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Build a Full-Stack AI App with Vercel + AWS Aurora | H0 Hackathon Build Session Q&A

Learn how to build and deploy a full-stack AI application using Vercel and AWS databases — no infrastructure headaches.
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Unblock Your Build: Qwen Cloud Q&A with the Alibaba Team

Join Alibaba for a live session to answer your most pressing FAQs and share insider tips on mastering Qwen and Qwen Cloud.
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Building AI Agents with CockroachDB & AWS: Persistent Memory Build Session

Learn to build resilient AI agents with persistent memory using CockroachDB and AWS. Dive into MCP servers, vector indexing, and live Q&A.
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Build with Gemini XPRIZE | Team Building Workshop

A Team Building workshop for those looking for a teammate for the XPRIZE hackathon.
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Build with Gemini XPRIZE | Business Viability Workshop

Business Viability Workshop: build a startup-ready pitch for the $2M Build with Gemini XPRIZE. Learn how to validate your idea, size the market, and frame your submission for judges who care about real-world traction — not just working code.
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Build Session | From Zero to a Working DataHub Agent in 30 Minutes

From Zero to a Working DataHub Agent in 30 Minutes. A live, hands-on build session for the DataHub Agent Hackathon — watch an agent get built from scratch and walk away with the pattern to build your own.
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Build Faster with IBM Bob: AI-Assisted Coding for Hackathon Teams

In this live build session, we'll walk through real development scenarios and show how IBM Bob can help with everything from generating code to documenting and refining your application.
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The Agent's Memory: Powering Real-Time AI Workflows with ClickHouse

Give your Agentic Cinema build a fast, real-time backend. In this live session, we'll connect ClickHouse to a Gemini Enterprise agent through a managed MCP server, run real analytical queries live, and structure the integration to meet the hackathon's runtime requirement
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Getting Started with Grafana

We'll walk through the Grafana Cloud MCP server — 60+ tools your agent can call to query metrics, logs, and traces, search dashboards, and manage alerts — live.
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Getting Started with Parallel: Build a Web-Grounded Gemini Agent

We'll connect Gemini to Parallel Search live using Gemini's native grounding tool, run a grounded query end to end, and inspect the citations to confirm Parallel was actually called at runtime. Beginner-friendly, preconfigured demo environment
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Ship Your Agentic Cinema Submission: Live Build + Q&A with Replit

This session provides a live, step-by-step walkthrough on how to use Replit Agent to quickly build, host, and deploy a web application for your Gemini and Google Cloud Agent Builder project. Led by Manny Bernabe, the event is designed to help participants finalize their "Agentic Cinema" submissions by covering setup, debugging, and deployment, culminating in a live Q&A to resolve any technical blockers.
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From One-Shot Calls to Long Task Goals: Building Autonomous Agents with CALL-E

This session demonstrates how to build autonomous voice agents using CALL-E, progressing from single-interaction phone calls to multi-step task execution. Developers will learn to set goals, trigger phone calls, process structured results, and implement agentic workflows that allow voice agents to reason iteratively and achieve complex real-world business objectives.
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Agent Speedrun: Ideate → Build → Validate → Deploy

This hands-on workshop guides developers through building and deploying a production-ready AI agent using the Strands Agents SDK for the Agents for Humans Hackathon. Starting from a blank file, participants move beyond basic demos by configuring tools, setting up runtime controls, and deploying a fully functional agent that handles real-world repetitive tasks live before the session ends.
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Will It Ship? Live Project Reviews + Q&A with All Things Agentic

With less than a week to the August 31st deadline, this interactive live workshop allows participants to stress-test their AI agents against the official hackathon rubric through live reviews and Q&A to finalize their submissions.
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Getting started with building apps for Amazon Devices

Get started building for Amazon Devices with Chris Trag (Head of Dev Evangelism) and Moses Roth (Dev Advocate) from the Amazon Developer team. This live session walks through all four hackathon tracks — Fire TV, Alexa+, Bee, and Ring — plus both mini challenges, with time reserved for your questions. No prior experience needed.
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Sign Up & Get Building: Live-Coding Your First App with Nebius

