Stripe Community hackathon: Simplify your tech stack with AI

Join Nerds Room for the Stripe Community hackathon: Simplify your tech stack with AI — a hands-on hackathon where developers will explore Stripe Projects, AI-powered development, and modern ways to build and ship real applications.

This is a solo-entry hackathon, designed for developers who want to turn an idea into a working project while experimenting with Stripe's developer tools and AI-assisted coding workflows.

During the hackathon, participants will choose a project idea, set up their development environment, integrate Stripe, and build a working solution. Come ready to experiment, build, learn, and showcase what you create.

🚀 What You'll Build

Participants can build their own project using Stripe and modern AI development tools.

You can:

1. Start with a project idea and turn it into a working product
2. Build and integrate Stripe-powered functionality
3. Experiment with AI coding tools and agentic development
4. Use Stripe CLI and developer tools
5. Build, test, and iterate on your project
6. Demo your project and share your experience with other builders

👤 Participation Format

Solo Entry Only — This is an individual hackathon. Each participant must register and build their project independently. Teams are not allowed.

👨‍💻 Who Should Join?

This hackathon is open to:

1. Developers
2. AI builders
3. Students
4. Startup founders
5. Full-stack developers
6. Anyone interested in building with Stripe and AI

🎒 What You'll Need

1. A laptop — required for the hands-on hackathon
2. Laptop charger
3. A Stripe account
4. An AI coding environment such as Claude Code, Codex, or another coding assistant
5. Your ideas and willingness to build 🚀

If you don't already have a Stripe account, you can create one before or during the event.

🛠️ Hackathon Participant Resources

Project Ideas

Explore ideas and inspiration for your hackathon project: https://projects.dev/

Hackathon Participant Guide

Read the participant guide before the event: https://projects.dev/hackathon-participants

YouTube Tutorial — Build with Stripe CLI

Get familiar with building using Stripe CLI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41IR3WNkPWo

🏆 Build. Ship. Demo.

This is your opportunity to take an idea from concept → code → working product while learning how Stripe can fit into a modern developer stack. Come prepared to build, experiment, and showcase what you create.

See you at the hackathon! 🚀