Digitizing the World’s Assets

As a product savant, Michelle Tian really enjoys the facetime she gets with nearly every team across the company. “We have such a diverse group of people, ranging from undergraduates to doctorates, industry experts to entrepreneurs,” Tian said. In the course of her work, she takes advocacy seriously, ensuring that those who aren’t in the room are still represented, including security, legal, finance and the customer. Right now, she’s using her skills to build a cross-subnet communication protocol, which drives the subnet vision — empowering anyone to build custom blockchain networks.

Ava Labs was the first company Tori Park, a definitive extrovert, started working for in a remote setting. As a social creature, she’s the type who thrives at the office watercooler. To bridge the divide as she started working from home, she participated in virtual happy hours and utilized Donut, a Slack chat-roulette app. To keep the connection alive, Ava Labs supports managers in hosting virtual events and off-site meetings for vital face-to-face time. Since remote work can bleed into personal life, Park practices energy management and ensures she takes time to recharge.