Delegate Mission Request Summary
This mission is designed to attract developers at a key juncture in their path as builders—the idea stage—by bringing on a trusted partner to host a hackathon. This event would be a marquee recruitment event for new projects and emerging developers, acting as a major marketplace for ideas and talent across the Superchain.
S6 Intent
Intent 3: Grow application devs on the Superchain
Proposing Delegate
jackanorak
Grant Amount
50k OP total is requested for this program, which will be filled by one applicant
Should this Mission be fulfilled by one or multiple applicants: Select from: “One,” “Up to X” or “Multiple”
One
How will this Mission Request help accomplish the above Intent?
The thesis here is that hackathons provide a crucial, fun marketplace to showcase Optimism’s strengths as a network and to attract developers looking for ideas, teams, or funding. An enduring focal point for developers, projects seeking products or talent, and funders could easily provide a currently lacking funnel for grassroots developer interest.
Although there have been several hackathons related to Optimism—both sponsored and not sponsored—there has as yet not been a major, central hackathon explicitly geared toward the Superchain. There is a forthcoming one in August, co-led by EthGlobal, but there are opportunities to have more, co-led by other players in the space.
Base recently announced a high-profile hackathon spotlighting some impressive sponsors, such as Stripe and Shopify, which has attracted considerable support from builders. We can do the same.
What is required to execute this Mission Request?
All of the following:
- An applicant that is highly reputable and that has prior experience with hackathons
- This hackathon may be in-person or virtual; however, priority is given to in-person programs, especially those that offer some means of administering in-person or travel arrangements.
- A credible commitment to growing maximum awareness of the hackathon
- Openness to all participating superchains
Proposals should outline the basic logistics of this hackathon: how developers are selected, roughly how long the hackathon will take, judging structure, how sponsorships are handled, etc. Proposers with previous experience with hackathons should share details on their experience and results.
How should governance participants measure impact upon completion of this Mission?
Milestones
- Development of more detailed logistics plan
- Communication of announcement and updates on pending hackathon
- Signed up applicants
- Signed up sponsors
Metrics:
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Number of applicants
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Number of participating projects
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Amount of prize funds raised
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Number of sponsors
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Committed funding and funders
Impact
- Number of projects live six months from hackathon
- Number of active developers new to Superchain
- Open-source tooling resulting from hackathon
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Has anyone other than the proposer contributed to this Mission Request?
No
Which metric will the success of this Mission Request be evaluated against?
The North star metric against which this Mission Request should be evaluated is the total amount of gas fees generated from the grantee’s contracts, because this Mission Request sets out to increase the aggregate demand for blockspace on the Superchain through a larger program. The total gas fees generated from this program act as a healthy indicator of its combined downstream performance. This metric was suggested by the Foundation and approved by the Grants Council.
