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The Creative Destruction Lab is now accepting applications from founders for its 2020/21 Blockchain Incubator Stream at CDL-Toronto (Toronto, Canada).

Interviews will be conducted in two waves.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Wave 1 application deadline: March 15, 2020

Wave 2 (Final) application deadline: May 31, 2020

Details: Please review Blockchain Page for frequently asked questions. The Blockchain Incubator Stream includes the objectives-focused business mentorship that is provided by all CDL programs as well as free office space in downtown Toronto.

Eligibility: Creative, intelligent and ambitious teams or individuals with strong expertise in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or domain knowledge of cryptography and blockchain. Both individuals and early-stage companies are encouraged to apply. Applications focused purely on crypto-currencies will not be considered for this program.

Libra: Effective immediately, Libra will become a part of the technical training program for our Blockchain startups. While there is no requirement to work on Libra, CDL will work with key personnel within Libra to develop materials for understanding and utilizing this new opportunity. The Libra code will be open-sourced and available to all with a testnet that will help gather feedback from the community about the direction of the project and work towards ensuring a scalable, reliable, and secure launch.

Admissions Process: After filling out the application, you will receive a confirmation email with all the responses you submitted. If you do not receive a confirmation within 60 minutes of submitting the form, then please contact blockchain@creativedestructionlab.com.

The individuals or companies interviewed will be informed about the status of their selection on a rolling basis. This program requires you to participate in a virtual Crypto-Marketplace Bootcamp in July/August 2020 (dates to be announced).

Questions?
If you would like to set up a call to ask any questions regarding participation in the Blockchain Incubator Stream, please email blockchain@creativedestructionlab.com.

PRIMARY CONTACT PERSON'S INFORMATION

Salutation

First Name

Last Name

Gender

Phone

Date of Birth

Street

City

Country

State

Province

Postal Code

Citizenship

Link to Twitter ID

Link to GitHub

Link to LinkedIn Profile

Link to Google Scholar Profile

Link to other online profiles (Crunchbase, Hackernews, or any other online source).

Are you applying as part of an existing team or startup?

APPLYING AS AN INDIVIDUAL

For which industries are you interested in exploring the application of Blockchain?

Describe a problem you are passionate about solving through a technology startup. Why does solving this problem matter?

Do you have unique insights or experience in an industry or market vertical that helped you identify this problem? Please outline them here.

What is the intended benefit(s) from using blockchain technology to solve the stated problem? How will the blockchain be used to solve the problem?

Does the intended solution interact with a public, private, or hybrid blockchain? Why is that the right choice for your intended use case?

Please list the stakeholders in the blockchain network that you intend to build. Which of these stakeholders will be writing to the ledger? (Mark as N/A if not applicable)

What aspect of trust among the stakeholders (listed in the previous response) do you expect the blockchain to be able to resolve that cannot be resolved through other (i.e. non-blockchain) means?

How do you reach consensus to reduce/eliminate the "trust problem" described in the previous question using your blockchain solution? (Mark as N/A if not applicable)

Please explain how you intend to connect the blockchain with data, technologies or platforms, on-chain, or off-chain. (Mark as N/A if not applicable)

Does your solution require the issuance of a token? If yes, why do you need one? (Mark as N/A if not applicable)

How do you think the Creative Destruction Lab can help you succeed?

What skills will you look for in your co-founding team to be successful in solving this problem?

What role do you see yourself taking as part of a startup's founding team?

Summarize your background in blockchain.

Over the next 6 months, on average how many hours per month do you intend to work on the startup?

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Number of Degrees (including in progress)

Degree 1

Please begin with the highest degree.

Specialization

Graduation Year

GPA

Institute

Degree 2

Specialization

Graduation Year

GPA

(On a 4.0 scale)

Institute

Degree 3

Specialization

Graduation Year

GPA

Institute

Relevant Work Experience

Key Awards and Achievements

How many years of software development experience does this founder have?

Programming Language Proficiency

Java

Python

JavaScript

C++

.NET

SAS

Ruby

If there are any other languages beside above that this founder is proficient in, please list them below.

Provide links to published papers, original research, or open-source code you have created, for blockchain and/or machine learning.

Please tell us about an interesting project, preferably outside of class or work, that you created. Include URLs if possible.

If you have any experience as an entrepreneur (e.g., building a company, leading a project, or heading some type of initiative that required rallying others to execute on your vision), then please describe that here.

Does this founder have any professional commitments at the moment?

APPLYING AS A PART OF A TEAM OR STARTUP

Name of your startup

Website

Is your startup incorporated?

Yes

If yes, provide date of incorporation

Describe your startup

Describe the problem your startup is trying to solve.