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Curated resources from the Since AI community to help you build better AI applications, win hackathons, and ship production systems.

Our Published Guides

AI Hackathon Project Ideas: 30 Buildable Concepts in 72 Hours

Discover 30 buildable AI project ideas for your next hackathon — from RAG Q&A to vision apps — organized by difficulty with stack suggestions and demo frameworks.

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Best AI Hackathons in Europe

Your curated guide to the best AI hackathons across Europe — from Junction in Finland to GenAI Zurich — with selection criteria and winning strategies.

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Hackathon Tech Stack Guide

Battle-tested tech stack recommendations for hackathon demos — from the default Next.js + FastAPI setup to AI-specific choices for RAG, extraction, and classification.

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How to Build a Demo in 72 Hours

Master the demo-first approach to hackathon success — build skeleton first, layer AI features incrementally, and ship a reliable product judges will remember.

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How to Win an AI Hackathon

A demo-first playbook for winning AI hackathons: pick the right problem, ship a reliable product, show proof fast, and pitch so judges remember you.

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How to Form a Hackathon Team (Like a Startup)—The Timeless Playbook

A practical guide to building a winning hackathon team like a startup: roles, responsibilities, decision-making, and execution rhythm for 72-hour success.

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Tools & Frameworks We Recommend

AI Development

OpenAI API: Industry-standard LLM API for prototyping and production
Anthropic Claude: Production-grade AI with strong safety and reasoning
LangChain: Framework for building LLM-powered applications
LlamaIndex: Data framework for RAG applications
Hugging Face: Model hub, datasets, and deployment platform

Web Development

Next.js: React framework, ideal for hackathon speed and production apps
FastAPI: Python web framework, perfect for AI backends
Tailwind CSS: Utility-first CSS for rapid UI development
Vercel: One-click deployment for Next.js applications
Railway: Easy backend and database deployment

Data & Vector Stores

Pinecone: Managed vector database for RAG applications
Weaviate: Open-source vector database with multi-modal support
ChromaDB: Lightweight embeddings database for prototyping
Supabase: PostgreSQL with pgvector for hybrid applications

Development Tools

Cursor: AI-powered code editor for rapid development
GitHub Copilot: AI pair programmer integrated in your editor
Postman: API testing and documentation
Sentry: Error monitoring and performance tracking

External Resources We Trust

Learning AI

DeepLearning.AI: Andrew Ng's courses on machine learning and AI
Hugging Face Course: NLP and transformers hands-on training
Full Stack Deep Learning: Production ML engineering course

AI News & Research

arXiv: Latest AI and ML research papers
Papers With Code: Research papers with open-source implementations
Import AI Newsletter: Weekly curated AI news and analysis

Since AI Project Showcase

Learn from real projects built at Since AI hackathons — 30+ production-deployed AI systems with technical deep-dives and case studies.

  • Technical architecture decisions and lessons learned
  • Production deployment case studies (Kongsberg, Sandvik)
  • Open-source code where available

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Last updated: February 2026