BUILD 2026 just got a power-up. we're welcoming BenQ as our Co-Powering Partner for Build 2026. 24-25 Oct, IIT Guwahati. 2 days. one room. builders shipping real products on screens built for it. link in bio to register. #Build2026 #Hackyard #BenQ #IITGuwahati

Founder session announcement: Tejas Gupta, co-founder of Clean (Y Combinator F26), joins Hackyard Build 2026 live from San Francisco. He scaled a company to $40M and was the youngest intern at GlobalLogic (Hitachi), at 19. YC Startup School rejected him twice - at 21, he got into Y Combinator. He'll share how he built his network from zero and turned a hackathon team into a YC company. IIT Guwahati · 24-25 Oct 2026. Bring your questions.

🚨 WAVE 1, WAVE 2 & WAVE 3 RESULTS ARE OUT! 🚨 The wait is over! 👀 Head over to Hackyard and check your results now. 🔗 hackyard.org See you at Hackyard Build 2026! 🚀

1 day left. applications for hackyard build 2026 close tomorrow, 10 october. you're not behind. you still have a chance. free to enter. no finished product needed - just an idea. what you'd be missing out on: - rs 4,47,500 in cash prizes - $100 free ai llm credits for every selected project - live talks + q&a with vc founders from san francisco - free hackyard merch for every attendee 24-25 october, iit guwahati. submit your idea: hackyard.org/build2026

2 days left to submit to the byteask open source challenge. 900+ registered. 200+ submissions. only the top 10 get direct interviews with a yc-backed company, plus cash prizes. your first merged pull request can be the one that changes your career. ship it before sunday ends. submissions close 11 october, 11:59 pm ist. submit your pr: forms.gle/5KTw1xEiahChgtvHA

3 days left. 500+ registered, 100+ submissions - only 10 get direct interviews. paid fellowship interviews + cash prizes. submissions close 11 oct, 11:59 pm ist. you're not behind.

We’ve partnered with @ByteAsk (YC F26) for Build 2026. They build C/C++ tools that compile, debug and test code. We bring the builders. Together, we’re opening a route from open-source contributions to fellowship interviews. Challenge details next.

Agent37 (YC F26) joins Build 2026 as our exclusive Sandbox Partner. Hosted agent sandbox/runtime for what's next. Oct 24-25, IIT Guwahati hackyard.org/build2026

Render is the credits and prize partner for Hackyard Build 2026. $50 in Render credits for every in-person participant, plus prizes for the Best Use of Render track. Thanks @render for backing our builders. #HackyardBuild2026

FlutterFlow is the in-kind partner for Hackyard Build 2026. Every member of the top 2 teams gets a 1-year Basic plan, plus a 30-day free trial for interested attendees. Thanks @flutterflow for backing our builders. #HackyardBuild2026

XYZ Domain Foundation is the domain partner for Hackyard Build 2026. Each of the top 50 projects gets a free standard .xyz domain for one year. Thanks @xyz for backing our builders. hackyard.org/build2026 #HackyardBuild2026

ElevenLabs is joining Hackyard Build 2026. Every participant gets a free month of Creator (131k credits). Winning team: 3 months of Pro each. Best ElevenLabs build: 3 months of Scale each. Thanks @elevenlabsio for backing our builders. #HackyardBuild2026

what do builders really think about hackathons? we asked Krishnayan, building ENSO (zero-waste logistics) at Faraway Hackathon round 2, Chandigarh University. youtube.com/shorts/g8BGNMolS… Build 2026: 24h at IIT Guwahati, Oct 24-25. free to apply till Oct 10 hackyard.org/build2026/apply

maria gorskikh @mariagorskikh went from an mit hacker club to co-founder and ceo of @maritime_sh (yc f26). she's doing an online founder session with hackyard build 2026 builders. date and time coming soon. maritime is also sponsoring build 2026.

browser use (yc w25) is now a hackyard credits partner. $30,000 in credits going to our builders, supporting them with the tools to turn ideas into reality.

Stop trying to “add value” to everyone. Notice one real need, help with something specific, and do not turn the gesture into a performance.

Collecting contacts feels productive because the number goes up. Trust grows through repeated, useful interaction. It is slower and worth more.

Unpopular opinion: Most hackathons aren't actually helping people become better builders. 48 hours of caffeine. A rushed prototype. A 3-minute pitch. Prize distribution. Then everyone goes home. What happens to the project after that?

What's the best part about hackathons? 👀