He organizes the most Web3 hackathons in Japan - Kinjo, founder of Akindo

Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship

In the 25th episode of Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship, Lam sits down with Shinichiro Kinjo, the founder of Akindo, the largest Web3 hackathon platform in Japan. Kinjo shares his journey from organizing over 30 successful hackathons to realizing the need for a more sustainable and efficient grants distribution model in Web3.

Kinjo unveils his latest project, Wavehack, a continuous grants distribution protocol aimed at improving upon traditional hackathons and grant programs. With Wavehack, Kinjo aims to create a de facto standard for grants distribution, enabling builders to build more sustainable projects long-term.

⌛ Timestamps

00:00:00 Episode intro

00:00:57 Kinjo's background and journey leading up to Akindo

00:07:55 Kinjo's hobbies outside of Web3

00:09:40 Deep diving into Akindo and Wavehack Global

00:23:24 Team structure and challenges facing Akindo

00:30:10 Kinjo's take on how to onboard 1 billion users into Web3

00:34:36 Where to follow Kinjo and Akindo

00:35:40 Kinjo's special message regarding finding co-founder for Akindo

00:37:32 Outro and preview of next episode

Follow Kinjo and Akindo:

His Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/illshin

Akindo Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/akindo_io

Akindo Discord: https://discord.com/invite/xAHPkSM9t7

Website: https://akindo.io/

Wavehack Global (continuous grants program): https://www.wavehack.global/

My social media if you guys want to follow me:

Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/LamWeb3⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamweb3/⁠

Website: ⁠https://lamtrinh.xyz⁠

My latest article: https://lamweb3.substack.com/p/the-2-3-web3-narratives-that-will

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