Achieve Dreams
Design+Build Hackathon
Join us for the QTR Design+Build Hackathon, a week-long event designed to spark creativity, innovation, and collaboration. This is your chance to reimagine QTR's future by crafting engaging solutions that leverage AI, enhance productivity, and redefine platform design. Push boundaries, showcase your talent, and compete for exciting prizes while connecting with like-minded individuals.
Rules
What We're Looking For
QTR is an all-in-one productivity app that is centered around task, time, and goal management. QTR also includes features like notes, journaling, habit tracking, and focus tools to supercharge your productivity journey. We’re on the lookout for innovative and creative features to make QTR even better. If you’re looking for inspiration, here are some ideas to get you started:
- AI-powered suggestions to streamline task creation and planning
- Interactive mind-mapping tools for brainstorming and visual organization
- Goal tracking with real-time progress visualizations and milestone alerts
- Customizable focus timer with options like ambient sounds or guided work sessions
- Comprehensive habit tracking with streaks, reminders, and rewards
- AI-enhanced features, such as intelligent prioritization or calendar optimization
- A complete redesign of the QTR interface, focusing on usability and aesthetics
- A companion mobile app to bring QTR’s productivity power on the go
- Team collaboration tools, such as shared task boards or real-time notes
- Gamification elements, like leveling up as you complete tasks or achieve goals
- Integration with popular apps like Slack, Google Calendar, or Notion
- Smart journaling prompts that adapt based on recent activity or goals
- Advanced analytics to track productivity trends and suggest improvements
- A digital wellness feature that helps balance productivity and relaxation
- Personalized daily dashboards tailored to user habits and preferences
Judging Criteria
Prizes
Winner: Receive a brand-new Apple Watch to help you stay productive and on top of your game.
Runner-up: Get noise-canceling headphones — Soundcore Life Q30 by Anker.
All winners will also receive a 1-year subscription to QTR, giving you access to advanced features, and unlimited projects.
The Judges
Venkatesh Gorur is an accomplished engineering leader with over 20 years of experience in building B2B and customer-facing SaaS solutions. He has worked across diverse industries, including Finance, Healthcare, Software Services, and Travel. One of his most notable achievements is leading the development of the vaccines.gov platform for the CDC, enabling seamless vaccine distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Srikanta is a San Francisco-based UX leader with over 20 years of experience across Finance, Healthcare, Technology, and Enterprise Software. A key architect of Oracle's Redwood Design System, he has driven adoption across 100+ products, impacting 10,000+ users and generating over $1 billion in revenue. Previously, he led iconic projects at Yahoo! Castlight Health, Thoughtworks, InMobi and HP. Passionate about art, photography, and strategic design, Srikanta continues to craft experiences that inspire and innovate.
Hackathon Winners
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who took part in the hackathon. Four exceptional teams presented their work yesterday, and it was such a tight race that choosing the winners was not easy.
Please join me in congratulating our winners:
Winner:
Manoja (Habit Tracker)
Runner-Up:
Vilas and Tejas (Pomodoro and Flowchart)
Kudos as well to Amee and Saasmit (AskQTR), and Harshul and Om (Team Performance Tracker) for their outstanding projects. Because it was so close, we’ve decided to award a small prize to the teams in third and fourth place too.
To all the teams: be proud of what you’ve accomplished—bringing together your imagination, passion, and skill sets you apart.
Regards, and all the best in your exams!
Swami
Co-founder, QTR.AI