My name is Josh from Appleton, WI USA. I’m a big procrastinator. I’ve been wanting get a deeper understanding of bitcoin since early 2017. I bought Ivan’s course 9 months ago and am just starting now. Looking to finally finally put my mind to it today.
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Hi Guys my name is Tom from Melbourne Australia
Before the pandemic I used to travel the world (Sweden as well) playing music in a rock band. Now that is over I got into crypto and blockchain through Ivan’s Youtube channel and decided to take up this course and learn new skills to survive in a modern world. So far I am really enjoying it. Hope to meet new people and share the truth of crypto!
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My name is John. I work in the Oil and Gas industry. I am interested in coding and learning more about the opportunities that these courses can provide.
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Hi, I joined IOTA a couple weeks ago and want to learn as much as I can about cryptos. I am very interested in Dapps and am up to that section now in the course material. I have a background in middleware on Sterling Integrator and Dell Boomi. I look forward to talking to many of you.
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Hey, I am Jiri! I have been in crypto for about 3 years, but didn’t find good quality informations in one place. I was looking for this all the time.
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Ivan, Guys,
Thank you for having me!
The only thing I regret about joining the academy is that I started with the Premium plan instead of the Professional plan… Something I will have to fix at the end of this month!
PS: I usually don’t trust anyone on YouTube and always aware when someone is just trying to sell me a course (99.9% of people with big following and daily videos and automated email marketing). I truly believe that I might have found the 0.1% so I am here!
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Hi Ivan and everyone in this community! 
I’m Alejandra from Perú. I just started learning about blockchain a couple of days ago so I’ll do my best.
I’m glad to have found Ivan’s channel and join in this great community! 
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Hi, my name is Rob. I was an option trader and broker on the floor of the CME. With Covid, 99% of the trading floor is closed and I am currently unemployed. Love crypto and believe it is the future, not really sure where I can fit in here. I hope that one day I can go full time crypto.
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Hello,
My name is Josh and I live in the US. Spend half my time in Montana and the other half in Alaska. Started investing into crypto about 6 months ago and just want to learn as much as I can now and maybe be able to go full time crypto at some point.
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Hi everyone! My name is Jorden and I have been in crypto since 2017. When I started off I didn’t really know what I was doing and made all the mistakes that beginners make. Now I probably still don’t know what I’m doing, but I love this technology and am very pasisonate about the cool implications it will have on our life. I work in traditional finance, but would love to make to switch to the blockhain industry. That’s one of the reasons that I am hear to learn as much from the courses and ofcourse all of you. Happy to share my experiences and insights as well on the forum wherever I can.
Hi my name is Ivan Petrov . I am 31 years old working construction . I’ve been trading bitcoin in the last 2/3 years but without any big success , i was counting only on luck and price prediction videos on youtube …
I started following ivan on tech recently and i hope that over here i can get help with the crypto trading. I wanna be blockchain developer i don’t have any experience with programing but i am willing to learn . I am very curious if its possible from construction job to change to blockchain developer that’s why i am here !
I hope that is the right place.
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Hi everyone
My name is Al, I am from Australia and work in finance. I have been in crypto since mid 2017 and it has been my passion ever since.
Since my mind is mostly in crypto these days I thought why not also have a full time career in crypto?
I am looking to brush up my knowledge on blockchain and also looking forward to learning programming. I’ll see you all around and happy to be part of this community 
Al
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Hi
Looking to use skills for creating efficient payments for merchants I interact with daily.
Legacy financial systems will catch up at some point and it would be nice to be in the middle of a more efficient system
thanks
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Welcome and I’m new here too. This is my first post. We had the same train of thought regarding why not also have a full time career in crypto.
Good luck in your endeavors!
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Hi! My name is Toby and I’m looking forward to learning more about Blockchain and programming smart contracts, Defi, etc.
It’s a new and exciting technology and I want to be ahead of the curve.
I’m located in Canada.
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Hey Everyone
My name is Charlie and I’ve been following the crypto wave avidly for the past 3 years and I am now looking for an entry level job in the crypto space.
With a background in marketing my toolkit covers social media, copywriting and content generation. A few years back I was lucky enough to develop my entrepreneurial instincts at a VC-funded tech startup specialising location technology. After that I decided to take a year off and go travelling around South Asia where I spent my time volunteering, teaching English and learning how to surf pee-rollers (very badly). It was while I was travelling that I began to read about Bitcoin in my spare time and I’ve been stacking Satoshi’s ever since. My interest in crypto quickly became a passion and I now find myself here in this wonderful community ready to learn from you all!
Please feel free to reach out and connect, I look forward to chatting all things crypto with you.
Cheers,
Charlie
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Well Starting off I have been following IVAN and BitcoinBen for months. Also been an System Engineer for 20+ yrs last programming back when did in College and was RPG/400. Hoping to get skills to move forward. Been working in Blockchain since 2013 never made right moves.
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Hi Everyone,
My name is Jason Mack. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in English, from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh; a Master’s of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology from Ashford University; and a Doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Organizational Leadership with a Specialization in Educational Leadership from the University of the Rockies.
I currently teach psychology courses at the College of DuPage and Digital Literacy courses and study skills courses at Ashford University. I also run my own consulting company(https://skillrocket.pro/) in higher education and leadership. I am 100% self employed and when I am not teaching or running my consulting company, I do gig work. I have worked for myself for about a year, and now I am pursuing my education in Blockchain.
I grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a town of about 60,000 people. I am a Green Bay Packers fan. My first job ever was in pushing shopping carts in high school with temperatures sometimes below freezing, and bagging groceries. I moved to California in 2003, shortly after graduating with my Bachelor’s degree. Presently, I live in the Chicago Suburbs with my wife. We have been married for five years and do not have any children. I am a downhill skier and I have been skiing since I was three years old. I like to ski double and triple black diamonds.
I have posted a link to where I have my published book/dissertation (Faculty Work Family Conflict and Faculty Intention to Resign) and where I write articles.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jason Mack
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Hi everyone!
I am a professional developer working in the fintech payments industry. I have been interested in blockchain technology for years but have only recently been ‘red pilled’ as they say.
I am currently studying a masters degree in computer science and it is my goal to work full time in this exciting and ever changing crypto industry.
When I can find spare time outside of being a crypto nerd, I am into running, mountain biking, snowboarding and Muay Thai Kickboxing.
I look forward to engaging with the community here at Ivan on Tech Academy.
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Hello Al and welcome
I relate to your story, I’m Sydney based. Really loving the courses. I know you will enjoy it mate.
Happy to chat.
Fabian
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