LFGrow

Build the future of Decentralized Social Networks
with ETHGlobal and Lens
March 18-30, 2022
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About

Every day, we count on technology to provide us with open communication to the people we love, reliable information on the world around us, and to share our creativity and experiences. But, while it might be free to post a story or a tweet, you pay with your data, the very uniqueness that makes you, and trust a centralized opaque system to deliver it to the world.

The world needs an open platform to communicate, to share, and to publish, and the world needs builders like you to build it.

LFGrow is an event for just that, using Lens Protocol as the foundation to create a social platform with digital ownership-first experiences, tools for transparent moderation, censorship-resistant ways to publish and profit, and much more.

We can't wait to see what you build. LFGrow 🌿

$200,000
in prizes to be won
Lens Protocol
$100,000 up for grabs
Polygon
$16,000 up for grabs
Livepeer
$16,000 up for grabs
The Graph
$8,000 up for grabs
Chainlink
$5,000 up for grabs
Ceramic
$4,000 up for grabs
Toucan
$4,000 up for grabs
Lit Protocol
$4,000 up for grabs
What can you build?
TAG, YOU'RE IT
(SOCIAL VERIFICATION)
FAIR IS FAIR
(DROP MECHANICS)
ALL FOR ONE
(SQUAD/DAO PROFILES)
THE POWER OF INSIGHT
(DATA ANALYTICS)
MY DIGITAL ROOTS
(VISUALIZE YOUR GRAPH)
DAO TOOLSHED
(VOTING WITH IDENTITES FOR DAOS)

TAG, YOU'RE IT

Today verification is controlled by social media platforms and not the communities that grow to use them. This stifles innovation and leads to verification being used for just one thing—proving you are who you claim to be.
What if social media verification meant more than just being a real person, and instead captured any label meaningful to a community?
Broadening verification to be an extensible system of tags that can be attached to individual users, communities, and posts would open up a rich set of new experiences.
What if a distributed fact-checking community could tag posts it has researched and evaluated?
What if a curated collection of articles written by MacArthur genius grant winners could be easily created and automatically kept up to date. What if an idea could be traced back to its origin through a tree of posts and replies?
What if a company's online profile could be tagged with its global carbon footprint?
Schedule
Thu, Mar 17th
14:00 EDT
Idea Brainstorming Session
Luke Bateman
16:00 EDT
Livepeer 🛠 Building Web3 Video Apps
Eric Tang
18:00 EDT
Team Formation Session
Luke Bateman
Fri, Mar 18th
09:00 EDT
Hacking Begins
09:30 EDT
Team Formation Session
10:30 EDT
Hackathon Kickoff and Logistics
Kartik Talwar
11:15 EDT
LFGrow Summit | Decentralized Social Media
Li Jin, Stani Kulechov, Balaji Srinivasan
12:00 EDT
LFGrow Summit | Introduction to Lens Protocol
David Silverman, Josh Stevens
12:45 EDT
LFGrow Summit | Get Creative on Building on Lens
Ramon Marc, Rich Cahill, Simon Heather
13:30 EDT
LFGrow Summit | Future of Onchain Creation
karma.wav, Cooper Turley, Olive Allen, Dot
14:15 EDT
LFGrow Summit | Social Data and Unstoppable Thoughts
Jonathan Dotan
15:00 EDT
LFGrow Summit | Social Impact at Scale
Marcus Aurelius, Raphaël Haupt, Scott Moore
15:45 EDT
LFGrow Summit | Future of Onchain Collaboration
Patrick Rivera, Joyce Yang, Alex Masmej, Jess Sloss
17:00 EDT
Ceramic 🛠 Sovereign Data with Ceramic
Matthew Davis
Mon, Mar 21st
10:00 EDT
Toucan 🛠 Intro to Toucan Protocol and Programmable Carbon
Alex Lazar
11:00 EDT
Lens 🛠 Building on Lens Protocol
David Silverman, Josh Stevens, Zer0dot
14:30 EDT
Polygon Studios 🛠 Minting MultiMedia Content as NFT's on Polygon
Rahat Chowdhury
15:30 EDT
Lit Protocol 🛠 Easily add encryption and private data with Lit Protocol
Chris Cassano
Tue, Mar 22nd
14:30 EDT
Chainlink 🛠 What is Chainlink / Oracles and Automation
Richard Gottleber
Wed, Mar 23rd
10:30 EDT
The Graph 🛠 Building Decentralised GraphQL APIs with The Graph
Vishwa Mehta
15:00 EDT
Project Feedback Session
Sun, Mar 27th
12:00 EDT
Project Submission Due
Mon, Mar 28th
12:00 EDT
Judging
Wed, Mar 30th
12:00 EDT
LFGrow Finale

