Reflecting on my Web3 growth in just over a year
Open source contributions have been my rocket fuel in Web3. 🚀
In just over a year: • 116 merged PRs • 38 projects • Built on Ethereum, Starknet, Stellar, Optimism & more.
These stats are all thanks to OS. :)
Day 0 / 7
In the @gooddollarorg × @dev3pack Buildathon.
7 days to ship something real on the GoodDollar ecosystem.
Yesterday's kickoff call with @zintarh_dev of Delulu and @ImmanuelOlivia1 of FocusPet, alumni from GoodBuilders Season 3, was sharp.
The piece that stuck: → "Don't be afraid to pivot." The thing you sketched on Day 1 isn't always the thing that ships on Day 7.
@KilonzoRae53 from the GoodDollar team made clear that comms are open throughout. Guidance, not gatekeeping. That changes how you build.
Shoutout to @_SDAV who'll be mentoring us through the sprint too.
Kick off @gooddollarorg buildathon 🎉
We selected 20 teams to take 7-day challenge before selecting the top ones to enter the next GoodBuilders Season 👀
Thanks @zintarh_dev & @ImmanuelOlivia1 for inspiring the next generation and killing the past season with their projects!
i’ll be honest. when the EF mandate was introduced i didn’t fully get it
i’m a devrel. i’m used to building vibey ai slop apps that go viral on the timeline. and building apps that fully embody censorship resistance, privacy and security is much harder.
i grew up in the bay area, went to stanford, and now live in sf. the tech culture here is so hyperfocused on growth at all costs.
i believe most people have good intentions. but i also know that building with intention takes effort. and when the sole focus is number go up, intention is the first thing that gets forgotten
all of that to say, to me, the mandate was a reminder of what actually matters.
building technology is a superpower. a power we shouldn’t take lightly. we each have a responsibility to build with intention.
and yes, that might take more effort. but a little extra effort now compounds. and our future generations will thank us for it.
There has been a wave of new Delulus created this week by people.
Goals are no longer just intentions. People are turning them into simple daily systems they can actually follow, showing up with consistency, structure, and steady progress over time 🧵
@Celo@gooddollarorg
Let’s go!
@gooddollarorg x @dev3pack buildathon!
Excited for all ideas and projects that come out of this!
Up to $3K in G$ to be won.
Apply: https://t.co/c0oLLNvlNH
Learn more: https://t.co/eSvsmu1sPT
New GoodDollar governance proposal now live on the forum 👀
This proposal explores whether part of GoodDollar distributions could support public goods and projects through the proposed House of Alignment, alongside UBI
https://t.co/JcV7T8sucX
380+ projects were submitted for the @dev3pack global hackathon
We hosted this hackathon with a small budget, but created a global movement, online and IRL in 40+ local hubs, even in bear market. The community showed up not for prizes, but for collaboration, learning, building startups, and getting recognized.
We wanted to bring our own audience, and managed to onboard 4K+ applicants from 84 countries and 1,700+ universities. For most of them, it was their first hackathon ever!
The hackathon became one of the biggest student onboarding initiatives on @solana. Their official student hackathon had around 90 submitted projects, with a different budget.
The secret? Infrastructure and community.
In just a few weeks, with @armolas_06 & @zintarh_dev, we built a cool platform to support the entire hackathon experience, from participation to event coordination. More than 150 people helped organize this movement. Huge thanks to all of them! The energy from emerging markets is unmatched.
Many participants are already pushing their projects further, forming teams, and taking the lead in their local ecosystems. Every project received AI deep feedback and recommendations (product, technical) thanks to @bonfiresai
Today it's an exciting day for all of them, as we are opening our global accelerator with @solana to support their founder journey 🫡
380+ projects were submitted for the @dev3pack global hackathon
We hosted this hackathon with a small budget, but created a global movement, online and IRL in 40+ local hubs, even in bear market. The community showed up not for prizes, but for collaboration, learning, building startups, and getting recognized.
We wanted to bring our own audience, and managed to onboard 4K+ applicants from 84 countries and 1,700+ universities. For most of them, it was their first hackathon ever!
The hackathon became one of the biggest student onboarding initiatives on @solana. Their official student hackathon had around 90 submitted projects, with a different budget.
The secret? Infrastructure and community.
In just a few weeks, with @armolas_06 & @zintarh_dev, we built a cool platform to support the entire hackathon experience, from participation to event coordination. More than 150 people helped organize this movement. Huge thanks to all of them! The energy from emerging markets is unmatched.
Many participants are already pushing their projects further, forming teams, and taking the lead in their local ecosystems. Every project received AI deep feedback and recommendations (product, technical) thanks to @bonfiresai
Today it's an exciting day for all of them, as we are opening our global accelerator with @solana to support their founder journey 🫡
Dev3pack Bridge Accelerator 🏗️
We're launching The Bridge, an accelerator helping underrepresented talents turn hackathon projects into real startups, powered by @solana
Many don’t know where to start. The bridge is the way.
Apply by June 12 👇
https://t.co/D0YK8ruBe7
9 teams. 3 months. Impressive Growth
GoodBuilders Season 3 just wrapped — and the Final Demo Day is nothing like a typical showcase.
Teams building across DeFi, payments, productivity, and community funding got on stage and said the quiet part out loud: what actually worked, what didn't, what changed everything, and what's coming next.
Some found traction nobody expected. Others pivoted hard mid-season. A few are already seeing the kind of retention and transactions that make you pay attention.
This is what building in the open actually looks like.
▶️ Watch the full Demo Day: https://t.co/HXxfFcuNkA
The results are in!!
Our builders clamped the win!
#1 in Nigeria and Top 3 globally on the Solana Mobile Track 🚀
Super congratulations to team GEODROP & all who participated from @theblock_hive, Enugu hub 🇳🇬 for the @dev3pack global hackathon.
Looking forward to the next🤍