NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR
1. Pick an event
20 minUse the Regatta Board at /hackathons and check each event's rule on existing code.
OWNER PLAYBOOK · VOYAGE CHART
Chart your voyage with First Deploy
Pick where you want to go. Every route starts with a move you can make within the hour.
Win with it at hackathons
You want prizes, tracks and judges. Check each event's rule on existing code.
MOVES MADE
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STREAK
0 days
WHY THIS ROUTE
Hackathon organizers need participants deploying fast, and judges like tools that grow builders.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
A First Deploy extension submitted, or a warm up partnership with one event.
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2. Scope an add on
30 minPick one add on that fits a sponsor track, for example a deploy streak or a team builder page, and write the 90 second demo before any code. Cut until it fits the weekend.
3. Offer organizers a warm up session
15 minRecord a short demo that shows a real flow end to end, write a README that separates what existed before from what you built at the event, and submit hours before the deadline. Offer to run a pre event deploy session.
FIRST MESSAGE · EMAIL OR DM · TO EVENT ORGANIZER
Hi, I can run a 30 minute warm up where every participant deploys a verified contract on [chain] before the event starts. Free for your hackers. Interested?
4. Submit your add on
90 minRecord a short demo that shows a real flow end to end, write a README that separates what existed before from what you built at the event, and submit hours before the deadline. Submit with demo video.
FIRST MESSAGE · SUBMISSION · TO JUDGES
Before: First Deploy guides verified first deploys. Built here: [feature]. Demo: [link].
Check in on me
Leave an email and we nudge you at 24 and 72 hours with your next move. Optional.
Or to keep this voyage on your profile.
PORTS ALONG THE ROUTE
Apps that stack well on this route
LIVE DEMOHack Week Pilot
A hackathon cockpit that plans your scope, tracks bounties, and drafts a judge-ready submission.
Reserve · refundable deposit
$169Base · Solana +1
LIVE DEMOMove Starter
Your own Move package live on Sui with a guided first object, and a builder badge.
Reserve · refundable deposit
$79Sui · Aptos
LIVE DEMOShip Log
Every commit, deploy, and demo you ship becomes a signed, timestamped builder diary.
Reserve · refundable deposit
$149Base · Optimism +1
Put your name on the bow
Every route goes further on a vessel you own. Built on order, refundable deposit.