... most important and challenging experiences you ll have as a founder is fundraising. I pitched VCs across London and San Francisco. Some spent 15 seconds on my deck. Some took the call just to diligence a competitor. One told me to ask for more money. Oh, and I found out your pitch is probably being recorded and run through AI. This is the high-impact version of all of those lessons to save you time, energy, and emotional damage. Please ... ... comment anything missing from your experience? OK, here we go...! Mindset: you are the prize

... just docs or checklists. They're structured, multi-step systems that actually run. You bring the methodology, Leapility makes it executable. The Leapility Playbook Hackathon is live right now We're awarding 16 winners with $2,500+ in total prizes: Grand Prize

... received the output. Researchers call this passive learning , and decades of educational psychology research are consistent on one point: it doesn't produce lasting comprehension or the ability to apply knowledge in new contexts. The Feynman Technique , developed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, points to the opposite approach: if you can't explain something simply, you don't really understand it. True mastery comes from active engagement from being forced to articulate, question, and reconstruct ideas yourself. That ... ... mind wants to go. The Lattice of Mental Models and Whys modes are particularly well-suited to exploratory, curiosity-driven learning the kind that enriches how you see the world rather than just adding facts to your memory. Socra vs

... person team. If you ve been to hackathons or other tech events before, what made a positive impression on you? I might implement some of those ideas into the program. The current structure includes snacks, mini-quizzes, prizes, talks, hacking, and networking/party. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @sheraz_abdul_hayee  Hey Sheraz, thank you so much. This year, it will be offline only. Maybe next one (if this is successful), we expand into the online space too :) Comment ... ... Yadav(@sanskarix): For me, the best tech events strike a balance between meaningful networking and learning. I expect to meet people outside my usual circles and go home with insights or practical tips I can actually use. Snacks and prizes

... reading winners/nominees from a few different awards that I followed, mostly through lists on Goodreads or blogs. Got tired of incomplete lists so I built AwardShelf! What makes AwardShelf special: Thousands of curated titles - from Pulitzer and Booker Prize winners to International Booker and Women's Prize

... passion for making speech therapy more accessible, especially for adults in underserved regions. Our app now supports over 74,000 users across 84 countries, and we ve proudly won 7+ social impact awards, including from Huawei, the Anzisha Prize, and the Islamic Development Bank. We were also selected as one of the top 6 global finalists at the Hult Prize

... Vercel hosted a Next.js Global Hackathon last week , and @bolt.new pushed it one step forward by announcing hackathon.dev the world s largest hackathon for non-devs and vibe coders with $1M+ in prizes! It will start on May 30. Any plans to join it? Curious what the community will build. Comment from fmerian(@fmerian): @busmark_w_nika Likewise, Nika! To participants: if you are reading this, feel free to reach out! happy to help and support Comment from Nika ...