Pharos Accelerator - Become a Blockchain Engineer in the 1 Percent
Earn 200k+ a Year Jobs, Build $100Mil Crypto Startups, & Lead the Future of Web3
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Course overview
Accelerate from Beginner to a Blockchain Engineering Master
Are you tired of sitting on the sidelines, watching others lead the charge in the world of innovation and technology?
Do you have web3 ideas that could revolutionize industries, but you're not sure how to bring them to life?
Sure, you'll become a leader in blockchain development and bring any web3 idea to life within 4 weeks using the systems in Pharos. But what makes Pharos completely different from anything you have seen before?
- Build a Million Dollar Crypto Startup: You along with your team will build your own crypto startup from the ground up, with guidance from experienced professionals. You'll learn how to market, build, and fundraise for your startup, and present it to angel investors at the end of the program. This is your chance to make your mark on the world.
- Connect and Learn from the Smartest Minds in Web3 : You'll have the chance to learn from some of the most successful minds in the industry. I'll be bringing in VCs, founders, and tech leads for lectures/Q&As. You'll get to ask them questions, get their feedback, and learn from their experiences.
- Access to a Network of High Value Blockchain Engineers: You've probably heard it a million times, but your network is your network. This is especially true in web3. You will be added into a niche, exclusive and lifelong community of expert blockchain engineers and leaders.
- Learn by doing: The only way to truly understand software education is by building something of value. You'll build several full-stack smart contract protocols and gain a deep understanding of Blockchain, NFTs, and DeFi primitives. You'll also learn the best security practices and the most efficient development frameworks/patterns.
- Get personalized coaching: Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses, which is why I'll work with you one-on-one to help you improve. I'll teach you strategies to market yourself and land your dream job, including the exact questions companies ask in blockchain interviews.
- Smart Contract Development will Become Your Second Language: We'll teach you everything you need to know about building smart contracts, even if you're starting from scratch. You'll learn how to turn any web3 idea into a reality, and become an expert in blockchain development.
By the end of the Pharos Accelerator, you'll be part of the top 1% of Blockchain Engineers and have the skills, network and knowledge to lead the future of finance. You'll be equipped to land your dream job, or build your own complex protocols and make a difference in the world.
I've put hundreds of hours and 7 years of my life's work into creating the worlds best blockchain accelerator ever.
If you are ready to take your life to the next level, this is for you.
Who this course is for
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Have a passion for web3 and already understand basic concepts
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An ambition and drive to succeed in all realms of life
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An annoying, receptive conversation in your head that you want to change the world by building something amazing
What you’ll get out of this course
Build a Blockchain Startup with Your Team
The only way to consolidate software education is by actually building something of value. We will build some protocols together through the class, however, on the last week of the course you will build and innovate a blockchain protocol with your team.
Access to the Most Exclusive Network of High Value Blockchain Engineers
You will get access to the most exclusive community of Blockchain Engineers who not only understand the tech but have the ambition and business knowledge to succeed in all realms. Your network is your net worth and this is especially true in crypto.
Deeply Understand Blockchains, NFTs and DeFi primitives
95% of people in the web3 space don't even understand what a blockchain even is. You will gain a deep knowledge of what actually is a blockchain, Ethereum Virtual Machine, POW/POS, Oracles, ERC 20, ERC 1155, ERC 721, ERC 3646, yield farming, lending/borrowing, multi-chain, etc.
Get a Web3 Job Paying 200k+
How to market yourself and strategies to get a high paying job. Interview training and practice interview sessions, with the exact questions that top companies ask. How to earn money on the side by helping protocols through grants. How to build a network in web3.
Build Smart Contracts as Easily as Speaking English
You will become an expert in architecting, deploying, analyzing and testing smart contracts. Deep trainings on smart contract security and solidity secrets for efficient production
Actualize Your Web3 Ideas Into Reality
I am sure you have amazing ideas that the world is missing out on. Well by the end of Pharos, you will learn how to market, build, architect and deliver a product that has a flourishing community and earns high profitability
Network and Learn from the Smartest Minds
I will be bringing in expert traders, web3 founders, and VCs to talk to you and share their mistakes, ideas, and wealth of knowledge. This right here is what takes Pharos to a new level.
What people are saying
Sid
Alisa
Meet your instructor
Vik Chawla
Vik Chawla
Founder · Blockchain Engineer · Architect
Meet Vik, a seasoned Blockchain architect, engineer, and DeFi specialist with a proven track record of building successful crypto startups and turning around businesses. With his expertise, he has helped several companies reach new heights of success in just a few weeks.
With a background as a Blockchain Engineer and Architect at ConsenSys, Vik has been an integral part of the MetaMask team, the world's largest crypto wallet, where he played a pivotal role in building some of the largest revenue generators that helped the company reach a staggering $7 billion valuation.
Prior to that, Vik served as a Blockchain Architect and Engineering lead at Deloitte, where he developed MVPs and POCs for high-value clients. His leadership and expertise also extended to leading the blockchain training team, where he conducted training sessions for over 400 employees.
Today, Vik focuses his efforts on building cutting-edge web3 startups.
You can be the next.
Course syllabus
Week 1
Apr
11
Welcome!
Apr
12
Guest Lecture/Q&A
Apr
13
Q/A
Week 1
Hey Everyone,
Welcome to Pharos!
