
本週要介紹的秘銀小夥伴是Jennie!
Jennie 是秘銀非常特別的員工,因為她人不在台北辦公室而是在溫哥華!事實上,至今我們都沒有見過面,且每次開會都是用網路電話的方式。直到這次訪談我才更加認識Jennie,真的很開心有這樣的機會。一起透過這次訪談認識她吧!
「幾歲出國?當初怎麼會選擇出國讀書?如何選擇主修?」因為爸爸是加拿大人,家裡也希望國中可以來這裡唸書,所以我國小畢業就來加拿大了。我本身很喜歡心理學和社會學,所以剛進大學時是念文學院。但我修課過程中我發覺除了這兩門學問外,我對其他必修並不怎麼感興趣。後來大一寒假時在機緣下回到台北的秀泰影城當了一個月的行銷實習生,在過程中發掘了對行銷的興趣,也因此回加拿大後就轉到了商學院就讀。
「可以跟大家分享一下妳遠在加拿大。當初怎麼來應徵秘銀的工作的嗎?」這就要說到2017年底了!我還記得當時非常焦慮,距離畢業剩下半年,但我卻還沒決定畢業後要找怎樣的工作。雖然一直有在一家科技公司兼職,但不確定要不要繼續做下去。記得跨年當天發高燒在家,我甚至因為這件事整晚睡不著。天亮時,我告訴自己要更勇於挑戰,去要做一些不一樣的事情。
二月的時候吧,有一天我在滑臉書時,看到大哥發動態在找行銷的人,當時覺得非常興奮跟驚訝,有種「This is it,這就是老天爺建議我走的方向!」的感覺,因為平常我其實不怎麼滑臉書,結果難得看一下就看到這則動態!加上我原本就非常喜歡接觸、學習新科技,而區塊鏈也是近年來高速發展的科技之一;我也對社群行銷領域非常有興趣,希望累積更多這方面的經驗。看到有個工作機會能夠一次滿足這些條件,真的非常高興!
於是我就立刻著手學習區塊鏈、虛擬貨幣相關知識,同時在秘銀電報群裡持續地互動協助官方回答其他用戶問題。這樣的努力也順利被其中一個管理員注意到,問我有沒有興趣兼職協助管理電報群!
Yvonne:「當時我超忙的,幾乎沒時間管理電報群,妳積極地幫忙回覆裡面的問題真的幫我減輕了很大的壓力!不過我也是觀察了好一陣子才放心開Admin給妳,畢竟幣圈水深,妳臉書又很少貼文,偶爾貼照片也都是背面照沒有正面,感覺很scam XD 但後來繼續觀察一陣子發現妳真的很用心也有能力,就決定請妳全職幫忙了。」
對呀我當時真的非常開心自己的努力跟認真有被注意到,我超激動的!表面雖然很平靜地回答妳,但我內心其實超開心,每見到一個朋友就會跟他們分享!
「你前面提到對科技有興趣,但科技產業其實滿廣的,為什麼當初會對秘銀特別有興趣?」我大一時開始在一家科技公司上班,每年都會去拉斯維加斯參加全球性的電子展CES,平常也會吸收科技相關的知識充實自己。之所以對秘銀特別有興趣,應該從17直播開始說起吧!剛開始聽到時並沒有特別注意時不過後來發現公司在去年的成長速度驚人,深入研究後更發現大哥有非常多很創新的想法,同時很敢挑戰既有的規則,讓我很佩服。所以後來看到秘銀的職缺時,覺得能有機會踏入大哥全新創立的公司是一個非常好的機會,此外結合「區塊鏈」的技術,與現今社會已經沒辦法脫離的「社交平台」讓我覺得非常有潛力!
作為一個 IG 的愛好者,我其實也有想過為什麼我上傳一堆照片還要被投廣告,卻沒辦法獲得分潤的問題,尤其我很多朋友是Youtuber,他們都曾從Youtube獲得分潤,那時候就想說為什麼 IG 沒辦法做同樣的事。也因此,大哥創立秘銀的初衷真的讓我非常興奮,也迫不及待地想要加入,一起為這個理念努力!
