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The rooms that changed how I build.
A growing visual journal from private sessions, conferences, hackathons, and the conversations around the code.
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TikTok · 2026
TikTok Private Knowledge-Sharing Session
A closer look at the product culture behind short-form media at platform scale.
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Los Angeles, CA · 2026
LA Hacks 2026
Fast decisions, crowded tables, and the discipline of getting a working idea in front of people.
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PyCon US · 2026
PyCon US 2026 · Long Beach
A week of Python conversations capped by first place in the Streamlit AI Hack.
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Caltech, Pasadena · 2026
2026 Caltech Longevity Hackathon
A domain-specific sprint where evaluation quality mattered as much as model output.
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Berkeley, CA · 2026
Berkeley AI Hackathon 2026
A team, a long table, and the moment a collection of parts starts behaving like one product.
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