allthings/
lightning hackathon

When

5:00–9:00 PM, San Francisco time

244 went.

Hosted at

Sentry

Erik ThorelliAndre Landgraf

your hostsErik & Andre

co-host

mc

About

Join us for a fast-paced, two-hour hackathon! Build something amazing - by hand, with AI, or a mix of both - in just two hours!

When & Where

Tuesday, Sep 23 at the Sentry office in San Francisco. Doors open at 5 pm.

Theme

"Give your best in 2 hours" - create anything you want with any tech or tools you like. The challenge: make the most of just two hours. Be resourceful and show us what you can do!

Awards & Prizes

After hacking, each team will pitch their project. Pitches are exactly 2 minutes - no Q&A - one presenter per team. We will cut the mic right at the 2-minute mark. We’ll then vote for the winners and giveaway a PS5 among all presenting teams - and, of course, there will be plenty of merch for all winners!

Team Matching

Note you’ll have limited time to form teams (5 - 6 PM). Teaming up is optional. Teams can have between 1 and 3 members.

Schedule

  • 5:00 pm - Doors open w/ food & drinks
  • 5:30 pm - Kick-off presentation
  • 5:45 pm - 7:45 pm – Hacking time
  • 7:45 pm - Submission deadline
  • 7:45 pm - 8 pm - Judges select top 20 hacks to present
  • 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Presentations (2 minutes per team, no Q&A)
  • 9:15 pm - Awards ceremony
  • 9:30 pm - Doors close

Sponsors

This hackathon is hosted and made possible by Sentry.

Sentry is the debuggability platform built for how modern developers work. Over 4 million developers worldwide trust Sentry’s opinionated approach to debugging—favoring action over dashboards—which gives them the context and code-level visibility they need to solve issues fast. With Sentry, developers spend more time building and less time firefighting.

About All Things Web

We’re a group of web enthusiasts who love bringing the community together to chat about all things web! Subscribe to our Luma calendar for upcoming events, visit allthingsweb.dev to learn more, and join our Discord server to stay connected.

Schedule
  1. 5:00 pm

    Doors open

    Food & drinks available. Time to form teams (5-6 PM)!

  2. 5:30 pm

    Kick-off presentation

    Welcome and introduction to the lightning hackathon format.

  3. 5:45 - 7:45 pm

    Hacking time ⚡

    Just 2 hours to build something amazing! Use any tech or tools you like.

  4. 7:45 pm

    Submission deadline

    Time's up! All projects must be submitted.

  5. 7:45 - 8:00 pm

    Judges select finalists

    Judges will select the top 20 hacks to present.

  6. 8:00 - 9:00 pm

    Presentations

    Exactly 2 minutes per team, no Q&A. We'll cut the mic at 2 minutes!

  7. 9:15 pm

    Awards ceremony

    Vote for winners and PS5 giveaway among presenting teams!

  8. 9:30 pm

    Doors close

    Thank you for joining us for this lightning-fast hackathon!

Awards

After presentations, we'll vote for the winners! We're giving away a PS5 among all presenting teams, plus plenty of merch for all winners. Every team that presents has a chance to win the PS5!

Theme

"Give your best in 2 hours"

Create anything you want with any tech or tools you like - by hand, with AI, or a mix of both! The challenge: make the most of just two hours. Be resourceful and show us what you can do in this lightning-fast format!

Teams

You'll have limited time to form teams (5-6 PM), so come ready to connect quickly! Teaming up is optional. Teams can have between 1 and 3 members. Come solo and meet new people, or bring friends - either way works!

Our host

This lightning hackathon is hosted and made possible by Sentry! We're thrilled to partner with Sentry for this fast-paced, two-hour coding challenge at their San Francisco office.

Sentry is the debuggability platform built for how modern developers work. Over 4 million developers worldwide trust Sentry's opinionated approach to debugging—favoring action over dashboards—which gives them the context and code-level visibility they need to solve issues fast. With Sentry, developers spend more time building and less time firefighting.

Photos
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  • Event image for Lightning Hackathon ⚡
Posts
  • @esthor

    Folks, come to this @allthingswebdev ⚡Lightning Hackathon⚡ at @getsentry's HQ tomorrow

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  • @esthor

    The link: https://luma.com/8cb5mgws?tk=YJsEAk

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  • @esthor

    @RudyNTech looking for devs at tonight’s @getsentry Lightning Hackathon 👀

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  • @RudyNTech

    Just did my first product pitch at the @getsentry Lightning Hackathon. Didn't know anyone, met @Plopix and @fabmilo, and in 2 hours we made LegitPic to streamline how developers implement image uploads and moderation. Then I pitched it in 2 minutes. See the full writeup of my experience, and the pitch video at: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/namikis_just-did-my-first-product-pitch-at-the-sentry-activity-7376500832118362112-Eoz-

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  • @andrelandgraf

    Yesterday, we ran a 2-hour Lightning Hackathon at Sentry with the theme: what can you accomplish in just 2 hours of hacking time? 👀 We had 20 teams pitch their hacks, including a prompt-based image moderation SaaS, a Gmail manager, a music creation sandbox, and more!

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