BuildSomethingWonderful
fund to help student-builders across the world build onchain through experimental grant funding.
Hello! I'm Akhil
- I lead product at Coop Records Music - bringing music onchain.
- Co-founded Farcaster Builders Int. (FBI) - one of the largest onchain builder collectives in India and Africa.
- Passionate about building products, music, movies, fandom, and collectibles.
- Built a Music Consumer app with 1.7M+ Game plays with 700K+ Users. Check it out at Muzify.
Why do We Need?
The current ecosystem needs fresh talent and more fun products to be built.
- This onboards more builders into the space - young talent are hungry and sharp, just need support via incentives and guidance.
- Anyone (must be a college student) with an idea can get a grant to build their dream project with community support.
- We need more experimentation onchain, encourage creative talent and foster new builders.
How does it work?
Proper site and application process will be setup within a week of getting the funds.
- Fund goes live from first week of April, 2025.
- Application form for idea and team submission with merit checking.
- One-time 1 ETH Grant.
- Access to Builder Community support for feedback and application of Ideas.
Why should I run this?
I have done this my entire life.
- Helped & mentored more than 200+ builders to go from 0 to 1 in building their first side-project on the Internet and also acquire their first set of users.
- Ran multiple programs that enabled builders (500+) ship hundreds of ideas in India and across the globe.
- These programs have helped change lives, create compounding value, and take crypto ethos to the world through valuable products and applications.