Yan Shan Leong

This is a submission for the World's Largest Hackathon Writing Challenge: After the Hack. Post-hackathon blue is real. Comment below if you feel the same — and how you cope with it. As a first-time vibe coder with zero technical background, I took a leap and tried my hand at Bolt. To my surprise, I created my very first web app: FriendCards. Think of it as a lightweight personal CRM — like Salesforce, but for your relationships.

This is a submission for the World's Largest Hackathon Writing Challenge: Building with Bolt. As someone with zero technical background, I never imagined I could build something from scratch. But here I am, having created FriendCards (a CRM for your personal life and dating life) using Bolt. From it launched three weeks ago to now with 30+ users! I was also incredibly honored to be featured in a live demo with the organizer out of over nine thousand submissions.

This is a submission for the World's Largest Hackathon Writing Challenge: Beyond the Code. A month ago, while I was cooking in the kitchen, my boyfriend asked me, "Do you want to sign up for a Hackathon?" I was wide-eyed. I’ve never worked in tech. I didn’t know a single line of code. To be honest, I didn’t even know what a Hackathon was. Despite my doubts, I didn’t hesitate: "Yes!" It felt like fate was nudging me forward. I had always wanted to learn AI.