Free cryptocurrency training school awaits the nomination of entrepreneurs

Key facts:

The program will run from February to April 2020.

Participants do not need advanced knowledge about the blockchain world.

The US venture capital fund UU. Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z) announced on November 8 that he will begin accepting documents for the free training camp of his new special school for future entrepreneurs of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The program is face-to-face and the conferences will take place in the city of Menlo Park, in California.

The company known for investing in projects such as Coinbase, Ripple and OpenBazaar, announced in a statement that the Crypto Startup School will feature guest speakers from Paradigm, Union Square Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Facebook Calibra and others.

In addition, the statement indicates that the program will run from February to April next year. It will last approximately 7 weeks and will feature expert guest speakers, including Linda Xie from Scalar Capital; Michael Jordan, Paradigm researcher; Dani Grant, an analyst at Union Square Ventures and Morgan Beller, head of Calibra's strategy at Facebook.

“We have been involved in crypto / blockchains for almost seven years, and as a team, we have had the opportunity to learn from world-class entrepreneurs and technologists on topics such as product design and technology, organizational development, marketing, strategy and best legal practices. / regulatory. We believe that sharing the most important lessons we have learned could accelerate the development of existing projects and inspire more talented people to join the space. ”

Chris Dixon general partner of Andreessen Horowitz.

Some of the experts of the cryptocurrency ecosystem that will guide the participants through their learning process. Source: events.a16z.com.

The curriculum includes basic and advanced topics ranging from: What are crypto networks and why are they important? Description of application development tools, Development of blockchain applications and regulatory landscape, and Business models in the field of cryptocurrencies, among others. At the end of the program there will be a demonstration day in which each project will be presented. Although participants do not need knowledge about the blockchain world, they must have a technical background and be comfortable learning Solidity, the programming language of Ethereum.

On the other hand, the firm reported in June 2018 an investment of USD 300 million in emerging projects, incorporated companies and crypto-related protocols. The Silicon Valley-based investment fund, which manages businesses valued at USD 2.7 billion, announced its idea of ​​developing investments in crypto assets, ensuring that it is a business model that they plan to maintain in the sector for more than 10 years.

A similar program was launched in February this year by the educational platform focused on C9 cryptoactive technology, which together with the Department of Decentralization (DoD), formerly called ETHBerlin, announced the opening of a period of Selection to offer a free mentoring, training and certification program to 1,000 students, aspiring to become Ethereum developers.