The Basics of Blockchain: Ethereum, Bitcoin, & More (Udemy.com)

TED Speaker Bettina Warburg connects the dots between the business, economics, and technology of Blockchain.

( 312 Reviews )

Created by: Tom Serres

Produced in 2018

What you will learn

Define Blockchain Technology, in your own words
Understand how Blockchain could potentially impact your business and industry.
Explain Blockchain Technology to your clients, friends, and business colleagues
Set a strategy to prepare your business or your clients for the emerging Decentralized Economy
Join a community of economists, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and technologists that are shaping this technology as we speak.
Identify which aspects of Blockchain Technology seem most important and relevant to you
Walk away with a strong foundation in where blockchain is going, what it does, and how to prepare for it

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Course Description

You have probably heard about Blockchain, Ethereum, Smart Contracts, and Bitcoin in various news articles and business settings, or seen Bettina Warburg's TED Talk on Blockchain, but you may not yet understand the technology or its economic and business implications. Animal Ventures founders Tom Serres and Bettina Warburg are entrepreneurs building enterprise-level blockchain applications for Fortune 100 clients, and are thought leaders in communicating with all audiences about this emerging technology via media tutorials as seen on TED and WIRED Magazine.
Animal Ventures has given talks, workshops, and built enterprise-ready blockchain applications all over the world, and has worked hard helping numerous companies such as Merck & Co., Credit Suisse, VMWare, FedEx, SAP, Abbot Downing, T. Rowe Price, The Advisory Board Group, Baker Tilly International, KPMG, Deloitte, IBM, The Financial Times, AEW, and many others better understand the strategic implications of this technology and worked to bring many of these ideas to life. Bettina Warburg's TED Talk on Blockchain Technology has been seen by over 4 Million viewers, and growing. It's the #1 TEDTalk on Blockchain Technology. Recently, Tom Serres and Bettina Warburg released their flagship white-paper on the future of Supply Chain Technology called Asset Chains: A Blockchain-enable Future of Supply Chain and Transportation Logistics. It is a culmination of nearly two years of research. You will receive, free with this course, a digital copy of this 70-page white-paper when enrolling in the class. The foreword for Asset Chains is provided by our good friend Don Tapscott, author of The Blockchain Revolution. This course is designed to take you through the basics of blockchain technology, and is intended for students who are looking to build a solid foundation in understanding Blockchain. We offer context for blockchain, and unpack the ideas that will open up the most important opportunities around this new technology. Specifically, we cover: What is a blockchain? What are the relevant traits of a blockchain? What is the technology stack for a blockchain? What are smart contracts? What are the differences between Bitcoin and Ethereum? What are some key principles about blockchain relevant to economics, technology and business? Key use cases to consider: Asset tracking, Machine Learning, Identity and The Internet of Things Where is this technology headed? Bonus materials included with the course: The Animal Ventures white-paper Asset Chains: A Blockchain-enable Future of Supply Chain and Transportation Logistics A Glossary covering the most important concepts and terms relevant to blockchain so that you can review them at your own pace. A set of infographics that structure the principles covered in the course around economics and technology changes. Expert video interviews with Dominic Williams, one of the first investors in Ethereum and Founder of the Dfinity Network, Vlad Zamfir, Blockchain Researcher and Creator of Casper, and Gavin Wood, one of the founders of the Ethereum Network and founder of Parity Technologies, and others...
Who this course is for:
Corporate Executives looking to connect corporate strategy to blockchain technologyGovernment Employees and Executives looking to better connect policy to Blockchain TechHigh school & college students trying to figure out their path for the futureSupply Chain Managers who want to better understand the future landscape of Autonomous and Decentralized Supply Chains.
CEO's, Boards, and Senior VP's who need a quick 90 minute win to more deeply educate themselvesEntrepreneurs looking for something newConsultants and Professional Service ProvidersTechnology EnthusiastsAnyone looking to better prepare for long term career potential in the future

Time: 3.5h

Instructor Details

Tom Serres

4.2 Rating
312 Reviews

Tom Serresis a seasoned entrepreneur, public speaker, and technology executive. He is Co-Founder of Animal Ventures, a venture studio and consultancy focused on building startups, educating executives, and designing comprehensive strategies to help large companies, governments, and SMEs take advantage some of the most advanced technology companies coming into the market. Animal Ventures focuses on tech companies operating in verticals such as Blockchain, Digital Media, Artificial and Augmented Intelligence, and Internet of Things.
Tom is the host of a new tech show called Tech on Politics, a personal experiment to interview some of the greatest minds in technology, media, venture capital, and government about the convergence of technology, politics, and government.
Toms first company, Rally, was the largest political fundraising platform in the United States. He is considered one of countrys leading thinkers on entrepreneurship, corporate innovation, technology, politics and online fundraising. In 2013, Tom was named one of Americas Most Promising CEOs under 35 by Forbes Magazine for his work with Rally. Tom has helped millions of users connect with nonprofits, advocacy groups, political campaigns, and individual causes to raise awareness and money online. Over a few short years, Rally hosted 70,000 organizations and grew to nearly a billion dollars in fundraising volume.
In June 2012, Tom m

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By Jan-Henning Schierz on 10/24/2020

Good course, but please clear up the transcript. It's a pita sometimes to understand the speakers when the transcript throws totally wrong words at you at the same time.

By BERNARD HILTON on 10/22/2020

It's an excellent course. Really good information. Great!

By Pookrit Chanasinpoondet on 10/10/2020

so far so good

By Ragnar Eriksson on 9/18/2020

Technical in places but well presented and explained. A very good overview to blockchain technology. The expert interview reveal a fascinating potential to this technology and gives insight into it's uses and future possibilities.

By Fred Miller on 9/12/2020

Its well organized and easy to understand.

By Connie Dinning on 7/12/2020

The first part of the class was good. The experts at the end, answering the same questions, grew tedious

By Chris Calhoun on 6/16/2020

This course was a good match for me as it introduces me to the concept of the Blockchain and it's use cases for business.

By Naga Rajan on 6/14/2020

Good introductory course. I like Tom Serres explaining complex concepts in a relatively simple way.
I also like the interviews of Garin Wood (Etherium), Dominic (DFinity), Dr. Jutta and Vlad Zamfir on broader concepts and potential path for growing.

By Ong Wei Jie Aaron on 5/21/2020

The content was good and easy to understand at the beginning of the course. However it gets more complex and difficult to comprehend when it reaches the interview portion. To add on, the subtitles are misleading and wrong sometimes. I would prefer it to be hard coded rather than directly translated.

By Iskandar Zulkarnai on 5/20/2020