LSK should have a simple DAPP competition with the following criteria.
$100 000 for 5 DAPPS ($20k) Each.
$4k each to the winners up front. In order to receive the remaining $16k the DAPP MVP must be delivered and accessible via LSK within 3 months. (You could even have this funded via the delegate system to demonstrate the power of DPOS.)
I imagine you'd only get something simple for such a small amount, but it would get the ball rolling in terms of fast paced DAPP development.
Things will get exciting when Lisk starts attending its first conferences in next few days...
LSK/Max should perhaps approach Charles Hoskinson at that conference, he was a founder of BTS, played a significant role in Ethereum and I think is somehow involved in the tech behind Waves but not endorsing it/involved. So if there's something he's working on that could be applied to/help LSK that could be a valuable association.