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Lauren Lee retweeted
Hackathon judges have about 3 minutes with your project.
What actually happens in those 3 minutes? 🤔
I'm hosting an X Space this Friday to find out, with people who have judged, mentored and run hackathons:
@andrewdmaclean Staff Developer Educator at Twilio
@colleencodes Developer Advocate at GitLab
@JamesSwintonDev DevRel Lead at AG Grid
@CCafeo Community at nocodeops by Zapier
@FrancescoCiull4 Head of DevRel at Zerops
@adityaoberai DevRel Lead at Appwrite
⏰ Friday 30 October, 4pm UK (12pm ET / 9am PT)
🎤 Audio only, no camera, no slides
We'll cover judging, demos and the stuff nobody tells you. Like why the project with the best code doesn't always win.
If you've won (or lost) a hackathon, come up and tell us how 👀.
Over 2 weeks remaining on the @paypaldev hackathon with $60k+ cash prizes!
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Lauren Lee retweeted
LITERALLY my entire talk at @AllThingsOpen
I firmly believe that, with everything changing in the tech industry because of AI, developer relations is even more important than before. Why? Because we are slowly (or quickly) removing the human from every process, and devrel is all about the human connection.
Maybe I'm biased because it's a role I've been doing for years, I love it, I see the value for any company with services or products targeted at developers and... I love having a paycheck!
ALT Purple card for devrel hot take #3. A dark terminal window shows the command: fred --topic "humans-first", followed by a blinking cursor. Below it, a black-and-white cartoon of Fred's face, bald with glasses and a beard, sits next to the label "devrel hot take #3".
Lauren Lee retweeted
from all of us during our @TBD54566975 days @Square and my time working with @LoLoCoding on ZKP education...this is amazing!!
SEC Commissioner Peirce Calls for Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Replace Data-Heavy KYC/AML Practices
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said the agency’s Innovation Exemption provides a temporary pathway for tokenized securities to trade through AMMs, helping prevent overseas markets from monopolizing tokenized exposure to U.S. equities while serving as a bridge to longer-term rules. She also criticized the current KYC/AML model for creating ever-larger “data haystacks” with limited effectiveness while turning the financial system into a “panopticon,” and called for zero-knowledge proofs and attribute-based credentials to verify compliance without collecting or repeatedly storing users’ sensitive personal data.
Lauren Lee retweeted
Design is caring
Design is noticing
Design is *not* dead
Amazing talk by @lmsmonteiro (@pixelmatters_)
Lauren Lee retweeted
This is why I'll always read the code and understand, architecturally, how things work vs not knowing and trusting an Agent with whatever it says.
Having an understanding of how your systems work, how the systems/platforms you use work, and how it works programmatically is so crucial.
Otherwise, you're at the mercy of your Agent.
#agenticai #ai #kubernetes
Lauren Lee retweeted
Being a stickler about coding standards and architecture used to mean you were pedantic, now you’re a ✨high taste engineer ✨
Lauren Lee retweeted
On stage now @LoLoCoding , Director of Developer relations @midnightfdn talking about building from Zero to Ecosystem.
@devrelcon
Lauren Lee retweeted
ICYMI: What does privacy-first infrastructure look like for financial institutions?
@F_ZK_Now joined @FINTECHTVglobal to discuss Monument Bank, tokenized deposits, selective disclosure, and why privacy is becoming a core requirement for enterprise blockchain adoption.
Watch the full segment 👇
Lauren Lee retweeted
People see the product. They rarely see the thousands of hours that make the product possible. 👏
Lauren Lee retweeted
Build Club. Night Sky. Nightforce. Aliit.
Different programs. Different paths into Midnight.
Join us in under 2 hours as we sit down with the people behind each initiative to discuss who they're for, how they work, and how to get involved.
🎙️ @G_Man_Crypto @LoLoCoding @jackoconnorx @tom_humber @zsofimajor @SydneyyNelsonn
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Lauren Lee retweeted
Midnight Booth Day 2: LIVE from Consensus Miami nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1pKdRbYEY…
Lauren Lee retweeted
Day 2 of @consensus2026 and we're starting off strong.
If you’re on the ground, swing by booth 3404. More demos, more conversations, more Midnight today. 🤝
Lauren Lee retweeted
most people ask: "how do i actually get into the Midnight ecosystem?"
there are 2 very different paths, and which one you choose depends on how you want to contribute:
1. non-technical 👉 Nightforce
this is Midnight’s ambassador / community track
you don’t need to code.
you contribute by:
👉 hosting events
👉 growing local communities
👉 creating content
👉 onboarding new people
it’s a volunteer-driven program focused on long-term ecosystem growth, not short-term rewards
if you’re good at:
talking, organizing, marketing, or just getting people excited about tech, this is your lane.
2. technical 👉 Aliit Fellowship
this is Midnight’s selective builder fellowship
you don’t just “learn”, you build + contribute deeply:
👉 ship apps / prototypes
👉 write docs, tutorials
👉 run workshops
👉 help other devs
it’s meant for people who actually push the ecosystem forward through code and knowledge
selection is based on:
👉 real contributions
👉 technical understanding
👉 impact in the ecosystem
the key difference:
Nightforce 👉 grows the ecosystem
Aliit 👉 builds the ecosystem
both matter. both are needed.
no complicated roadmap.
no “how to break into web3” threads.
just pick your side:
→ talk about it
→ or build it
either way, you’re early.
