Hi, I’m Carry, aka carry2web, from the Netherlands. A webdesigner since the beginning of internet and IT architect with a passion for how people work best together online. Now with blockchain, web3.0, digital identities and DeFi upcoming, I need to polish up my knowledge, hence following Ivan on tech!
Hi, My name is Lionel, from France.
Now retired, I became first interested in Cryptos for speculative reasons: so much more and quick expected value, coming from nothing (my thoughts till a couple of months).
But when discovering the power of blockchain, I became suddenly eager to dig deeper in the principles, techniques…
Happy to discover much more, and honored being in this community for sharing 
Hi, fellow Vancouverite. Good luck to you here. I’m a total newbie, no coding experience. I’m wide-eyed in wonderment…
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Welcome, Kat. I joined just over a month ago and, like you, had no tech background. There is so much information here! I compare it to trying to drink from a waterfall. I have found the lessons to be bite-sized and user friendly. I wish you success in your journey.
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Greetings Everyone!
My name is Jason N. Harden. I am based in Umeå, Sweden. I am completely new to the world of cryptocurrency and any sort of tech related field for that matter. I am a former professional basketball player in parts of Europe and the Middle East. I am currently working as a musician (singer/ saxophonist) and actor. Sooo, not much to do these days outside of the office at least 
As a kid I was very interested in computer programming related topics after my father brought home a Commodore 64 computer in the early 1980’s - working up those MSDOS programs was the thrill of my day. I decided I wanted to study computer science when I went to college. My Pascal professor bored me into a freaking “D” and so I had to switch my major in my freshman year to maintain my scholarship. Landed in Communications department but basketball took complete control of my mind and here I am all these years later in the north of Sweden no longer a baller. I am excited to be excited once again about the tech field!
blessings… 
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Hello everyone. I’ve been playing with computers since the 80’s (starting with a Sinclair Spectrum) and over the years have sometimes work in tech, sometimes not. I joined to learn all the latest knowledge on Bitcoin and Blockchain, and ultimately learn to create Smart Contracts. Have a great day and I wish you well with your studies. David, UK.
Hi guys, my name is Tomaz and I cant wait to start learning everything systematically.
I was a professional athlete, I am educated in the field of economy and languages. Currently, I am a student here at IOT academy and at another marketing faculty. I am hungry for knowledge and cooperation with great and smart people :). I want to work in the blockchain industry, in the marketing area if possible.
I come from Slovenia
Hello everyone, Ive been a Crypto investor since Jan 2018 and have finally made decision to make a career path with this awesome community. I am so looking forward to learning and growing in crypto.
My name is Samuel Salgado, I live in Tampa,Florida. I am an inspiring Blockchain programmer and consultant. My partner and I have our own business utilizing the Blockchain and cryptocurrency to change to make businesses more efficient.
Hi All.
My name is Karolina. I’m probably twice the age than most of you, but choosing a nickname CryptoGramma would be a bit of a stretch (I hope!)…
I’m a cloud architect working in a financial sector and decided to dip my toes into a new adventure - blockchain 
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Hi, I’m Johan. Seduced by crypto though no experience in programing or investing. But very excited to learn more. Science is a big passion. I work full-time as a doctor in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Hey I’m Darragh. I live in Dublin and I’m looking forward to learning more about Blockchain and especially Smart Contracts.
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Hello! My name is Violet, I have been tracking crypto for a couple of months, but really decided to dive in deeper to gain knowledge and understand how the crypto world works.
super excited to keep learning and take this to the moon
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Hi, I am Rene and I am so glad I can participate in your courses.
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My name is Richard and I was born and raised on the tiny island of Malta. I’m a singer\songwriter/producer and since the late 2020 have found a deep interest in the world of Blockchain. I’m here to learn with a hope of implementing Blockchain to my musical background. Don’t know how just yet but I’m excited to found out!!!
I stumbled on this course while following Ivan on Tech on youtube, I’ve got zero knowledge on this subject but I’m hoping to pick up some blockchain skills here and see where the road takes me.
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Hi Ivan, Hi all,
My name is David, I am from Toulouse, France. I started to dive into the blockchain world in 2017 for my employer, a big corporate organization. It reminds me your story Ivan.
I was based in Paris at that time. I tried to evangelize the field in my corporate organization to make it known at all layers of my organization. We organized blockchain events, a blockchain community emerged and we started to developped few POCs.
I was also part of the team of co-funders of Quidli Quidli | Give Recognition in Crypto a side project that made me deep dive into the Blockchain ecosystem. We launched it unfortunately not at the right time, at the end of the ICO hype. I was in charge of supporting the business development activities and finding advisors. We met amazing people and I love this ecosystem, full of brillant people, international and open minded! I can feel the same vibes within this forum! And I look forward to discussing with all of you!
Even if I am not involved in Quidli anymore, I continued to follow-up the progress of the blockchain industry and started to invest very little but in many crypto projects (that’s the beauty of this game!)
The risk averse side of my today’s employer does not see the full value of Blockchain but I am sure it will, sooner or later.
Meawhile, I want to invest myself fully in this field, learn as much as I can from the Ivan accademy, and see what the future will tell us
I want to thank you, Ivan, for your time, your natural coaching and all the material you provide us : very interesting, super well structured, enthusiastic and transfering super good energy 
whatever the bitcoin/alt market weather is!
One last thing, I spent one year in Sweden as an echange student and I loved that time! jättekul peoplel!!! Take care!
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Hi everyone!
My name is Dennis and I live in The Hague in the Netherlands.
I started to learn and invest in Blockchain in January of 2018 (the top of the bull market), so my timing was super good In the years after that I have learned about Blockchain, different projects and I have been investing in them. One of the Youtubers I watch a lot is Ivan. That is how I learned about the Academy. I hope to learn a lot and to get to know some nice people.
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My name is Mike. I started on the old platform and, while I made it through a few courses, I ended up canceling my subscription due to a lack of time. I’m back (with a vengeance) and have done some blockchain (non-crypto) prototypes with my current company and am looking to get deeper into the space and work on some crypto application. Happy to collaborate and/or bounce ideas off people.
Hey everyone! Glad to be here. Been a stock trader for 14 years. Started trading crypto in 2016/2017. Around November, 2020 I moved all my trading capital into crypto. It was a very good decision.
At 37 years old, I’ve owned multiple businesses, most of which I knew nothing about. Well, I know absolutely nothing about programming and I am the least IT savvy person you’ll meet at this current moment, but I know when I see staking, liquidity pools, loans, insurance, etc… all on the blockchain, that this is the future.
Sold my Towing companies in June of 2020 which was VERY successful. Still own a couple successful auto repair shops that are doing great, but am losing the passion to own businesses at the moment. I have made most of my success through investing and stock trading, having re-invested into businesses and real estate. I want to be a part of what I am invested in and look forward to the future.
Nice to meet you all.
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Hello everyone!
My name is Jacob and I’m from Perth in Australia.
I’m 24 years old and discovered cryptocurrencies in late 2017.
I’ve been following the space for a while now and have always been very interested.
After a lot of debating with myself, I decided to bite the bullet and join the academy.
I am really interested in learning to program and become a developer and I have no prior knowledge. Unfortunately, it’s something that wasn’t taught to me in school!
Planning to learn as much as I can now I have subscribed.
Thanks all!
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