10 months ago
Congratulations to the Polaris Launchpad Winners!
Congratulations to the Polaris Launchpad Winners!
The Neo Polaris Launchpad Hackathon judging is completed, and the results are in. The judges have carefully reviewed and evaluated each project among the qualifying entries. The entries were competitive, and the decisions were difficult to make.
We at Neo thank and commend every Polaris Launchpad participant who has brought your creativity, skills, and efforts to Polaris Launchpad over the past three months. Today, we are thrilled to announce the winning teams and introduce their projects.
Grand Prize Winners
Five grand prizes have been awarded across the five Polaris Launchpad categories. Each…
10 months ago
Polaris Launchpad Hackathon Judging Has Begun
Polaris Launchpad Hackathon Judging Has Begun
Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard to plan, develop, and submit your projects to the Polaris Launchpad Hackathon. Neo’s first Launchpad Hackathon event of 2022 saw more than 600 registrants from 69 countries and has received more than 50 project submissions.
Final submissions for the Hackathon came in on May 9, and the Hackathon Phase has moved to the judging stage. Our esteemed judges are now assessing the concept and feasibility, design, and implementation of each project entry.
This article introduces you to the judges, a team of high-profile…
11 months ago
Final call for submissions
There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for Neo Polaris Launchpad.
11 months ago
Ask a mentor: Live office hours in Discord daily May 2-6
Dear participants,
The May 9th hackathon submission deadline is coming up. We're here to help you in the last mile! The hackathon mentor team will hold office hours daily May 2-6 in Discord to answer your questions.
To take part, you can drop your question in our Discord group outside of office hours, and a mentor will answer during office hours. Or you can ask your question during a live office hour session. If you want to reach out to a specific mentor, you can tag them in your question.
Here's the schedule:
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Yannick Koitzsch (Fireche#1404), Founder, NekoHit
- Specialities: Neow3j,…
11 months ago
Hackathon submissions due May 9 - Check out these resources for help and inspiration
Dear participants,
Submissions for the development phase of Polaris Launchpad will close on May 9th. Looking for help or inspiration while you put the finishing touches on your project? Whether you need self-help resources, panel and technical workshop videos on-demand, or someone to answer your questions, we have you covered:
Documentation, tutorials, and tools
- Review recommended resources from the Neo Developer Resources portal
- Take a look at PROPS, a new library of general use NFTs and smart contracts for the Neo N3 blockchain that's designed to make building your first project on Neo N3 easier
Panel and technical workshop
…11 months ago
Hackathon workshop series: April 18-21, 2 pm UTC (10 am EDT)
Dear participants,
This week we have scheduled a four-day series of workshops with experts from the Neo ecosystem and community.
Join us live on Discord at https://discord.gg/YYqgavJgvS for any or all of these sessions:
- Adventures in Using NeoFS - April 18, 2 pm UTC (10 am EDT): With Alex Walker (Developer, Neo community)
- Thoughts on Excellent UI/UX Design, Advanced Technical Workshop - April 19, 2 pm UTC (10 am EDT): With Odd Roland and Adrian Fjellberg (Lead Developers, MyMingo, Flamingo)
- The DAO Development Behind GrantShares, Advanced Technical Workshop - April 20, 2 pm UTC (10 am EDT): With Claude M…
11 months ago
Time to build - meet your mentor team!
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Planathon phase of the Neo Polaris Launchpad! By now, you should have received your plan feedback and any Prize Multiplier awarded from the Neo EcoGrowth team. We’re inspired by your plans. Now we want to help you bring them into reality.
Today kicks off the second phase of the Neo Polaris Launchpad: Developing your ideas! You have joined a famously supportive blockchain community. Neo has an active, friendly community of developers who are eager to help you every step of the way.
Read on to meet your Polaris Launchpad Hackathon mentors, a group…
12 months ago
Technical workshop series: April 11-14, 2 pm UTC
Dear participants,
We have scheduled a four-day series of technical workshops on smart contracts. These one-hour sessions will prepare you to build a smart contract on Neo N3.