「最喜歡工作中的哪些部分?」一開始我主要負責電報群的維護,轉正職後陸續有協助規劃各種行銷活動,其實兩邊我都非常喜歡。在電報群幫大家解答問題非常有成就感,看著大家討論事情更能夠獲得不一樣的看事情的觀點、甚至是幣圈的即時資訊!行銷活動的規劃也非常有趣,有很多可以發揮創意的空間,看到使用者們說喜歡我規劃的活動,真的會非常感動、有成就感。
最近的話特別喜歡的是撰寫「秘銀週報」、以及產業相關文章。在寫文章的過程中,能夠大量搜尋資訊、學習產業知識,感覺相當充實愉快!最近我也在嘗試把秘銀週報的調性定位出來,也希望發展出自己文章的獨特風格。
「你覺得Lit是一款怎樣的產品?挖礦挖了幾顆了?」我覺得社交挖礦本身就是個很棒的理念!就像前面提到的,我自己也是社交軟體的愛用者,也想過為什麼內容沒有獲得分潤回饋這件事,因此我真心覺得 Lit 是一個很棒、很有發展性的產品。
不過我最近比較少發文,可能生活大多在工作,然後我對發文的標準又比較高,所以目前為止才挖了7顆左右。倒是我媽媽可以說是 Lit 的忠實腦粉!她幾乎每天都發布貼文,而且隨時注意追蹤者的數量,只要多一個追蹤者就開心到跟我分享!看到她玩得這麼開心也讓我對於自己的工作更感到驕傲了。
「上次妳好像有在LA跟大哥見面?對大哥印象如何?」我剛拿到正職offer時就有私訊大哥,感謝秘銀給我這麼棒的工作。後來七月底他剛好要來美國,我們就約了一起吃午餐。我雖然帶了朋友陪我,但還是非常緊張!因為我是遠端工作,幾乎沒有見過公司任何人,感覺有點像是重新面試秘銀。那天我們在他最喜歡的海鮮餐廳用餐,他出現時我發現旁邊還有個很眼熟的人,原來是黃立行!用餐過程中他聊了很多對秘銀的看法及工作的注意事項,我雖然很平靜地聽,但其實緊張到手都在抖,同行的朋友也說從來沒看過我這麼緊張。
我覺得大哥是個很有想法、執行力、熱愛創新的人!而且,聽大哥聊秘銀,讓我很感動。大哥對於秘銀真的有很長遠的規劃和非常堅定的理念!我也希望可以將社交挖礦的理念讓世界上的更多人知道,創造新的社群局面!
「個人嗜好/假日都在幹嘛?」加拿大這裡夏天跟冬天溫差大,所以我的嗜好跟休閒興趣也因應季節有所不同~夏天時,我會隨手拎著瑜伽墊跟一本書,到家裡附近的公園閱讀。有時也會去海邊看海,那讓人有平靜的感覺。冬天時,我會待在家裡,靠著火爐聽音樂,分析每首音樂的結構跟歌詞,那是冬天最喜歡做的事情了!




「最喜歡的食物?」我非常喜歡吃辣,所有辣的食物都喜歡!我也喜歡吃澱粉類,像是麵或馬鈴薯,心情不好時吃澱粉是件很幸福的事!
「用一種動物或植物比喻自己?」我覺得自己像仙人掌。常常有人覺得我看起來很冰冷,平常看起來也不像是個認真的學生,但其實我沒有大家想得那麼難相處,內心鬆軟綿密、喜歡吸收新知識。
「最近最想學習/努力的方向?」我在行銷領域還算是個新手,還需要多多磨練,我會看很多的文章來不斷充實自己,代表公司出產更多好作品。我也很希望可以不斷精進自己、學習新的東西。像是寫程式或理財,都是我想要多多充實的領域。
「未來夢想?」我有兩個未來夢想!一個是比較夢幻的,一個是比較實際的,都分享給大家聽聽!
