After 2 days and 38 startup pitches, CPG holders join the CPG accelerator teams for a watch party before voting opens to decide which of the 12 finalists will take home a portion of $25K in cash prizes.

In this session, Patrick Workman from Unlock shares his approach to partnerships in Web3, focusing on the highest impact opportunities while supporting communities as they strive to unlock a better web.

Genius Call #25: Demystifying Ethereum Standards - Refundable NFTs & Account Abstraction - with Elie Steinbock, Founder of ShareMint Date: Wed 29 March Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC Elie Steinbock is the founder of ShareMint (https://twitter.com/sharemint_xyz) and the creator of ERC721R, the refundable NFT standard (EIP-5507). In 2018, Elie launched the CryptoFighters NFT collection. He also founded a seven-figure development agency with clients such as Mercedes & Bloomberg. In this genius call, Elie will walk us through two Ethereum Standards - the refundable NFT standard which he created (ERC721R), as well as the recent standard on account abstraction (ERC-4337), which was proposed by Vitalik Buterin and deployed in March 2023. Elie will introduce both these standards; he will explain what they are, how they work, what the goals are, the implications and the impact on web3 adoption more generally. Connect with Elie on Twitter at: @elie2222 (https://twitter.com/elie2222)

Genius Call #24: Intro to DAOs & their future - with Rebecca Lamis, Co-founder of UnicornDAO & Head of Partnerships at Playlayer Date: Wed 8 March Time: 9am PT/5pm UTC (this call is 90 minutes long) Rebecca Lamis is the Co-founder of UnicornDao, Head of Partnerships at mixed reality startup Playlayer, previously worked with Quantum, and is an active DAO organizer and advisor. She has been in web3 since 2018 with a focus on making the industry and its opportunities more accessible. In this genius call, Rebecca will cover the definition, history, philosophy and benefits of DAOs. She will also cover DAO use cases, DAO legal structures and the challenges faced by DAOs. Rebecca will conclude the call by answering specific questions raised (in advance of the call) by our community. Connect with Rebecca on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/RebeccaLamis