Resources & References

Official Colosseum Guides

• How to Win a Colosseum Hackathon — complete strategy guide
• Perfecting Your Submission — pitch, demo, and GitHub requirements
• Official Hackathon Page (Colosseum) — current hackathon, resources and sponsors

Getting Started with Solana Development

• Introduction to Solana Development — official quickstart
• Key Concepts — fundamentals for developers
• Set Up Local Environment — recommended setup
• Hello World on Solana — first on-chain app via web IDE
• Build on Solana with Solidity using Solang
• Workshops for building on Solana

External Resource Links

• Superteam Resources
• Solana Foundation Resources
• Solana Developer Page
• Project Ideas Repository
• 5 tips to win the Solana hackathon (YouTube video, English)

Developer Tools

Tool	Link	Description
@solana/kit	github.com/anza-xyz/kit	Modern TypeScript SDK for Solana (the renamed 2.x line of @solana/web3.js)
Solana Cookbook	solana.com/developers/cookbook	Practical recipes and examples
Helius	helius.dev	RPC, APIs, and tools
Ironforge	ironforge.sanctum.so	RPC gateway and DevOps platform, now part of Sanctum
Triton One	triton.one	High-performance RPC, free devnet/testnet
Surfpool	surfpool.run	Solana simulation connected to Mainnet
SHYFT	shyft.to	APIs for Solana
Hello Moon	hellomoon.io	On-chain analytics and data
ThirdWeb	thirdweb.com	Multi-chain SDK
OSS Superteam	oss.superteam.fun	Ecosystem open-source projects

AI Tools

• Noah — AI assistant for Solana development
• Codigo.ai — code generation for Solana
• GitHub Copilot — code assistant
• Copilot Alternatives

Presentation Templates

• Sequoia Capital pitch deck template
• Shaan Puri deck example
• Y Combinator seed round pitch deck guide

Winning Submission Examples

• Firethree Model Submission (Winner)
• Hall of Fame Brasil

Education & Reading

• Blueshift — instructor-led training for Solana development
• Solana Reading List — Substack publication on Solana topics
• Crypto Startup School — a16z courses on blockchain and crypto

Videos in Portuguese (Superteam Brasil)

Lives, classes, and recorded workshops in Portuguese from the Superteam Brasil YouTube channel.

Ideathon & Pitch

• Ideathon - Design Thinking Workshop with Miro Leite
• Ideathon Day 3 - Estevao Rizzo (Pitch Deck & Market Fit)

Solana Development

• Master web3 frontend on Solana and build production-ready interfaces (NearX)
• Develop smart contracts on Solana with Anchor and level up to professional (NearX)

Code Bootcamps (2025)

• Solana Bootcamp 3 - How to develop and create your project on the Solana network
• Solana Bootcamp 4 - Creating your project for the Cypherpunk hackathon!

Tools

• NoahAI 2026 - How to Vibecode your Solana project!