You could always start your own coin, prior to changing industries. In this way you can get your feet wet, and learn what goes into a coin as well as the archi

You could always start your own coin, prior to changing industries. In this way you can get your feet wet, and learn what goes into a coin as well as the architectural differences and tradeoffs between different types of mining as well as POW, POS and so forth. You can do this very quickly on your own by branching an existing coin.