Hackyard

The full story: the $6,500 cube that flopped, the side bet that became Pixar, and the 90 days that saved Apple. Founder Files, 8 min: youtu.be/QEiXUMz7bR8

Apple fired Steve Jobs at 30. 11 years later it paid $427M to get him back. The reason is still in your pocket.

A co-founder's CV won't tell you if they ship. Five signals that will: a link not a pitch, finished over impressive, cut scope not the date, users before stack, build before you commit. hackyard.org

The hard part was never the idea. It was finding the people. Steve Jobs had the vision. Wozniak could build it. Together, Apple. Hackyard is the place where builders find each other. Show your work, say what you need, offer what you can. Don’t build alone. Find your people. Build something real. hackyard.org

BUILD 2026 just got a power-up. we're welcoming BenQ as our Co-Powering Partner for Build 2026. 24-25 Oct, IIT Guwahati. 2 days. one room. builders shipping real products on screens built for it. link in bio to register. #Build2026 #Hackyard #BenQ #IITGuwahati

Founder session announcement: Tejas Gupta, co-founder of Clean (Y Combinator F26), joins Hackyard Build 2026 live from San Francisco. He scaled a company to $40M and was the youngest intern at GlobalLogic (Hitachi), at 19. YC Startup School rejected him twice - at 21, he got into Y Combinator. He'll share how he built his network from zero and turned a hackathon team into a YC company. IIT Guwahati · 24-25 Oct 2026. Bring your questions.

🚨 WAVE 1, WAVE 2 & WAVE 3 RESULTS ARE OUT! 🚨 The wait is over! 👀 Head over to Hackyard and check your results now. 🔗 hackyard.org See you at Hackyard Build 2026! 🚀

1 day left. applications for hackyard build 2026 close tomorrow, 10 october. you're not behind. you still have a chance. free to enter. no finished product needed - just an idea. what you'd be missing out on: - rs 4,47,500 in cash prizes - $100 free ai llm credits for every selected project - live talks + q&a with vc founders from san francisco - free hackyard merch for every attendee 24-25 october, iit guwahati. submit your idea: hackyard.org/build2026

2 days left to submit to the byteask open source challenge. 900+ registered. 200+ submissions. only the top 10 get direct interviews with a yc-backed company, plus cash prizes. your first merged pull request can be the one that changes your career. ship it before sunday ends. submissions close 11 october, 11:59 pm ist. submit your pr: forms.gle/5KTw1xEiahChgtvHA

3 days left. 500+ registered, 100+ submissions - only 10 get direct interviews. paid fellowship interviews + cash prizes. submissions close 11 oct, 11:59 pm ist. you're not behind.