Build in Public: Explain Your Solana Project

Mission

Create a Twitter thread that clearly explains your project, its connection to Solana, and how it benefits the ecosystem.

This bounty is not about having the best project, but about being able to explain your project clearly to someone who has never seen it before.

Scope Detail

This bounty is designed to help you practice turning your idea into a clear and compelling explanation, similar to how you would pitch during a hackathon.

Create a Twitter thread (max. 8 tweets) that:

• Explains your project in a way that is easy to understand for an outside audience (no prior context)

• Clearly describes the problem you are solving and who it is for

• Briefly (1 tweet) explains how your project uses Solana (e.g., speed, low fees, or specific tools like Anchor, Metaplex, Jupiter API, etc.)

• Describes how your project contributes to the Solana ecosystem (e.g., users, tooling, education, liquidity)

• Mentions whether you plan to participate in the Colosseum Frontier hackathon (starting April 6)

Submission Requirements

• A link to your Twitter thread.

• Ensure the thread clearly addresses all points mentioned in the Scope Detail.

• The thread should be publicly accessible.

• All content must be original.

Judging Criteria

Submissions will be judged based on how well the project is explained, not on the quality of the project itself. It’s easy to understand your own project, but explaining it to someone seeing it for the first time (e.g. judges) is much harder. The same applies to hackathons: you can have the best project, but if your pitch or submission is weak, you won’t win a prize because the judges won’t recognize its potential. That’s why it’s important to start practicing this early. Specifically, we focus on three criteria:

• Clarity and Coherence: How clearly and engagingly the project, its problem, and its Solana integration are explained.

• Length: The thread should not exceed 8 posts. In hackathons like Colosseum, judges often don’t have time to go through overly long submissions, so keeping your explanation concise is key.

• Completeness: Whether all aspects of the scope (project description, Solana usage, ecosystem contribution, hackathon mention) are covered.

Reward Structure

• 1st Place: 350 USDG

• 2nd Place: 250 USDG

• 3rd Place: 150 USDG