Vibe Hackathon Cologne
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100 builders. 48 hours. Working prototypes. Here's what it looks like.
From the Vibe Hackathon November 2025 – our first edition at STARTPLATZ Cologne
Who Is This Track For?
The AI for Enterprise track is for people building AI inside a real company — with real data, real approvals, and real consequences.
Corporate innovation & IT teams
"Every AI idea dies in the security and compliance review"
Build a prototype that survives contact with your own governance requirements.
Devs inside big organisations
"The demos assume a greenfield repo — mine is 15 years old"
Wire agents into legacy systems and messy internal APIs, not a toy codebase.
Managers who need a business case
"Leadership wants AI, but nobody can show what it's worth"
Leave with a working prototype and the numbers to argue for it internally.
Teams drowning in internal process
"We know which workflow is broken, we just can't automate it"
Pick one real internal process and have an agent running it by Sunday.
48 Hours, One Goal
Optional pre-hackathon sessions from 2:30pm · kick-off Friday 5pm, demos Sunday 3pm – a focused weekend of building, learning, and shipping.
Friday
September 4
Optional pre-hackathon sessions
Onboarding for non-techies and personal AI agent installation help – arrive early and get set up.
Registration & check-in
Doors open, grab your badge, and find your spot.
Kick-off & North Star
Welcome, team building, MVP scope canvas, 48-hour playbook
Team Building & Project Pitches
Present ideas, form teams, or define your solo project
Start Hacking
Pizza available, optional Vibe Coding 101 deep dive with Ben
Saturday
September 5
Breakfast & Check-in
Fuel up, group start, project status updates
Hacking & Optional Deep Dives
Build with mentor support, optional deep dive sessions
Office Hours & Deep Dives
Get individual mentor support or join a deep dive
Pizza & Evening Hacking
Dinner break, then continue building until midnight
Demo Rehearsal
Quick interim presentations, feedback round
Sunday
September 6
Breakfast
Fuel up. Start your final day with breakfast and coffee
Final Sprint
Last optimizations, testing, demo preparation
Demos & Pitches
Every team/solo presents their prototype (3-5 min each)
Wrap-up & Networking
Feedback, lessons learned, community building
Optional pre-hackathon sessions
Onboarding for non-techies and personal AI agent installation help – arrive early and get set up.
Registration & check-in
Doors open, grab your badge, and find your spot.
Kick-off & North Star
Welcome, team building, MVP scope canvas, 48-hour playbook
Team Building & Project Pitches
Present ideas, form teams, or define your solo project
Start Hacking
Pizza available, optional Vibe Coding 101 deep dive with Ben
The Venue
STARTPLATZ Cologne – Cologne's leading innovation hub.
STARTPLATZ Cologne
Address
Im Mediapark 5
3rd Floor
50670 Cologne, Germany
Where to Stay
Recommended:Hotel Motel One Köln-Mediapark
Distance: 2 minute walk
Tip: Book early – fills up fast on weekends
Getting There
Parking: Synodome Parking house
Grab your ticket
48 hours, real products shipped, a switched-on crew. Pick your seats – or register your interest and decide later.
Regular — AI for Enterprise Track
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Still have questions? Email us at ben@pirateskills.com
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