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Build a working replacement for something people pay for.
Need an idea? The death list is 1,100 of them.free entry · judged by a panel · sponsors can’t win prizes
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The prize fund is 100% of the sponsorship money, less any third-party payment processing fees (such as Stripe), and none of the sponsorship money goes to us.
Sponsors buy visibility, not victory: a sponsorship can never win a prize.
three categories
each takes a third of the prize fund · one winner each- 1Best Replacement
- the build most likely to make someone cancel a real subscription
- judged on: does it actually replace the paid product's core job, and would a real user switch?
- a third of the prize fund
- 2Most Creative
- the build nobody saw coming
- judged on: originality of the idea and of how it was built.
- a third of the prize fund
- 3Most Polished
- the one that feels like a finished product, not a demo
- judged on: design, reliability, and completeness of the shipped thing.
- a third of the prize fund
Judges score every category against these criteria. Their decision is final.
the judges
judging independently on published criteria · sponsors never judge
the rules
- Sponsors cannot win prizes.
- Winners are picked by judges, not by sponsor rank.
- 3 winners, one per category.
- Entry is free. This is a judged competition, not a raffle.
- Build within the window; AI tools expected.
- Public demo + public repo required.
- One entry per person or team.
- You keep full ownership of what you build.
- Winners are verified before payout.
- The terms are the contract.
winners are announced on this page by October 15 · judges may name runners-up, no money attached · plain-english version for builders: how it works
what builders get
the prize fund: the sponsorship pool less payment processing fees, split evenly across the three categories, one winner each.
what sponsors get
visibility. a row on the board, the podium for the top three, and the link. sponsors never judge and can never win a prize.
sponsors · you buy visibility, not victory
take spot#1for$1,250
the sponsors
they fund the pool · they don't judge- 1
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Postiz - Social media agentic schedulerSchedule social media posts with your agents to 30+ social channels!$750
- 3
x.com/AndreBaltazar😱 first sponsor$500
- 4
YouTube Download API for Developers99.99% success, HQ video & audio. No yt-dlp, no proxies, no cookies. Ship your product fast!added 6w ago · 253 clicks$500
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