Five steps from sign-up to ship.
One week to ramp. One weekend to build. One stage to pitch on. Solo or small teams. Any skill level — that’s the whole brief. Sign up by Fri, May 8 · 5 PM ET to be paired with mentors before the build starts.
What you’ll actually do.
- 1
Sign up
Drop your name on the landing page. We send the prompt deep-dives.
- 2
Join the kickoff event
Platform links go live May 8. Personal invites land in your inbox.
- 3
Attend kickoff
Friday, May 8 evening. Virtual. Pick your prompt and team.
- 4
Build
Saturday through Monday. Solo or in teams. Use any AI tool you like.
- 5
Submit
Submit by 1 AM Tuesday Eastern: repo, hosted prototype, demo video, and writeup.
This site isn’t the whole event.
Three other platforms own pieces of the build week. Here’s who runs what — so you know where to go when.
This site
Save your spot, read the prompts, find the schedule, judging rubric, and tool quickstarts.
Devpost
Where you submit your repo, prototype, demo video, and writeup. Viewers' choice voting also happens here.
Gather
Build-week chat, mentor office hours, find teammates if you're solo. Guides + instructions space already live.
MLT20 Conference
May 14 at the NYC Hilton Midtown — finalists pitch on stage during the MLT20 lunch block. Conference pass + hotel covered for in-person finalists.
Three things people ask first.
- Do I need to know how to code?
- No. The toolchain we recommend (Lovable, Google AI Studio, v0) lets non-engineers ship a working prototype in a weekend. Code optional — useful product mandatory.
- Solo or team?
- Either. Solo is fine. Teams up to four. We’ll help you find teammates in Gather if you’re solo and want a team.
- Virtual or in-person?
- Virtual all week. The live finalist showcase is in-person at the MLT20 conference on May 14 — finalists who attend get a conference pass and hotel covered.
Ready when you are.
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