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Season 3 โ€” Ridgeline/Day 1 ยท Week 1
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Cold Open

Build a tool that helps someone do the very first step of a task they have been avoiding.

Season openers are deliberately wide. The only constraint is the framing: your user is stuck at step zero. Procrastination, blank-page paralysis, an intimidating form, a migration nobody wants to start. Reduce the activation energy.

Challenge closed

8 submissions ยท 8 scored

Build time
30 minutes
Host
Tomas Eriksen
Judges
3 on the panel
Voting
Community vote enabled

Results

Final standings

Scored by 3 judges against the standard daily rubric, blended with community votes.

Community choice

Cold Start
29 weighted votes

Submission gallery

8 builds

Every submission from this challenge, including what shipped and what didn't.

The brief

Required deliverables

Deliverables

  • Working demo link
  • Repository
  • 60-second video
  • Process notes

Rules

  • Individual only.
  • No pre-built scaffolding.

Judging

Standard Daily Rubric

The default rubric for daily challenges. Weights are tuned so that a working, honest, well-explained build beats an ambitious broken one.

OriginalityIs the idea fresh, or a well-worn demo with a new coat of paint?15%
ExecutionDoes it actually run? How much of the promise is real?20%
UsefulnessWould a real person use this? Is the problem worth solving?15%
Technical QualitySound architecture and sensible tradeoffs for a 30-minute build.12%
Design & UXClarity, polish, and accessibility of the interface.12%
Effective Use of AIIs AI load-bearing here, or decorative?13%
Completion in TimeHow much shipped inside the clock, per the disclosure fields.8%
Demo & PresentationDid the live demo land? Was the process explained well?5%
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