About the challenge

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

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Form teams (solo or in maximum team of 4) to participate

Think Technologies from Detroit are the sponsors for this Hackathon

Requirements

What to Build

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.

What to Submit

Name, Descriptions, Instructions, Conversation Starter, knowledge base, recommended model, capabilities, actions

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$400 in prizes
Best CustomGPT built
$200 in cash
1 winner

2nd Place Prize
$120 in cash
1 winner

3rd Place Prize
$80 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Rahul Dharankar

Rahul Dharankar
AttainMAX Incorporated

Manish Jain

Manish Jain
Firstsource

Lingareddy Alva

Lingareddy Alva
Databricks

Shiva Krishna Kodithyala

Shiva Krishna Kodithyala
Bread Financial

Judging Criteria

  • Clarity on objective(25 points)
    Clear problem definition and target user identification Well-articulated value proposition Measurable success metrics defined Alignment with SMB business needs
  • Technical Implementation (25 points)
    Quality of GPT instructions and prompt engineering Effective use of conversation starters Appropriate capability selection (Web Search, Canvas, Image Generation) Knowledge base integration (if applicable) Custom Actions implementation (bonus points)
  • User Experience & Design (20 points)
    Intuitive conversation flow Professional GPT description and naming Comprehensive conversation starters Clear user guidance and error handling
  • Business Viability & Impact (20 points)
    Real-world applicability for SMB use cases Scalability potential Time/cost savings demonstration Market need validation
  • Innovation & Creativity (10 points)
    Novel approach to common problems Creative use of GPT capabilities Unique feature combinations Out-of-the-box thinking
  • Bonus Points
    Custom Actions integration (+5 points) Multi-capability usage (+3 points) Knowledge base utilization (+3 points) Exceptional presentation quality (+2 points)

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