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 5) to participate

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

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Prizes

$1,750 in prizes
Best CustomGPT built
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

2nd Place Prize
$500 in cash
1 winner

3rd Place Prize
$250 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Ben Tyson

Ben Tyson
OpenAI

Reed Hostrander

Reed Hostrander
Clixie AI

De'lon Dixon

De'lon Dixon
Think Technologies

Shaun Zhang

Shaun Zhang
Think Technologies

Judging Criteria

  • Clarity on objective (25 points)
    1. Clear problem definition and target user identification 2. Well-articulated value proposition 3. Measurable success metrics defined 4. Alignment with SMB business needs
  • Technical Implementation (25 points)
    1. Quality of GPT instructions and prompt engineering 2. Effective use of conversation starters 3. Appropriate capability selection (Web Search, Canvas, Image Gen) 4. Knowledge base integration (if applicable) 5. Custom Actions implementation (bonus)
  • User Experience & Design (20 points)
    1. Intuitive conversation flow 2. Professional GPT description and naming 3. Comprehensive conversation starters 4. Clear user guidance and error handling
  • Business Viability & Impact (20 points)
    1. Real-world applicability for SMB use cases 2. Scalability potential 3. Time/cost savings demonstration 4. Market need validation
  • Innovation & Creativity (10 points)
    1. Novel approach to common problems 2. Creative use of GPT capabilities 3. Unique feature combinations 4. Out-of-the-box thinking
  • Bonus Points
    1. Custom Actions integration (+5 points) 2. Multi-capability usage (+3 points) 3. Knowledge base utilization (+3 points) 4. Exceptional presentation quality (+2 points)

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