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ETH Warsaw 2025
Project
ETH Warsaw was GolemDB’s first major public presence, combining a conference presence with a builder-focused hackathon track designed to validate the product direction, onboard developers quickly, and collect real feedback under pressure. The team supported the event with a dedicated event hub (event.golemdb.io), practical QuickStarts, and hands-on workshops so hackers could get productive fast.
ETH Warsaw 2025
Project
ETH Warsaw was GolemDB’s first major public presence, combining a conference presence with a builder-focused hackathon track designed to validate the product direction, onboard developers quickly, and collect real feedback under pressure. The team supported the event with a dedicated event hub (event.golemdb.io), practical QuickStarts, and hands-on workshops so hackers could get productive fast.
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Use Cases
The hackathon track was used to drive real developer usage of GolemDB through guided onboarding (QuickStarts), live enablement (workshops), and an optional Capture-the-Flag (CTF) challenge that gave hackers a structured way to learn the platform while building. It also acted as a stress test for infrastructure and rate-limiting assumptions, since organizers expected roughly 70–90 total hackathon submissions and an estimated 30–45 submissions on the GolemDB track.
Impact
The ETH Warsaw presence delivered strong confirmation that what GolemDB is building resonates with developers, and it created a clear feedback loop for improving both the product and the way it is explained to builders. The on-site execution (docs, workshops, booth support, and the CTF) helped turn interest into hands-on trials, which is the fastest way to surface real DX issues and improve adoption.
Team & Background
Team Track Record
The hackathon and conference execution was coordinated by the core GolemDB/Arkiv team with clear ownership across event operations, developer enablement, and marketing: internal coordination covered hackathon planning (including merch, talks, workshops), the production of QuickStarts and the event page, and live support through workshops and troubleshooting during the conference and hackathon. The team also experimented with a CTF format and plans to reuse and improve it at future events like Devconnect.
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