First off, congrats on taking this first step into becoming a leader in the web3 space.
I'm excited for you all to gain some deep value over the next month.
We will have 3 sessions this week.
Tuesday 5:15pm - more casual welcome and get to meet your team
Wednesday 5:00pm - Guest lecture and Q&A
Thursday 5:15pm - focused Q&A
The first step before we dive deep into Blockchain Engineering is understanding core concepts and that is what the first week will be focused on. Will be a little slower to the following few weeks, as I give you guys time to adjust.
Coursework Week 1
If you come from a background of very limited Computer science knowledge, start off with this quick crash course on Object Oriented Programming. If you have additional time throughout Pharos, I highly recommend you go through CS50, a course taught by Harvard for free, which you can find here. Focus primarily on lessons 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8.
Start off here with a beginner video by me with some beginner Blockchain Concepts.
This book right here is one of the most comprehensive guides to understanding blockchain technology. It was with built with the help of some of the founders of Ethereum. Read deeply through these chapters and write notes. If you have extra time try doing the hands on work in these chapters, but it is not mandatory. Chapter 4 will get complicated so stop before Elliptic Curve Cryptography. Also, with Chapter 13, skip over the opcodes and assembly explanations.
CryptoZombies is a tool we will use to jumpstart some simple solidity concepts in a fun way. You basically learn by playing around with programming zombies.
Lesson 1 Making the zombie factory: https://cryptozombies.io/en/solidity
Here is also a video of me writing a simple smart contract
Feel free to message any questions to the rest of the team in the discord. I will be there as well to answer anything. Look forward to meeting you all on Tuesday!
Week 2
Apr
18
Guest Lecture by Zeev Kirsh
Apr
20
Q/A
Week 2
Hey Everyone
Get excited for week 2, we're about to get much more hands on and deep dive into building decentralized applications. You will learn how to build a full stack decentralized application from scratch, the right way, and learn very important web3 building blocks in the process. After this week you should be able to make most simple blockchain ideas you have come to life.
Your First Blockchain Dapp
Intro and Technical Architecture Video
Backend Development Video - I recommend watching it at around 1.5x speed
Frontend Development Video - I recommend watching it at around 1.5x speed
Homework
After coding along with the video's I've made for the Dapp. You will be adding onto it 2 more tabs. One for minting your own NFT, and the second for viewing all minted NFTs. You will then publish this code to github.
Crypto Zombies: Lesson 2, and 6. You will do the second lesson in Crypto Zombies to learn more advanced solidity concepts. Also, I want you to just read through lesson 6, you don't have to do the code, but read through the concepts they discuss because it will give you a good understanding of all the technical building blocks we will be using in the full stack dapp we're building this week
Deep Dive into DeFi Concepts: DeFi is a core aspect of web3 you have to understand, and these are the best, most in-depth videos out there. Finish at least till the Apprentice level and if you have time do the Mastery level as well.
Week 3
Apr
25
Q/A
Apr
27
Guest Lecture by Neil Shahani
Week 3
Hey Everyone,
Congratulations! Its been 2 weeks and now you have learned the basics of blockchain engineering and have the ability to bring simple ideas to life.
Now its time to build your own startup, the moment we've been all been waiting for.
Get started here. Deadline is Tuesday
Homework
Build a landing page for your project. This will help you narrow down your idea and then will be reviewed by Sid.
This week will be largley focused on your team getting your idea solidified. I know many of you are still catching up from the last 2 weeks. However, I will still be adding some homework based off how you guys are feeling on the workload after our Tuesday call.
Week 4
May
2
Q/A
May
3
Workshop with Sid
May
4
Demo Day
May
5
Pharos Closing - Virtual Happy Hour
Final Week
Welcome to the Final Week!
This week will be mainly focused on more complex concepts in blockchain dev, and give you guys time to continue working on your startup. Super excited to see what you all build on Thursday.
I am changing the system to more of a hack-a-ton style, where I will be bringing in angel investors (their backgrounds include: blockchain devs & successful founders) on Thursday's demo day to look at each team's projects and ideas and give directed feedback. The wining team will get $300 to pay for basic startup costs to get them kickstarted, and an opportunity to collaborate with the angel investors if they are impressed.
If you didn't build out a project, definitely still join the Demo Day on Thursday to learn from the guest's feedback and connect with them.
Also, feel free to setup a 1-1 call with me so you can ask me any questions, and see where I can be of any additional help :)
Homework
Build a Flash Loan Arbitrage Bot Overview, Code Walkthrough, and Github 💰
This will give you a very deep understanding of DeFi building blocks and advanced solidity/blockchain dev concepts. Code along with me and then try deploying this on Goerli Testnet or an EVM compatible chain.
Highly recommend resources
Capture the Ether: After completing this you will be a solidity pro. You're basically learning how to hack smart contracts through a game.
Top 50 Solidity Interview Questions: Here is a compiled list of the top 50 solidity interview questions. If you master these, you will pass almost every technical blockchain engineer interview.
Course schedule
8-10 hours per week
Tuesday and Thursday
5:15pm - 6:15pm
Q&A
Tuesday is optional and casual - ask me anything you are curious about
Thursday is strictly relevant to the weeks coursework and homework
April 28th
Demo Day
You and your team will present your project on the final day of the course. There will be some angel investors and tech leads in the audience
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you