The latest articles on DEV Community by nipv20s (@nipv20s). https://dev.to/nipv20s https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3228519%2F287d5940-19dc-4a3c-ad92-3c104c4cb5f8.png https://dev.to/nipv20s en nipv20s Sat, 31 May 2025 04:06:44 +0000 https://dev.to/nipv20s/day-1-bolt-hackathon-31aa https://dev.to/nipv20s/day-1-bolt-hackathon-31aa <p>📅 <strong>Day 1</strong> – Kickoff, Chaos &amp; Clarity<br> Today marks Day 1 of the Bolt.new Hackathon, and I’m officially in! 🔥</p> <p>I spent the day diving into the hackathon rules, themes, and community discussions to get a feel for what’s expected and what others are thinking about. It’s always exciting (and a bit overwhelming) at the start—so many possibilities, and only 31 days to build something that clicks.</p> <p>🧠 <strong>Brainstorming Time</strong><br> I grabbed a notebook, opened a blank Notion page, and just started dumping ideas. Some random thoughts I explored:</p> <ul> <li><p>Could I build something that automates a pain point in my own workflow?</p></li> <li><p>Can this project use AI in a meaningful way—without just throwing in ChatGPT?</p></li> <li><p>What’s something super fast and simple that helps people but could scale?</p></li> </ul> <p>I kept circling around the idea of speed and utility—core values of Bolt.new.</p> <p>💡 <strong>Shortlisted Ideas</strong><br> After a couple hours of bouncing ideas around and doing light research, I narrowed it down to...</p> <p><strong>ZERO</strong> ideas. Still brewing....</p> <p>Still deciding which to commit to tomorrow—but already feeling a direction forming.</p> <p>🎯 <strong>Goal for Tomorrow (Day 2)</strong><br> Lock in my idea and define the core problem I'm solving.</p> <p>Draft a rough feature list / user flow.</p> <p>Choose a tech stack that matches my strengths but pushes me a bit to learn something new.</p> <p>That's all for today, check in back for Day 2!</p> hackathon ai