Speakers & Judges

David Silverman
Lens Protocol
karma.wav
wavWRLD
Dot
Unspeakable Records
Zer0dot
Lens Protocol
pplpleasr
PleasrDAO
alisha.eth
ENS
Olive Allen
Marcus Aurelius
KlimaDAO
Luke Bateman
ETHGlobal
Juan Benet
Protocol Labs
Reuben Bramanathan
Rich Cahill
WE3
Chris Cassano
Lit Protocol
Dan Chen
Rahat Chowdhury
Polygon Studios
Matthew Davis
Ceramic
Jonathan Dotan
Starling Lab
Joe Gerber
Richard Gottleber
Chainlink
Austin Griffith
Ethereum Foundation
Raphaël Haupt
Toucan
Raphael Haupt
Toucan
Simon Heather
WE3
James Higa
Li Jin
Variant
Medha Kothari
Stani Kulechov
AAVE
Aleks Larsen
Blockchain Capital
Alex Lazar
Toucan
Ramon Marc
WE3
Alex Masmej
Showtime
Vishwa Mehta
Scott Moore
Gitcoin
Sandeep Nailwal
Polygon
Patrick Rivera
Mirror
Paris Rouzati
IDEO Ventures
David Silverman
Lens Protocol
Jess Sloss
Seed Club
Balaji Srinivasan
1729
Josh Stevens
Lens Protocol
Kartik Talwar
ETHGlobal
Eric Tang
Livepeer
Min Teo
Ethereal Ventures
Jenil Thakker
Coinvise
Cooper Turley
Fireeyes
Shannon Wells
Livepeer
Linda Xie
Scalar Capital
Joyce Yang
GlobalCoin
Alisha.eth
ENS
Carra Wu
a16z
Avi Zurlo
Delphi Digital
johnx25bd
John X
Toucan

FAQ

What is LFGrow?
LFGrow is a hackathon bringing together some of the top minds and experts decentralized social networks to build the future using Lens Protocol. We enable teams to build their ideas by providing an abundance of hacking resources like mentors, sponsors, and software.
What is Lens Protocol?
Lens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users. You can learn more about Lens Protocol at lens.dev
I'm new to Web3, can I participate?
Absolutely! Our events are open to both beginners and veterans of the Web3 world. This event it build around Lens Protocol, which just launched, so most people will be building on it for the first time.
How much does it cost to attend?
LFGrow is 100% free for hackers. All that we ask of you is that you focus on building your project, check-in with us on your progress regularly, and participate in the community we build around this hackathon.
Is there a code of conduct?
Yes! For years, our core ethos has been to make it easy for anyone to dream big. To that end, we've developed a Code of Conduct.
How many people can be on a team?
You can form teams of up to 5 people. There are no restrictions for team members, so you can team up with hackers of any country or experience level!
Can I start working on my hack before the event?
No. In the interest of fairness, attendees should not be working on their projects before LFGrow begins and we do not allow participants to work on pre-existing projects. However, you can familiarize yourself with all the tools and technologies you intend to use beforehand!
Have more questions? Email us at hello@ethglobal.com