Web3's Brutal Learning Curve
Better refill that cabinet where you keep your aspirin pills if you're going to learn about Crypto / web3 / DeFi, on your own, whether for career advancement or investment insights.
I know because I've done it. As a result, I tried my best to create a solution for it, because I saw a market gap.
The Market Gap
Back in 2021, I remember Pascal Tallarida, founder of Jarvis Network told me something that got stuck in my head.
He shared with me that he found it nothing short of "very challenging" to find individuals in the Web3 space that combined all the following attributes:
- Competent in their respective field (in our case, it was Marketing, but that could apply to other roles).
- Sufficiently knowledgeable about DeFi protocols, in order to produce high value content more easily.
- Accustomed to the peculiar Web3 culture, and thus capable of communicating effectively in this industry.
With hindsight, it makes a lot of sense. Imagine if you had just started your first job at a Web3 company, and you had to talk about their product.
"Hey, welcome aboard. Looking forward to reading your content about our on-chain collateralized loan-based algorithmically balanced automated yield farmer"
Professionals transitioning from a web2 to a web3 role, face a significant learning curve. This is because the field merges various seemingly unrelated discipline. Topics such as finance, cryptography, network architecture, or even meme culture to a degree, all of which are beyond the scope of their profession.
From my perspective, it has always been accepted, until recently, that headaches would be the bread and butter for anyone with a non-technical profile trying to understand DeFi protocols or the tech in general. You just have to push through until it starts making sense, and eventually, it does.
The Current Solutions Spectrum
So what are the solutions? Education, sure. But what content can you currently find online? Mostly 4 types:
- Free or low-cost material that barely scratches the surface or is outdated.
- Technical content aimed at developers.
- "Get rich quick" courses targeting retail investors.
- High quality, up-to-date content, but scattered across the web and focused on specific themes only.
In essence, the available resources are often either too superficial, or overly technical, or misleading, or poorly structured for learning purposes.
Finding good comprehensive and concise educational content that bridges between technical profiles like developers, and non-technical ones, like legal, marketing, product, etc, is rather scarce.
Debunking the Negative Bias
"Majority of the jobs are for developers. I can't code, so who cares?"
False.
As companies in the space mature, the number of non-technical roles across the industry increases, as indicated by a report from Reflexivity Research and Revelio Labs. I have written more about this topic here.
An Attempt to Bridge the Gap
What we focus on, at Artemis Digital, is providing practical & theoretical in-depth comprehensive Web3 learning material, targeted at both:
- Individuals seeking to make educated investment decisions rather than gambling.
- Professionals seeking to deepen their understanding about the technology, so they can gain a significant edge over other applicants for a given role, and eliminate any lack of confidence regarding arguably complex topics.
In terms of timing, bear Markets are great for building, as you don't get distracted as much during the upward phase of the cycle. I think it's also the best moment to learn, and prepare yourself. You won't have time when things get hectic.
Fin.