FoundersHack Weekend: Build & Win Prizes

Too often, we see insanely talented young Australians fall into problems that are deceptively attractive, have hidden complexities, or an inability to scale. Sure, this is part of the building process, failing, and learning. After all, the hardest part of being a first-time founder is often deciding what to build and what problem to solve. However, a large factor is cultural. Young Australians have been told not to dream big, weighed down by decades of tall poppy syndrome that limits their ambition. But we’re rejecting this notion, and we’re making the FoundersHack experience one where failure, ambition, and innovation are rewarded and normalised. That’s why we’ve launched Request for Startups for FoundersHack. We’ve asked some of Australia’s most ambitious founders to share the problem spaces they believe matter most for the future and have the greatest opportunity. The kinds of ideas they’d build if they were starting today, but instead have encouraged the FoundersHack participants to build within. Each founder has filmed a 90-second video explaining their track. You can watch them all on our website, then pick one to build over the FoundersHack weekend. Participants can still choose their own topic, just ensure it reaches the importance and ambition of the others. Right now, 226 students are signed up for FoundersHack. Tickets close at midnight. And here’s the kicker — we’ve just added $200 to the best submission for each track, on top of the $1,000 / $500 / $200 overall prize pool. If you’re going to spend this weekend building something, make it worthwhile, make it at FoundersHack. Build something that matters. Watch the tracks: https://www.nextgenventures.com.au/rfs