“I’ve Gotten Where I Have By Being Curious, Instead Of Asking People To Do Things For Me, Learned How Those Things Work”

13 Blockchain Insider Tips With Amy Vernon

“Be curious. I’ve gotten where I have by being curious. Instead of asking people to do things for me, I want to understand how those things work. I once converted a two-prong outlet into a three-prong grounded outlet by researching how to do it (this was before YouTube, I might add), and then doing it. I love figuring out how things work, and teaching myself new skills. I taught myself HTML, CSS and SQL. I’m not an expert in any of them, but that curiosity has enabled me to better communicate with those who are experts and to work with them much more effectively.”

I had the pleasure of interviewing Amy Vernon, who is vice president of community for Rivetz Corp., a Massachusetts-based company that combines the blockchain and trusted computing to provide everyone with a simpler…