$100K Hackathon

By Higgsfield (opens in a new tab), Marc Lou (opens in a new tab)and Jack Friks (opens in a new tab)

Hackathon starts November 16

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Build a business in 30 days and win $100,000

Start something new on November 16, make the most and win $100,000, an iPhone Duo or a MacBook Neo.

Pre-launch price. $149 at launch.

Questions

What is the $100K Hackathon?

A 30-day hackathon by Higgsfield, Marc Lou and Jack Friks. Starting November 16, you build a new software or mobile app business from scratch. The businesses with the most profit after 30 days win, verified through TrustMRR and reviewed manually:

  1. 🥇$100,000
  2. 🥈iPhone Duo
  3. 🥉MacBook Neo
How are the winners picked?

By profit, not revenue: the three businesses with the most profit after 30 days take first, second and third place. Every business is reviewed by hand before it can win:

  • It must be brand new, started on November 16 or later, so existing businesses are out.
  • We look up the domain's history on the Wayback Machine (opens in a new tab) for earlier landing pages.
  • We check the payment provider account and its history (no customers or payments before the start), and everything else.

Opening a Stripe account a few days early is fine. What matters is that the product, the site and the customers start from zero. Full details arrive on launch day.

When does it start?

Monday, November 16 at 3:00 PM your time. It runs for 30 days, until December 16.

What can I build?

You'll build software or a mobile app, and the details come on launch day. Courses, agencies, e-commerce and anything outside those two categories don't count.

How much does it cost?

$99 until the hackathon starts, then $149. You pay once, at checkout. If you're a Ship or Die member, it's free: log in and join from this page in one click.

What happens after I pay?

You land on your entry page, where you check your details so you're ready for the hackathon.

How do I get ready?

Plan your idea, but build and register nothing for it until launch day: a domain, TrustMRR listing or store listing set up early gets you disqualified. You can open an account with a payment provider TrustMRR (opens in a new tab) supports (Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Paddle, Dodo Payments, RevenueCat, Superwall, App Store, Creem, Whop, Shopify or Razorpay) a few days early, as long as it has no customers or payments before the start. On launch day, connect it to TrustMRR.