💬 Community

Where Autonate AI builders connect, learn, and ship together

🎯 What Is This?

The Autonate AI Community is where you:

• ✅ Get unstuck on Evergreen concepts
• ✅ Collaborate on Hackathon Lab projects
• ✅ Share your wins and learn from others
• ✅ Get feedback on your builds
• ✅ Stay updated on new content and hackathons

This isn't just a "Discord server." It's a practice environment for AI-native engineers.

🚀 Join the Community

Discord

The main hub for real-time collaboration.

Channels:

• #hackathon-lab - This week's builds and questions
• #courses-help - Get unstuck on Evergreen concepts
• #showcase - Share your completed projects
• #templates-feedback - Discuss Autonate Starters
• #ai-workflows - Share your AI development patterns
• #opportunities - Hackathon announcements and competitions

Join Discord →

GitHub

Autonate Starters, community projects, and contributions.

Repos:

• autonate-starters - All templates
• hackathon-lab-archive - Past week projects
• community-builds - Member showcases

Visit GitHub →

📅 Community Events

Weekly Hackathon Lab Kickoffs

Every Sunday, 12pm ET
Live breakdown of the week's hackathon, Q&A, idea discussion

Office Hours

Every Wednesday, 6pm ET
Get help with courses, projects, or career questions

Demo Days

First Saturday of each month
Community showcases their best builds

🎓 Learning Together

Study Groups

Self-organized groups working through the Evergreen Curriculum together.

Active Groups:

• Beginners Cohort (EC000-EC103)
• AI-Native Engineers (EC401-EC402)
• Systems Thinkers (EC301-EC303)

Peer Review

Get feedback on your:

• Hackathon submissions
• Portfolio projects
• Code architecture
• System designs

🏆 Community Wins

Our members have:

• 🥇 Won 12+ hackathons
• 💼 Landed roles at top companies
• 🚀 Shipped 50+ portfolio projects
• 🤝 Collaborated on open-source tools

Your win could be next.

📜 Community Guidelines

We're here to build, learn, and support each other.

Expected Behavior

✅ Be helpful: Share knowledge generously
✅ Be curious: Ask questions, explore ideas
✅ Be respectful: Treat everyone with dignity
✅ Be constructive: Give feedback that helps
✅ Be inclusive: Welcome all backgrounds and skill levels

Not Welcome

❌ Gatekeeping or elitism
❌ Self-promotion spam
❌ Disrespectful or discriminatory behavior
❌ Asking others to do your work for you

🤝 How to Contribute

Share Your Knowledge

• Answer questions in Discord
• Write tutorials about your builds
• Contribute templates to the library
• Share AI workflow tips

Build in Public

• Post your Hackathon Lab progress
• Share your struggles and solutions
• Document what you learn
• Showcase finished projects

Improve the Curriculum

• Suggest course improvements
• Report broken links or errors
• Propose new tutorial ideas
• Share feedback on templates

💡 Community Projects

Open-Source Initiatives

AutonateStarters++
Community-contributed templates beyond the core library

Hackathon Intelligence
Crowdsourced database of hackathon patterns and winning strategies

Evergreen Extensions
Additional practice problems and projects for each course

Want to start a project? Propose it in #community-projects

🎯 Member Spotlights

Every month we highlight members who:

• Shipped impressive projects
• Helped others consistently
• Contributed valuable resources
• Demonstrated excellent systems thinking

This month: [Coming Soon]

📊 Community Stats

• Members: 500+
• Hackathon Projects: 150+
• Open PRs: 30+
• Study Groups: 8 active
• Office Hours Attended: 200+

🔗 Stay Connected

• Discord: Daily conversations
• GitHub: Code and contributions
• Twitter/X: @autonateai
• Newsletter: Weekly updates and opportunities

🚀 Get Started

New here? Here's your path:

1. Join Discord and introduce yourself in #introductions
2. Pick a course from the Evergreen Curriculum
3. Join this week in Hackathon Lab
4. Share your first build in #showcase

Questions? Ask in Discord or email nathan@autonate.ai

Let's build.