#95: Navigating Web3 Operations with Sarah Luehrs from Union Labs

Navigating Web3 operations isn’t always glamorous.

While developers are busy building, someone needs to ensure the machines run smoothly behind the scenes.

Sarah Luehrs is the COO at Union Labs, and she pulls back the curtain on what it takes to navigate web3 operations and scale a remote-first team.

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Topics covered

(0:00) Coming Up

(2:36) How Sarah started in web3

(6:30) From Tokensoft to Union Labs

(7:12) What is Union?

(9:32) Challenges of web3 operations

(12:35) Recurring tasks

(15:11) Secrets to CEO/COO Harmony

(17:47) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance

(19:25) Challenges of treasury management

(22:58) Web3 tools (payroll, subledger)

(28:13) Working on a token launch

(29:51) Token launch checklist

(32:58) Challenges setting up a Foundation

(36:43) Head of Foundation in Cayman Islands?

(38:34) How to have a web3 career

(41:02) Favourite learning resources

(44:22) Sarah’s maxim

(47:19) Reach out to Sarah on X