Solve a Problem. Build a Solution. Pitch to Investors.
This is a collaboration between Purdue Founders and Machine Learning at Purdue with the goal to inspire innovative entrepreneurs and coders to craft business viable solutions in the AI space with positive impacts across various sectors.
This hackathon will pair coders with business minds for a 2-day event of coding, building, and pitching. While coders build products, business-oriented team members will prepare marketing materials, a pitch deck, and a business plan. You will be judged on two fronts: code functionality + efficiency, and business viability based on your business plan, marketing plan, and overall pitch.
When: March 30-31, 2024
Where: Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC)
Participant Guidelines
• All participants must be university students
• All Purdue participants must be in-person
• If you are an out-of-state student, travel will not be reimbursed
• Virtual will be an option (only out-of-state)
• There will be a cap to the number of virtual teams
Team Composition: (MAX 6 people per team)
• Technical Coders: participants that focus on the technical aspect to build tangible solutions for your product/application idea
• Entrepreneurial Minds: participants that focus on business strategy, marketing, design, pitching, etc. to turn your AI-powered application into marketable products with sustainable business models
Judging includes functionality and efficiency.
Persuasive pitching is essential.
Code quality matters.
Viability in business is evaluated.
Select submissions will be able to pitch.
AI should be integrated at some level.
