30×30 Real Business AI Buildathon @Stanford

​30 real businesses. 30 Stanford teams. One real problem each. All built on Converge.AI. We mean BUSINESS!

​Most hackathons hand you a made-up prompt. Converge.AI is handing you a real business.

​30 real businesses (restaurants, retail shops, booking services, sales and customer-service teams) each bring one problem they actually want solved. Each Stanford team is matched with one business and has 36 hours to build a working AI solution on Converge.AI, an AI-native work & business platform. The top 8 teams demo live at Stanford in front of the business owners, investors, industry judges and the Converge.AI team.

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​💼 For businesses:

​Bring us your problem Got a task that eats your team’s time, like answering the same customer questions, following up on leads, handling bookings or writing product content? Hand it to a Stanford team powered by Converge.AI. What you do:

• ​Submit one real problem AS SOON AS POSSIBLE！: chenxi.huang1028@gmail.com

• ​Join one short 1:1 call with the Converge.AI team (Nov 8–12) to scope it

• ​Answer a few questions from your team during the build (Nov 17–18)

• ​Join us at Demo Day on Nov 20 and pick the Brand’s Choice winner

​What you will get:

• ​A working AI solution built on Converge.AI for your business, free of charge

• ​A chance to pilot the best solutions with Converge.AI

• ​Exposure to Stanford students, investors and media

​🎓 For students: build with Converge.AI, ship something that gets used

• ​Who: Stanford students who want to ship AI that real businesses will use

• ​Teams: 3–4 people. Come with a team, or apply solo and we’ll help you find one

• ​Matching: Teams are matched to businesses by random draw, one team per business

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​What you will get: Full access to Converge.AI’s products (Covey, Enter, Framia and Combos), mentorship from the Converge.AI team during the build, and a real business owner waiting to use what you make

​Apply by: Nov 13

• ​📅 Timeline

  • ​Nov 13 (Fri) · Student applications close

  • ​Nov 17 (Tue) morning · Teams matched, challenge briefs released

  • ​Nov 17–18 · 36-hour build with Converge.AI mentor office hours

  • ​Nov 18 (Wed) 11:59 PM PT · Submission deadline

  • ​Nov 19 (Thu) morning · 8 finalists announced

  • ​Nov 20 (Fri) · Demo Day at Stanford 🎤

• ​💥 Demo Day agenda · Fri, Nov 20 · 2:30–6:40 PM

  • ​2:30 PM · Doors open · Showcase wall of all 30 projects built on Converge.AI

  • ​2:50 PM · Opening

  • ​3:00 PM · Keynote from Converge.AI: Building the AI-native company

  • ​3:15 PM · Panel: What real businesses need from AI (business owners × investors × Converge.AI)

  • ​3:45 PM · Finalist demos, Teams 1–4

  • ​4:45 PM · Break · Audience voting opens

  • ​5:00 PM · Finalist demos, Teams 5–8

  • ​6:00 PM · Tea break · Judges deliberate

  • ​6:20 PM · Awards, presented by Converge.AI

  • ​6:35 PM · Group photo

  • ​6:40 PM · Networking

​Each finalist team gets 15 minutes: the business problem they solved, a live demo, and judges’ Q&A.

​🏆 $2,000 in prizes from Converge.AI. Top solutions will be considered for pilots with their businesses and Converge.AI.

• ​⚖️ Judges

  • ​Alex Witt

  • ​Wolf Ruzicka

  • ​Jonathan Buckheit

  • ​Petros Hong

  • ​William August

​More judges to be announced.

​Presented by Converge.AI

​In partnership with 2%Tech, wefluens, Adal, Lighthouse, and  canopy