08/06/2026
🚀 Get Ready for Cursor Miami: Ship Night – A $10,000 Hackathon!
The wait is over, builders! You've been asking when the next hackathon is, and Ben Milshtein has delivered. Cursor Miami: Ship Night is officially kicking off tomorrow from 16:00 to 23:30.
Supported by heavy-hitting partners like OKX, Quicknode, The Lab Miami, Palma Labs, and Superteam USA, this is gearing up to be one of the most exciting events in the city. With a massive $10,000 grand prize on the line, it is time to bring your best ideas, innovate, and disrupt.
💡 The Winning Playbook: Insider Tips from the Judges
To help you secure the bag, we sat down with one of our esteemed judges, Nima (founder of ZeroCam Studio), to get his exclusive advice on what it takes to win. If you want to build a scalable, revenue-generating application that catches the judges' eyes, here is your blueprint for success:
✅ Solve an Actual Problem: Ditch the hypothetical issues. Before you start building, ensure you are tackling a genuine, pressing problem that is actually worth solving.
✅ Nail Your User Acquisition: Have a crystal-clear flow for how you plan to acquire your first users, leads, or inquiries before you even write your first line of code.
✅ Know Your Competition: Understand the existing solutions in the market. How are they solving the problem, and more importantly, how is your approach uniquely better?
✅ Plan for Monetization: Have a definitive roadmap for how your application is going to start making money.
✅ Don't Build Just to Build: While building for fun is great for learning, competing for $10,000 requires purpose. Take the time to figure out your exact offer and strategy instead of just writing code for the sake of it.
Bring your A-game, connect with incredible founders and builders, and let's create something game-changing. See you at the starting line tomorrow at 16:00! 🏁
