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      <title>Building an AI Sales Intelligence Platform in Just 12 Hours at Hack Aarambh 2026</title>
      <dc:creator>Sujal Vasara</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/sujal_vasara_bfc5e529e659/building-an-ai-sales-intelligence-platform-in-just-12-hours-at-hack-aarambh-2026-2n3e</link>
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&lt;a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fm7w9i8pbwkbzye1vyi7o.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"&gt;&lt;img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fm7w9i8pbwkbzye1vyi7o.png" alt=" " width="800" height="1200"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;# Building an AI Sales Intelligence Platform in Just 12 Hours at Hack Aarambh 2026&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Turning sales conversations into actionable business insights using AI.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Yesterday, my team and I participated in &lt;strong&gt;Hack Aarambh 2026&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;strong&gt;Swarnim Startup &amp;amp; Innovation University (SSIU)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Like every hackathon, the challenge wasn't just writing code—it was identifying a real-world problem, designing a practical solution, and delivering a working prototype within &lt;strong&gt;12 hours&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instead of building another chatbot or productivity tool, we wanted to solve a problem faced by almost every sales-driven organization.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  The Problem
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Every day, sales teams spend hours talking to potential customers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;These conversations contain valuable information such as:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Customer pain points&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Buying intent&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Competitor mentions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Product feedback&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Common objections&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Feature requests&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, most of this information remains buried inside meeting recordings or handwritten notes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Managers rarely have time to review every conversation, which means valuable business insights are often lost.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That became our motivation.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Introducing AI Sales Intelligence Platform
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our project is an &lt;strong&gt;AI-powered platform&lt;/strong&gt; that automatically analyzes sales conversations and transforms them into actionable insights for both sales representatives and business leaders.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Instead of manually reviewing calls, users receive:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AI-generated summaries&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Customer intelligence&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Actionable recommendations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Performance analytics&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Business insights&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;...all within seconds.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What We Built
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  AI Call Transcription &amp;amp; Summarization
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The platform automatically converts conversations into readable transcripts and concise summaries.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Customer Intelligence
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The platform identifies:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Customer sentiment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Buying intent&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Objections&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Competitor mentions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Important discussion topics&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This helps sales teams focus on what actually matters.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  AI Generated Follow-ups
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Writing follow-up emails after every meeting is repetitive.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Our platform automatically generates personalized follow-up emails based on each conversation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Product Intelligence
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Customer conversations contain valuable product feedback.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The platform extracts:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Frequently requested features&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Customer complaints&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recurring pain points&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This information helps product teams prioritize future improvements.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Sales Performance Analytics
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Managers can monitor sales representative performance through AI-generated insights instead of relying solely on manual reviews.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;
  
  
  Interactive Dashboard
&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Everything is presented through a centralized dashboard where managers can quickly understand:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Customer trends&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sales performance&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Product feedback&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AI-generated insights&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Tech Stack
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"&gt;&lt;table&gt;
&lt;thead&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Layer&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Technologies&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/thead&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Frontend&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;React, Tailwind CSS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Backend&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Node.js, Express.js&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Database&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;MongoDB&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;AI&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Python, LLM APIs, Speech-to-Text APIs&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Challenges We Faced
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Building features wasn't the hardest part.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Building the &lt;strong&gt;right&lt;/strong&gt; features in just &lt;strong&gt;12 hours&lt;/strong&gt; was.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Some of our biggest challenges included:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prioritizing the MVP&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Integrating multiple AI services&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Connecting the frontend and backend&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Handling API response times&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Preparing a stable demo before the final presentation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Time management became just as important as technical skills.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What We Learned
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This hackathon reinforced several important lessons:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build the MVP first.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Don't over-engineer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Communication is as important as coding.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Shipping a working product is better than chasing perfection.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AI creates the most value when it solves real business problems.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Meet Team Dream Builders
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This project wouldn't have been possible without an amazing team.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jatin Rajvani&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prem Kambaliya&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mohil Mundke&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Acknowledgements
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A heartfelt thanks to our mentors:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patel Neel Maheshkumar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vikas Kumar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kshatriya Samir Singh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Their guidance helped us stay focused and improve our solution throughout the hackathon.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  What's Next?
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Although the hackathon has ended, this project hasn't.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We plan to continue improving the platform by adding:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CRM integrations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Multi-language conversation analysis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Real-time meeting intelligence&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Better analytics and reporting&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Improved AI recommendations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Enterprise-ready deployment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  GitHub Repository
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you'd like to explore the project or contribute, feel free to check it out.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Repository:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://github.com/VasaraSujal/Hack_Aarambh_DreamBuilders" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://github.com/VasaraSujal/Hack_Aarambh_DreamBuilders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Feedback, suggestions, and contributions are always welcome.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;h2&gt;
  
  
  Final Thoughts
&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hack Aarambh wasn't just about building software.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It was about solving a meaningful problem, collaborating under pressure, and learning from an incredible community of builders.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In just &lt;strong&gt;12 hours&lt;/strong&gt;, we transformed an idea into a working AI-powered platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is only the beginning. We're excited to continue improving the platform and would love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, or feedback in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reading!&lt;/p&gt;

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