companies post the thing that is actually broken. you get two hours to three days to fix it. the best answer gets paid, gets published on your profile, and sometimes gets hired.
same rubric every time. the clock is the difficulty setting — and the reward moves with it.
one sharp problem, two hours. best for testing a new skill against a real company.
“62% abandon at our address step. find the leak.”
one meaningful problem, one weekend. best for building portfolio work you can actually show.
“signups convert, nobody reorders. redesign week one.”
a deeper product or team challenge. best for the shortlist that leads to an interview.
“₹499 flat is capping us. design usage-based pricing.”
points are the smallest of them. they just keep score while the rest happens.
a live startup constraint, not a coursework prompt someone made up.
whatever the company attaches to the brief — a pot, credits, merch, a year of their plan.
the brief, your call, their reaction — kept on your profile.
no season, no waiting for a campus fest. it appears on the board with a clock, a rubric and whatever the company put on the table.
your first challenge takes two hours and costs nothing but the attempt. twenty-five founding company seats, then we close the cohort.