夢幻型夢想:我私底下是個有點懶的人。希望未來我有經濟能力負擔請一個管家專門照顧我,幫忙分擔家務事;以及助理能夠協助我的工作。
實際型夢想:我希望將「懶人科技」開發極致,將人類「懶」的個性跟科技完美結合,創造讓人們使用起來方便又安心的系列產品!
Meet Jennie: Marketing Specialist at Mithril
Translated by Kristi Yang

This week, we’re introducing Jennie!
Jennie is a special employee at Mithril — she’s actually located in Vancouver instead of our Taipei office! In fact, we’ve never met. Each conference and discussion were carried out through conference calls. It wasn’t until this interview did I actually get to know her, and I’m grateful for such opportunity! Let’s unveil the mystery!
"When did you move abroad? Why did you study abroad? How did you come to realize what your major will be?"My father is a Canadian, and therefore it is expected that I come to Canada for Junior High. So I moved to Canada right after I graduated from elementary school. I’m into Psychology and Sociology, and have chose to study in literature when I first entered college. But I’ve also came to realize that I cared little for other essential courses, in spite of the love for these two. During the winter break of my freshman year, I worked at Show Time Cinema HQ in Taipei as a marketing intern. I’ve gradually developed my interest towards marketing, and thus decided to study in business school after coming back to Canada.
"Share a bit about how you applied for this position at Mithril while you're in Canada?"This was sometime by the end of 2017! I remember being quite anxious about finding a job then — it was half a year before graduation and yet I haven’t decide what kind of opening I should be looking for after graduation. Though I’ve been part-timing at a technology company for quite some time, I was uncertain if this was what I wanted. On new year’s eve, I was sleepless with a high fever just thinking about this. By dawn, I told myself I should be more open to challenges, and do something different.
It was February when I saw Jeffrey posting about recruiting a Marketing Specialist. I was thrilled but stunned, thinking “this is it! This is where God directed me to!”. Since I rarely go on Facebook, it was amazing how this post popped up out of nowhere in that one time I actually checked Facebook! Plus, I’ve always love to understand and learn about new technology — blockchain being one of the sector that has recently been growing rapidly. And since I’ve been hooked to social marketing and would like to accumulate related experiences, I’m truly grateful to see how this opening checks off everything that I’ve ever wanted!
Immediately, I started learning everything about blockchain and cryptocurrency, while answering users’ questions on telegram. One of the core team member noticed my efforts then asked if I’d like to help managing the Mithril community on telegram!
Yvonne: “It was super hectic back then — barely had the time for managing the community. You’ve really took the burden off my shoulders when you were being so proactive, taking the initiative to answer the questions users had. Though it did took me some time to observe your behavior in order to set you as an Administrator. The cryptocurrency sector is quite complex — you didn’t have much posts on Facebook and most photos are shot in the back instead of front — it seemed pretty scammy to me at first! But after some close observation, I love how you always go the extra miles, as well as having the strong ability to cope with things — therefore decided to ask you to help out full-time. “
I was super flattered that my efforts have been noticed! I accepted the offer calmly, but was so happy on the inside.
"You mentioned that you're interested in technology - but the technology sector covers a wide spectrum of products. Why were you particularly interested in Mithril?"I have been working at a technology company since freshman year. I attend The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas every year, while cramming myself with technology-related knowledge daily. My interest towards Mithril probably initiated from M17 Entertainment! It didn’t really catch my eye at first — not until I realized the company grew exponentially last year. After some research, I found out that Jeffrey has numerous innovative ideas that challenges the status quo — which I truly admire. So when I saw the opening that Mithril had, I think this is a great opportunity for me to enter a company newly-founded by Jeffrey. With the integration of “Blockchain” technology and “social media platform” that people know strongly rely on everyday, I see something that is full of potential.
As someone who loves Instagram, I sometimes wonder why there are ads when I’ve been uploading a huge amount of photos — especially when I have a lot of YouTuber friends who profit from YouTube commercials. It just seemed off to me when Instagram failed to do the same. This is exactly the reason why the concept of Mithril truly thrills me, and why I’d want to join and make this idea possible!
