Microscale to Hyperscale: Build a Startup in a Day
Team up with two other builders, found a startup, and grow it from its first 10 customers to 10 million users in one afternoon, while rival teams try to break it.
Hosted by Sloper (sloper.ai), CEO Randolf Chung (ex-Google) will kick off the day discussing startup development, what it means to be microscale vs. hyperscale, and what tools are available at each end.
Once we finish, we start the game!
How the game works
Teams of three found a startup from their own idea (come prepared with one!)
You grow it in three stages: 10 paying customers, then 10,000, then 10 million users. At each stage you plan both the go-to-market and the architecture.
After stages 2 and 3, every rival startup attacks you with a realistic crisis. A big company copies your main feature, ad prices triple, your cloud region goes down, or Hacker News sends you 100 times your traffic and you have 2 minutes to defend.
At demo day (the last round) each team pitches for 4 minutes, and everyone votes on Idea and Execution.
The prize: each member of the winning team gets
a month of Claude Max 20x
a three day pass to work at Convivia Work.
Agenda
11:00 Arrive and meet the room
11:25 Talks: sales and marketing strategy, then technical strategy
12:25 Lunch, and teams form
1:05 Build your startup, with two attack rounds
3:35 Demo day, the vote and the prize
4:20 Mingle
4:45 End
Who it's for
Engineers who want to see how a product changes as it grows, and people in design, product or sales who want to build with them. Teams are expected to be mixed, and no startup experience is needed.
Spots are limited. We do ask about your background to ensure teams remain balanced.
Included
Lunch from Slice House with drinks.
Getting there
Convivia Work, 1485 Treat Blvd, Walnut Creek. Free parking on site.
Thanks to Convivia Work for sponsoring and hosting the day.