🧠 The AI Collective Twin Cities | OpenAI Custom GPT Hackathon
🌟 Multi-City OpenAI Custom GPT Hackathon - LIVE from 3 Cities! 🌟
🔴 LIVE STREAM EVENT - September 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM EDT(6:00PM CT)
Join The AI Collective with our first simultaneous tri-city hackathon!
🏙️ Detroit (Main Hub) → Twin Cities → North Dallas
The Format:
📺 First 30 mins: LIVE opening from Detroit with OpenAI experts with AMAs
🚀 Then: All three cities launch into intensive hacking sessions
💼 Focus: Real GPT solutions for small & mid-sized businesses
Presented by
The AI Collective
The world's largest AI community: 70,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, & investors – exploring the technological frontier. We are the human side of AI.
About Event
Join us for a 4-hour hands-on GPT Hackathon where you'll build real solutions for real businesses. OpenAI will lead a mini session on how to build GPTs and share best practices.
This event is proudly hosted by the AI Collective Twin Cities Chapter, sponsored by SpaceMax Offices.
Expect a night of innovation, food, drinks, and plenty of networking. Whether you're competing or attending, you'll leave with new skills, new connections, and new ideas.
Participants will be judged on the use case of their GPT, with bonus points for Actions. While the focus is on small and mid-sized business (SMB) use cases, all innovative ideas are welcome.
You can apply to attend as an audience member or sign up to participate as a builder.
Event Schedule
Welcome & Orientation
Registration and networking
Overview of rules, tools, and judging criteria
Quick GPT creation demo and Q&A with OpenAI
Team Formation
Team size: 1-4 people (solo participants welcome)
Team formation: Can be pre-formed or created during the networking period at the event
Hacking Session (1 hr 30 mins)
Build GPTs individually or in teams
Mentors circulate for guidance
Submission Window
GPTs submitted via form or shared drive
Presentations (1hr)
3-5 minute pitch/demo per team
Judges and audience Q&A
Judging Deliberation
Judges score and tally winners
Awards & Closing
Winners announced
1st place: 3 months coworking space access, 2nd place: 1 month access, 3rd–4th place: 1 week access
Group photo, networking, and wrap-up
About The AI Collective
The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 70,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI's future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
Our Sponsor
SpaceMax Offices provides premium co-working and office space solutions in the heart of Minneapolis, Columbia Heights, Shoreview, Apple Valley & more! With flexible workspace options, modern amenities, and a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and innovators, SpaceMax creates environments where businesses thrive and connections flourish.
All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective are subject to our Code of Conduct.
Location
431 S 7th St
431 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA