Mad Hack #4: Agentic Loops

What is it?

Our seasonal hackathon for 100 select developers. Come as you are, create something new, and impress some cool people.

How does it work?

• We help you form teams of max 3 devs
• Build something people want in 10 hours
• Deliver a demo to your new friends in 2 minutes

What should I expect?

• Get started with loops and the basics of Loop Engineering.
• Ship a 0 to 1 application or feature
• Compete to impress excellent developers

____________HOW TO WIN_______________

Who will jury?

• Markus Skagemo, CTO @ Crunched (YC F25)
• Stefan Mandaric, CTO @ Moritz (YC W26)
• Sven Myhre, CTO @ Ara (YC P26)
• Peter Flo, Chief Scientist @ Audun (YC S26)
• Bob Deforce, Startups @ Anthropic
• William Imoh, Team @ AI Mad Lab

What criteria do they use?

• How real is the problem the project solves? 50%
• How well are the demos implemented? 50%

How do I give a great demo?

1. Share your team name
2. Our solution helps [user X] solve [task Y] by [solution Z]
3. Demo how a user would solve the task using the solution

____________PROGRAM_______________

What does our day look like?

• 09:30: Doors open! Best advise: be early
• 10:00am: Introduction to task
• 10:30am: Create a team
• 11:00am: Coding begins!
• 12:00pm: ​Free lunch
• 5:00pm: Free dinner
• 7:00pm: Live demos
• 7:30pm: ​Winners announced
• 8:00pm: Doors close

Where do I go?

• Startuplab is located in Oslo Science Park
• Metro is in development, plan accordingly. Take a tram to Forskningsparken, bus to Gaustad, or a Voi from Majorstuen.
• Enter by main entrance (it's not the garage on Google Maps)

_____________HOW TO PREPARE______________

Arrive with a couple ideas

Everyone has equal opportunity to prepare.

Recommended resources

• Models: Anthropic
• Hosting: Github MCP
• Deployment: Vercel MCP
• Database: Supabase MCP
• Sandboxes: Daytona MCP
• Compute: Runpod MCP

Practicals

• Bring your laptop, charger, headset
• Use Guest Wifi. No password required
• Please leave rooms super clean

_______________THANK YOU________________

Made possible by

• AI Mad Lab
• Startuplab