Devconnect Buenos Aires brought thousands of builders, researchers, and teams together across a full week of meetups, workshops, and side events. For Flora, it was an opportunity to meet people in person, share what we’re building, and get real feedback from the community.

Even with the broader market cooling off, the atmosphere on the ground didn’t reflect it. Rooms were full, conversations were focused, and most of the teams we met were heads-down building and thinking about what they want to ship in 2026.

The variety of events made it easy to have real, specific conversations. We sat down with founders, researchers, and contributors, walked through the Flora vision, answered questions about Sprout, and dug into the problems teams are actively trying to solve right now.

Across those conversations, a few themes came up again and again:

• People want products they can use immediately.
• Teams are looking for simpler entry points into Web3.
• AI is a big focus, but teams want clearer ways to apply it to real workloads.
• Builders want creation workflows that feel modern.
• There’s a strong appetite for faster, easier, more creative ways to build.

These conversations helped us understand what builders expect from the next wave of tools — and where Flora can create the most value.

To give a sense of the week beyond words, here’s a short video preview:

Vibe, Code & Coffee: Our first Flora meetup

On November 18, we hosted Vibe, Code & Coffee at Hacienda Coffee Company in Palermo. We expected a small, casual meetup, a chance to talk with people in person and let them try Sprout.

The space filled up fast. Throughout the afternoon, people dropped in from Devconnect events or stopped by because they’d been following Flora online. They tested Sprout, asked questions about what we’re building, picked up plushies and stickers, and spent time talking with the team.

What stood out was the level of curiosity and the quality of the discussions. The meetup gave us a clear read on what people want to understand: how Sprout works, how Flora will evolve, and what the broader Flora ecosystem will look like. It also gave us direct feedback on what resonated and what people are excited to see next.

For our first in-person Flora meetup, it was a strong starting point — engaged conversations, useful insights, and a community that’s clearly interested in being part of the foundation. 

What builders talked about all week

Devconnect in Buenos Aires had a wide spread of events, and we tried to cover as much ground as possible. We spent time at the Zama CoFHE House (privacy + fully homomorphic encryption), WalletCon, DuneCon, and the Base meetups, plus a handful of smaller gatherings and hackathons happening throughout the week. Each event pulled in a slightly different crowd — researchers at the FHE sessions, data and analytics teams at Dune, infra and onboarding people at Base, and a broad mix at WalletCon.

One thing that stood out immediately was the diversity of the attendees. It wasn’t just protocol teams and hardcore developers. There were designers, founders, students, creators, and a surprising number of newcomers who were attending their very first crypto event. There were also a lot of people from across Latin America — engineers, community leaders, and local builders who gave us a real sense of how active the region is.

Across all these events, conversations kept circling back to a few recurring themes. People want simpler onboarding flows, faster ways to get from idea to prototype, and clearer ways to use AI in actual products instead of isolated demos. Several teams told us they were looking for tools that make early user experiences smoother and make experimentation easier, especially for non-technical contributors.

Talking with different groups throughout the week helped us understand what people expect from the next wave of tooling and what gaps they’re still running into. These insights directly shaped how we think about Sprout today — and where Flora can deliver the most value moving forward.

Looking ahead: What’s next for Flora

With Devconnect behind us, we’re now fully focused on the next stage of Flora’s roadmap. Sprout validated the incentive layer, the creative loop, and the early demand. The next milestone is all about building the environment where those ideas become real.

Sprout momentum

We’re continuing to refine Sprout so it stays a strong entry point into the ecosystem — tightening onboarding, smoothing out the XP and role progression, and keeping Idea Lab running as a steady source of community signal. Sprout has already proven out the incentive loop and early builder behavior, and these updates make sure it stays healthy while we put our primary focus on the Flora AI Studio.

Flora AI Studio

The Studio is our main focus now — a place where people can design, build, remix, and ship apps, sites, and tools without needing to start from a blank editor. Everything we’re learning from Sprout and the Idea Lab is feeding directly into how we design creation flows, collaboration, and the first set of features.

More updates are coming soon.

Community & early builders

Early community members have already shown us what they want to create, and they’re influencing how the Studio is being shaped. We’re keeping the Idea Lab active and staying close to the people who are here now, experimenting and pushing the ecosystem forward.