Venture Mindset Hackathon - Reinvent Yourself in SF - builders, founders and judges: GSB/MSx, YC ...
⏰ Doors open at 11:00 AM sharp.🚪 Entry closes at 11:15 AM or once we’re full — come early!
🚀 Join us on January 17 (Sat), 2026 in downtown SF for a one-day Hackathon focused on bold ideas, teamwork, and innovation.
Participants create a clear vision of who they want to become in 10 years — not in a linear way, but in an exponential, ambitious way, similar to how venture investors think about long-term growth.
✨ Why it matters:
GSB/MSx alumni will see how the younger generation learns to think in true Stanford GSB style — with courage, long-term vision, and strategic imagination.
✅ Challenge:Create the ultimate AI sales copilot!This hackathon is for developers, product managers, sales engineers, marketers, and AI enthusiasts who want to reinvent how sales teams work using AI.
🔧 Choose the sales pain point you want to solve:
qualifying and prioritizing leads,automating repetitive follow-ups,optimizing sales funnels,or giving teams real-time AI coaching during calls.
🎯 The main goal is to build a working app or prototype that empowers sales teams, saves time, and drives measurable revenue impact.
🗓️ Schedule
10:00 AM | Doors Open & Breakfast Networking10:55 AM | Doors Close (or earlier if capacity is reached)11:00 AM | Team Kick-Off11:15 AM | Hacking Starts1:30 PM | 🍴 Delicious Lunch Break (our special feature!)4:00 PM | Final Demos (2 min per team + 1 Q&A)5:00 PM | Networking6:00 PM | Doors Close
🏆 Prizes
1st Place - $30k ** + TBA2nd Place - $20k ** + TBA3rd Place - $10k ** +TBA
(**Prizes via equity through FAST Advisory Agreement; see disclaimer - **.)
✅ Judges
OpenAI - TBAYC Alumnus - TBAGoogle - TBAApple - TBACisco - TBANVIDIA - TBAPerplexity - TBA
🧑⚖️ Judging NoteOur judges are selection-only and chosen through a thorough 2-step interview process. Last time, we received 65 applications — it’s a tough and competitive selection. Please, Apply here to become a judge
Judges’ participation does not imply endorsement of any team, product, or technology.
👉 If you truly have something to bring to the table, or can help us by sponsoring the event, we’d love to hear from you.
✅ Mentors- TBA:
Rashid Aliyev | Innovator, ex Big-4, People’s Choice AwardeeSako M | Senior Software Engineer @ Gladly, Hackathon ChampionNatalie Pan | Founder of Funding Breakthrough Lab, Software Engineer, Cursor Vibe Coder, Hackathon Champion, Mindset CoachMentor #3 - spot is available Mentor #4 - spot is availableMentor #5 - spot is available Mentor #6 - spot is available Mentor #7 - spot is available
Previous hackathon in San Francisco:
GPT Hackathon, San FranciscoAI Vibe Coding Hackathon, San Francisco
✅Hosts:
TatianaSF.com – Tatiana Isa (primary host)Yar Doroshenko – Co-Founder & COO, Geekle AI Labs (0docs CDE)
✅ Why Join?
Power Network: 100 + AI experts, YC founders, mentors, and advisorsBold Innovation: Shape the Agent Era before it arrivesElectric Vibe: One day of hacking, learning, and building
✅ Want to Join?
✅If you have ideas or would like to support the hackathon as a 🤝sponsor, 🤝volunteer, or you have any 📩 questions, please reach out anytime at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatianasf/✅Judges - please, Apply here for the selection process
Let’s build something extraordinary together.🚀 Register now!
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✅ ABOUT SECTION:
About me TatianaSF.com
🌟 Tatiana Isa is a San Francisco–based entrepreneur and five-time founder, best known as Co-Founder & GP at kitSF and as an advisor to AI and edtech startups. With over 20 years of experience and holding O-1A and EB-2 NIW visas, she champions innovation in education and technology.
**Government Attendees Disclaimer:
🏆 $ Prizes will be provided as equity issued through the 🌟 FAST Advisory Agreement from the Founders Institute. Participants must send a confirmation email stating they have reviewed the equity award and that accepting it follows their local laws and their organization’s rules.
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