Bring your own Startup 🚀- Amsterdam Hackday

A one-day, founder-first hackathon for people serious about building real startups. ​This is not a coding-for-fun hackathon.This is about ideas, customers, and businesses. ​Build something people want! ​At the end of the day, you’ll pitch to Angel Investors & VCs, get their feedback and funding conversations. ​📍 Amsterdam, Init Building📅 24th of January ​🕙 10:00 – 19:00🌮 Lunch included + afterparty 🍻 ​ ​Who Is This For? ​Early-stage startup founders​People with strong ideas looking for co-founders who can develop and test it​Builders, designers looking to find co-founders with strong ideas​Anyone serious about becoming an entrepreneur ​⚠️ This event is selective.You’ll be asked to tell us if you bring an idea and/or technical skills. To avoid a mismatch between technical and non-technical people, we’ll be selecting who can join. ​ ​What We’re Optimizing For ​Commercial thinking over flashy demos​Clear problems & real customers​There is no specific topic/industry you need to focus on. ​🧑‍⚖️ Judging focuses more on the idea and business potential than the software itself. We want to see something sellable.The topic is intentionally generic - you decide what to build. ​ ​What You Get ​Valuable feedback from investors​Potential funding conversations​New co-founders​A real push toward something people actually want ​ ​Apply ​Spots are limited.Apply early and tell us why you should be here. ​If you’re not ambitious, this probably isn’t for you. ​ ​Schedule ​09:30 — Doors open & coffee ☕10:00 — Kickoff & rules10:15 — Hacking start12:30 — 🌮 lunch17:30 — Pitch prep18:00 — Pitches to Angels & VCs19:00 — Winners announced19:30+ — Afterparty 🍻