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Saturday, October 17 · Phoenix

Welcome to Zero to Launch.

Thank you for coming. We’re building an AI organization for your business.

SHIP AI / ZERO TO LAUNCH

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Ship AIPractical AI,
Built Together.
Workuity Biltmore
October 17–18, 2026
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Our sponsors

Thank you for your support.

You make this weekend possible.

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What we’re building together

Your business. An AI organization.

One shared brief connects product, engineering and marketing.

Start with Product Manager. Your assistant adds the other roles as needed. Every card opens its bot template.

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Saturday, October 17 · Arizona / MST

Learn a little. Build a lot.

Four 45-minute breakouts, with time to work between them. Wrap up at 5 PM.

Morning

  1. Welcome & team setup
  2. Positioning & research
  3. Work on your positioning
  4. Productize your site
  5. Review your plan
  6. Lunch

Afternoon

  1. Design & build
  2. Build with your team
  3. Create your marketing
  4. Create, test & get feedback
  5. Save your work & wrap up

Sunday: start at 9 AM. Pitches begin at noon. All times are Arizona / MST.

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Before we build

Get your team connected.

Come solo or build with a team of up to four.

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What the judges look for

Design. Craft. Receipts.

Three criteria. Each scored 1–5 and weighted equally.

1–5

Design

Clear positioning, useful content, and a site that's easy to navigate.

1–5

Craft

Polished details and a site that works well on desktop and mobile.

1–5

Receipts

Evidence of the pages, working features, and improvements shipped during the weekend.

Show live pages, working features, and before-and-after evidence. Growth metrics are not required.

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The prize pool

Up to $5,200 in total prize value.

$400 cash, plus up to 4 Workuity seats valued at $1,200 each.

$200

First place

+ Up to 4 Workuity seats · $1,200 value each

$150

Second place

$50

Third place

Every team that submits receives a project listing and certification. You keep your IP.

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Meet your judges

A fresh set of eyes.

Thank you to the people reviewing what you build.

  • Rick E.

  • Dan Kite

  • Santos Hernandez

  • Jon Schack

  • Raj Shah

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Sunday, October 18 · Arizona / MST

Back at 9. Pitches at noon.

Bring a working site and a clear story.

Start together

Finish your site, test the main action, and prepare your pitch.

Submit your site

Live URL, team details, and evidence of what you shipped.

Submission details

Pitches begin

Who is it for? What does it do? Show the working experience.

Submit before pitches begin. Awards are planned for 1:30 PM.

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You belong in this room

Thanks for showing up. Let’s get building.

Ask questions, help each other, and share what you learn.

Thank you to our builders, judges, mentors, volunteers, and venue sponsor, Workuity.

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