Judge at OpenAI's Singapore Sites Hackathon shares how to stand out when everyone builds with agents
gabrielchua · x · 2026-09-04
- The author served as an onsite judge at OpenAI's Singapore Sites Hackathon — first time as a judge rather than a participant — and shared what it takes to stand out when every competitor can move just as fast using agents.
- Three takeaways: think big, build narrow (boring ideas have limited runway; insane ideas collapse if stretched across useless features); design around the 1-minute demo (great ideas that don't fit the demo format fail to showcase); download a design skill before starting — differentiating on aesthetics is easier than ever.
- The hackathon site was built by @gabrielchua, handling everything from registration to judging.
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