Only 5 days to go!
We are now only 5 days away from project submissions closing on Nov 24th. Here's everything you need to know about submissions, pitches, and judging.
Project submissions close in 5 days (Nov 24th @ 12:00 UTC)!
We are now entering our 7th and final week of open hacking for the #LegendsOfLightning tournament. On Nov 24th @ 12:00 UTC, project submissions will officially close and judges will begin their evaluation process - announcing a shortlist of 8 finalists for each track a few days later on Nov 28th. Here is what you'll need to do to successfully submit your project and maximise impact with the judges...
How will submissions work?
Enter your project: All projects entered into the tournament via the portal will be evaluated by our panel of judges for each track. If you haven't already, you can enter your project here.
Add project + maker details: Judges will be reviewing the project pages as well as your maker profiles (to learn more about the people behind all these cool things being built). So make sure to add your name or nym, roles, and a glamour shot, etc.
Maximise impact with a pitch & short video: Make it easy for the judges to learn about your project by writing up one final story in the form of a "pitch". This should include details on your project such as what it is, why and how you built it, who's on your team, your project's roadmap and next steps, as well as any relevant links (e.g to #BuildInPublic articles), etc. We recommend you also record a short 5 minute video of this summary/pitch which you can embed or link prior to the submission deadline.
What else is on before Finals day?
Growth Hacking Workshops Continue 🚀
Thanks to the support of a few community members, we will be continuing our Business Dev & Growth Hacking workshop series. These are designed to help makers focus their project's growth, marketing, and branding strategies. The remaining workshops will be:
#2: Go-to-market strategy (Sun 20 Nov, 19:00 UTC)
#3: Marketing and branding (Tue 22 Nov, 19:00 UTC)
You can also watch the recording of Growth Hacking Workshop #1: Problem Definition and Value Proposition here.
Venture Capital & Grant Funding 💸
One of the hardest parts of running a successful company, or project is being able to sustain its development and growth. To help you figure out your projects next steps, we've organised workshops with VC and crowdfunding specialists from Fulgur Ventures, Lightning Ventures, Stillmark VC, Hivemind, Geyser, and Open Sats. Our funding workshops will be held the week of Nov 28th. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!
Want to take part?
If you haven't entered your project into the #LegendsOfLightning tournament yet, there's still time! All you have to do is:
1️⃣ Register & enter your project
Once you've set up your maker profile and registered for the tournament, you'll be able to enter your project and select your track. Tracks help makers focus their projects on solving specific local or global challenges for extra prizes.
2️⃣ #BuildInPublic using Stories ✍️
After entering your project, show off your building progress with weekly activity reports! Find out more here.
Jump in Discord
If you have any questions about how the final few days of open hacking will go down, or how submissions will work and what is required? Jump into BOLT🔩FUN's community Discord and don't hesitate to get in touch with @zapp_ed or @JohnsBeharry ⚡️
What are you waiting for?! Only 5 days to go!