Inspiration The spark for HackerFlow came from a frustrating realization at INTI International College Penang. While Kuala Lumpur hosts multiple hackathons annually, cities like Penang and Johor Bahru see maybe one per year. Talented students miss networking opportunities and chances to build the next Grab or Carousell simply because of geography. When I finally attended a hackathon, I faced another problem: finding compatible teammates. Someone approached me, but our skills didn't align—I work with React and Next.js, they specialized in PHP. We couldn't assess compatibility quickly, and the opportunity slipped away. That's when HackerFlow was born.
What It Does First, our AI-powered team matching displays profiles Tinder-style and calculates compatibility scores based on complementary skill sets. Frontend developers match with backend specialists automatically. Second, our AI hackathon idea generator lets users upload resumes and receive complete project concepts with time estimates, tech stacks, and architecture suggestions via Anthropic's Claude API. Third, we provide unified dashboards for organizers to manage events and earnings, while hackers build portfolios automatically. Organizers are able to post their hackathons and hackers can discover all these hackathons in one centralized platform, they can form team, and even make friends by searching their email or usernames.
How We Built It We used Next.js 14 with TypeScript, Supabase for authentication and database, Tailwind CSS for styling, and integrated Google and GitHub OAuth. The platform is deployed on Vercel with real-time analytics.
Challenges TypeScript compilation errors plagued early development. We faced authentication redirect loops and inconsistent AI response formats that required strict prompt engineering. Mobile responsiveness for the swipe interface demanded careful touch event handling.
What We Learned Type safety saves debugging time. AI integration requires structured prompts. User experience trumps feature complexity. Most importantly, building solutions to problems you've experienced creates better products. HackerFlow democratizes hackathons, making opportunities accessible to every Malaysian developer, regardless of location.
Built With
- anthropic
- brevo
- cursor
- github
- mobbin
- nextjs
- supabase
- tailwind
- typescript
- vercel
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