Hi Hackers!
If you're working on your Proof of Usefulness submission, we figured we’d make things a bit easier. Here are some tools (and credits) you can use — on us:
Bright Data — $250 in credits
Use real-world web data for your project (great for AI, analytics, or anything data-heavy). As a participant, you get:
▪️$250 in free Bright Data credits
▪️Build with real-world web data at scale
▪️Accelerate development without upfront cost
Storyblok Growth+ — 45 Days Free ($524 value)
Build and manage your project without waiting on dev cycles.
▪️ 45 days of free Growth+ access
▪️Advanced CMS features (worth $524)
▪️Developer-friendly, API-first headless CMS
▪️Visual editing with component-based modeling
Neo4j AuraDB — free access
If your project involves connected data, this gives you graph database power out of the box. All participants get:
▪️Free access to Neo4j AuraDB Build tier
▪️Native relationship modeling
▪️Scalable graph intelligence
Algolia — free build tier
Add fast, relevant search and discovery to your project. Build a project using Algolia's Build tier:
▪️10K search requests/month, 1M records, 10K AI recommendation requests, and 10K crawls
▪️Advanced AI search features
▪️Use built-in ecommerce and third-party integrations plus a Generative Experience Guide to accelerate development
HackerNoon — $750 in credits
Publish your project, get distribution, and put it in front of millions of technologists.
▪️HackerNoon Publishing Credit
▪️Evergreen Tech Company News Page
▪️Global distribution and exposure
⚠️ You must sign up via the links above to claim.
Bonus: anything you build can be turned into your