Founder Vibe-a-thon – 28th of January in Sydney

​Founder Vibe-a-thon – 28th of January

​Side Stage Ventures, Blackbird, AWS, and Vercel invite you to a half-day hackathon designed to empower:

• ​Idea stage founders, especially non-technical founders, who are exploring new ideas and want to build an MVP to market test their ideas.

• ​Early-stage founders who want to iterate quickly on an existing idea with input from technical solution architects, prompt experts, and Venture Capital partners to build a more robust and valuable solution.

• ​Established startup teams who want to use the time and resources to ideate and prototype new product concepts.
  

​When: Wednesday, 28th January 2026
Where: AWS Sydney Office, Level 8, 2 Market St Sydney NSW 2000. Please

​Agenda

• ​11:30am to Noon: Arrival, check in, light food supplied, and networking

• ​Noon: Event kicks off with welcome, agenda, and a “getting the most out of today” overview.

• ​12:15pm to 12:40pm: VC fireside regarding “Opportunities with AI” and how to get early-stage traction with an MVP.

• ​12:40pm to 1:05pm: Founder Fireside with James Horan, AI Product Builder and Founder of Phinly, Vercel AI Accelerator Demo Day Participant.

• ​1:05pm to 1:10pm: Break

• ​1:10 to 1:40pm: Accelerating MVPs with v0 and AWS

• ​1:40pm to 5pm: Hackathon with roaming and/or “office hours” expert support from Vercel, AWS, Side Stage, Co Ventures, and Blackbird.

• ​5pm to 6:15pm – Drinks, volunteer presentations on what you’ve built, and networking.
  

​v0 is the vibe coding tool of choice for organisations around the globe including innovation teams at Zapier, Klaviyo and the New York Times. Vercel staff will be onsite for expert v0 account support, prompt guidance, and credits to help you make the most of the day!

​Important Notes:

• ​Please bring a valid government-issued photo ID required for building access.

• ​Please bring your laptop.