Zero To Demo By: NemulAI X Hack District

Zero to Demo

Start at zero. Leave with a demo.

Zero to Demo is a free, beginner-friendly Bay Area hackathon where you’ll turn an idea into a working project using AI. First-time builders, creatives, developers, and engineers are all welcome. No prior coding experience is required.

Come solo or bring a team. You’ll experiment with tools, build around an idea that interests you, and share what you made in a demo at the end of the event.

The Schedule:

10:30 AM — Check-in, get settled, and network.

11:00 AM — kickoff, form teams, and start building.

12:00 PM — Lunch break.

1:00 PM — Keep building, Mentors will be available throughout the afternoon for questions, feedback, and debugging.

5:00 PM — Dinner break.

5:30 PM — Project submissions close and dinner begins.

6:00-7:00 PM — Project demos

7:00-8:00 PM — Judging & Finalize awards

8:30 PM — Event ends; Networking

What you can build

Choose one of four tracks to give your project a direction:

Automate

Make everyday tasks easier with AI agents, personal assistants, or workflow tools. Build something that handles the work you’d rather not do, such as organizing your schedule or keeping track of follow-ups.

Impact

Build something that addresses a real need in education, accessibility, sustainability, or your community. Think of a problem you’ve experienced or seen firsthand, and create a tool that helps.

Create

Use AI to make something interactive: a game, a storytelling tool, a music project, or another creative experience. This track is for exploring what you can make, not just what you can automate.

Frontier

Experiment with voice agents, robotics, tools that work with images and audio, or new ways to interact with technology. Try an unconventional idea and see how far you can take it.

The demo

Build toward something you can show. A focused project with one working feature is a stronger starting point than a long list of unfinished ones.

Your demo is a chance to explain your idea, show how it works, and share what you learned along the way. Present it well!

Awards

Mission Accomplished — Best overall working demo

Zero to Hero — Best project from a first-time builder

Moonshot Award — Most ambitious or creative idea

People’s Choice — Audience favorite

Presented by NemulAI × Hack District

Sponsors & supportersRed Bull · Lovable · East Bay Family Dentistry · Firecrawl · Algoverse · YRI Fellowship · Cleanshot AI · CodeCrafters

Awesome prizes, and participant perks will be announced soon. Stay tuned!