Build Real dApps That Actually Work

Most blockchain courses throw theory at you and call it done. We spend six months building actual decentralized applications together. You'll write smart contracts, handle real user wallets, and deal with the messy parts nobody talks about.

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Students collaborating on blockchain development projects in workshop environment

Developer working on smart contract code with testing framework

Start From Where You Actually Are

Look, you don't need a computer science degree. But you do need to know JavaScript reasonably well. Our autumn 2025 cohort starts with three weeks on Ethereum fundamentals before anyone writes a line of Solidity.

We had someone last year who came from web development. Spent the first month just getting comfortable with how blockchain transactions actually happen. By month four, she'd deployed a working NFT marketplace to testnet. It wasn't perfect, but it functioned.

The program runs January through July 2026. We meet twice weekly online, plus weekend build sessions when you're stuck on something specific. Applications open September 2025.

What Actually Happens Here

Six months breaks into three phases. Each one builds on the last, and yeah, it gets harder as you go. That's intentional.

Months 1-2: Foundations

Blockchain basics, wallet integration, reading existing smart contracts. You'll deploy your first contract to testnet and learn why gas optimization matters when you're paying for every operation.

Months 3-4: Building

Write increasingly complex contracts. Token standards, escrow systems, basic DeFi mechanics. Most people hit a wall around week 10 when security considerations get real. We work through it together.

Months 5-6: Shipping

Your capstone project goes from idea to deployed application. Front-end integration, testing frameworks, audit basics. Some projects work perfectly. Others teach you more through their failures.

Blockchain development team reviewing smart contract architecture on whiteboard

You Learn With Others, Not Alone

Decentralized tech is collaborative by nature. Your cohort becomes your debugging partners, code reviewers, and the people who understand why you're excited about solving a specific Web3 problem at 2am.

We keep groups small intentionally. Twelve to fifteen people maximum. Everyone contributes to group projects, reviews each other's code, and figures out solutions together when something breaks in ways documentation doesn't cover.

Linnea Foss

Completed 2024 cohort, now building DAO tools

Before and After Looks Different For Everyone

Starting Point

Curious But Uncertain

Kestra had built websites for three years but felt lost whenever blockchain came up at meetups. She understood React components but not how wallets connected to applications or why transaction signing mattered.

The technology seemed important, but every tutorial assumed knowledge she didn't have. She needed structured learning with people at her level.

Kestra Venables

Web developer, October 2024

Where She Is Now

Building Real Applications

Seven months later, Kestra's working on a decentralized identity verification system. She writes smart contracts, debugs transaction issues, and understands security patterns that prevent common exploits.

Her capstone project handles user authentication entirely on-chain. It's not revolutionary, but it works reliably and she can explain every design decision behind it.

Kestra Venables

dApp developer, May 2025

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