NEXT MOVE · WITHIN THE HOUR
1. Open the Regatta Board and shortlist 3 events
30 minGo to /hackathons on DEPLOYR, filter for Base and DeFi, risk or data tracks. Write each event's dates, tracks, prize pool and its rule on existing code.
OWNER PLAYBOOK · VOYAGE CHART
Chart your voyage with Yield Why
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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
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WHY THIS ROUTE
Yield Why fits DeFi, risk or data tracks, and a working, deployed app is a strong start. Many events only allow new code or require you to say what existed before, so check each event's rule on existing code.
ARRIVED LOOKS LIKE
Entered two hackathons within 3 months with a clearly scoped new feature, and placed in or got judge feedback from at least one.
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2. Check the existing code rule, in writing
20 minRead the rules page. If it is unclear, ask the organizers directly. If existing projects are not allowed, plan to build a new module or a fresh version and disclose what you reused.
FIRST MESSAGE · EVENT DISCORD OR EMAIL · TO THE HACKATHON ORGANIZERS
Hi, I own Yield Why, an existing app on Base. For this event I'd build [new feature] as new code during the hackathon. Is that allowed, and how should I disclose the existing parts?
3. Scope one feature you can finish in the event
45 minPick one feature judges can see in a 2 minute demo that makes Yield Why clearly better for DeFi users who chase APY without knowing where it comes from. Write the demo script before you write code.
4. Find one teammate
20 minPost in the event's team channel with what you have and what you need (designer, contract dev, writer).
FIRST MESSAGE · HACKATHON TEAM CHANNEL · TO OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Building on Yield Why (breaks any vault's APY into lending, incentives and leverage, routes deposits only to sources you approve, and warns when emissions end). Looking for one [designer / dev] for [track]. I have the base app live and a clear demo plan. DM me.
5. Submit with a clean demo and ask for feedback
90 minRecord a 2 minute video, write what is new versus existing, and submit early. After judging, ask one judge for two lines of feedback.
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