We are looking to sponsor ETHGlobal's ETHOnline hackathon which takes place from September 2nd through September 28th.
Why?
Hackathons are a great way to drive innovation. Sponsoring a hackathon is a tangible way to explore what the developer community has to offer, generate new ideas and features that yearn can take away and get to work on.
ETHOnline allows yearn exposure into industry developments by bringing developers together to work on projects and create innovative solutions under yearn's branding.
A hackathon is also goldmine of talent! Hackathons are a great tool for recruitment and promotion/marketing. Through the hackathon, the community can learn about yearn's technology, leading to new opportunities.
Public goods investment. The business appeals of running a hackathon are plenty, but ETHGlobal hackathons are also a great public good to support developers building during a bear market.
Minimal Costs. Since ETHOnline is virtual we do not have to pay for mentor travel or accommodation.
Desired Outcomes:
Identify compelling use-cases for yearn integrations
Identify highly promising technical talent
Augment Yearn branding and visibility
Increase number of active strategies
Targets/KPIs:
Identify at least 2-5 high-caliber Yearn strategists
Identify at least 5 new Yearn products/integration ideas
30-40 submissions/ projects to judge
Plan
Target Audience
Developers with web3 and DeFi knowledge looking to learn to build a strategy or looking to build new products on yearn
Pre-Event Hacker Engagement
Identification of key individuals in Discord, Telegram, DevDAO, partner protocols that could benefit from the hackathon and/or that can support the recruitment of individuals that would be interested in and would benefit from learning and developing new strategies/building on yearn.
Development of documentation including sample code. Sharing of documentation through communication channels.
During Event
Workshop to guide individuals on how to build on yearn
One-off workshops on creating strategies
AMA/Office Hours during the hackathon
Post Event
Get builders contact info and maintain engagement by sharing resources
Send survey to solicit feedback
Follow-up with individual applicants
Knowledge sharing with core yearn team on new ideas that surfaced during hackathon
Logistics During the Event
The Ethereum Hackers Discord (maintained by ETHGlobal) is the central hub of the event; all outward communication will use the platform, people will congregate to it, and ultimately it is the backbone of the community. We will have private sections of the Discord for ETHOnline participants.
Prize Structure
The pool prize is an evenly distributed prize to qualified projects, whereas named prizes are specific prizes for a single team (example: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or best use of X API). The former incentivize a broader usage of your protocol/API/Tech; while the latter tend to be used to drive deeper integrations.
Judging
Judging will be happening in the hours following the end of the hackathon for hackers. During this time we will have access to the project's video presentations, showcases and contact info of teams that submitted for your pool prize.
Workshop
Dates: TBD
It will happen live on Zoom and be a scheduled item in the early days of the event, it will be live-streamed and recorded for later reference. Each workshop will be a maximum of 30 minutes.
Deadline
2022-09-28
People
@bluewillow870 (farrah)
-->responsibilities: logistics, marketing, support, socials, resource development and distribution
-@mickeymouse and @dudesahn
--> responsibilities: technical support, coaching, mentorship
Scope
We are looking to sponsor ETHGlobal's ETHOnline hackathon which takes place from September 2nd through September 28th.
Why?
Desired Outcomes:
Targets/KPIs:
Plan
Target Audience
Developers with web3 and DeFi knowledge looking to learn to build a strategy or looking to build new products on yearn
Pre-Event Hacker Engagement
During Event
Post Event
Logistics During the Event The Ethereum Hackers Discord (maintained by ETHGlobal) is the central hub of the event; all outward communication will use the platform, people will congregate to it, and ultimately it is the backbone of the community. We will have private sections of the Discord for ETHOnline participants.
Prize Structure
The pool prize is an evenly distributed prize to qualified projects, whereas named prizes are specific prizes for a single team (example: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or best use of X API). The former incentivize a broader usage of your protocol/API/Tech; while the latter tend to be used to drive deeper integrations.
Judging
Judging will be happening in the hours following the end of the hackathon for hackers. During this time we will have access to the project's video presentations, showcases and contact info of teams that submitted for your pool prize.
Workshop
Dates: TBD
It will happen live on Zoom and be a scheduled item in the early days of the event, it will be live-streamed and recorded for later reference. Each workshop will be a maximum of 30 minutes.
Deadline
2022-09-28
People
-@mickeymouse and @dudesahn --> responsibilities: technical support, coaching, mentorship
-@storm --> responsibilities: workshop facilitation
Money
20,000 will go entirely towards the sponsorship package at the Pillar tier
Amount
20000
Wallet address
TBD
Reporting