As always lately, I have been constantly behind with my posts here on my blog 😭 BUT today is the day!
So, I just wanted to share my experience as a mentor at the ETHGlobal Hackathon this past March. It was super fulfilling, and I highly recommend that everyone join, maybe not as a mentor but definitely as a hacker at least once a year.
To check the projects we had on that day, check this link.
My favourites are:
- HackerScore – A social network for developers looking to showcase their skills ⭐️
- 0xmedusa-zt3is – Open source web3 commerce infra for Eth protocol integrations into Web2 infra.
- GeoNouns – Collect Nouns across the world and mint them Pokemon Go Style.
- OffBlocks Pay – Open Banking for Web3 – an account-to-account experience for e-commerce ⭐️
- Monitrum – trustless and permissionless transaction monitoring solution along with support for Forced Inclusion on Arbitrum.
- Tensor Royale – Incentivized on-chain AI collaboration platform, enabling permissionless upload of training data and computational AI models.
- DataCat – We are a decentralized data labeling platform and marketplace to gamify building unbaised datasets. ⭐️
- Forge World – Create characters, gather resources, explore diverse worlds, and level up your abilities. Your journey to forge legends begins now!
I always recommend my mentees to join these events at least once a year, independent of their current situation.
In this last hackathon I met this guy who joins Hackathons as a hobby (wins most of them) and he even goes with his daughter. Really inspiring !
Also met other founders that were there as Mentors like Adam Spiers who created this free private onchain address book and previously Panther Protocol, Damian Rusinek who created Composable_sec – Smart Contracts Security Audit, Madalina who works at Vega Protocol and many others !
If you are a hacker, you probably code as a hobby like me ❤️
- Get that direct access to new ideas and innovation by experimenting with new technologies and building prototypes
- Expand professional network and discover career opportunities
- Learn new technical skills like programming languages and tools
- Achieve recognition and awards for innovative solutions (Always good to get some credibility)
- Feel a sense of accomplishment by completing a challenging project within a short timeframe (Real dopamine here)
Now for the companies that are sponsoring or just visiting the hackathons 🏢
- You can brainstorm and get new ideas for products, services, or solutions by tapping into hackers’ creativity
- Foster innovation and problem-solving and bring it to your company
- Promote cross-functional collaboration and knowledge-sharing
- Save time with the recruiting as you will have direct insight about the developers performance, commitment and soft skills without those long and inefficient tests
It is always a win-win, independent of the side you are (Hacker or Mentor). Also, you can expand your network, update yourself, see what others are working on, chance to win a prize and learn something new.
The projects were 🤯 and I was able to help some hackers (Felt useful haha) ! Keep smashing you all building the future !! 🚀
…and check my POAP
Rafaela Azevedo 