Zero to
Hero 2.0
Learn. Connect. Build. Ship.
A regional builder initiative helping students, developers, designers and founders in Czechia and Slovakia go from a first idea to a real hackathon project — and ship it in Prague.
No team, no idea and no Web3 experience needed. All pre-events are free.
From zero to hero
Six steps, six weeks, one outcome — free and open to newcomers.
Start near you
Before the Build Station we travel across Czechia and Slovakia: Solana & AI intro, career and startup opportunities, a Mini Ideathon, team formation, pizza and drinks. Free, no experience required.
Solana & AI intro, career opportunities, Mini Ideathon and team formation.
Register freeWeb3 basics, modern dev tooling, Mini Ideathon, pizza and networking.
Register freeIntro session, Mini Ideathon and team formation for local students.
Coming soonBuilder meetup with hackathon onboarding and idea pitching.
Coming soonSolana intro, AI tooling walkthrough and Mini Ideathon.
Coming soonKick-off before the Build Station: teams, ideas and mentors.
Coming soonMore cities are being confirmed through September — check back or follow us for dates.
Build
Station
Prague
5 days to build.
One goal: ship.
The Build Station is not a conference. It is five days of intensive coworking for teams in the Colosseum hackathon — working next to other teams, technical mentors, founders, investors and ecosystem experts, and ending with a Demo Day.
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A dedicated place to build for five days, with food, coffee and drinks to stay focused.
Direct feedback from experienced builders and founders.
Solana architecture, development, infra, debugging and security review.
Help turning code into an actual, usable product.
Missing a developer, designer or co-founder? We help.
Talk to people who have built and funded startups.
Show what
you built
Selected Build Station teams pitch on Demo Day in front of builders, mentors, founders, investors, ecosystem teams and the community. Then we celebrate.
Open to the community. Luma registration opens closer to the date.
Food, Czech beer, music — builders, mentors, founders and investors in one room.
You don't have to be a blockchain developer
A strong hackathon team combines technical + product + business.
Build faster with AI
You don't have to know everything before you start — AI, mentors and the community help you learn while building.
Build locally.
Compete globally.
Zero to Hero feeds directly into the current global Colosseum hackathon, running September 14 – October 12, 2026. Thousands of builders take part and launch new products and startups — our job is to help teams from Czechia and Slovakia submit something competitive.
Colosseum World's Fair ↗Built with the ecosystem
Zero to Hero exists because companies and ecosystem teams contribute funding, mentors, workshops, infrastructure, judging, prizes and founder support.
Only confirmed partners are shown. University and community partners are announced as they are confirmed.
Stop watching.
Start building.
Join an event near you, meet your future teammates and build your project with us in Prague.
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