Building on Bitcoin is here, are you ready?
Bitcoin innovation culture has been reawakened and its time to build for the world’s largest, most liquid crypto economy.
Join 'Ready Layer 2', the first ever Bitcoin Layer 2 focused pitch competition, and submit your best ideas, prototypes, and plans for new Bitcoin apps, products, and services.
Join 'Ready Layer 2', the first ever Bitcoin Layer 2 focused pitch competition, and submit your best ideas, prototypes, and plans for new Bitcoin apps, products, and services.
A 3-day Virtual Event
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Day 1 - Learn
Experts and entrepreneurs currently building on Bitcoin will offer sessions to help you get oriented, educated, and comfortable with the tools you'll need. Whether you're a crypto native or a total noob, you'll find a great starting place here.
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Day 2 - Create
With continued support of some of the best Bitcoin builders out there, you'll work to hone your idea, conduct customer validation, stress test your business model, and eventually craft your pitch.
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Day 3 - Pitch
With pitches in hand, a panel of esteemed judges will gather for the main event, where you'll tell everyone what you've built for Bitcoin and why.
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- Overview of event, expectations, deliverables, judging criteria, prizes, and pitch submissions
- Overview of Bitcoin and why sBTC exists
- Educational tracks, talks, office hours: sBTC, Bitcoin basics, Customer Discovery & User Interviews, Market Validation, Ingredients of a Strong Pitch
- Apply learnings from previous day
- Work on Pitch
- Submit final Pitches (deck + video)
- Review submissions
- Announce winners
Prizes
1st Place - $5k
- $5,000 in cash/crypto
- Automatic interview with StartupLab
- NFT Collectible (valued at $500)
- 1:1 with Special Mentor
- 2 Free tickets to Bitcoin Unleashed
2nd Place - $2.5k
- $2,500 in cash/crypto
- Automatic interview with StartupLab
- NFT Collectible (valued at $300)
- 1:1 with Special Mentor
- 1 Free ticket to Bitcoin Unleashed
3rd Place - $1k
- $1,000 in cash/crypto
- Automatic interview with StartupLab
- NFT Collectible ($100)
Judges
- Rachel YuCOO and Co-founder, ALEXRachel Yu is the Co-Founder of ALEX, an open-source DeFi company built on Stacks and modeled on the world's financial markets. Accelerated by Stacks and built on its platform, ALEX is disrupting the crypto industry by efficiently connecting participants at both the institutional and individual levels.
@ALEXLabBTC - Jake BlockchainSourcing Partner, Bitcoin Frontier FundJacob is Sourcing Partner at Bitcoin Frontier Fund and Host of the Built on Bitcoin podcast, where he interviews builders in the Stacks ecosystem and open-minded Bitcoiners. He was previously an Analyst at Stacks Ventures. Assisting portfolio companies unleash the full power of Bitcoin through Stacks. @JakeBlockchain
- Kenny RogersDeveloper Advocate, Stacks FoundationKenny Rogers spearheads Developer Relations at the Stacks Foundation. He is a developer of 9+ years obsessed with how to use technology to build a better world. Currently focused on teaching other developers how to build tools that will revolutionize the economy and world of work using Bitcoin and AI.
@KenTheRogers - Tycho OnnaschCEO, Zest ProtocolTycho is General Manager at Trust Machines and leads Zest Protocol, an institutional Bitcoin lending protocol. Zest Protocol aims to expand the Bitcoin economy by creating on-chain Bitcoin capital markets. Tycho holds a BA in History from the University of Oxford where he spent a lot of time thinking about financial history from the renaissance to crypto. Previously he co-founded Deedmob - a GovTtech SaaS company and was listed by Forbes as 30 under 30 in Europe. Tycho is also a Mentor in the Stacks Accelerator. @TychoOnnasch
- Trevor OwensDirector, Bitcoin Frontier FundTrevor is a multifaceted entrepreneur, author, and early stage startup investor. He is the CEO of Ninjalerts, an Ethereum-based wallet tracker, and also serves as the Managing Partner at Bitcoin Frontier Fund, where he invests in exceptional teams building new use cases for Bitcoin through BTC L1 and scaling layers like Stacks and Lightning. Bitcoin Frontier Fund has an extensive portfolio of nearly 50 startups in the DeFi, NFTs, and Web3 sectors.
