Teams
Teams may contain 1–4 people. Apply solo or with a partial, complete or existing product team. One person may cover multiple roles.
Back homeRules & submissions
Solve something real. Learn from the market.
These guidelines are tentative. The final rules and submission requirements will be shared before the event.
The rules
Keep it fair. Keep it real.
Participation fee
Applications are free. Every shortlisted team pays PKR 1,000 total, regardless of whether it has one, two, three or four members.
Bring the problem
GDG Kolachi will not provide problem statements. Bring a real problem from work or industry, or join one you care about solving.
Use the right tools
The final solution must integrate Google technology. Meaningful use of Google Cloud Run and Antigravity receives special points.
Existing products
Teams may arrive with an idea, product or validated direction, but mentors will challenge its assumptions during ideation. Be prepared to refine, pivot or replace the original idea.
Two-day build window
The work submitted for this event must be built during the official two-day window. The final repository must be public, and reviewers will inspect its commit history to verify the timeline.
Validate honestly
Talk to relevant users, share what actually works, and be transparent about limitations, rejection and unfinished pieces.
Be excellent
Respect mentors, users, fellow participants, organisers, partner organizations and the venue.
What you submit
Two submission checkpoints.
Day 1 · Locked idea + idea sheet
Submit the idea you will pursue after mentored ideation. The sheet should explain the problem, intended users, proposed solution and what changed after mentor feedback.
Day 1 · Explainer video
Submit a short video explaining the idea and how the team intends to incorporate Google technology into the solution.
Final · Public repository
Due by 8:30 AM on Sunday. The repository must be public, and its commit history must demonstrate that the submitted product was built during the official two-day event window.
Final · Working product
Submit the live product or clear run instructions, with Google technology integrated into the solution. Google Cloud Run and Antigravity receive special points.
Final · Product evidence
Include a concise problem and user summary, validation evidence, relevant feedback and any required supporting material.
Build in public. Prove the work.
Teams should expect their initial idea to be challenged and may need to pivot during mentored ideation. Reviewers will consider the working product, validation evidence, public repository history and Google technology integration. Google Cloud Run and Antigravity receive special points. Ideally, up to 10 teams will pitch; each receives two minutes to present and three minutes for questions.
Idea validation
Two-day commit history
Google tech integration
2-minute pitch + 3-minute Q&A
Production support
Support instead of cash prizes.
No cash prizes are planned. Support will be directed toward helping serious teams continue toward production and may include cloud credits, relevant services, approved product expenses, industry access and continued guidance.
The amount, eligibility, allocation process and exact forms of support are tentative and will be announced closer to the event.
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