Before You Blow Your Budget on an Agency:
Try a Hackathon

Join us for a no-nonsense Upstream side event on building your tech strategy as a startup. We'll dive into the choices founders face when it comes to building digital products:

• Hiring in-house, working with an agency, or collaborating with freelancers – the pros, cons, and traps to avoid.
• Hackathons as a tool for rapid validation – with a real-world case from a recycling startup.
• What's a fractional CTO and why might you need one?
• How to reduce and manage complexity in your tech stack.
• And the big question: "Do you still need developers in the age of AI?"

🎁 Participants can sign up for the chance to win a free hackathon worth €3.750, run by our collective. At the end of the week, we'll select one promising startup to receive it. Expect real talk, practical advice, and a chance to connect with fellow founders and tech talent over drinks.