"What's your favorite part of the job?"At first I was in charge of managing the Mithril Community on telegram. When I started working full-time, I assisted in arranging all sort of marketing related projects. I love both actually. It felt nice to resolve everyone’s problems on Telegram. I learned to see things from a new perspective as well as cryptocurrency updates from the discussions in the group. On the other hand, marketing campaigns are very interesting as well — it’s where my creativity goes wild. It felt very accomplishing when users love the events and ideas I organized.
My recent favorite is writing “MIthril Weekly” and relative blog posts of cryptocurrency. During the process, lots of information and knowledge were acquired, and it’s definitely fulfilling. I’m recently trying to find a place for Mithril weekly, as well as establishing my own style of writing.
"What kind of product do you see Lit as? How many MITH tokens have you mined?"I love the idea of Social Mining itself! As previously mentioned, I’m a heavy user of social networking apps, and have thought about why we failed to profit from the contents we’ve uploaded. So I think Lit is an outstanding product with great potential.
I haven’t been posting much recently. I’ve been focusing on work, and has a higher standard towards the contents I’ve posted — therefore I’ve only mined approximately 7 MITH tokens so far. However, my mom is a huge fan of Lit! She posts everyday, and keeps count of her followers. She would share the joy with each follower she has obtained! Seeing her having so much fun is what really made me proud of what I do.
"I've heard you've met with Jeffrey in LA? What is your impression of him?"When I first got the offer, I messaged him to express my gratitude on offering me such an amazing position at Mithril. He happened to swing by the States by the end of July, and we thought we’d have lunch together. I tagged a friend along but it was still pretty nerve-wrecking. Since I’ve been working remotely, I’ve never actually met anyone from Mithril — it somewhat felt like I’m being interviewed again. We had lunch at Jeffrey’s favorite seafood restaurant. There was someone familiar at his side — it was Stan! During lunch, Jeffrey talked a lot about his insights towards Mithril as well as what to be cautious of at work. I’m more of a listener then but was so nervous that even my hands were shaking! The friend I tagged along commented that she’s never seen me this nervous before.
I think Jeffrey is insightful, innovative and someone who takes action! Plus, I was quite moved when I heard his thought on Mithril — he sure has a long-term plan and a firm belief! I wish to bring the idea of social mining to more on this world, creating a whole new leaf!
"What do you do on weekends or in your spare time?"The winter and summer here in Canada are very different, and my hobbies varies from season to season. During summer, I would go to different parks nearby my house with a yoga mat and a book to read. Sometimes I go to the beach for the serene view of the ocean. In winter, I tend to stay home and listen to musics against the fireplace while analyzing the structure of the rhythm and lyrics. This has to be on the top of my list in winter.




"What's your favorite food?"I love everything that’s spicy! Also gluten are quite nice, such as noodles or potatoes. They’re the best remedy when I’m feeling down!
"If you were an animal or a plant, what would you be?"I sometimes see myself as a cactus. Some thought I look stone-hard cold, and didn’t seem much like a student who cared for studying. But I’m not as hard to get along as people perceived. I’m soft on the inside, with a crave for knowledge.
"What would you like to learn or to work on recently?"I’m still quite a newbie in terms of marketing and would definitely require more training. I have been reading a lot of related posts and entries to learn more I couldn’t from school, hoping to publish more work on behalf of Mithril. I want to learn more and advance myself — such as coding and asset management are fields where I’d love to work on.
"What's your dream?"I have two dreams actually. One’s more realistic while the other is kind of unrealistic. They are:
Unrealistic Dream: To be honest, I’m pretty lazy. I hope what I earn will allow me to afford a housekeeper to take care of me and house works. I’d also want an assistant to help me cope with my work.
Realistic Dream: I want to fully develop “lazy tech” — to seamlessly integrate the laziness in humanity and technology, and create a series of product which people could use conveniently and safely!

