What is it?Our seasonal hackathon for 100 select developers. Come as you are, create something new, and impress some cool people. How does it work?
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We help you form teams of max 3 devs
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Build something people want in 10 hours
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Deliver a demo to your new friends in 2 minutes
What should I expect?
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Get started with loops and the basics of Loop Engineering.
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Ship a 0 to 1 application or feature
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Compete to impress excellent developers
HOW TO WIN___
Who will jury?
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Markus Skagemo, CTO @ Crunched (YC F25)
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Stefan Mandaric, CTO @ Moritz (YC W26)
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Sven Myhre, CTO @ Ara (YC P26)
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Peter Flo, Chief Scientist @ Audun (YC S26)
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Bob Deforce, Startups @ Anthropic
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William Imoh, Team @ AI Mad Lab
What criteria do they use?
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How real is the problem the project solves? 50%
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How well are the demos implemented? 50%
How do I give a great demo?
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Share your team name
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Our solution helps [user X] solve [task Y] by [solution Z]
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Demo how a user would solve the task using the solution
PROGRAM___
What does our day look like?
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09:30: Doors open! Best advise: be early
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10:00am: Introduction to task
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10:30am: Create a team
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11:00am: Coding begins!
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12:00pm: Free lunch
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5:00pm: Free dinner
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7:00pm: Live demos
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7:30pm: Winners announced
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8:00pm: Doors close
Where do I go?
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Startuplab is located in Oslo Science Park
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Metro is in development, plan accordingly. Take a tram to Forskningsparken, bus to Gaustad, or a Voi from Majorstuen.
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Enter by main entrance (it's not the garage on Google Maps)
HOW TO PREPARE_
Arrive with a couple ideas
Everyone has equal opportunity to prepare.
Recommended resources
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Models: Anthropic
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Hosting: Github MCP
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Deployment: Vercel MCP
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Database: Supabase MCP
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Sandboxes: Daytona MCP
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Compute: Runpod MCP
Practicals
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Bring your laptop, charger, headset
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Use Guest Wifi. No password required
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Please leave rooms super clean
THANK YOU_
Made possible by
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AI Mad Lab
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Startuplab