Join Nebius Senior Developer Advocate Jacquelyne Capur for a live, hands-on session: starting from a brand-new account, we'll make our first API call, connect an AI coding agent to Nebius Token Factory, and build a real app — swapping between models for vision, reasoning, and coding along the way. No experience required.
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Driving AI innovation with internal hackathons

Learn how to build your AI strategy with Okta, Estée Lauder Companies and SAP
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A conversation with Microsoft hackathon organizers and winners

Catch up on this conversation with Microsoft hackathon organizers and winners
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Level up your next all-hands hackathon

Learn how to transform your company-wide hackathons from Motorola Solutions, Toyota North America, and JLL Technologies.
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Guides

AI hackathon playbook

Proven plays to distribute AI and accelerate adoption—for developers, employees, and customers.
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Customer hackathon AI adoption playbook

Download the strategic blueprint for running customer AI hackathons that drive native adoption, surface new use cases, and secure upcoming renewals.
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How to plan an internal hackathon for your entire company

Download this guide to learn how to plan and manage company-wide hackathons.
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How to sell AI: Use customer hackathons to drive adoption

AI adoption is one of the biggest challenges companies face today. This guide shows how customer hackathons get customers building with your tools.
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Calculating the total cost of running an online hackathon

Learn how to build your hackathon budget and calculate the total cost of running a public online hackathon in this free guide.
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How to run an online hackathon

Learn how to plan and run online hackathons for public audiences that inspire innovation and drive developer engagement.
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Best practices for in-person hackathon managers

Your go-to guide for planning and hosting successful in-person hackathons.
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How to boost public hackathon registrations and submissions

Learn how to boost hackathon registration and developer engagement in this free downloadable guide.
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How to build and scale your developer community with high-impact hackathons

Learn proven strategies to grow and sustain your developer community with hackathons that inspire participation and long-term engagement.
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Hackathon planning

How Devpost for Teams streamlines hackathon judging

Learn about the platform that brings you stress-free hackathon judging for internal events.
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Hackathon planning

8 Types of Internal Hackathons to Drive Innovation Within Your Organization

Learn how to use internal hackathons as a tool to improve corporate culture, spark innovation, and solve real business challenges.
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Hackathon planning

New DFT guest features: Enhanced control for private hackathons

See how the Guest Access Forms and Guest Organizer role give you more flexibility when including external participants.
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Hackathon planning

Why voting is crucial to your private hackathon's success

Discover how integrating voting into your hackathon boosts engagement, keeps things fair, and spotlights truly impactful projects.
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Hackathon planning

New in Devpost for Teams: Hackathon surveys, guest judging, and more guest management features

See the new post-hackathon surveys, guest judging, and guest management features released on DFT in Q2 2025.
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Hackathon planning

Streamline feedback with Devpost for Teams’ Post-Hackathon Surveys

Easily collect feedback, measure outcomes, and prove the value of your internal hackathons with Post-hackathon Surveys.
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Participant resources

Dive into innovation: The AI in Action Google Cloud Multi-Partner Hackathon is here

Learn how to register, access key resources, and build innovative projects with Google Cloud, MongoDB, and GitLab.
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Hackathon planning

What’s new in Devpost for Teams: New voting, guest access, and setup features

Take a look at the new voting features, guest management, and enhanced hackathon setup features released in Q1 2025.
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Hackathon planning

6 Ways to boost hackathon participation with Devpost for Teams

Eliminate participation barriers and boost innovation with an all-in-one hackathon platform.
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User story: Oleksandr's secret to winning 7 out of 15 hackathons

Get to know Oleksandr and learn his tips and tricks for winning nearly half the hackathons he’s entered.
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Business impact

4 Ways to use hackathons in your developer marketing strategy

Learn how to boost your developer marketing, drive product adoption, get product feedback, and build stronger developer relationships with hackathons.
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Participant resources

Hack hackathons: Join the Devpost Discord server

Learn about the benefits of joining the Devpost Discord to take your hackathon experience to the next level.
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Make a real impact on customer retention with hackathons

Here are 5 reasons to run customer hackathons.

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