OpenAI Codex hackathon in Hyderabad spotlights builder projects
paw_lean · x · 2026-07-20
OpenAI Build Week Codex community hackathon in Hyderabad drew 40+ teams and 100+ participants.
The post highlights the top five projects out of 40, including:
- Zeroprep: generate presentations while you speak
- Workprint: a private story inbox for builders
- Slophunt: a “Product Hunt for AI slop”
- AI Colosseum: a local-first MVP for comparing OpenAI model configurations on identical, task-shaped challenges
It also thanks the organizers, judges, and supporting community members, and frames the event as larger and stronger than prior editions.
Related event: OpenAI Build Week 2026 Hosts Multi-City Hackathons(2 posts)→
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