Let's Get This Bread: Baking MVPs for Breakout | Product Thinking Workshops | Week 17

​Goal: Learn practical strategies to rapidly develop, validate, and refine a product idea for the Colosseum Breakout hackathon.

​Topics:

• ​Understanding the Hackathon:

  • ​Breaking down the Colosseum rules, parameters, and judging criteria.

  • ​What makes a hackathon project a 'product'?

• ​Moving Fast & Building Smart:

  • ​Setting clear, guiding goals for your project.

  • ​Quickly studying existing solutions and learning from them.

  • ​Focusing on building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

• ​Showing Your Work & Getting Feedback:

  • ​Where and how to share your progress (X, Discord, Colosseum).

  • ​Asking for and using feedback from peers, pros, and potential users.

• ​Finding & Refining Ideas:

  • ​Where to look for project inspiration (Idea Banks, Forums).

  • ​Thinking about how blockchain can fit into your idea.

  • ​Turning feedback into actionable steps for improvement.

• ​Using AI as a Launchpad:

  • ​How tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc., can speed up brainstorming, research, and planning.

  • ​Using AI effectively without letting it replace core work.

​Exercises:

• ​Hackathon Rules Review:

  • ​Together, we'll look at the key requirements for the Colosseum Breakout.

• ​Group Idea Discussion:

  • ​Share any initial project ideas you have.

  • ​Discuss potential blockchain components for different ideas.

• ​AI Tool Quick-Start (Optional/Demo):

  • ​See a quick example of using an AI tool for a common product task (like brainstorming user needs).

​Your Next Steps (Post-Workshop):

• ​Start defining your specific goal for the hackathon.

• ​Begin researching potential ideas using the resources shared.

• ​Outline your initial product concept using the strategies discussed.