#139 - PREETHI KASIREDDY

Preethi is an entrepreneur, engineer, writer, and student. She is the Founder of DappCamp, a cohort-based Web3 development course for Web2 developers. Preethi previously founded a company called TruStory and worked as an early software engineer at Coinbase and a Partner at a16z after beginning her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Follow Preethi on Twitter @iam_preethi.

[2:16] - Preethi’s unconventional path through investment banking, VC, software development, and entrepreneurship

[17:20] - Leaving a16z to follow her intuition and learn to code

[28:08] - Practices and processes Preethi finds helpful as a lifelong learner

[40:11] - Preethi’s experience transitioning into teaching at DappCamp

[44:42] - The future of education and how Web3 and AI may change it

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