Join us live on Discord at https://discord.gg/YYqgavJgvS for any or all of these sessions:
- Smart Contracts with NeoFS & Oracle - April 11, 2 pm (UTC)
- PROPS DEEP DIVE - April 12, 2 pm (UTC)
- C# Smart Contract Tutorial- April 13, 2 pm (UTC)
- Wallet Integration with NWA - April 14, 2 pm (UTC)
If you have questions about the workshops or any Polaris Launchpad topics, you can reach out through the…
12 months ago
Planathon submissions due April 5 - Don't miss out on 1.1x - 1.5x prize multipliers!
Dear participants,
Planathon submissions for the Neo Polaris Launchpad are due tomorrow. All plans must be submitted by April 5th, 9:00am ET (1:00pm UTC+8). Planathon participation is optional.
The Planathon is a great way to increase your potential prizes, with multipliers of 1.1x to 1.5x awarded to the best plans. You'll also get the competitive advantage of early feedback on your concepts, which can help you succeed in the development phase of the competition.
For reminders on what makes a great plan, check out our post here.
Where to submit your plan
All plans must be submitted through our…
12 months ago
Technical quick start workshop series - Smart contracts: April 4-7, 2 pm UTC
Dear participants,
We have scheduled a four-day series of technical quick start workshops on smart contracts. These one-hour sessions will prepare you to build a smart contract on Neo N3 in the language you prefer.
Join us live on Discord at https://discord.gg/YYqgavJgvS for any or all of these sessions:
- C# on Neo - April 4, 2 pm (UTC)
- Python on Neo - April 5, 2 pm (UTC)
- Go on Neo - April 6, 2 pm (UTC)
- Java on Neo - April 7, 2 pm (UTC)
If you have questions about the workshops or any Polaris Launchpad topics, you can reach…
12 months ago
New panel discussions and new library of smart contracts and developer frameworks for Neo N3
Dear participants,
Welcome to Neo Polaris Launchpad Planathon Week 4! The April 5th Planathon deadline is a week away. We have more new resources to inspire you this week: New panel discussions and an alert about a new developer resource to help you build on Neo N3. You can learn more below.
And as always, when you have questions, we are here to help: Please reach out through the Hackathon Discussions section or find us on Neo Discord.
Panel discussion - Meet the decentralized internet (Live on March 29, 2 pm UTC)
In our next panel discussion, thought leaders…
12 months ago
Planathon deadline April 5th - Here are some tips for writing a great plan!
Dear participants,
The Neo Polaris Launchpad Planathon deadline is coming up on April 5th, and the Neo Global Development (NGD) EcoGrowth team has tips for you on what makes a good plan.
The Planathon is an optional part of Polaris Launchpad. You can choose to participate only in the Hackathon phase. But we encourage you to submit a Planathon entry so you can take advantage of these benefits:
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You will get early, written feedback on your project plan to help you refine your concept into a competitive Hackathon entry.
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We will judge your final Hackathon submission against your original Planathon…
about 1 year ago
New Panel Discussions - Advancing the Dream of Interoperability (available March 22, release at 8 am UTC) and One More Step to the Smart Economy (March 23, live at 2 pm UTC)
Dear participants,
Welcome to Week 3 of the Polaris Launchpad Planathon! We have two new panel discussions for you this week:
Available on March 22, 8 am UTC: Advancing the Dream of Interoperability
BSN moderates a panel discussion on cross-chain interoperability, hosted by Neo and Cointelegraph Chinese. (Chinese with English subtitles.)
The recording link will be shown on Neo’s Twitter Account at releasing time.
March 23, 2 pm UTC: One More Step to the Smart Economy
Join speakers from Neo Global Development, AxLabs, CoZ, and Neo SPCC for a live-streamed discussion on blockchain infrastructure topics, with time for Q&A.
Click…
about 1 year ago
Panel Discussion, Metaverse & NFT: Future or Illusion, via YouTube at 4pm UTC on Mar. 16
Dear participants,
Come join the panel discussion featuring Metaverse & NFT at 4 PM UTC on March 16, presented by Neo.
Click to join the streamline: https://youtu.be/KNkPVCwGwYU
As a series of launchpad panel discussions, we have conducted one, featuring DeFi projects. You can find the recordings from the playlist below. We will be updating this playlist as new series become available.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH5FKiukNRU52ihGDQf1QV3SVdTuYO3dh
If you have any further questions, feel free to let us know.
Best regards,
Neo team