Build an App in a Day is a full-day, hands-on applied AI and software build experience designed for founders, students, operators, and aspiring technical builders.
This is execution-focused, not lecture based.
Participants work inside a professional developer’s enviroment using AI-assisted development workflows to scope, build, debug, and demo a functional web application in a single day, even with zero prior coding experience.
The event culminates in live demos and judging, with a $500 cash prize and up to $2,000 at full capacity.
Inaugural Launch – Traverse City:
- 27 participants
- 95% completion rate
- $1,000 cash prize awarded
- $1,895 in scholarships distributed
- Judges from Microsoft, IBM & Zack Urlocker as Special Guest
The March 7 Ann Arbor experience is co-hosted with Adam Berk (mentor within the Google for Startups Accelerator ecosystem) and features experienced founders and operators as judges.
Participants who complete the workshop receive a certificate outlining transferable applied AI and software skills, including:
- One-day MVP scoping and PRD definition
- AI-assisted development in a professional developer environment
- Python and data handling fundamentals
- Rapid prototyping with Streamlit
- Debugging and live demo presentation
Space is intentionally capped to maintain high execution quality.
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