Polygon at The Pit is a premier web3 accelerator program that brings together top talent and individuals passionate about technology. The Pit is a dedicated space where developers are the focus, and their main objective is to bring their projects to life.
The Pit provides a supportive environment for startups, where they can collaborate, gain knowledge from each other and receive guidance from experienced professionals in the industry. Participants have access to a wealth of resources such as workshops, events, and a network of like-minded individuals.
In this article, we will share our experience of the event. We will discuss the highlights, what we learned, and our overall impressions.
What’s Continuum
Continuum is a global vocation school for the next generation of digital workers. Through our web and mobile apps we provide free, actionable education to aspiring digital workers, primarily in developing countries.
Continuum’s Mission
Our mission is to become the go-to global vocational ecosystem for the next generations of global citizens and digital workers.
Continuum’s Vision
At Continuum, we believe that building the obvious future includes creating a world where education is not only free, but people are paid to learn.
We recognize that an educated populace is essential for a more equitable, safe, and thriving global society. Thus, it is in the best interest of our society to prioritize education for all. Removing the financial barriers to entry is the first step.
What’s Polygon at the Pit?
The Pit’s mission is to foster the growth and expansion of the Web3 ecosystem by promoting cooperation and creativity among its members. The program is designed for developers, entrepreneurs, and tech-focused individuals who want to bring innovative projects to life. The Pit provides a supportive environment for startup to work on their products, connect with like-minded individuals. It also provide resources and expertise to accelerate our growth.
We are now working on providing technical content on Continuum to help onboard developers to different blockchains. Continuum offers a unique content format for learners. The conversations with developers during the program gave us valuable insights to create those materials.
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Our experience at the pit
The two-week program was structured with Week 1 as an introduction to the Polygon ecosystem, while Week 2 focused on building on Polygon and the various scaling solutions available.
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We attended office hours with experts, networked with developers, and worked on building our new feature. The program also provided us the opportunities to present our new feature, Expert Answers and gain valuable industry insights.
You can read our article to learn more about our new feature, Experts Answer.
Conclusion
Our experience at Polygon’s The Pit was both challenging and rewarding. The program focused on technical execution, customer-centricity, and the use of advanced Polygon technologies, such as PolygonID and zkEVM.
We are grateful for the chance to participate in this program. We would be delighted to do something similar in the future.
