I recently joined Glo as Head of Partnerships. Happy to answer any questions about why I personally chose working with them over starting another company/working for FAANG.
- I've been a long time supporter of basic income projects. Seeing an actionable way to contribute to that is huge, and I see Glo as a force multiplier for the great work being done at GiveDirectly.
- There are major issues with many of the extant stablecoins. Stablecoin holders should be able to frictionlessly burn and mint new coins, as well as have an accurate audit of all backing assets. Glo will provide all of this.
- The team truly believes in the core mission of defeating extreme poverty in a way that frankly outpaced other non-profits I talked to. I am confident all of my coworkers are 100% in.
There's a lot more but that's a high level answer of the major reasons.