Bringing Sports Hype to Tech Contests I João Santos

Sun, Nov 2, 2025, 12:00 AM

João Santos presents Livestakes, a platform designed to bring the excitement and entertainment value of sports and esports to tech contests and hackathons. Livestakes makes hackathons watchable by integrating real-time betting markets, live analytics, and media content creation. The platform tracks project progress using AI, interviews participants for storylines, and distributes engaging content across social media. Livestakes has already seen strong engagement, with thousands of views and active betting pools, and is supported by sponsors seeking greater visibility. The platform aims to transform tech competitions into spectator events, making coding and building as entertaining as traditional sports, and aspires to become the scoreboard and media hub for future tech superstars. Revenue comes from platform fees and sponsorships, with plans to expand into investment opportunities and broader tech communities. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Identifying the Problem: Tech Contests Lack Entertainment 01:00 The Live Stakes Solution: Making Hackathons Watchable 01:55 Platform Features: Betting, Analytics, and Media Engine 02:30 Early Results and Social Media Engagement 03:27 Community and Sponsor Feedback 03:56 Market Timing and Industry Trends 05:12 Real-World Examples: AI Agent Battles & Trading Competitions 06:13 Creating a New Market for Tech Competitions 06:53 Monetization: Platform Fees and Sponsorships 07:35 Go-to-Market Strategy and Future Vision 08:07 The Future: Tech Founders as Superstars 08:47 Team Introduction and Call to Action 09:26 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *Pragma New Delhi* Pragma New Delhi 2025 was held on September 25th at the JW Marriott Hotel in Aerocity New Delhi and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma New Delhi YouTube Playlist here: ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow João Santos X: https://x.com/joaointech ✅ Follow Livestakes X: https://x.com/livestakes ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _