However, we believe that to advance remote work, the biggest lever isn’t just technical training. It’s access to powerful networks. That’s why I’m excited to announce Stack Shift dWeb - our first fellowship program focused on helping people level up their networks in Web 3.
Stack Shift dWeb is not a technical training program. The goal of the fellowship is to:
Think of it like a startup accelerator for people – Y Combinator but for talent. YC doesn’t train you to become a founder. They give you access to a powerful network that makes the founder journey easier. In the same way, this fellowship helps you build relationships that make navigating Web 3 easier.
The fellowship occurs part-time over 8-weeks, during which you’ll opt-into events like:
The fellowship is free. The program is supported by the Filecoin Foundation. However, we do ask that everyone makes a 50k Naira donation to a tech-focused nonprofit of their choice to confirm their spot and signal their interest in contributing to the program's give-first ethos.
In January we concluded our “beta” cohort of 25 fellows and had some incredible participants.
There were people like Olusola Oguntimehin who’s been in the Web 3 for a number of years – first as the founder of CoinPulley, a crypto portfolio rebalancing platform. More recently he’s been working as a Senior Blockchain Engineer at Scaling Funds, a blockchain-centric funding platform based in Germany.
There was also Ada Nduka Oyom, a Developer Relations Community Manager at Google. She’s also the founder She Code Africa, a non-profit focused on empowering young girls and women in Africa through technical skills.
We had an amazing time exploring Web 3 together. Here are some pictures from the last two months to give you a flavor of the fun:
The next cohort (dWeb Genesis) kicks off in late March. Because the cohort isn’t focused on technical training, we target people who are either 1) already working in Web 3 or 2) senior enough to easily transition. Half of the beta cohort already worked in Web 3 prior to the fellowship. The other half had on average 3-5 years of Web 2 experience.
The fellowship isn’t just open to blockchain engineers. Frontend, product, design, community, and growth talent are all welcome.
Applications are currently invite-only. If you’re interested, please submit your profile here and we’ll reach out to schedule an intro call if it looks like a potential fit.
We have a very small team and limited bandwidth so my apologies in advance if we don’t reach out to schedule a call with you. You’ll still be added to our mailing list and we’ll keep you informed of awesome Web 3 events, insights, and jobs.
Hope to see you at an upcoming event soon!