@TO - Andre SerranoStacks Resident, sBTCAndre’s diverse background in philosophy, political science, and economics, may not have pointed him toward an obvious career path in the crypto space. However, it was precisely this unique, multidisciplinary informed insight that enabled him to connect the dots, and easily see the incredible potential of a world that trusts math and code over a fiat system. Now, having worked with various companies in the space, he’s now proud to be the sBTC Resident at the Stacks Foundation where he’s responsible for product and partnerships of sBTC. @andrerserrano
Mentors
- Chris CastigCo-Founder, Console.xyz
- Elizabeth Alice OlsonHead of Growth at Xverse
- Nick SainatoCo-Founder, COO, Gamma
- Orlando CosmeCo-Founder, StackerDAO
- Tom GilesManaging Partner, Megatron Ventures
- Ali SammourFounder, Flatlay
- Christopher PerceptionsFounder, NoCodeClarity
- Dylan FloydCo-Founder, Bitflow Finance
- Diego MeyCo-Founder, Bitflow Finance
- Mark HendricksonProduct Lead, Hiro Wallet
- Xan Ditkoff
- Mithil ThakoreCo-Founder and CEO, Velar
- Ryan WaitsDeveloper Advocate, Hiro Systems
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FAQ
FAQ
You can register for the event here.
There are no requirements to participate in the Bitcoin pitch competition. It’s open to anyone who wants to explore launching an idea backed by Bitcoin, but there may be restrictions related to age or region when it comes to receiving prizes. Reach out if you're concerned this may apply to you.
Each contestant is eligible to submit only one pitch submission. If you have multiple ideas, choose the idea you feel best fits the judging criteria or the idea you’re currently most excited about!
There are no requirements to participate in the Bitcoin pitch competition. It’s open to anyone who wants to explore launching an idea backed by Bitcoin, but there may be restrictions related to age or region when it comes to receiving prizes. Reach out if you're concerned this may apply to you.
Each contestant is eligible to submit only one pitch submission. If you have multiple ideas, choose the idea you feel best fits the judging criteria or the idea you’re currently most excited about!
Basically, anything you can dream up. Bitcoin has the potential to bring a number of use cases to life. Participants will need to verify the validity of their idea and the potential the idea has to grow.
Resources will be shared to guide participants on how to present their pitch once the competition begins. These resources will cover all pitch requirements, including Problem, Solution, Business Model, Team, and Demo
Judging criteria will be focused on scoring for the Pitch, Idea Validation, Total Addressable Market, and Technology/proof of concept.
Judging criteria will be focused on scoring for the Pitch, Idea Validation, Total Addressable Market, and Technology/proof of concept.
- Educational material and resources related to Bitcoin, sBTC, and building on Bitcoin will be shared with participants leading up to the start of the competition
- The competition begins August 18th and will include an overview of the event, along with live Zoom sessions with Bitcoin Layer 2 experts and mentors
- Pitches will be submitted as screen recordings walking through participant’s pitch deck slides
- Pitch submissions are due at 3pm EDT on August 20th
- Winners will be announced August 21st at 6pm EDT via Twitter Space
You can find the rules to the Ready Layer 2 Pitch competition on the following link: https://stx.is/hNDQZ5
You can register for the event here.
There are no requirements to participate in the Bitcoin pitch competition. It’s open to anyone who wants to explore launching an idea backed by Bitcoin, but there may be restrictions related to age or region when it comes to receiving prizes. Reach out if you're concerned this may apply to you.
Each contestant is eligible to submit only one pitch submission. If you have multiple ideas, choose the idea you feel best fits the judging criteria or the idea you’re currently most excited about!
There are no requirements to participate in the Bitcoin pitch competition. It’s open to anyone who wants to explore launching an idea backed by Bitcoin, but there may be restrictions related to age or region when it comes to receiving prizes. Reach out if you're concerned this may apply to you.
Each contestant is eligible to submit only one pitch submission. If you have multiple ideas, choose the idea you feel best fits the judging criteria or the idea you’re currently most excited about!
Basically, anything you can dream up. Bitcoin has the potential to bring a number of use cases to life. Participants will need to verify the validity of their idea and the potential the idea has to grow.
Resources will be shared to guide participants on how to present their pitch once the competition begins. These resources will cover all pitch requirements, including Problem, Solution, Business Model, Team, and Demo
Judging criteria will be focused on scoring for the Pitch, Idea Validation, Total Addressable Market, and Technology/proof of concept.
Judging criteria will be focused on scoring for the Pitch, Idea Validation, Total Addressable Market, and Technology/proof of concept.
- Registration for the competition will close August 14th
- Educational material and resources related to Bitcoin, sBTC, and building on Bitcoin will be shared with participants leading up to the start of the competition
- The competition begins August 18th and will include an overview of the event, along with live Zoom sessions with Bitcoin Layer 2 experts and mentors
- Pitches will be submitted as screen recordings walking through participant’s pitch deck slides
- Pitch submissions are due at 3pm EDT on August 20th
- Winners will be announced August 21st at 6pm EDT via Twitter Space
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