00:00 Intro 00:00:51 Introduction of Kinjo-san, the founder of AKINDO 00:01:24 What is AKINDO and what’s the mission behind it? 00:02:20 The key differences between Hackathons and Buildathons 00:06:58 The Meaning of Builder Activation 00:10:43 Introduction to WaveHack 00:11:26 Support builders actually receive: grants, mentorship & feedback 00:15:06 Who are the judges in a Buildathon? 00:18:22 Examples of successful projects from Buildathons 00:20:26 Expanding AKINDO from Web3 Buildathons to AI 00:21:03 AKINDO as a platform to experience real Web3 trends 00:22:34 Example: The 0G Buildathon case 00:31:24 What’s the next step for AKINDO? 00:34:39 A brief introduction of the AKINDO team 00:36:30 Final message to the audienceIn this first episode of The Builder Activation, we sit down with Kinjo, the founder of AKINDO, to dive into the philosophy, mission, and vision behind the global Builder Movement.AKINDO is redefining how builders grow — not through short-term sprints, but through long-term activation, continuous support, and a clear pathway from idea → product → revenue → Fundraise → Scale → Exit.In this conversation, we explore:• What “Builder Activation” really means• Why AKINDO created the Buildathon model instead of hackathons• The mindset that transforms builders into founders• How ecosystems can consistently activate high-quality teams• Why long-term execution produces the next generation of killer apps• Insights from real builders who launched products through AKINDO• The future vision of WaveHack and the global Buildathon movementIf you're a builder, founder, investor, or ecosystem leader, this episode will give you a deep look into how real innovation happens — and how AKINDO is building the foundation for the next wave of breakout products.———What is AKINDO?AKINDO is the world’s first and largest Buildathon platform. Unlike hackathons, we take a long-term approach designed to help partner ecosystems create real, scalable killer applications.With a global 50k+ builder community and 25+ top VC partners, we accelerate the growth of your ecosystem. To date, we have supported 50+ ecosystems, including 0G, Polygon, Filecoin, Linera, Animoca and more.AKINDO: https://akindo.ioX: https://x.com/akindo_io———🎙 GuestKinjo — Founder of AKINDOhttps://x.com/illshin🎙 HostHeelim — Partner Success at AKINDO https://x.com/hopenforest———🚀 Submit your product or join a Buildathonhttps://akindo.io/🌐 Join the AKINDO Builder Communityhttps://t.me/akindo_io———🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe to follow upcoming interviews with founders, investors, and ecosystem builders from around the world. This is a continuously and automatically and transparent system.Anyone, anytime, any builders can submit their product to our buildathon.They get feedback and advice from our partners.According to the variations, they get grant money.This is an iteration process.Building improvement, get feedback, and they get money.Based on the feedback, they improve more and more.It's a new approach for builders and founders.They can focus on building their product.Growth their business.
