Dates

Eligibility

• Team Size (4-6 people)

• NO EXCEPTION FOR LATE SUBMISSIONS (5:45 PM w/ 15 minute grace period on the 14th)

Project and Submission Requirements

Teams must submit the following by [Submission Deadline — April 14 @5:45pm]:

• Deliverable 1 — e.g., working app demo or prototype

• Deliverable 2 — e.g., slide deck / pitch presentation (~5 mins.)

• Deliverable 3 — e.g., GitHub repository submission w/ readable README.md file

Submission portal / instructions: 

Submission will be through Devpost. Teams will be invited to submit after the hackathon has kicked off.

Prizes

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

​Your teams build we be judged on your ability to demonstrate the following: 

• Replace one workflow

• Show clear before vs. after

• Reduce or eliminate manual steps

• Solve a real problem

• Target a specific user

• Save time, money, or effort

• Prove someone would pay ($1 test)

• Show real validation (user interest, signup, or payment flow)

• Build a working product

• Must be a usable MVP (not just an idea)

• Use AI meaningfully

• AI should be core to how it works

What your pitchdeck/slides should include:

• The problem

• Your solution

• The value created

• Why someone would pay

• Demo