me using the contact information below. Time starts from the moment I start reading your email and includes communication time, so try to be detailed!
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To inquire further, contact me at <b>akk0</b> <i>{at}</i> <b>webbieweb</b> <i>{dot}</i> <b>org</b> and tell me:
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<i>Main page: <a href="./portfolio.html">portfolio</a>; under construction.</i>
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